The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-10
A MOUNTAIN unEAKs.
4 Part Of 1t Crashes Iuto Yalloy-The
Damage Done.

4 Part Of 1t Crashes Into Yaliey-The
Damage Done.
WACO, Tex, Nov. 9.-News has reached
here OF q very singular casualty which
occurred at Sugar Loaf Mountain, Corryeil
county, on the night Of the 9th. In the
beautiful valley Of the Cow House, In the
western part Of the county, is situated one
Of those ireaks Of nature which are so little
understood, even by geologists, known as
a cone, or sugar loaf, about three hundred
feet high. On It's summit was perched o
mass OF rock about thirty yards square
and fully twelve feet thick, A few years
ago this mass Of rock was struck by light
ming and separsted nicely into four. very
nearly equal pieces. Erasion since then
has gradually worn away the support Of
these immense masses OF stone, and on the
night OF the 9th one OF them became de-
taiched, and with fearful velocity rolled
down into the thiCkly populated valley.
The rapidly moving mass made such a
noise as had never before been beard in
that region OF country, and was heard
many miles away.
AT daylight on the 9th many people rs.
sembed to witness the disaster as well as
to determine the cause Of the unusual
noise Of the previous night. The detached
part OF the rock was found in the center
Of Col. Lees farm, nearly mile from the
base OF the mountain. In its descent 1t
passed through his yard, tearing into two
fragments tho gran&ry, containing 1000
bushels Of wheat. The grain was OF
course very neatly all destroyed. A bale
OF cotton lying in the yard was driven
into the ground out Of sight as the ponder
GUS rock passed over it. The Of rock
next passed through the COW yard, crush
ing into an unacceptable mass tine
and very valuable Durham bull belonging
to Mr.. John Harbour. A sulky plow' in
the field nearby was crushed into frag-
ments, and the pieces buried 30 deep that
nothing was visible except the point oi
tongue, which was protruding from the
ground.
The assembled and frightened people,
after consulting as to what was best to do
with the remaining three parts OF the
rock, which remained perChed upon the
apex Of the mountRin, and which might
fall at any moment deter mined to send
of for dynamite to blow the top of the
mountain. While the messenger was Rb.
sent the other three portions OF the rock
became detached and rolled down on to
the plain with the same fearful noise and
destruction which attended the fall Of the
first section, creating the widest excite
ment among the assembled people, who
by this time were nearly benumbed with
terror. oae Of the huge pieces Of rock
passed within fifty yards Of the fiue resi
dence OF Mr.. Thomas Young, and perched
itself upon the summit Of cone-Bhapet
mound not great distance away. An
other piece rolled distance OF i 600 yardl
and fell In the creek. This last pIece
rolled over 800 yards. There is no furtheI
danger, as the rock apex OF the mountain
is entirely disposed Of in the manner re
lated above. The noise created bythest
immense and rapidly moving masses o.
rock 10 said by those who Witnessed th
} flight and heard The sound as being per
fsCtly terrible and Rwe.inSplring, No hu
man lives were lost,