- Lightning on a Rockin Gloucefiér. — 255: 
on the ridge-pole to the end ;—ran down a principal to a cora 
ner poft, which it pufhed down, rending the board which co- 
vered it. In its way to the ground it left the poft, and paffed 
over two irom boltsthat hunga gate to the poft, leaving a froft- 
ed tra& on them ;—returned to the poft again, and continued 
to the bottom, which. refted- on a flat ftone ; and then pafied 
acrofs the beach, about fix or eight. rods, throwing up the 
ground and pebble-ftones, till it came to the: water's edge, and. 
no further effects could be feen. The other branch, at the 
wall, continued its courfe by it, producing fimilar effects as 
before it divided, untilit came near a pond of water, when it 
entered the ground, and broke out near the water’s'edge, a 
ing a {mall hole, and could be traced no further. 
The- third main branch; at the: rock firft ftruck, bel its 
courte eaftward. In fome places it plowed deep furrows in the 
earth,—throwing up large quantities: of earth ‘andi ftones, and’ 
threw fome ftones, of twenty pounds weight, to the diftance- 
of four rods.. In other places; it only marked: its path as a 
lambent flame, without removing the lighteft bodies that lay in: 
its way, continuing its courfe to a {mall collection. of mane 
and there ceafed:- — . 
A number of períoas, within the Bake of two hati Jiti; 
very fenfibly felt the ‘thock.. "Thofe that were abroad were 
thrown to the ground, and remained fenfelefs fome minutes: :- 
thofe that were in the adjacent houfes, felt an effec, or fhock,. 
like that of electricity ; by which fome parts of the body fuffer- 
ed more than others. A young woman, who was leaning with 
her elbow againít a jamb of a chimney, felt it {truck numb, and 
remained fo for fome hours ; and, when it began to recover, 
it was in very great pain, Another woman was fetting with — 
her 
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