Dr. Lathrop’s.account of-the effects of lightning. 83 
Mr. Carey, Mrs. Carey, one of their daughters, and a domestic or 
two, were standing in the room directly over the cellar, where the 
explosion took place. Mr. Carey was forced backward, to the floor; 
Mrs. Carey was pressed down in an: opposite direction, experiencing 
a severe stroke on her feet; her shoes at the same time were forced 
off, and driven to the other side of the room. | Miss Carey experienc- 
ed the same kind of stroke, but less severe. One of her shoes was 
driven off as she fell upon the floor. Mrs. Carey, supposing her hus- 
band was killed, exclaimed, ““O, my husband !” And attempting to 
rise, exclaimed, “O, my-feet !” At this moment the two men, who 
had been forced, the © one ee tbe eae and. re se bate the 
and laid on a bed, w ines proper means were used to excite vital en- 
ergy. ‘There were for some time hopeful appearances of recovery. 
After the operation of an emetic and bleeding, the hopeful appear- 
Snes: its “bad ite Pert. amorning ae 
Sanne as sare as By Scart the "epee t ndeavoured to asce 
direction of the charge. It is to be ee Mr. Cais s ihe 
stands on a gravelly Spot of ground, ai. a ab bills on a orth, and, 
flat ground, | n put tw 
"years ago an iron > OL 
fixed to the southwest Steanee and, passing down the end, entered 
the ground near the place in the cellar, where the men received the 
shock. No trace of the lightning ames tte sount, sxceet a a 
the side of a a cedar tub, ake: that of ured, gun f powd > an a few 
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