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greatly complained of a deadnefs in her legs, which, 
as Ihe could not move them at all, I fuppofed were 
broke j however, they were not broke, only a little 
burnt, and turned as black as ink ; which, by timely 
care, not only came to their natural colour by Tuefday 
noon, but could fupport her alfo to come down 
flairs ; and, excepting a hurry of fpirits, grew quite 
well that week. 
Not more than ten perfons out of the whole con- 
gregation were hurt, and none of them to any great 
degree j one young fellow, who was more frightened 
than hurt, remained ill a long time, but I believe 
he is now quite well ; the lightning touched his 
watch in his pocket, the marks of which may be 
feen on the crydal and filver part of it to this day. 
Nobody remembers to have heard any more thunder, 
or feen any more lightning after this, though the 
weather continued very ftormy all that day ; fo that 
this thunder ftorm, from beginning to end, could 
. lafl but a very fhort time. The damage we fuffer 
by it (which is now repairing), will amount to about 
450 1. 
Thus, Sir, I have given you a particular accouPit 
of this dreadful accklent, by which a great number 
of people, had it not been for the favourable, I may 
fay, miraculous interpohtion of Providence, mufl in- 
evitably have perilled. It mufl really excite our 
wonder to confider that not only not one life was loft, 
but that no perfon was hurt to fuch a degree as to. 
confine him for more than two or three days, 
I remember to have feen an obfervation of yours r 
“ How deplorable would be the confequences of fuch 
“ blafts of lightning, if they happened where are 
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