Mr. cooper’s Account of the Effects, See. 161 
who were employed in letting down the llieet cable (as we 
had then brought both our anchors a-head) received very 
fmart fhocks, and were witneffes to the fire going out at 
feveral parts of the fhip, and to an explofion equal to that 
of a well-charged cannon, accompanied with a molt ful- 
phureous frnell which lafted all that day and night. It was 
not till the fquall abated that our attention was called to 
the mads, when we faw one of our beft feamen hang- 
ing by his feet in the main catharpins ftruck dead ; ano- 
ther in the main-top was fo miferably fcorched as to re- 
main fenfelefs, and now continues in a dangerous way. 
The boatfwain’s mate, who was nigh him, had his arm 
fo much hurt by the fhock he received, as not to recover 
the ufe of it for half an hour. All poflible means were 
ufed to fave the poor fellow who had received the fatal 
ftroke; but there appeared no figns of returning life in 
him. His face was quite livid; and from the livid colour 
of the fcorched places it appeared the lightning had en- 
tered his head, come out again on the left fide of his 
neck, and fpread itfelf down his left fide and over his legs. 
The other man was ftruck down in the main-top, his 
back much fcorched, and on the infide of his right leg 
the flocking burft open a little below the knee. I have 
lent the cloaths of the man who fuffered, as alfo the 
flocking of the other man. Our top-gallant-mafts, at 
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