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rated by two ftone mulJions, each light fupported 
by fix ftrong iron bars acrofs it, parallel to the 
floor, and the intermediate one, rather more than 
half of it, made into a cafement, the frame of 
which is of iron, and the furrounding frame of 
the fame. In the fouthermoft light, which had 
three fquares of glafs in breadth, two of the low- 
eft fquares were perforated in or near the middle, 
about an inch fquare ; but as forne fmali parts of 
the glafs were gone, I could only guefs at the fize 
of the holes, nor could diftindtly eftimate the fhape 
of them, nor form the flighted: conjecture, whe- 
ther the lightning had made its ingrefs or egret's 
through both, or either of them. The interme- 
diate fquare of glafs left perfectly found — there 
was no other iron about the window', except the 
abovementioned — but the curtain-rods of the bed, 
which flood about ten feet from the window, I ob- 
ferved, were iron, ftronger (larger) fomewhat than 
ufual. 
Mrs. Heartly lay on Mr. Heartly’s left hand, 
when the thunder was, and felt not the leaft 
ftroke from the lightning, or perceived any eftedls 
from it, except that her right arm, the found, when 
fhe awoke, was ftunned and benumbed, and a little 
painful, which continued for a few days, but is 
now quite well. 
I took notice of a pump, which flood about ten 
or eleven feet from the houfe, in nearly a right 
line from the window abovementioned, whofe 
handle (or freape, as it is called hereabout) is all of 
iron, very thick and long, and a ftrong iron ball 
for a head to it. 
Ripley, OR. 12, 1772. 
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