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of the obelifk juft now mentioned, the lightning 
broke through the roof above the Compofite ftory ; 
at the ends of another fet of iron bars placed 
lower than the former, from which it tore out a large 
portion of the ftone. It then ftruck the iron bars of 
this ftory, which are placed immediately under, and, 
in contact with the ftones, broke one of the iron bars 
direCtly acrofs, ana bent the larger part of it from 
its horizontal direction to near an angle of 45 0 . Its 
rapid progrefs being here in fome meafure prevented, 
at the end of one of the iron bars, it threw off the 
upper part of one of the Compofite pillars juft above 
its capital and a large portion of the cornice project- 
ing over it, and that with fuch a force, that part of a 
ftone which was placed here and formed a portion 
of the cornice, and weighed feventy two pounds, 
was projected, not only the whole length of the body 
of the church, but beyond it, acrofs St. Bride's 
Lane; where it fell upon the top of an houfe, and 
broke through the roof and lodged in the garret* 
The horizontal diftance from the fteeple to the place 
where it fell, wasatleaft: 150 feet; the heigth, from 
which it fell, fomewhat more than two hundred. 
1 his piece of ftone was of a very irregular figure, 
and muft have required an amazing force to rend it, 
detach it from the building, and throw it to fuch a 
diftance. The fhaft of the pillar, the next to the 
Eaft of that whofe upper part had buffered fo much, 
was likewife violently ftruck; and a large portion of 
its diameter broke out and thrown down. The Io- 
nic ftory has fuffered confiderably, more particularly 
the pilafter fronting the North Eaft, and placed di- 
reCtly under the Compofite column, whofe top was 
E e 2 thrown 
