94 Effects of Lightning upon a Dwelling Houfe. 



Another portion of the fluid was received by the wire, which 

 leads from the fame centre, through the north front room, to 

 the great entry. Upon entering the entry, the wire was m.elt- 

 ed, and falling on a dry mat on the floor, fet it on fire. This 

 portion of the charge lofing its condu(5lor, was attracted by the 

 lower hinge of the front door, and conveyed out by the nails, a^ 

 in the cafe of the cellar door abovementioned. Another part 

 of the charge was carried from the fame place of entering, by 

 a wire, which pafTed through the north front room, acrofs the 

 great entry, and along the cornice of the fouth front room, 

 then turning at a right angle, along the cornice on the fouth^ 

 to the crank and bell cord by the fire place. 



r 



*rhe portion of fluid, whioh took this diredlion, melted the 

 wire foon after it entered the fouth rooitu It then took the 



A 



curtain rod of the window nearefl the front entry, and as it 

 had no good condudlor from the curtain rod, there was prob- 

 ably an explofion, for the curtain was fet on fire, with the cof- 



nice, and the wood work about the window. A large looking 



glafs, which hung between the windows, was broken ; part of 

 the charge then took the remaining part of the broken, wire, 



and followed it round to the fire place j but as the cord which 

 liung down with the tafTel, made a bad condu^flor, the charge" 

 ew off from the wire oppofite to the corner of a large picflure 



L T 



Ar 



of prefident Wafhington, which hung over the breflwofk, 

 made a fmall opening from the back through to the gilding, 

 ran down the fide gilding to the bottom, leaving a dufky 

 mark, and from the pidure, pafTed down to the fmall opening 



between 



