1 32 Earl Stanhope’s Remarks on Mr. Brydone’s 
earth (or from the earth to the clouds) at the place where they 
were killed. 
§ 4. It Is equally evident (and for the very fame reafon) that 
they were not deprived of life by any tranfmitted main Jlroke of 
expiofon , either pofitive or negative. 
§ 5. It is alfo obvious, that the lateral expiof on was not the 
caufe of this mifehief; for the lateral * expiofon does always 
proceed immediately from the main broke itfelf ; and therefore 
there can exift no lateral expiofon , in the cafe when there is no. 
main broke whatever. 
§ (). It might, perhaps, be fuppofed, that Lauder and the 
two horfes were fuddenly fuffocated by the fulphureous fmeil 
that often accompanies electricity. 
But though the death of the man and of the horfes might 
(by fome) be attributed to this caufe, the fulphureous fmeil 
will no wife account for “ many pieces of the coal having been 
“ thrown out, to a considerable dibance, all round the cart;” 
and for the “ fplinters” (from the wood-work of the cart) 
that were 44 thrown off in many places,” as appears, by Mr. 
Brydone’s account, to have been the cafe. 
§ 7. Some perfons may imagine that Lauder and the 
horfes might have been killed, and that the other effeCts above- 
mentioned might be accounted for, by fome fudden and very 
violent commotion in the air, which commotion the thunder 
might be fuppofed to produce, though unaccompanied with 
any flafh at that place; in a manner, in fome fmall degree, 
fimilar to the fatal wounds that fometimes have been known 
to have been given by the air having been fuddenly difplaced 
* See Dr. Priestley’s excellent Paper in the fixtieth volume of the Philo- 
fophical Tranfa&ions, page 192 et feq. Sec alfo my Principles of Ele&ricity, 
§ 3 86 - 5^7 
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