Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-09-07
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4 Camp Meeting struck BY Lightning
The J"neshorough CIcnn) Wing say
that an Saturday night, 9Th inst, abou
ten o'clock. whilst religious exercises were
going on at Camp Meeting Ground
seven miles from JoncsI,ornug'I. The carny
was struck Wy lightning nuu Miss Mary
Taylor. daughter OF The late james i.
Taylor, OF Carter county, aud a young
! gentcman. john T.. Miller, Il student oi
/ Washington College. Whose parents reside
in Rutherford county, n e. were struck
dead by li.hluIns; 50 perfectly dead. that
no sparA ol the natural or animal he re-
mancJ. Several o,hc: PERSONS were
stunned and Injured.
Tire Wing suys:
! david Gillespie. another student. whose
parents reside on The Tennessee river, lie
low kiussroa, wa- strnck dead, apparent.
| ~, md il Is believed was only sa"cd by
the application Of Cold water IN great
quantities. Will. Miss EIiznbcth llo>~.
OF his county. was equally pnralyH and
yer, together viii, Mr. Gillespie. ), not rc.
sardci Us oul Of danger. beside, these.
there were some five gentlemen aud four
ladies, III The same camp-'hc, camp &C
cuplrd bs James II. Jonc- of thl, place
InosI ui wn"In were sIruch I" Il!c gruuud.
and tor nm. ai lra,i. were wholly un-
CONSCIOUS u. what had occurred. In th,.
camp occupied by the Preachers. adIoin
Ing Nir. Juncs on The Nuri! were Iwu cIrr
eymen, and some Of them eve pr'',lratcd.
Ia the camp occnpirdby NJ. Piper, iln-
ily. on The sUuih. there "crc five grulc-
men aud four ladies, three oi whom tell Ia
The ground, mhIio the resi- wrrc scn-Itly
affected The reader will bear IN mrnd
llIa, these are hall.iacrd camps. all three
under one ruul almost directly IN the rear
u! the pulpit, aud separated. the one from
HE other. BY tnin papN parruinn-souie
~. 30, aud 40 lecI lsom lie pulpit.
In The case o! Miss ray yIor aud Mr. Nil
Ter whu exh biled no sIsus nf lie, bat were
killed dead, The electric huIu seem, Ia
iiavc entered the camp near The roof, aud
10 have continued down au oak scduIlius
constituting the door post, slightly shi,cr
ing the posi- lilI ii reached her heal. mhcrc
It's traces cease TO be visible. She was
leaning against ,his post oil the door-Alll-
dtgaIis1tt suiner post..;'auta olnttststs de-
tween them, himself and Miller having their
arms around each others wais;s-Giles-
pies arm touching Miss Taylor's shoul-
der. In this position Gillespie and Mil
Ter fell backward in the camp; and when
au attempt was made TO separate them, II
was not without difficulty and even Sc
cond trial. Miss lloss was sitting on Tie
end OF Il trunk near Miss Taylor. aud tun-
b!cd over between The trunk and The wall.
There were supposed TO be some FIVE or
SIX hundred persons under the shelter, most
Of whom were engaged III the exercises,
then going on, while Ulhrrs. perhaps. had
taken shelter from the ram. Nenrly tins
cnr assembly fell scn.bIy The shock and
so very much so indeed. thai 10 500
had the report ut The thunder stroke
died away in the distance I!iam Que long.
loud. continued .crca,u. was heard Ia every
direction Perhaps scene al more ihril.
lin: interest, mingled with such Gloom and
terror. VAS never Witnessed II tn, scc!!Un
ul The country