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Charleston Wrecked and Summerville Destroyed by Wave and Fire
A dramatic dispatch details Charleston submerged after a sequence of earthquakes and tidal waves, destroying three quarters of the city and damaging key buildings including City Hall and St Michael's Church. Summerville is reported ruined with fires raging, hundreds dead or missing, and aid efforts coordinated from Macon and Charleston.
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Sumter Par Georgy
Macon
Umites
Iyiow
Georgis
Americas
Ad Chascbea
Americus
Sane
Preston and
Lampkin
Sia
Georgsand
Georgia
Ammiticus Ree
Charleston
Omanteston
Hiberian Hall
St. Michaels Church
Broad Street
Summerville
Price
W. A. Courtney
B. Pater
The
Evening News
St. Michael’s Church
Hibernian Hall
Rome
Courtney
Cladeston
Maudslay
Baremah
Gaid