The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
From, The State Capital.
Special Correspondence Of Intelligencea'.
CoLUMp1A, S. C., Dec. 13, 1897.

COLUABlA, .. w., O6c. l0, 1891.
The State Board Of Control has been in
session during the past week. The regu.
lar monthly purchases were made and
other routine business attended to. The
| Board instructed Commissioners Vance tc
pay to the State Treasurer the sum ot
S25, 900, which amount is to be placed to
the school fund. The County Board.o.
Control OF Sumter County petitioned the
State Board to withhold Sumter's share
of the disrensary profits and that the
amount be used i'm employing detectiye
to suppress the unlawful sale of whiskies
and liquors in that city. The matter Of
| employing detectives was referred TO the
Governor for action. The profits will he
withheld from the city.
Everything is in a state of quiescence
around the Capitol. The Governor is
Dusily engaged in preparing his message
| for the forthcoming meeting Of the Cen
eral Assembly. All the forces in the va
rious departments are getting material in
shape for presentation to Legislators.
On last Thursday afternoon, about four
miles out from the city. quarryman Brant
was blown into thousand atoms at the
County quarry. One hundred and twen-
ty-five pounds Of dynamite in the maga-
zine for blasting purposes was exploded,
it is supposed by fire from the quarry
mans pipe. On, the by-roads that lead
into the quarry the shattered and seat
tered remains of what was once human
hole gaped in the side Of the hill where
tho IF oyn1Coiuoc Cnno stood
1t was eight feet long by four wide and
three deep. In it was kept dynamite,
electric appliances, fuses and such ar
ticles used in blasting rock. John Braut
had charge of this magazine. He han
died the dynamite and did the shooting,
and was depended on in general in the
work Of blasting John Blowers, the
fireman under engineer Marsh, says that
he carried some fuse the engineer had
given him and laid it on the end of the
magazine and upon his return told Brant
Oft Brant went to place it away. Pre-
vious to this one of the workmen says
that Just before Blowers came up to tell
about the fuse he saw Brant swith pipe
in his hand. He is not positive that
Brant was smoking, but knew him to be
an habitual smoker So 1t is only sup
position that when Brant went to put up
the fuse, snd was leaning over the box. a
spark from his pipe touched off the
dynamite. Brant was blown straight
away towards the road about thirty-five
yards. His body passed through three
large clusters Of china trees, leaving
shreds of clothing, flesh, skin and
splashes Of blood on tho trees several
fset from the ground. The passage of the
body through the trees was marked by
SCARED and broken branches. The head
and legs were blown or torn from the
trunk. Parts of the head and legs were
picked up at least fifty yards from the
magazine.
The appearance of case Of small pox
caused much anxiety in regard to its
probable consequences and spread in
the neighboring cities. 1t is quito likely
that tho city authorities will take pre-
cautlonary measures at once and order a
general vaccination. Just after the open
ing of the South Carolina College, the fac.
ulty, acting upon the advice of the Col
lege physician. asked that each student
report at the inlirmary for vaccination.
This was promptly done and those who
had not been previously vaccinated had
it done Immediately. Most OF them
proved effective. However, those whose
vaccination did not take at first reported
this morning for another trial. So with
such timely precautions there is no
probability or possibility Of the disease
with work OF the colletie. 1t |
is reported to day that the Presbyterian
Female College and the Methodist l'e-
male College authorities have taken ac-
tion and ordered all students to be yacci-
mated without further delay. A. B. S.