Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-12-25

( The British. Quarterlv Reyiew Tx6 cloi17a
IN not neeesssrv far the nrodn ~ n l,,If.
Ming. which ii freonenflv discharvad ftcs1 !
solitary clumn Of ranor When ! co.nsst i;
~, ia ass hIsbe5 viii tl,o aorth r.s..sI
Academician, named Marcolls, describes .
ease where mere cloudlet about q loot and D
nan ~ diameter. Killed poor woman by drop
ping thunderDolt upon her head "a has
been SHOWN by faraday that the electric fiid
consumed IN single Hash might perhaps b
sappheQ ns the eecomposltaen. OF one gram W
xatef aaone Arago hes divided the
I ngnenmgo INTO three sorts sThe first inc1ndee
,aose Wnere tne sdlscnarge appears like long
luminous lines bent INTO angles and sig1ngs
anu varying ~ compressor from wnite % bnes
purple OF req Inls END Is known as forked
ngnsmhg, because II OCCASIONALLY divides into
| Two branches carpenter relates case wnero
| g nash severed lneo three FORKS, each OF which
s S.n On points several hundred feet apart
otn more numerous iurcations have been re-
ported, ior a s'sssd mat during = fempest ct
Landernau anu 20 iaa H. de Aeon, twenty,four
s.a a. s sns.a 'i "as
-. = 4 u -.
Inc SECOND class OF i'ghtnlng differs huni
sae n!st IN .ne range OF surface over which the
Z, nas9 IS aiil9seuy ana y designated as sheet
l'gnseniliss oometlmes =. SIMPLY gi!ds the edg-
Is y .a'e eouu, Whcace ~ Heaps put at eth
els !. nooos W'eh i1r,u radiance or else tuf-
fuses " surface WIN Diusnes OF . rosy Or vios
'ce nues s
The third class .of iightnines ara rei,,arkalIa
for their ecceutricities, ana have been mads
the subject Of considerable contention anl,j,,@
metkoroIogists. many Of whom. have dcnic8
Their right to be treated as legitimate 'lrl,l.
nines. they differ SO widely from The bfsifinEs
SORT of flashes. They exhibit themselves rs
balls. or globular unips Of hre--not mornenta-
ry apparitions, but metcors which take their
own time, and travel ut. q remarkable SLOW
rate: 1t is this .incelefity which gives tlsih
their doubtful Character. as an electrical b5ll
Is supposed to be one Of the leading. enbieiiis
Of velocity. Among other ahecdutes related
Of this kind Of lightning is the following insi. !.
dent, which occurred to q tailor in the RSe a. !.
Jauues. Val de Grace, about tile year tslSs,.
II. .Rabihet Was commissioned by the Acaslss ;,
Fmy 81 Sciences to investigate the facts. ana a
ported substantial as follows - - s. Ne
Affes hand abBnde,.c,an 81. i. H.. i,.;;rl !,
finishing Ills meal saw iha sb;,nass .hssa,ss M;
down as II oyerset Inv q sl;aht m1s, - sh ,a
and / clahe. If fire. t5a sys n 1sh;rs;s E.ssi'
came out ou;etly and move SLOWLY ahr,,s sEs
room, at q. small hight above The foor 4i's
tailor said It looked like q GOOD alzetl kittpR
rolled up into d ball. and moving without shoN.
ing its paws. 1t was bright and shinInp- .l,i,t
he fell 10 sensation Of heat. 1he lplobe caIut
near bis feet, like O young cal. that wants Il,
rub itself against its masters legs: mt biz
moving them aside ffently, he avoided the cyH.
tact. It appears to have PLAYED FOR ssexeynl
seconds nbont his feet. he iIeidhv his hodv
over It and examining it attcntiyely, AZ tsr
irving some excursions in different direcfio,.s
it rose yertieully to ~the hipht--hf his beaa
Witch he threw back ia avoid fonchinS I'M
face. The globe. elonratiucs& a little tbeh
steered towards q hole; i, sl,c CHIMNEY al,ose
the mantlepicce, which hole received, i stoss
pipe III winter, but WAS .isow. pastnd over with
paper. 1.-The thunder, hc said. scoi,l1. not
s,e the hole: but. nevertheless the ba1i WON
straight to the aperture, removing The t,h,,es
without hurting it. and made ites way into fiIb
chimney. Shortly sfterwards and xhe,, lk
sunposed II had time toieacl, Inc tim. Il aa,3a
4 dreadful explosion. which bestowed Tie IA.
per i,art Of the chisnfieS. eud threw the iiag.
ments 5u the roofs of smaller buildings wb;rb
they broke throarh The failor,s lod2yinS x,M
ON The third story. the lower opes wete n,,f
visited at ali by The thunder bolt,
Ts;n,I,r.- ,hs,, ;ts $500, .,;., - s,s..l.,.
t;an Il IL co,,rse nao.entlv shatters ..l
conda 4, nl,;sct a;sners;.u .ns hs.s;,t. NE
= .,sss sl,,,5e Ii a,,srs ,,;sass;., :. As I'M.
had ham cl,s rced WIN s,,nnowSsr Ths t,ss
of Z sh,,r - Tri, sts.kf