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Account of feveral Houses in Philadelphia, rack with 
LicHtTninG, on June 7, 1789. By Mr. Davin: 
RitTreNnsouse, and Dr. Joun Jones.. i 
Het Jyty N Sunday the 7th of June, 1789, whilft’ 
a thunder-guft from the South-weft was 
pafling over this city, a flath of lightning ftruck two ad-: 
joining buildings, the kitchens. of houfes:on the Soutly 
fide of Drinker’s Alley.. 
The annexed*drawing reprefents an infide view of part 
of the Scuth end of thefe buildings. The funnels of the 
two kitchen chimneys, and thofe of the two chambers: 
over them are carried up feparately by the fide of each 
other... They had been originally of the fame height, but: 
that on the right hand next the middle has been raijfed) 
fince about two feet hizhers. There was a fire burning aj: 
the time in the two: kitchen chimneys, whofe funnels are: 
carried up in the midft of the flack.» The lightning at. 
the fame inftant paffed througiythefe two funnels, and by: 
rarifying the enclofed air, forced out: the wall on the 
North fide of each down to the roof. It continued down 
that to the left, until it came to the iron hook fufpendedy 
on the crane, where-a woman, who was ftanding by the 
firelide, fays fhe faw it like a large ball’ of-fire.. From: 
thence it paffed either along the hook or the crane, or’ 
probably both, and entered the hearth at A. clofe to the: 
back wall, throwing up the bricks and earth, and making 
a cavity as large asa man’s head.. That part of the light~. 
ning which. came down the right hand funnel, came out 
of it at B. making a flight erafure of the roof, clofe along 
the chimney, until it came to C. where: it proceeded 
through the roof, and along the furface of the wall to D.. 
. Here. 
