The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-08

.1S, XVII, %oSS-
We have been dry for several days
and are needing rain in this vicinity.
Cotton is coming in; several bales
have been shipped from this point
this season.
On last Tuesday night about 10
o'clock we were visited with terrible
earthquake shock. Some had retir-
ed to rest, some of whom were rapt
il peaceful slumber, (ycur correspond
eat was just closing his doors) when
sudden rumbling noise was heard,
like rolling a heavy barrel over the
floor; it increased RAPIDLY IN force
uutil it seemed as though the very
earth was caving il. Tin-ware, can
ned goods, and even bolts OF cloth,
came suddenly to the floor with 6
crash; chimneys fell, plastering crack
ed and fell to the foor-and to add
to the terror of the situation, the
shock was attended With q heavy roar
ing sound, like that of a train; the
trees bowed in submission, horses
whickered, dogs entered into. sympa-
thy with doleful howl, and even the
chickens were shaken from their roosts
and went flying over the yard and
squalling. Men, women, and chill
dren, rushed out into the road and
streets, in the utmost confusion-and
the poor negroes, OH what piteous
walls of agony and despair was utter
ed by them; here, one screaming at
the top Of his or her voice, there, one
praying aloud for mercy, and no one
to visit them to advise and console
them, on account of our own families.
They gathered to church near by,
and if was indeed heart-rending to
hear their shouts, shrieks, screaming,
ETC., from an agony of fear. Nearly
he whole Of the white inhabitants OF
this place, {as if By magic) immedi-
ately assembled at my place to dis
cuss the situation. Men, women, and
children, old and young, promiscuous-
ly appalled,, terrified and almost hor-
ror stricken, presented sight to be-
hold. And to add still further to the
awful event, there seemed to prevail
a general tendency to nausia (sicl
stomach.) The earth seemed to Vi
brate North and South. At intervals
ofabout three minutes two very slight
shocks were felt after the irst shock,
which was the hardest we had, and
which lasted about two minutes. At
ter some ten minutes we had the 4th
shock, which, though a great deal
lighter than the first, yet it shook the
houses, and the ground quirered and
vibrated perceptibly. Some fifteen
minutes interveneo and we were Wis
tied with another terrible shock.
though not near so fearful as the first.
About y and l o'clock we had con-
siderable shocks, and then at 5 in the
morning Of Wednesday we had hea-
Wy shock, then at S, then at l and s
in the evening, and 2 before day next
morning. We had, some say, fifteen
shocks up TO Thursday morning, after
which everything seemed to quiet of,
but only to last a few hours, for Fri
day night at about II o'clock we were
all aroused by a fearful roar and sud-
den shock and rafting Of household
articles, houses, ETC. This was a con-
siderable shock. Again the peoole
were terrified, it seems, il possible.
worse than at first. We had one
more before day, and another about Z
o'clock on Saturday morning, to-day.
Mrs. Hattie and Mrs. Jane Fulmore's
chimneys We're cracked, Mrs. New
SONS chimney was injured, Mr.. J. N.
Sauls' store chimney top is of, and
the chimney to one of his tenant
houses was thrown to the ground, and
others suffered in ike manner.
Though no lives have been reported
as having been lost, Miss Ida McEl-
veen Jumped out of q window and
was slightly hurt. It is reported that
two assures or spouts OF water have
broken out on Black River at Mr..
Pipkin's place, some fifteen miles be-
low hinsstree. Everything is quiet
nj This fine. More anon. Fl.