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Oil Thurfday Iaft the Lightning fell on 2 Steeples 
not far from Colchejler. * * *. From 
t Tout humble Servant , 
Abraham Trembley. 
VIII. 
Smart Lethieullier Efq\ F. R. S. to the Pre- 
Iidentj of the hurtling of the Steeple of Dan- 
bury in EffeXj by Lightning, and of the 
Earthquake. 
SIR, 
l - \ S I think there was fome Miftakcm 
f \ the Account of the late burning of 
Read March 
1749-50. 
‘ Danbury Steeple by Lightning (read laft Thurjday 
before the Royal Society ) which Midake feem’d 
to give Room to imagine it had fome Connexion 
with the late Earthquake, I take the Liberty of 
fending you the Particulars of the aforefaid Acci- 
dent, as they were tranfmitted to me by two Gentle* 
I i i i 2 men 
f Mr. Trembley , who was going the next Day for Holland > was 
at the Time of the Earthquake with Mr. Folkes in his Study 
in £hieen s-Square ; where were alfo the Earl of Macclesfield 
and the Hon. Charles Bentinck ; they all felt themfelves at the fame 
Inftant ftrongly lifted up, and prefently fet down again : They alfo 
heard a Noife over their Heads as of fome heavy Piece of Furni- 
ture being thrown down, whilft thofe who were in the Room over 
them were frighted, and apprehended the like Accident had hap- 
pened below-ftairs. The Coachmen on the Boxes of 2 Coaches 
then ftanding at the Door, were extremely fcnfible of the Shock, 
and apprehended the Houfe was going to fall upon them. 
