The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-09

passed through the city. It's coming
was prcsaged by quite number of ex-
plosions, dim and distant, which con-
menced to be heard fully five minutes
before the vibration was felt. The wave
was somewhat moro pronounced than
the two which had prccedcd-onc at 8. .25
q. IN. and the other at 5.15 D. m.-and
as it passed by to the northwest there
followed sounds which indicated falling
walls or buildings. This was the last
vibration last night.
Soon after it had passed u man ap-
peared and advised the people to 90 to
their houses, stating that he was the only
scientific man in the city ard that he
was authority for the statement that there
would be no more shocks. This advice
was unheeded, very few people leaving
the ground.
At daybreak there was movement,
and as the sun rosc and as there had
necn no additional vibrations, many of
the people pulled up their tents and de-
parted to their shattered homes, in the
earnest hope that they had participated
i'll their last picnic in the park.
During tho progress of the fire in
King near Broad street, on "Wednesday
morning, n woman who occupied the
second floor of one of the burning build
lngss, tied her infant child in feather
bed and threw it from window to the
ground. The child was unhurt
NO damage OF consequence is reported
on the sea islands.
=, Inc following is the official list of
those who were killed by the earthquake
or have since died from their injuries:
WIITE.-Petcr Powers, Mrs. c. b.
Barker, Ainsiey II. Robson, Robt. Alex
audcr, Chas. Albrecht, B. p. Mcynarlic.
Patrick Lynch, Annie Torcf, Mrs
Rachael Ahrens and Goldic Ahrcns, a
child of Mrs Barnwcll.
CoLoRED.-Thos. Wilson, VIM. Dcak.
Anna Glover, Il. Sawyer, VIM. Grant,
Alex Miller, JOS. RodofT, Hannah
Smalls, Marie Barnwcn, Maria BarnwcIl,
Jas. Brown, Angelic Davids, Euecnio
Hoberts, Robert Gedot1, Grace Fleming,
hosa Murray, Oliver McKelbey, John
COOK, Clarissa Simmonds, Hannah Har-
rlS, Sarah Middleton, Rcbccca Ward,
John Cook, Scra B. Sawyer, q colored
Daby.
Mrs. David of GS Nassau street died in
tiree-quarterS of an hour from nervous
shock.
A special report from Mount Pleasant
says that a sink near the German Church
"hiSh oh LucSdaJ WAS perfectly dry
sand, is now full Of fresh water. Near
shell street there is Il cabin occupied by
IL colored man that is surrounded by
YaWnlng chasms, extending through the
earth s surface for ten feet and over. All
around this there arc sinks of fresh
water and masses of mud with queer
looking soft substances that have never
been seen before. 1t is cOntcndcd by
many that the mud and other substances
found around, the village arc volcanic
matter.
Just after the first great shock on
Tuesday night there was a decided and
distinct smell of escaping sulphuric acid
| gas over the entire village. The smell
lasted throughout the night.
Not far from Charleston, on the road
to SummeVille, extensive mounds of
clay were thrown up, and hilloclls of
sand, III most cases in the shape of in
Vcrtcd cones, the hollow part of which
had evidently been formed by the action
OF water returning into the depths from
which it had been raised.
The evidences of u great cOnvulsion
arc not sporadic. They extend far and
near, III every direction, from the city |
limits OF Charleston to SummcrvillC, and |
Mt the latter place it was found from
trustworthy information that cracks and .
assures arc everywhere visible for miles |
and miles around. Strangely enough !
some of these were in active operation, |
and the constant shocks that were felt
at Summerville sent the water ont of !
these assures in Jets to q height of from,
fifteen to twenty feet.
The horror of the situation in Sum
mcrvillc on Wednesday was much intcn-
slticd by certain manifestations that were
not observed in Charleston to any great
extent. All during ihc day there was a
constant series Of dctonations, now east,
now west and from all possible direc-
tons. 1t rcsemblcd the discharge of
heavy guns ut intervals of about ten
minutes, and was like the sounds Of Il
bombardment at a great distance. All |
OF the explosions were not accompanied
by trcmors Of the earth, as it was only
occasionally that the earth would quake
from Subtcrrancan discharges.
remarkable fact was noted in Sum
mcrYlllc III respect to the bulging of tho
water from the interior Of the earth.
Nearly Of the wells had been at low
water. There was n sudden rise in nll
these wells, and the additional water was
pure.
In st. Andrews Parish, for ten miles
on the other side Of the Ashley River
bridge, the country is cut up by small
assures and mud holes of from All inch
to two feet in diameter. People living
in the parish say that the mud and water
boiled up from five to ten feet in height,
and they all seem to be in most de-
moralizcd condition.
One old negro woman said that the
view of the city was most appalling;
that after the shocks were felt cries from
the city could be distinctly heard, and
that almost Immediately the light from
the fires lit up the heavens over the city.
The colored residents of the parish
thought that Judgment day had come,
and commenced crying and praying for
mercy.
In Summcrvillc, the people rushed
airightcd into the inby black darkness,
and the general gloom and despair, the
wailng OF women, the shricks of chill
drcn and the frightened voices Of men
made up scenes and sounds that were
equally distressing and appalling. AS
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