The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-04

ALASKA SHAKEN,
A Preacher Tells the Hottest
Earthquake Story Extant.
MOUNTAINS THROWN DOWN.
The Sea Swallowed by Yawn-
ing Earth. Islands Sank,
and Lakes Thrown On
Mountains.
MOUNTAINS THROWN DOWN.
Mountains.

NlCunIdlnS.
Concerning the recent earthquake
along the coast. of Alaska, the Rev.
Sheldon jackson, educational agent fol
Alaska, writes as follows from Yaqutat,
under date Of Sept. II:
''The first shock was experienced CD
Saturday, Sept. 3, but being slight
caused no alarm. During the follow
ing FIVE hours there were 50 distincl
shocks, eliminating at p. m., in a
shock so severe that people Of Yaqutat
we're hurled violently across their
rooms, or if outside, they were throwr
10 the ground, while pictures fell from
the walls and dishes and crockers
crashed on the shelves, and houses
rocked and swayed and whirled while
the mission bell rang violently in the
shaking church tower.
Panic stricken the inhabitants re
gained their feet and attempted to fee
70 the hills, only to be again and again
thrown to the earth; all the while
shrieking, rolling and running they
sought safety. G G.inipg the hills and
looking seaward, they we're trans6xed
with horror as they saw great tidal
wave, apparently wall Of water 80
feet high. approaching with the speed
of race horse, that would engulf their
village aud sweep away their homes.
Before the shore was reached the
earth opened in the bottom Of the har-
Dor and into this chasm the tidal wave
spent its force and around it the sea
swirled like a great maelstrom. This
saved the village from destruction.
The tide would rise 10 feet in the space
of four or five minutes and in an equal
ly short time sc down again. The
sudden fluctuations were frequently re-
peated.
''Tents were pitched or the hills back
Of the village and nearly the whole pop
1lation is camping out, fearing that
.lpther tidal wave may come. From
;ae 10th to the present there have been
frequent shocks, one having occurred
this forenoon.
Near Hubbard Glacier, on Olsen.
chantment bay, were encsmped three
miners, A. Fteur, ". Rock aud J. w,
johnson, and mile from them at al
elevation of 64 feet above the sea,
Messrs. T. Smith, Cox and sons, j.
Falls and D. Stevens. When the heavy
shock or Saturday, the 18th, was ex-
perienced, the Fleur party had rigged
machine and were taking the oscilla-
ton of the earthquakes waves, when
without moments warning they were
thrown violently across the tent. At
the same moment large fresh water
lake back of thei: camp and about 40
feet from it, was split open and the
waters were thrown upon the camp,
and before the miners could regain
their feet they were beiag swept ou5 to
sea. Than al almost the same time
they were met by tidal wave which
picked them up and nos oaly washed
them ashore but over hill 40 feet
high, .anding them on the crest OF q
divide.
"Regaining their feet they ran along
the crest with the tid.l wave boillns
and seething at their feet alongside the
hill Afterwards one Of the party
fourd his baggage and clothes one aud
one half miles up on q mountain sl'e.
where the wave had left them. Great
spruce forest for miles along the shore
were uprooted, broken iuto pieces and
masseG into great piles. Large rocks:
weighing 40 tons or more, We're rollins
over one another down the mountzil
like SO mans pebbles.
Hubbard G''ac:er, with its two and a
half miles Of sea front, thousands OF
feet thick. extending for miles back tc
the SUI nit Of the mountain. broS,
from its mooriogs and with griudlos
roar that shook the surrounding hills
moved bodily from a half to three
quartvrs of mile. into the sea. A lacee
reek, Is feet wide, down whose bed
c.taracts we're rushing, was 8ooded s.
that miners we're unable to cross owe,
co the camp on the opposite side. A fea
minu,es later it had sunk back to its
former bed and later was again an ire
sistable, ragiog torrens Mountains
were thrown down, the sea opened and
portions of islands disappeared. The
earth opened in many places.
After the great shock had passed
and the miners commenced prepara-
tions to get away boat with oars was
found mile up the n ountain side,
where it had been carried BY the waves
With this another boat was secured that
was floating on the bay.
"In these two small boats they Start
ed for Ysqusat bay, f,Fryive miles
away. The first night they made cam.
"a large moraine, one AID half miles
i,on The mountain, but an earthquake
ducin.; y, aight loosened landslide
tnst covurc a't only the one and a
half miles Of piains, but also their tent.
Digging out the tent and provisions
they again took to their boats. Ol the
second night they wtre t.rrif 4 by
strange noises that issued fco,n the
earth &nd their tent wss h!a"n 10
shreds by the strange vices thar
seemed TO blow from every Eoin'
# the compass as clouds were rarr-
ing dosn torrents Of water they fl d I:
their boats.
Forcing their boats for y ,niies
through fields Of fresh forming ice, and
l3 miles of rough sea, they 1T length
reached Yskutat 10 safety RuunrS
are aaoat that a portion Of Cape ST.
Elias and Khantak island have disap
peared in the sea. Without doubt.
when scientific exploration Of the noun:
s.. Elils region is made there will be
found many physical charges. f"
Burglars Burn lhs IcWn
Tie town Of Madison sta.'oo, Ms:
on the Illinois Central, vas ::mo t da
stroyed b. fire AT al early hour Ei:d'
morning. Nearly all ii ;.,!..,~-