The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-24

A. Chimney IL Stove
G. Twudlo-bed containing boy seven years
u. Bod on which we're Mr Emmett, his wife,
little glrl and an infant
The fact demonstrated by measurement
was that from the chimney, down which the
electric DOlt came 10 the bed on the other
si3eOf the room. there was very little space.
The trundle-bed, of which the charred re-
mains are lett is six feet long: the stove
against which the head rested is one aud y
half feet through, and the large bed is four
and half feet VIDE, thus taking up twelve
feot leaving three feet for q pRssage-Way
between the two beds and another between
the large bed and the wall, OF one and
half feet oacb
6Ha HRLD HER INFANT.
Mrs. emmett when found was lying with
her body on the bed aud feet on the floor
extending 20 the end and side OF the trundie-
bod, thus making an almost CONTINUOUS me
of humanity from the stove 70 the other side
OF the room. Mrs. kmmetts pO1itlOn and
that OF her infant indicated that she was SIT
ting on the side of the bed nursing It when
the stroke came, and she fell backward on
the bed dead This explodes the idea that
the bodies were IN too remote paris OF the
room 20 be visited by tho same electrical
current.
The strongest proof of the electrical
death-deaHug idea was found in the bed
which the family except one child occu-
pied-one which had not before been de-
tected. One Of the steel springs III the centre
Of the bed was fired and burned IA two,
aud the bedtick immediately over IT was
pierced through as If by q red hot crow bar,
the ticking being burned through al top
and bottom bat the bottom hole being the
Mrpest. The ends of the steel spring show
unmistakablo evidence OF having been
parted By intense heat: one
part of the spring ! secured and Mr. +. Nc
iaughlin has the other. Ho Is al artisan IN
steel and iron, and said the spring was IN
doubleday separated by burning but not by
any ordinary heat. Said he, This spring
would 20 through the heat Of that house
burning down without other damage than
losing the temper of the metal. The
spring. although burned IN two AS stated.
bad apparently lost none of ITS temper. l
showed my hand through the hole 10 tho
he'd where the bolt passed and found the
saucks but little buCned An ordinary ire
would have caused the tickingtO burn much
larger than the hole inside In this case
the ticking on top was burned much less
chan as tie bottom.
IIGBzbs sCORCHRD.
Then again I found that one OF the mp
Hght lmbCrs running from q brick plllhr on
ile ground to tho floor above was scorched
s the way 90 the bottom. Fore runs up II
does not run down. Lightning runs down
twavs in its efforts TO seek nuliihcaton IA
mother Garth. and this timber was evidently
orched by lightning.
These are a few little facts that seem. TO
knock any other theory in the bead but
.lat pale Emmett and his family were killed
81 an extraordinary visitation OF lightning.
No response has been heard 80 far from
the supposed relatives IN Pennsylvania,
with whom his friends hero arc trying 70
communicote. The effects of the family
arc advertised 20 be sold Of auction at o
o'clock tomorrow evening by Mr.. j. ..
Myers. who was appointed administrator by
tie court Of HenriCo county.