, 1874-03-24
BALD MOUNTAIN.

tho End o9 tho World.
KNOXVILLE, Tonn., March 20.-For tho Inst
twenty days the greatest excitomont has pre-.
vailed for q distanco Of 25 milos around md iu
ths vicinity Of Bald Bountain.
TlliB mountain iB situated botwoon. Crooked
Crock. In Mcdowell County, anl Droad River,
tho mountain nlao extending into Rutherford
County. That portion Of tho rango within
Mcdowell County IL genera1ly calIod Stouo
Mountain. Tho frat signs Of alatm IN
tla loca!ty were witnessed on the
10th Of February. Thls consisted in What
Garth uaemed to qnivor to frightful extent,
Some parties describe It as torrible thunder
gradually dying away In tho distance, othors as
Tho roaiing of heavy artillery III tho distance.
On the 18th Of February two gentlemen on tito
ris Wow, which IL said to bo next to Mount
Mitchell in height, heard thia strange noiso.
Ono OF them sa % 1t first romlndrd him Of tho
falling Of heavy timbor. md presented . COM
bnation Of sounds md Impressions. Parties liy-
lng On tho mountain-sldes and at tl:e baso heard
tho samo noiso. All think TINT tho noise WAS
in the mountain. Ono man aays when he WAS
Oil ono sido Of tho mountain tho terrible
noiso was In, tho direction Of tho mountain
and when on tho Opposite side tue eamc ind.
tho nosc proceeded alone from this noun
tain. But on tho ed OF February tue noise Ind
reached such point as to bo perfectly t1irlble.
Among tho porsous living on this mountain aro
Mr.. Camp, johnston Elliott. Noah Elliott, Widow
Nanny, George Nor III, james Gilbort, and osl-
elB. From tho statements Of Ill thoso parties,
aud Of perhaps fifty others, tho mountain WAS
actually sinking. Tho moving WAS Us II tho on
tire mountain was giving. way. The tableware
mud tile furniture III tue house all rocIsed aud
jolted with frlghttul force. I: is sald TINT tho
cattle have become alarmed, and hhve wnndarod
from their uHtlal range. Such NOS the alarm
Tint, ut about u o'clock on tho night Of the 2Ga
ulti,lo, the people for mtos around began TO az
somblo at tie house Of = Mr. Camp, Camp hav.'
ing gone to tho wood-ptlo for wood, became 80
alarmed that he fell upon Ills knoos and began to
pruy ainud. Very aoon the terrible qualiug of tho
lnus,n.aln vas such that tho great crowd assom-
blca WIS engaged III prayer. At dnybroak on aion-
day no, morning George Logan. peE1o baptist
impatient wero thoy for his arrival tint por-
ton Of the crowd met ll,m on tho road, bosoocl-
ing him to como and pray aud preach: Tho pot
pouplo thus asBomE cd romaiued in those devo-
distance to = yasanE house, ths properly | u
Harris Elliott. On tho third day Billy Logan, 4
Ahlto niu1, aud Da1tiat preacher, WIS Bont for,
and came Immediately. On March 3, J. II.
Broud Niyer Missionary, was importuned to nt-
tond md preach, and promptly complied with
tho request. From an eyewitness tho sccnos
nte described as most strange aud extraordinary.
The ro5pe came tiocsing III crowds Of lifteon aud
IT, Mt%e1nty t1 Incl including ;ti %ien women aud children, al!
the house s' as % literally i ase9a mse
tho preacher barely having room to
stand. stan ., 30 great wa TIC rush to
and crowded Oh tho jolsts above. Only por-
tion Of tho upper story having q hoor aud many
hot boing able to cnor tho house. they crowded.
tnoir heads in the door and al around tile horse,
man'fealIug tho most inteuBo Interest. When
the call WAS made for mouruors tho people
rushed from all parts Of tho house and from tic
outside, with almost frantic yols, mud foil upon
Tho 1iour aud upon ench other, oil playing md
suppllca:ing in the most heartfelt md agoniz-
lug manner. Those exercises continued lncos-
sanity for sixteen daya aud nights with but little
intorniasion. Duiing this time the people
all lived ia common No attention was
glvon to labor Or property. Cattle, horses.
and hogs wore turned to the woods, und the
entire people within tho range Of this awful
but . few more days to live. About LOO hays
mude profession Of religion. Tho closing scanos
Of this strange meeting arc represented ~ most
peculiar aud wonderful. During most Ut tlis
period Of sixteen dnya tho mountain had con-
tinucd ut intervals.to present the aano alarming
impressions. Having prayed. shouted, and sung
for tliiH long period, tho reop.e separated with
the promise that all would remain mud llo II
necessary. It ia said TINT the awo-stricken
countonances, tho melancholy damoanor OF this
vast crowd on the broaking up OF the doyotionH,
aro beyond all description.
A-letlor WAS received in this city to-day bv a
gentleman who8n mother rcBilcs near Bald
Mountain, atating that near tho summit Of that
peak all area Of nca!ly a!l nero was aStatod by
subtarraueAa uphoavals and then sinElug, from
winch smoke aud vapor issued.
corrcspo'i.cnec 9f The Ashevfhe ~. C.> Pioneer.
In re!nt1on to tho phenomenon that is now
terrifying tue people In the neighborlood Of tho
r,t1j ~. to
do not believe their fears altogether ground
leas. WAS on tho mountain oa .lha night Of tho
1Rt inst. The noise seemed to bo uudor tue
ground in o small valley betwoen What is called
the Round and the StoHe. Mountains, though l
could not exactly determine the locality. somo-
tlmos tue shocks are very heavy, accompanied
by sounds similar to tho dctonatlots Ut artillery,
aud tho oartl Ia shaken for milos around. a
voty Eorceptiblo movement ia aeen among the
ltroes whoa the vibrations take place, and tho
from their nightly sluinbor, when they nlanifest
their fright by cries and screams. Tho so,lnd is
more distinctly heard in tho yalloy than any
other place. Tue people who live in tic
them aro preparing to emigrato. A protfacted
meotlng Ia IN progrosa III tho Immediate neigh
borhoo0, mud upwards Of forty PERSONS hayo
protoaHcd religion and joined tho Baptist
Church, The only denomination in this section.
prayer-moetlngs prevail, in which all tako III,
aud purost Christians: I attended one Of theso
meetings, and feel aafo in saying that It was the
first religious assembly ever witnessed whoro
every one waH 20 deeply lntorcslod in tho saliva
no destructive eruption, 1t will bo q good thing
tor these people III religious punt OF view.
Thesp HubterInNoan a0untls oro not conHtAnt,
but are heard more Or less distinctly every day.
Land can ho borght Ut triting priccs at this
tlnle OIL the Bald Mountain, but no ono llaB 1T,
inclination tn 0urHlHhA. A did nnk Whit fin