The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-09-09
THB PULASKI CITIZEN

holes and assures followed the
shock, appearing at random. They
did not, however, flow freely until
some hours after the shock had
passed.
ANOTHER RAILROAD WRECK.
The tracks of the railroads here
were twisted In the shape of an "S.'
The iron bars were bent as if they
had been heated. They were usu-
ally not detached from the ties, but
the whole track was zigzagged. DC.
casionally the bars had an upturn.
The ends were lifted high in the
air. This was done apparently in
stantly. The night passenger run
ming into the misplaced tracks was
wrecked, both the engineer and fire.
man being killed.
A SOUND LIKE THUNDER.
A Mr.. Lawton says of the shock
at Summerville:
when l woke up was covered
with plaster and the house was
straining and Keeling. After the
shock there was q roaring for full a
half hour. 1t was exactly as if a
continuous roll OF thunder was con
fined Immediately under the sur
face of the earth. 1t was as loud as
ordinary thunder and without in
Election. This roaring was not
heard in Charleston. The shock
threw lamps out Of their hangings,
broke almost every piece of crocke-
ry in the city and destroyed every
chimney. Many houses were level
ed and nearly every house disa-
bled."
We have just passed a well-to-do
family of perhaps fifteen, living un
der an immense tree. They have
chairs, beds, tables, books and
work. Near by is q fire where the
cook has evidently prepared dinner.
A hundred yards further we find q
fallen house. A man reports an i'm
mense hole vomiting sand and wa
ter.
A PITIFUL SCENE,
At JewbGrg we saw a pitiful
scene. Hundreds of negroes and
whites were gathered in the depot
or on the platform singing and pray
ing. They took no notice of our
arrival, but their weired song sing
ing went on. Such terror l never
saw in so many faces. The women
were crying. The chiidren's fea
lures were tense with fear. Some
had tainted and others were pros
trated. 1t WAS rapidly growing
dark and as night gathered the ter
ror seemed to grow. At the word
of prayer every soul went down in
abasement. The prayers were in.
toned so that they were almost
songs, and, interrupted by shouts
and screams, were pathetic and ex-
citing beyond description. The
prayers were directed squarely
against the earthquake. Whites
and blacks joined in. Even the
travellers lifted their hats and bow.
ed their heads. 1t was a scene
never to be forgotten. Those wretch
ed and pitiful people, turned out Of
their homes, huddled under quilts
or on the bare ground, in parox
ysms of fear, ignorant, superstitious
and weeping. The women and
children would ask US questions
with tears streaming down their
cheeks and beg US to take them
with US, although we were going
into the seat of danger. 1t was
nearly dark when we left. The lit
tie ones were crowding under the
quilts stretched on poles. There
were no signs of food or supper
getting. The praying and shout
ing had increased. When we left
the singing, the shouting and the
walls of the children followed us
down the track,
DRINKING EARTHQUAKE WATER.
At this place your correspondent
drank his first earthquake water.
1t came from a fissure which had
thrown up a car load of blush mud,
very sticky and cohesive. The
water tasted of sulphur and iron,
but not disagreeably so. At this
place we saw the first house that
had been leVeled by the shock. 1t
was a country double house, and
had killed q woma3 and 0hild when
- foil II xuoa fur,blaH ~ n boaD
just as heap Of chips shaken fat.
CREEPING THROUGH THE WOODS.
1t is now dark!
The engine that should have had
US in Charleston at 2 o'clock is
creeping along. Camp fires blaze
in the woods. Homes are deserted
and silent and their inhabitants
lifting about the fires. People in
The woods remind US of war times.
Dur engine has just been thrown
sharply to the right and then to the
eft, and telegraph lineman, who
was sitting on the tender, thrown
to the ground and severely injured.
On stopping we learn that a sharp
shock had passed. The track is
,hree feet out of gear to the right
md left in an "S'' shape. A track
nan reports a shock half an hour
lgo accompanied with an explo-
zion which opened the ground for
space of six feet, and threw
stream of water fifteen feet high.
The engine is crawling along and
he outbound passenger train has
ust passed US at a snaiPs pace.
We can feel constant inequalities
n the track, rising and sinking and
'waying. AS we pass by the ifs
iures of flowing water which almost |
inc the track we detect them by
he smell of sulphur even be-
ore we see the water glistening.
Truly we are in the midst of earth |
Iuakes. A feeling of depression
md awe has seized upon the party |
# travellers that began the trip so
,aily, and will not be thrown off. |
often for 100 feet the engine reels
IS if it were a boat, and
so WE GO INTO CHARLESTON.
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