, 1874-03-27
THE MOUNTAIN SENSATION,


linn nlystcry.
Near tho veleanIc heo,ons, MeDotstn conn'y, \. C.,
Correspondence " tat Asheutttc EapoSst9r.
The first signs Of aarm iu thls locality were
witncBso1 Oil the 10th Of February, abuut
o'clock in the evening. This consisted III what
the people call "torrible numbering. " the earth
Heoniiug to "quiver" to frlghtful extent,
Sume pnrtes describe it az terrible thunder.
gradually dying a"a7 III the distance; others de-
scrice the uoisa as tho roaring OF heavy artillery
in the distance.
And on tie 18th Of February, two gentlemen
wero on the highest poiut Of bald Mountain. ut
wlat il known Us Harris Vlow,-whioh il said to
be next to Mt. Mitchell In hoEnt. On that dav
tneso gentlemen heard this sttAngo noise. Ono
OF tie Bentlemeu baYH 1t first reminded him VI
the fallmg OF leaTy timber, anu presented
strange combination OF sounds and impressions.
Parties living I'll the molllta!u-sdeH, aud at tho
foot, heard the same--4l tlilk that tic noiso
WIS within tho mountain. One man says when
he WAS Oil QUO side Of the mountain tho terrible
noise Was III the direction OF tue n,ou,tain,-und,
when Oh the opposise side, tho same lnlicatlons
werc observed. All feel satisfied tnat the nulso
proceeds alono from this mountain.
But Oh tho z2d Ut February tho noise had
roaohod such point Us to becusnc perfectly tor
liote. Anloug tue PERSONS living OH tlala noun
tuin are MIR. camp. Johnston Elliott, Nouh Eli
Oft, Widow Nanny. George Molsan, James Gil
these parties, and perhaps fifty otilors, tho
mountain waH actually "slakins," the moving
vas hle the ontlro mountain Was giving away,
the table-waro and tue furniture III tho houses
rucking and jolsiug w4sA ftigh,ful forco. Ono
llan. riding Oh llolsohack, Its horse became
fe4Giusiy frightened, and IL il Baid thai the cut
lie hayo bccouie alurMe1 alld wan1oIod from
thois usuul range.
Such Was tho alnr.n that about IL o'clock ut
night Oh tlIe 1al, t1o reopie for miles a,,,atsd
logan to assemble Ut auau'H louHo by tho hume
Ut tatnp. Aud CnIlp lInyinl; g1l,o tu the wood
pile for wood, becanio 10 alarmed that ia fol
upon Lis kueeB anu began 10 pray aluuu, Very
buou tho ttrrulo ''qua0iug" Of iho tnou1taiii1
"nn such ll.at tho great olowd now aBsonluol
cnEn<; <;eu In prayer. At day4roaK Gu Monday
nloraiAH of Ito 2otl, uls. Gs.Ige Loyau, u col
ureu Ilpllnt preacher, was SUIT for ia great
Aastu, anl SO inpat!enE Weic they OF LIS arrival
Loaecco,ug lam to como aad pray anu breach.
Ihu poop!e titus aseoMbled rou1Allol III these
abvotions for ihroo dayH when they moved
short listat1ce 70 vacant house, tho l1t0':eltY
Ut HAIRS Elliott. About tlso third day H.iy
Losau, Ii Whit naan nnu Dlptist prolo:er. Was
tAo Rev. d. M. Lsny tho Atesl.odiSt !nil.iptor III
oarso Ut t4D Hguad liver MloAlon, WaH inl-
parLuncd to nstond mud preach, WHO ttouip.y
compiled.
Ftvm an oyc witness, the sconos arc described
as moss s!rallgo aald cxt,au:dinary. Thu people
tAlne llucklnK III crowds Ut llLUen aud twenly,
including mon, Wotuen, aud uiuflron, nIl prt,-
honting me must terrible atato OF toar, osap@ar,
aud puI. bnCo.
Oh tia day Mr. Lumloy preached tho lIouao
WIS literally paotol thc preacher baroIy having
room tu Btnd 80 Breat wnh tho ruBll to lloar,
TINT many rushed W tno ai.le Of tina walls aut
crowded Oh the 1uiata aboye-only p0rtlou Ut
the upper story llAvlug tioar.
1lu i.ortion llyiuK tha door was alled. thus
forming sort os gallery aud !aanY not boing
able to enter the louise, crowded their beaas IN
/. tie door and all arouiId sha nbuso man,testlng
tAe must in!aass Interest. WAsn tia call xsa