Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-13
Terrible Gaia stif;5phe.

One nf the most heart.rrnding aud appal
ling catastrophes which we have ever becn
called upon TO record, occurred at the village
of gamberg, on the Angusla branch of tue
Sorth Cs5c);na Rail Roud, seventy-six miles
from Chsriestqe, between three and four
o'clock Tuesday alterGooa, by which nearly
every family of that village has been ti;To@n
into the deepest gloom and mourning
The scene of this distressing occurrence
was about three hundred yerds from the de-
pot in two story frame building, Known a.
Allen Lodge of Ersemasons, lately used as
school house by Dir. Robert scabrook and his
sister, the former having charge of the male,
and the latter of the female department.
Into this building some eighteen Of the
scholars, boys and girls, had assembled about
3 o'clock for the purpose Of joining in fes-
tive party given by the yonng misses to their
youthful male friends. While in The act Of
sspfssaing table with refreshments, candies
cakes, g., the bsi!dng was struck by vlo'
lent gale OF wind or torna4n sfrnm the West,
which passed oyer the village, taxing 4 Norih,
eastcrly direction, aEeepipg trees, fences and
everything else b.sore Il. The CD insney Was
carried away at the same TING that the roof
| George W Patrick, one Of the older boys, to
open the door, but that was found to be so
iammed as to defy removal. Another of the
youths, Charles Stewart, then proposed to
escape by the window, and jumped out for
the purpose OF assisting the G;aeFs, when the
whole building fell, killing young Stewart
and five others instantly, and wonnding ten
others, one Of whog, expired shortly after
reaching home.
The following sre the nau,ss and ages Of
the killed: Master Angus NJ. BrabbhGm. aged
Is years, son of Major j. j. Brnbbham: Miss
Hattie Brabbhsm, aged II years, daughter
of Hampton Brabbham, E-q.; Master Charles
Steypt, aged IL years, son Of Hansferd
Stewart, Esu. 3 Hiss Urbanna R-mz. aged 10
years, daughter of Mrs. Emma Rentz, lately
removed from 0ranseburg; Miss EuPhrasla
HoRmae, eyed il years, daughter OF 4. C.
Hoffman, E,l; Iaater Elmore Sanders, aged
Is years, son Of Jabez Sanders, Esq; Master
Charles Simmons, aged years, son of 4. +.
Simmons, E.q. The following are the pames
Of the wounded; Geo. w. Patrick, severely /;
James Rennett. severely; Miss Annie Ren.
nett, severely; Miss Salic ,rabbham, severe
"; Miss Julia Slater, severely; Miss H5ff!
man, severely, Tl.os, Rivers, severely; and
two others slightly, whose Iames we did not
learn. Only two Of the party escaped entire.
ly unhurt.
The little Miss Urbanna Rentz, who was
carried home in dying condition, bore her
suffering with unusual tortitude. sbs re-
tsined her consci BUSINESS until the last, aua
afteftelling her mother not to weep, that rha
was going to htaYsn, Requested thai her body
mgllt be taken to 0lsngeburg am. ;posited
alongs;ds Ct ber father who aied Llt few
months before. Most of those who were
saved were found where Lhuy bad crept un-
der the sch,Ol benches upun whicn tha tiigi-
bprs had rested after the ia ling Of the building
aur 3 few moments sutliced to spread the
news, of this xvii catastrophe in the village,
and the whole community sopn gathered
rou"d the place. paFotds, relallyas and
friends were in,tbe most dfGadfai suspense,
Theabtdies Of both tile living aud dsss we're
either covered OF wsdged in between tie
heavy tjubers, and required the pse OF sxsss