Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-14
Positively WONDERFUL.


when. after nearly quarter OF q century
ol power the ! tpub---i fear me il L goinS
% Sc ssry diaiens. rask % keep this eoIansu
By something Of whIeh never thoaeht of' n
some qaeeF freaks plsyed by the lightning
during the peaf summer. About four clock
On A. afternoon OF July. during a heary
thunderstorm a. seeooygan. bolt struck :
rushing down The chimney and
coming 70 3 head in pantry,
where q boy had ldH ascended te tiie
third shelf aud inserted his arm into 4 jar
81 lem. The electric huid Immediately ef.
.ecied translation ~ endosmodle action
IN an Instant, ~ less time than Il takes e
relate y. 10 less Time even tlian ID took "a
think Il out. every particle u THAI Jam was
evenly dls,ributsd through that boy skin
of superficial absorption, and then the
lightning whipped % his shirt wiihoat re
moving or unbutf0niae his Jacket rolled Il
up conapHclly and stu Aed Il into the lam Jar
Incfediable rs this may appear. have Il
Iiqm ths ll', la9ss t,astgoItny . and un.mpesch
had II from the boy himself who, Whatever
his moral traiufns may average. was too
badly frightened bs thf startling occurrence
g lie about such little thing as half gal
"A youBe nan named shadsnees. William
u Shadinscr, was riding d0wn shaded
lane uesf 0ttumwa. Iowa, about the third
watch N ksrvesl, when violent thunder
1toflt efcI@pIthu the ek4 aHu At once PRO
eecded 70 ne same by the broad. green
earth, as is The anTaryiag custom 81 Iowa
thunder storms. Mr. Shadnger was Boz
Con emtgrant, aud It'd not know the wsys ~
otinmwa girls Fearing that the young lady
might he frightened atth thunder and fan
9utof the buggy, be wonnd hts arm around
her waist as far As he could reach, when
there was A binding flash, ami the bolt fell
like block 81 Northern Pacific stock Mr.
shsdinfer, being sworn, dep0eed that he
lhlnks the bolt took the top rsii Of neigh.
boring fence 70 hit HIM with, and the ap
pearanct Of that side Of his luee oogrob0rsle,l
BIS statement, and when, under kkillfui
efreeckeminaiiou, he gave the details and
tQld the name Of the young lady who was
slth hin, tne jnry said i was a wonder Il
hadn't killed htsn. and pronounced MIN
sane,. with recommendation 70 mercy. He
ha since Joined the Salvation Army.
A fearful siresk ci chain lightning was Oh
served 20 leap from A dark cloud over An.
sterdam, y : on the day before the next
ape, II June last during terrible Storm oi
lightning, thunder apd rail- ItdArted down
toward house In tic fashioaabie quarter
oi the city, With thai zigxsg movement
wllicn the lightning would naturally adopt,
after a few moments residence IA Ain6tef-
dam, and was about to smite the house into
numerous fragments when iady appeared
~ the door. she wore = red Jersey 4 Mother
Hubbard aud hoops. sud had hanged her
half herself The lightning looked az her
only for second, laiterod, feeled lnadly "a
its gate. 70 Say nplhlns o. trying - eet over
the ienee. and then corlcd up Ia the road
and remained In a state oi cdl1a until re-
moyed By order af The Street Commissioner
which was sometime during the following
II Is hardly probable that we have reached
the iarthcst limit Of electfieel development
and les application 70 The common lurins ol
human belief For those who disagree with
me ! have 40 word Of ccnzure or reeuke.