The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-03

cracks and assures are everywhere visible for
miles and miles around. Strangely enough, some
Of them were in active operation, and the con-
slant shocks that were foit at Summervile sent
the water out of these assures in jets to the
height OF from fifteen to twenty feet. This was
evidently the result of the cracks being filled
with water, and then the sides opening and clos
Ing By each succeeding shock. These appearances
were, OF course, suggestive of still more violent
eruptons, and there was a constant dread every
where that there would be general inundation
caused by some extraordinary force of the earth
quake Not only was the water emitted in low
places where it might be expected to exist all
the time, but. on tops of the highest elevations
the mud could be seen. This latter fact indicat-
ed that the force was being exerted at rather
more than the depth that was at first thought
to be the limit Of the force.
In St Andrews Parish fourteen miles on the
other side of the Ashley-river bridge, the coun-
try is cut up by small assures and mud holes OF
from an inch to two fec. in diameter. These.
holes have emitted blue mud and gray sand in
large quantities, and the whole surface
of this area is covered with little
mounds The people living in the parish say
that the mud and water boiled up from FIVE to
ten feet in height At the Williams farm, near
the three mile post which was planted by Mr.
John Brannon, the surface of the ground was
disturbed by vent holes, which threw out, dur
ing the night, seven different kinds of sand,
varying in color aud shade.
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Novel and Exciting Railway Experience.
CHARLESTON, Sept 2--Near Ten-mile hill q
fatal accident occurred on Tuesday night. The
down Columbia train jumped the track, the
gineer tBurnsl and fireman (Aruold, colored)
were badly injured by the tremendous leap
which the engine took in the dark, under the in
huence of the shock that dismantled the road.
It is said that the earth suddenly gave way, and
that the engine first plunged down the temporary
deciivity. 1t was then raised On the top Of the
succeeding terrestrial fluctuations, and, having
reached the top of the wave, sudden swerving
of the force to the right and left hurled the ill
fated train down the emtankment How it was
dore was plainly indicated.
In many places along the track of the South
Carolina and Northeastern railroads, and for
spaces Of several hundred yards in width, the
dreadful energy of the earthquake was expended
In two particular ways. First. there were inter
walls of hundred yards or more in which the
track had the appearance of having been alter
nately raised and depressed, like line of waves
frozen in the last position. The Sec
had osciated from east to west,
bending the rails in reverse curves,
most of them taking the shape of single, and
others of double letter placed longitudinay
Int %d al olV
ably at trestles and culverts. There were no
less than five of them between Seven mile juno
tion and Jedburg In other places the track
had the appearance of being kinked for miles,
but always in these cases in the direction of che
rails. The train at the time Of the earthquake
was running alcng at the usual speed,
and when about mile south of Jedburg it en-
countered terrible experience. 1t was freighted
with hundreds of excursionists returning from
the mountains. They were all gay and happy,
laughing and talking, when. all of sudden"
IN the language of one of the excursionsts,
the train appeared to have left the track
and was going up up, up into the
~ It descended and as it rapidly fell
it was flung first violently over to the east the
sides of the car apparently leaning over at less
than an angle of forty five degrees. Then there
Was a reflex action, and the train righted and
was hurled, with roar as OF discharge of ar
tillery, over to the west and finally subsided on
the track and took plunge downward-evident-
ly the descending wave. The engineer put down
the brakes tight, but so great was the
original and added momentum that
the train kept right ahead. 1t is said, on trust
worthy authority, that the train actually gal
1oped along the track, the from: and rear truck
of the coaches rising and falling alternately.
The utmost confusion prevailed, women and
children shrieked with dismay, and the bravest
heart quaed in momentary expectation of
more terrible catastrophe. The Rev. Eli
son Capers CHANGED to be on board, and
he lost no time in conveying, as best
he could in the agony of the
moment, the best advice and counsel he could
offer. The train was then taken back in the
direction of Jedburg, and, on the way back, the
work Of the earthquake was terribly patent.
The train had actually passed over one of these
serpentine curves already described, aud it is the
simple truth to state that every soul on board
was saved solely through the interpositon of
divine Providence.
Curious Manifestations at Summeryille.
CHARLESTON, Sept 2-The horror of the sit
uaton in Summerville or Wednesday was much
intensified by certain manifestations that were
All during the day there was a constant series of
dstonations, now east now west, and from all
possible directions 1t resembled the discharge
OF heavy guns at intervals of about ten minutes,
and was like the sounds of a bombardment at
geeat distance. All Of these explosions were
not accompanied by tremors of the earth, it
was only occasionally that the earth would quake
from subterrRnean discharges. A remarkable
fact was noted in Summerville in respect to the
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