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ferent forms and fizes : the floor had the like marks 
of burning, more efpecially under the courfe of the 
wire : on the projections of the wainfcot, I found fe- 
veral granulations, and longer pieces of the wire, fome 
of which were bedded in burnt cavities. A few of 
thefe, taken out by hand, I examined ; but could not 
find, that they were impregnated with any magnetic 
quality. 
I afterwards employed magnets in fearch of the 
iron particles, which were found in the crevices of 
the wainfcot, Teams of the floor, and in the bottoms 
of the chairs, &c. which you will meet with in the 
box No 2. 
The fervant maid was handing in the door-way, 
between this room and the fore -parlour, when the 
ftroke happened, and gives this very Ample defcri-- 
ption of what fine faw j viz. “ that the appearance 
“ in the room was like a fhower of fire.” — The di- 
fperfion and fall of the red-hot particles of the melted 
wire would make fuch a reprefentation very natural. 
In the fore-chamber, up one pair of flairs, winch 
lies to the weft, Mrs. Tawke was in bed, having 
lately laid-in : the flafh alarmed her much ; but, hav- 
ing recovered from the fright, Are perceived a ful- 
phureous fuffbeating fmell. — By her direction, a dark 
clofet near the bed -fide was examined, and found full 
of fmoke and flames, which were foon extinguifhed. 
Hence arofe the before-mentioned report of an houfe 
being on fire. 
In this clofet, I found the bell-wire, coming from 
the parlour below, to be intirely melted, or difperfed, 
but the effeCt ceafed at the crank, which tranftnitted it 
to the chamber adjoining, where it remained intire. 
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