The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-19
i,ag"ssr.osyps. ny Lightning.

\ cuuDtrywoInan has recently arrived IN
Paris from the department OF Sein,sct-
Marine, who should be- presented TO the
Academy Of Sciences. This woman was,
short time since, watching u COW IN al open
field when violent storm arose She took
refuge under "A tree. which, at the instant.
was struck by lightning the COW was killed
and she was telled 10 the earth senscless.
where she was soon after found, the storm
having ceased with the flash which felled
her. Upon removing her clothing, the exact
image Of the COW killed by her aide was
found distinctly impp> ell upon her bosom
The curious phenomenon is not without
precedent DR. Franklin mentions the case
Of man who was standing In the door Of u
house IN thunder storm, and who WIS
looking ut tre directly before him, when
il was struck by lightning Tn the mans
breas, was hen u pcricc, daguerrcotypc Of
the tree.
IN ls4l. n magistrate and miller boy
wcrc struck by lightning near poplar tree
in one OF the provinces Of France and up.
on the breast Ut each were found spots cN.
ac,ly resembling the leaves Of the poplar
At tnrcting Of the French Academy Of
Sciences, January 18th, lsiI, il was stated
that u woman oi llugano seated at win
dow during a storm, was suddenly shaken
by some Invisible power. She experienced
no Inconvenience from this, but afterwards
discovered that blossom. apparently torn
from u tree by u lightning stroke. was com.
pletcy imagrd upon one Of her limbs and
!, remained there until her death
la September. 1928, the brigsntino II
Buou. Servo was anchored in the Armiro
lay, at the entrance Ut the Adriatic Sea,
where ,se vas struck tS ,knih.rg IN oi,,'-
dlenco TO superstition. the lonan sailors
had attached horse shoe TO the muzrn
mast, as n charm against evil When the
vessel was struck sailor who wa, seated by
this mast was instantly killed. There were
no marks or bruises upon his person. but the
horseshoe was perfectly pictured upon his
back,
a Spanish hrlgantne was once struck in
the Kaie te Xante. Five sailor. were at
the prow--three OF them awake and two Of
them sleeping one OF the latter WAS killed,
and upon undressing him, the ,igurs IS.
plain and we'll formed. were found under his
bNhst. ttN SbttNiss utttattN ttiti tiltN
wcrc not there before his death. but their
original was found in the rigging OF the We.
sel. Bu, the most singular facts connected
with this affair, ARE set forth IN the report ct
The physician. Dicapula, who says " After
undpcsiug tbs young sailor We found band
OF linen tied about has body, in which were
gold pieces and two parc,ls ioae up in pa
pcr The onc on the right slde contained a
letter from spain. ,hrcc guincas and two
half guineas; the other, letter, four guineas.
halt guinea. and two smaller pieces Nci.
ther the picces. the paper, nor the linen pr,>
scnI,d the least appearance OF iire. But,
upon bis right shoulder we're six distinct cir.
cl,s. which preserved tbs natural color. and
Appeared ss though traced upon the black
kin These circles. which all touche, a. oue
point, werc of three diiltrcnt sizes. and cN-
actly correspondent With the gold p,eccs in
the rivh, side of bus belt ~. \. Eryaisg
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