Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-09

with electricity, which, being added TO the
electricity Of the northwest current, pro-
duced such an excess OF the fluid as 10
result in the rapid aud numerous dis
charges which took place. The most of
these discharges apparently occurred along
the line where the two currents OF air met.
The more easterly current Of air may have
come over the shoulder of the mountain on
the opposite bank Of the Connecticut River,
or Il may have come down the valley OF
that river, and met the current coming
down the West River in The village OF
Brattleboro.
with respect to the direction in which
the lightning struck, whether up or down,
It is not improbable that in every stroke of
electricity there are two opposing currents,
one up and the other down. The splinters
which adhere to the first tree struck show
this, some remaining attached by the up
per end and others by the lower.
Beginning in the north, the first in order
of the objects struck were a house and
tapering fir tree near by, within about ten
or fifteen feet, and towering considerably
above the house. The house had no con-
ductor. A hundred PAGES from there, in
southeasterly direction, locust tree was
struck. 1t stood in grove Of locust, ma
pie, poplar, butternut, fir, and other trees,
within about thirty PAGES from conductor
mon noiobhoripg bopsa and No, for
fran fall I,ombardv pon,ar. hundred
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info a nolitica, signi6cance,
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