Show Latest from Charleston CHABLESTON Sept ExGovernor Fairchild Fair-child of Wisconsin CommanderinChief of the Grand Army of the Republic and Colonel E B Gray arrived here yesterday and spent today examining the effects of the earthquake and consulting with the Mayor and the committee on relief The object of Gov Fairchilds visit is to see whether it is necessary to make an appeal to the Grand Army for assistance for Charleston Charles-ton = The situation hasbeen fully explained him At a meeting of the relief committee today it was stated it will take at least one million dollars to put the necessary repairs to houses of persons who are utterly unable to make their houses safe and habitable Forms of applications for assistance in rebuilding will be issued tomorrow and plans completed likewise for giving a limited pecuniary relief to those in need of clothing bedding etc in consequence of the earthquake earth-quake Bricklayers are now paid 5 a day and plasterers 1 which tends to check rebuilding I re-building operations |