The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-23
4 NORTH CAROLINA VOLCANO.

BALD MOt AIN AND
SOUNDS MOST APPALLING - UNIVERSAL
PRAYING FOR DELIvERANCE, ETC.
For the last twenty days, says Knox
vile, Tennessee. telegram, received too
late for publication Saturday morning, the
greatest excitement has prevailed for dis
lance of twenty-five miles around and in
the vicinity of Bald Mountain. This noun
tain is situated between Crooked Creed, in
Mcdowell county, and Broad River the
mountain also extending into Rutherford
county. That portion of the range within
Mcdowell county is generally called Stone
Mountain. The first signs of alarm in this
locality were witnessed on the 10th of Feb
ruary This consisted in what the people
call terrible numbering, the earth SEEM
ing to CULVER to frightful extent Some
parties describe il as terrible thunder, grad
ually dying away in the distance, others as
the roaring of heavy artillery in the dis
lance. On the 18th of February, two gen.
tain, known as Harris View, which is said
to be next to Mount Mitchell in height
heard this strange noise. One of them says
that at first It reminded him of the falling
of heavy timber and presented a strange
combination of sounds and impressions
Parties living on the mountain sides and at
the base heard the same noise. All think
that the noise was in the mountain. One
man says when he was on one side of the
mountain the terrible noise was in the di-
rection of the mountain, and when on the
served. All feel satisfied that the noise
proceeded alone from this mountain. On
the 22d February the noise had reached
such point as to be absolutely terrible
Among the persons living on this noun
tain are Mr.. Camp, Johnston, Elliott, Noah
Elliott, widow Nanny, George Morgan,
James Gilbert and others. From the state
ments of all these parties and of perhaps
fifty others, the mountain was actually
shaking. The moving was as If the entire
mountain was giving away. The table
ware and the furniture in the house all
rocked and jolted with frightful force. 1t
is said that the cattle have become alarmed
and have wandered from their usual range
Such was the alarm that, at about twelve
o'clock on the night of the ped ult., the peo-
for miles around began to assemble at the
house OF Mr.. Camp, who, having gone to
the wood-pie for wood, became so alarmed
that he fell upon his knees and began to
pray aloud Very soon the terrible shak-
ing of the mountain was such that great
crowd now assembled engaged in prayer.
AT daybreak on Monday morning George
Logan, colored Baptist preacher, was
sent for in great haste, and so impatient
were they of his arrival that portion of
the crowd met him on the road, beseeching
him to come and pray and preach. The
people thus assembled remained in these de-
votlons three days, when they moyed a
short distance to vacant house, the pro-
perty of Harris Elliott. On the the third
day Billy Logan, white Baptist preacher,
was sent for and came Immediately. On
March 3 j, M. Lumley, Methodist minis
ter in charge of Broad River mission, was
importuned to attend and preach, and
promptly complied with the request.
From an eye witness the scenes are de-
scrbed as most strange and extraordinary.
The people came flocking in crowds of if
teen and twenty, including men, women,
and children, all presenting the most terri
BILE state of fear, despair, and penitence.
On the day Mr.. Lumley preached the house
was literally packed, the preacher barely
having room to stand. So great was the