The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-31
4 CAMP MEETING STRUCK By LIGHT
MING

Tic Icne>horou", (Tcnn.) Whig says that on
Saturday nigl'. Gii inst. about o'clock, whilst
religions exercises were going on at a Camp
Mcc;!nm Ground, seven miles from .iOnesborough,
the camp vas struch by lightning, and .liss Ma
ry Taylor, daughter of the late James +. Taylor,
of Carter county, and young gentlemen, JoIn
G. Miller, Il student of Washington College,
whose parents reside in Rutherford county. n.
c., were struck dead by lightning; so perfectly
dead that no spark Of tic natural or animal life
remained. .-cYcga othcr PERSONS were stunned
a"l injured
The Whirs SAYS:
i,a.ri ,ii.icsp;", aI;:..c- et.Gcnt whose par
cnts reside on the Tennessee river, below
KINGSTON, was struck dead, apparently, and it is
LclYcd was only saved hy the application Of cold
water in great quantities. While Miss Eliza
beth loss, of This county, vas equally paralyzcd,
and ve., together with Mr.. Gillespie, is not re-
rar,icd as ont OF danger. Besides these, there
were some five gentlemen and four ladies, in
tie same comp-,he camp occupied by James II.
Jones. Of this p!ace-most whom were struck to
the GROUND, and for tune, at least, were wholly
unconscious of what lad occurred. In the camp
occupied ny the preachers adjoining Mr. Jones
on the North, were two clergymen and three
other gentlemen who were severely shocked,
and some oi lhem even pros.ra;cd. In the camp
occupied by Air. Fipcr's family, on tie south,
there we're five gentlemen and four ladies', three
OF whom fell 10 the ground, while the rest were
scnsibiy affected. The reader Will bear in mind
that these arc halC-laccd camps, all three under
orc roof almost directly in The rear Of tie pulpit,
and separated, the one from the other, by thin
plank parttions-somc ~, 30, and 20 feet from
the pulpit.
In lie case Of Miss Taylor and Fir. Miller,
who exhibited 10 signs of life, but were killed
dead, the electric tiuil seems 10 have entered the
camp near the roof, and to have continued down
an oak scantng constituting the door post.
slightly shivering the post till it reached her
head, where its traces cease 10 be visible She
waa leaning against this post OF the door-Mil-
Ter stood facing her, with lis left shoulder a.
ganst the other post-and Gillespie between
them, himself and Miller having their arms a.
rouah each others wais;s-Gil!SSp.e's arm touch
'nr Miss TayIor's shoulder. In this position
GIlcape and Miller Ic! backward III the camp;
and when an attempt was made to separate them,
i; WAS 10. without difficulty and even a second
trial. Miss lloss was stl!ngson. tic end OF a
trunk near Miss Taylor, aud tun5icd over be-
tween the trunk and the wall.
There were supposed 10 be some five or SIX
hundred persons under tic shelter, most OF
whom were engaged in the exercises, then 60
ing OIL. while others, perhaps, had taken shelter
from tho rain. Nearly this entire assembly felt
sensibIy the shock and so very much so indeed,
that no sooner had the report ol the thunder
shock died away in the distance, than one long,
loud, continued scream, was heard in every d-
recton. Perhaps scene of more thrilling IN
tcrcst, mingled with such gloom and terror, was
never witnessed i'm this section Of the country!
| CHOLERA MoRBUs AND CHOLERA lNFANTUM-
At this season OF the Year, when cholera morbus
and cholera nantum are daily carrying off scores
+of children in our metropolis, and asggeater or
! less number all over the country, we apprehend
We shall be doing the public an acceptable ser
vice in promuIgating the following efflclenereme-
dy for those prevalent and fatal diseases. The
anidole is sure one, and will nothart the most
delicate infant, iGjudgmcnt is used in prescribing
tho quantitty:-Tako handful o! pcachsfeaves,
put them in cold wafer, and steep them about
ten or fifteen minutes, without boiling; thcr
swcetcn the liquid with LOAF sugar, and give ii
in small draughts, as the patient can bear 1T
table spoonful time, once IN two hours, TO al
infant SIX or eight months Old, or ottencr, i
the extremity oi The case requ!res.---'. I. Sun
The Democratic majority in the Legislature
OF Alabama, so far IS heard from, IS iorty.