374 Proceedings relative to the Accident 
nc iuppofed to have covered it ; but this alio appeared to be per- 
fectly untouched. After making every poffible inquiry* we 
could not determine by evidence, whether the ftirrup-leather 
which is fo finged and torn was the upper or the lower one at 
the time of tiie accident. Much lels could we get information 
of the refpe&ive portions of the two ftirrup-irons. But, what- 
ever their fituation may have been, as fo few fteps were to be 
traced, it would feem that the lightning mull have jumped 
over at leafe one long interval in its paflage through the liable. 
About feven feet from the ftricken corner of the building, 
and aim oft two feet from the neareft part of the roof of the 
liable, is a window (A, fig. 4. 10. and 11.) being the fouthern- 
moft of the upper range on the eaft face of the flank. It has 
tiiutv lmall panes of glafs, fet in lead. \Ve were informed, 
that about half of thele had been broken by the accident, 
chiefly on the fide next the corner.; and that the fifth res ran in 
general horizontally, nearly parallel. Very little, if any, of 
the glafs was forced out. As we could not difeover any trace 
tlie hghtning diredlly toward this window, a fufpicion arofe, 
w nether it might not have been broken rather by the general 
concuftion than by any immediate ftroke. 
Having examined all the marks that appeared between the 
bottom of the ftiicken hip and the ground, our next inquiries 
were directed to the top of the hip ( f. fig. 2 . 3. 4. and 
Here the upper plate of lead (e, fig. 4.) which ferved as a cap- 
ping to the junction of the hip with the ridge of the roof, 
being taken off, we found, on its under furfiice, three diftind 
marks of fulion ; and on the upper furfiice of the Iheet of lead 
which it covered three correfponding marks, fo exadllv fimilar, 
that the two furfaces of lead feem to have touched one another 
m a melted ftate. fhefe fufed fpots are juft in the bend of the 
lead. 
