The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-09
Clarissa Simmonds.. Hapnall Harris
Sarah Middleton, .Rebecca: ard
ADDITIONAL DEATHS. -. S.
The following additional deaths a,

Clarissa Slmm0ndS,. Hapnail ttaIftS,:
Sarah Middleton, .Rebecca y ard
ADDITIONAL DEATHS. .ss;sSs .ssssSs
The following additional deaths are
reported u, -
John Cook, a colored fisherman; Seras
B., daughter Of Isaac Sawyer, q colored:
barber; a colorcd baby; q child of Mrs.,
Barnwell. Mrs. David of 68 Nassau
street died in three-quarters of an honr;;
from nervous shock. -
Violent Volcanic Eruption.
CHARLESTON, September a special
report from Mount Pleasant opposite
Charleston. says that a sink; GEAR tbeI
German Church, which on Tuesday was
perfectly dry sand, is now full Of fresh!
water. Near Shell street there is a cabin
occupied by colored man that is. s.suE;3
rounded by yawning chasms, extendings
through the earth's surface forstens feel
and over. All. around this there are
sinks of fresh water and masses of mud
with guserslooEing soft substances that
have never been seen befo II iss con-
tended by many that the mud and sother'
substances found around the village are
volcanic matter. sss;s$ss9
Inst after the first great shit on Tness
dav n;pht there was g decided and "a diss
tinct smell of escaping sulphuric acid qsai
over the entire village. The smelI lassed;
throughout the night. 1t vas distinct ii
J those localities where the cavities I'M the:
earth were most numerous. !:
Some say that portions of the mud
thrown I'M by the water a, ,outs ire strong;
iv ;mnregnafeds with slilbhnrs and thsE'
ONO norf;ona of anlnbi,r can he fsuin nat
in thal mnd Is 4
Not far from Charleston. on the road
"a snmmeryiiie. extensive mounds ! of Sc day
were tIrownsnn and lhilIocks of sand 4 III
most cases "a .the shane ofainyerted co1ts.
the hollow part of which had evidently
been formed by the action of ;~a ter
turpinp into the oepths from which sis
had heen raised ~ "a
in many. cases fhe ernnted ma tier hid
etraomad 'awnu. from thee hrea "a IN tfs
surface of5 the earth to q distance ofs
twantv In /, ffv feet 8 j 4 other places there
were i;ssi,res almost inyariably extendinps
from North TO South These cfscks Hserss
not wide and extended downward alRsss
IN q slantinp direction ,.;z.ss
Tbe mater that was thri,djwn,npt; was OF
a dark slatav color and was imliixsd With
prayeI. There was also q little slate. and
in IN general the mud resembl led that which
is thrown from the bottom sof: d piiloss
.!nh ota MID ajono tha river
Tbol .ster in ann .ssaass i, al tt,es 81
of @ our or.ss;on .e not, s,dt In msSy' IL.
stances h WAS mat s gar and slimp5iid "A;
water from q mountain stream.
These ey;dances of a ,ureat soanyulsions
are not sporadic. They extend far and
near. insegery. direction, from the city
limits Of Charleston to SummeryilIe, md
at the latter place it was found from
Trustworthy infnrmatiop that cracks aud
Ef;ssi,res are everywhere visible for miistsSS
and miles around. Strangely enouglis
some of these we're; in active G,t,t opefati53
] ond The Constant @ sbocts Tint wsra fsIt at
is; 81 Z :, erv;IIs cent the waterso1t II Efhesas
sss;,rss n 10 ;s,s m M la,aif n finn, I, ifseS
% .t..s,,tu = - fsat r. : STh;s Zoe sEa;;
roonIt * fha cracks. heinz Sf;Ijei' viii:
natar , and then the sides onai,,iinS and
o1cs;n, I hv eocS enccess; %, kassI
% h :snnso 70 ,ses gars If scon;o g .;,sy:
S a.;Ii = ~ @ -,
ttasa ,ra. - cnn. ~ 4 A. ,:aa
snI.e .et t thera ,no,Id ls =
msa hv son - a,;i,ssv
snrca ~ +ha - sartbn,,s Ma s. s &, nn,y: syss
S NO tsr a,,,;ttaJ ;nI1io,v Mos g 81 =
n,;sbt mi bo avnectad ~ !, ari;st. tbes -
hnf I an m Tho tpns of tha highest eIayasio ionsg.
,and no,,id ha saans The il I Tar fart g &
20 (
ulea.Su .nas sue ~ al =
a. ratneI lnotI spau .uo ~
az ntst tuougnt 70 W s's tilliis olss!te
force. :,
Inc norro1 y, OF lhe silaaelou ~ 2lnisss
meryiIle on Weonesaay was lpuc,l psn .a.e.l.s
slhed Dy certain Iessatlons .nas were
not observer ~ GoarIeseS., - gsssss
eas1s eaaat aar;ss astnn tn ds t;ons sn
Sa now Wast on5 from all noss;hia sd;ypc.s
t;om. om sIs' ~ r ressmh1s5 Inc 5;scbarss ~
Is. s.ous. 1870 - ;.tar.sIs af shn,,ts ss.,
nGasy sna I'D mo. III l;Io oh sbo = sa,,nSs s "a
hn.L"sS, u.n.; aa asaa4 a d;stanns s., ~
s ~ 60 ~. 4s.s aosass,.a, ~
y. tne eap,oseevss 4s ms,e aer.h Ao ~ a,s.,
ny uenoiS =. .ae sal.n. hs ~
eccss.oIa,iy snas .lS s;sahs sI,sn Mou.a
iio~ rasasIah,s area e. ~ % was notsd sSb II
,,arr;iio ~ % rs.nect J ~ tho m hnlsiroofs
nsLs wster from, tSiy t5e ;nter;or ~ tbe esrfi,
Nesrlv s all If the wells had been at M law:
wster There was a sudden rise in All ALI
thesa wells anG the additional swatersswauss
Ss " Io,S;no I I dowu ;ntn one ne , tbess
paiis tho oh.ar,er conIdH,on tbs ave NJ
anw @ os the % Iond detona.;ons ee sae sstlse3
water rise nm the walls of the wells and I
after the shock again suhside.
Tn ST. Andrews Parish. for fen miles
on the other side of the Ashley. River
bridge. the country is cut up by small
fissures and mud holes Of from an inch
to two feet in diameter. These holes;:
have emitted blue mud and gray sand Id
large quantities, and the whole surface Of
this area is covered with little mounds;
People living in the parish saw that the
mud and water boiled up from 6gestot ten:
feet in height, aud they all seem 70 be ins:
a most demoralized 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