The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-26

aud gold bracelet $50 completely disap-
peared, that not a vestige ofsit could be
found and vet the lady herself was not
hurt. The complete disappearance Of
the bracelet is probably bit OF exagger..
alton the melting without the actual
lisappearance, is:credible; for in 1874, a
.lightning flash struck fishing boat off
Z the, Shetland islands. shivered the mast,
and melted a watch in the pocket of
man sitting near the mast, without even
scorchipp his clothes or injuring him.
In 1858. woman was killed by light
ming near sAuxerre, in France, and not
wound was found upon. her body; but q
silver comb in her hair was melted-pro'
badly indicating the, spot where the
death stroke:was given.
Brydone relates an incident OF lady
whose bonnet was reduced 70 ashes py
iphtniDg; while she was looking out the
window at a thunderstorm. The wire
in tie bonnet probably attracted the
electricity
In 1903, Lightning. nasn strgc1
house IN q gSwlssssitiage, IN wnicn I'VE
chiidrenSwere aMne on q Dgncn ~
killed the nIss ana .ae iass ~ tIs ~. Sh oth
but gave only aSglolent snock 10 sne oln'
3 erss s;;.,sasssss & .-,..,.
In 1853, aG Drome, In france, a.gnt-
5 nlDg hasli killed; o young g'fi IN q laim-
house, bnt lett untoncneo q Is.es cn'lo III pei
arms. ,,,
In 1852, sllgntnlpg aslacAeu = seaIl. 10. as
Ramboulllet, IN Wnlcn mere sMele 1l.lsy
Two aorses maa TOW tlulty Heie, ose..
turned, OF. which the Two at tne extreme
ends of the line we're killed.
In 1901 Q mliler near Chartres, was
walking between horse ana 9 mule tne
1.-TWO animals were struck dead Dy ngn..
ming, while the man escaped with only
+ slight injury. i.53,
In 1781, while three frencn gentle,
men were out riding. q tash kliied an
three OF the horses, DuS only one Oh tue
riders.
In 1926, boy was leaaing q mare on
"a road near.M orcesteI enunogt stotin -
came on, which Killed the mare, Dut lele
the boy unhurt.
In 1910, while a man was sitting with
his dog by his side, q lightning flash
killed the latter, but gave only slight
shock, the former In 1898, while q.
clergyman near Leatherhead, was riding
In o carriage With two nemDeIs OF his
llonl na...stho n.s sy,s I Ln..es 'No o'-0>
peIso,o oo, ~, isaI ..i.a o .s,;, ro~os ro..H.
made this statement:
IS We have been shown private letter
3 frnmT A SAMPSON. Of Pine Bluff. Ar
: kansas, insWhich: he relates very extra
ordinary circumstance of asnegro preach
er, who was stricken dead by light
Ming while addressing the congregation.
And what is remarkable, on the succeed.
ing day, when his remains were carried
,tothesgraye, and while in the act of bu-
rying him: another bolt of heaven struck
his coffin, leaving his remains ghastly
sight"
& No mention is made of any other per-
. son having been injured on either occa.
sion.
Inathe present state ofscience, rapid as
have been. the strides in the various de-
partments, physicists are unable to ex.
plain the why, and, the wherefore OF
these incidents why one should be taken .
and another left in the same bed, and
the nurse killed but the child in her
arms spared.
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,,,,r, n,,vs,oI oc,cA, prvr1ro op TIGHT.
,qse anS n rnoS aTy = MosTINTrp ~ ~ SsT1Sc S sTnny
"1s,' : Ao-N = 49, ~ -'-''-'t W. - = =
Sometimes lightning produces COM
plete and instantaneous paralysis. The
suppression OF movement In the victim
in these circumstances is SO rapid that
those who have witnessed 1t might
have tnougnt tney suHereo from
some illusion: jerome Garden re-
lates tnat eignt reapefs VINO were eating
their dinner under an oak tree, were all
struck by the sane Hash OF Lightning,
the explosion OF wnlch was neara iar m
away. Maen some peoPie passing oy
approacnea 70 see wnat hau n"Ppeneu'
they touno tne reaPcts 70 Ill appearance
continuipg Sneil repast, oas SUI, tIiu .s ms
giass IN nus aan9, anosiet vas was ~ ; sne a;S
OF P1saDg PieSe ~ hns u,sau ~ ,ha inso 5;al I,S
mouth, tnlld nao nls manu- III tne ulsl,'
etc. Deatn nad come upon tnem sud'
denly Wnlie IN tnese poSltions' wnen she
thunderoolt leil. Azeai naa selzea upon
them with so much violence tnat ne mao
impressed upon the entlre surface OF
their bodies the mournful tint or
his black wings. Inc narrator OF the
event says one m,gnas ma nave re takeh h1aa1 tnem e
tor statutes sculpsureo ou. Oh olack mar. ma
PIE. Inc catastroPne was 50 lap:u snas
the faces OF tne yictlms naa no III time 10 70
take any expression VI pun ne wi's aI
suppressed 80 lnstantaneousiy III Ehas lne
muscles remained unmcveG, Inc eyes
and mouth were open as IN NE; anu naa
not the color OF the skin been so much