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]Great Fall of Flesh and Blood*Extraordinay Phenomenon in Sampson Co., N. C.—We received, on Wednesday lust,the following communication from Clarkson, through Mr. Holland, of Clinton, and take greiU pleasure in laying the astonishing particulars before our readers :“On the )5th February, 1850, there fell with-in 100 yards of the residence of Thomas Rf. Clarkson, in Sampson county, a shower of fleshand blood, about 30 feet wide, and as far as itwas traced, about 250 or 300 yards in length. The pieces appeared to be flesh, liver, light*, brains and blood. Some of the blood ran on th leaves, apparently very fresh. Three of his (1 M. C.’s) children were in it, and ran to theit mother, exclaiming, “Mother, there is meat fall, mg!” Their mother went immediately to sea, but the shower was over; but their lay the flesh, c. Neill Camybell, Esq., living close by, was on the spot, shortly after it fell, |and pronounced it as above. One of his children was about 160 yards from the shower, and came running to the rest, saying he smelt something like blood. During the time it was falling there was a cloud over head, having a red appearance like a wind cloud*There was no rainThe above you may rely on, and by Mr. Holland you have pieces of the flesh, which are reduced by being kept so long.Yours, c., T. M. CiMThe piece which was left with ui, has been examined with two of the best microscopes in the the place, and the existence of blood well established ; bnt nothing was showh giving any indication of the character of the matter.It has the smell, both in its dry state and when macerated in water, of putrid flesh ; and ther# can scarcely be a doubt that it is such.It is astonishing, and we may say provokingaleo, that an occurrence of the kind should happen within thirteen miles of a village (thirteen miles south-west of Clinton) of in intelligent persons, and no one felt interest enough in it to gomd get information about it. It is three week* after it occurred before any account of it is seni :o the press. An occurrence that is calculated o strike some men with awe; and we are told ihat some persons listened to the relation of it, and iooked upon it as an idle tale, deeming it impossible that such a thing could have occurred !The cloud from which it fell is said to have been of a red appearaace, which is ascribed to ihe clouds in former cases of this kind.Although by no means frevuent, this is not the drat time * hat such anoccurrence has taked place, even in this county. But as yet, the most learnedare unable to give any rational conjecture as to the cause of such a singular phenomenon.Fayetteville (2V. C.) Carolinian, March 9.
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Columbus Southern Sentinel
Columbus, Georgia, US
Thu, Mar 21, 1850
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