Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

We copy from the files Of the FREE Pass
the following account Of a shower Of wha,
seemed to DO flesh, which took place in South
Carolina in ls43 The circumstances, it
will be seen, are very similar to those of the
late Kentucky phenomenon, and are unex-
plainable on the theory Of crows. or any
visible agency:
ANOTHER SHOWER OF FLESH AND BLOOD.
Mr.. EDIroR:- Il suppose it will be re-
membered by some newspaper rea ders that
in the year 1871 accounts were published
of two showers of flesh and blood; one in
Tennessee. and the other in Massachusetts.
am now about to relate similar cir.
cumstance, which lately occurred in our
own State. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Inflow. gentle
man of undoubted veracity, related it to
me, as follows: On Saturday last, whilst
he and his two sons were picking cotton on
his plantation lin Laurens District, near
Enoree river. and about two miles below
Musgrove's MilD, the younger son called to
the others, who were little distance from
him, to listen, for he heard something fall
ing near him. They thought he was mis-
taken, and paid but little attention to it;
bul he insisted, and told them if they would
CO 9, he would show it to them on the
ground. They went and found the ground
strewed with what appeared to them to be
pieces of meat, varying from the size of an
ounce ball to larger than hens egg.
These pieces were very moist. and as red as
blood or anything else could make them
and the grass. cotton, or whatever they
came in contact with, was stained with
blood. They were scattered several feet
apart, over space of ground some twenty
or thirty yards in width ; and they examin-
cd it for something like fifty yards in length,
but did not 90 to the end of it.
| was informed of it yesterday, and went
in company with two gentlemen TO visit
the place IN person. We were so lucky as
to find some Of the article still remaining,
and all agreed that it had the appearance
of flesh, of the finest mould, much finer
than we had ever seen before. Some of the
pieces seemed to be entirely fat. but most Of
it lean. very red, and somewhat transpa-
rent. when held up toward the light; but it
was considerably dried when | saw it, hay-
ing lain p hours.
The young Vim. Inflow, very intelligent
and credible youth of a. says he first heard
a few scattering pieces fall, and looking up. |
saw the air darkened with them and that
It looked something like snow falling slow
ly, whenIthe flakes are far apart but that
the pieces fell more rapidly. The shower
fell about the middle OF the day, while the |
sun was shining, and few light clouds |
were il the atmosphere but nothing visi-
Die could be assigned as the cause Tor the |
Various opinions and conjectnres exist |
here about the matter. Some consider it a |
natural occurrence. while others view it "a |
a sign from heaven. For my own part, |
am not Millerite or 10 man. as they are |
sometimes called, and therefore cannot per- |
suade myself to believe it is sent as sign /
that the world will be burned up this year
and | have heard no natural cause asst gned |
for il that appears at all reasonable go, |
having stated the circumstances a. Iheys i
ist, leave each one to form his own calcG
lationS.
l.. II. DAVIS.
Union District 5. C., Oct 50. 1913
South CarOAniqn.