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v been done, when I found the havock to be paft 
< £ defcription or conception. The weftern fide of tha 
“ tower was rent from almoft the top to the bottom, 
“ the crack not in a ftrait line, but irregular, and 
4£ from one to five inches wide ; the fouth-eaft pin* 
t£ nacle fplit into a thoufand pieces, and fcattered all 
££ over the fpacious church-yard and church-town y 
V two of the battlements on the weftern, and four on. 
“ the eaftern and fouthern Tides of tire tower ftruck 
“ off; and every one of the windows of the churchy 
(excepting one in the jet- out north-ifie) (battered 
r< to pieces, prefented a moft difmal proipedf. On 
<£ entering the church, I felt a fultry heat ; but there 
u was no fulphureous fmell, though a perfon prefent 
<£ faid, that lie had very plainly perceived one juft bc- 
w fore. 
“ ’Tis diiticult to fay in what direction the force 
* £ proceeded j I apprehend it muft have penetrated 
11 the tower, through the middle of the arch over 
££ the belfry door, which, though locked and ftrongly 
‘ £ bolted, was burft open ; the center of the arch is.. 
t£ divided, and the top.ftone of that remarkably fine 
“ one over the window cracked athwart: the light- 
u ning muft therefore have pafied. diredtly up the 
“ tower, through the midft of the wall, the outfide 
of which has the exadl appearance of being bat-- 
** tered by cannon-bail, and is quite bulged out be- 
<£ tween the fit ft and fecond ring. Had not this been. 
* £ the cafe, how could fuch a large quantity of entire 
£C ftones, and fragments of others of a prodigious lize, 
* be forced out of their places, as well on the inlide 
as the outfide of the wall ? 
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