The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-06

Eapphoached the loftier summit upon
which they stood. When the cloud
reached the side of the mouutain, driv en-
BY fierce wind, itrose rapidly toward
the summit.
While gazing at it Mr.. Stone stretched
his arm toward it, when instantly mis-
fingers began to give out sound like
the buzzing of large bug or beetle.
Very soon this buzzing and Swapping
sound seemed to be all around them, and
more particularly in their hair. The
other man, whose bushy locks were 80
long that they hung down to his snoul-
ders, supp0sing that q bug had really got
into his hat, took it off, when, behold, his
hair rose and stood on end, giving him
an appearance at once tudierou8 and
hfdeous. Mr.. Stone, whose hair was
shorter and Fighter, then took OF nfs hat
and found his hair affected in the same
way. He then extended his hand toward
his companion, wheD a chain of aleetfie
sparks flew out Of the ends of his sngers,
although covered with a. thick glove,
Until an equilibrium was established
Meantime the bHzzing kept upall around.
a. bank OF dfifted snow lay upon the
northeast side of the summit. Two dogs
which were with them got upon that
snow and engaged in frolicsome' gam
bols, as it In high state or enjoyment;
but rhey were partially Sheltered from
the wind which then swept Like o hur-
fIcane ACROSS the summit. Mr. Stone
threw stick little ways above ihem,
which Que Of the dogs ran TO pick up;
but just as he reached it, the vino
struck him. and with an elecwc
shock, which caused him TO utter a.
loud cry and take to his heels down
hf.n 1f.si 3 Ia \.
tail of an angry or scared cat. MD.
Stone then went to get LneI stick. He,
had another stick in his Hand, which he
plunged into the crusted snow to pre-
vent slipping. Before he reached vhe
HIST stick he, too, got into the wind and
received shock which Knocked the
stick out of his hand. He then returned
TO his original place. Tne storm OF snow,
wind, and electricity was raging more
furlously than ever, but there was no
thunder, only distant rumbliDg.
The next sensation WAS an almost un-
.endurable prickling, as II their entire
bodies had been covered VITA stiHgmg
insects, or as if a. fine needle had been
applied to every pore, while sparks were
1ying from one man to The other, and
from one object to another continually,
with still more vigorous buzzing and
lexclamatfon OF terror, the bold
mountaineer sprang from the summit
and descended the side of the noun
tain about fifty feet, and Mr.. Stone
followed him. There they stopped for a.
few moments, the confused noises and
prlcklIng sensation stiA continuing.
Fhen broad sheet Of lightning, with an
Intensely bright spark or stream III the
center, surrounded, or rather enveloped
them. Instantly the buzzing and prAek-
ling ceased, and tney were perfectly at
ease. Fhe electricity with whIcn Lney
were moment before 30 heavily
charged, was Withdrawn. StH, there
Was not the slightest Getonation.
Mr.. Stone then told his companion that
all was right--tlat they thems selves. to-
gether win the mountain top and every
thing else, being charged to the utmost,
all was positive; but nosy equIiiDrium
was restored. So they returned to the
summit to observe stll IN 1re closely the
strange phenomena. Inc storm cloud
was still climbing the mountain size,
still pouring over the summit and de-
seeming the Opposite side, as u torrent
Of water acSS upon an obStr4eting rock.
ln lew minutes, however, the buZzing
sound recommended. Ii q hand was ei-
evated sparks dashed out Us before.
Thesummit is narrow, but what there
is OIL it is nearly level, and tie descent
| from " suaden and abrupt, although on
one side not very steep. On tue north
and northeast there Is a tremendous
precipice. Mr.. Stone observed That the
| most powerful current oil electricity was
just at the leeward edge oil the Summit,
where the dog received the snocE, and
where the stick was Knocked out OF his
own hand.
Other broad but silent flashes of com.
bined sheet and chain-.igltnlng oc.
cufred a5 intervals whlcu, as before,
discharged their own persons and suI.
roundiugs OF electricity, aud allowed
their HAIR to lie down AS usual.