The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-03
Daguerreotypes by Lightning.

country woman has recently arrived in
Paris from the department of Seine. ct. Marne,
who should be presented to tho Academy of
Sciences. This woman was short time
since watching cow in an open field, when
violent storm arose. She took refuge un-
der tree, which, at the instant, was struck
by lightning; the cow was killed and she
was felled to the earth senseless, where she
was soon after found, the storm having ceas.
ed with the fash ~h;ch fa!ed her. Unnn
removing her clothing, the exact image of
the cow killed by her side was found dis.
tinctly impressed upon her bosom.
This curious phenomenon is not with.
out precedent. DR.. Franklin mentions the
case of man who was standing in the door
OF house in thunder storm, and who was
looking at tree directly before him when
it was struck by lightning. On the mans
breast was left perfect daguerreotype of
the tree.
In lS4l a magistrate and a miler's boy
were struck BY lightning near poplar tree,
in one of the provinces of France; and upon
the breast Of each were found spots exactly
resembling the leaves of the poplar.
AT meeting of the French Academy of
Science, january 25th, 1s47, it was stated
that woman of Lugano, seated at a win
dow during storm, was suddenly shaken
by some invisible power. She experienced
no Inconvenience from this, but afterwards
discovered that blossom, apparently torn
from tree by lightning stroke, was COM
pletely imaged upon one of her limbs, and
1t remained there till her death.
In September, 1925, the brigantine H.
Buon.Servo was anchored in the Armiro
Bay at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea.
where she was struck by lightning. In ODE.
dience to superstition, the Ionian sailors
had attached a horseshoe to. the mizzen-mast.
as a charm against evil. When the vessel
was struck, sailor who was 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 brigantine was once struck in
the Rade de Zante. Five sailors were AT
the Prow-three of them awake and two oi
them sleeping. One of :he latter was killed
and upon undressing him, the figures ~,
plain and well-formed, were found under his
left breast. His comrades declared that
they were not there before his death, but
their original was found in the rigging of the
vessel. But the most singular facts connect
ed with this affair are set forth in the report
of the physician, Dicapulo, who says: "Af.
ter undressing the young sailor, we found a
band of linen tied about his body, in which
we're gold pieces and two parcels done up in
paper The one on the right side contained
letter from Spain, three guineas aud two
halfguineas; the other, letter, four gum
eas, halfguinea and two smaller pieces
Neither the pieces, the paper nor the linen
presented the least appearance of fire. But
upon his right shoulder were six distinct cir
cles, which preserved the natural color, and
appeared as though traced upon the black
skin. These circles, which all touched at
one point, were of three different sizes, and
eraciiy eoyTsSp0aisG so;th !lkse go!a pieces il,
the right side of has 6elL"
Neao York Post.