The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-11
PHOTOGRAPHED BY LIGHTNING
Pictures Imprinted Upon the inside Of
sheep STRUCK By the Fluid.

Pictures Imprinted Upon the Inside es
sheep struck By the Fluid.
From the village of Coombe bay
which lies about four miles from Bath
England, comes a story OF curiouf
freak lightning. Near the village there
is, or was. when the incident occurred
an extensive wood composed of oak and
nut trees. In the center OF this wood
there Was a small pasture. quite
hemmed in by the surrounding grove
Here six sheep were kept by theii
owner. The flock being small, the
pasture, only about so yards In extent,
contained heritage sufficient for them.
One day while the sheep were In ths
feld severe thunderstorm came Oh
and one fash Of lightning killed simuk
taneously every sheep in the pasture
1t Is to be presumed they were incurred
by their owner. but no doubt consider
ing that they might be OF some prod.
TO him, although dead, he sold their
bodies 20 a butcher in the neighborins
village of Coombe Bay. The butcher
began his business by slSinning tbs
lightning struck animals. And here
the strange part OF tbs STORY comes in
To the astonishment of the butcher
and his assistant, on the interior OF
elaborate and faithful picture Of the
landscape surrounding the sheep pa.
ture. These natural pictures wrre Ia
no respect suggestive OF the imprrs.
sionist daubs, but the trees. the fences,
the rocks and buehes were oil al pre-
risely represented as II photographed
upon the skin of the animal. Every
detail was exactly drawn.
The sbecp had been killed while hua
died together IN a corner, and the land
scape In each case was the same, the
picture being Of thai part of the sur,
rounding scenery which lay IN the path
of the lightning fash which killed the
frightened animal.
The story relates that the skins were
hung up for come time alta public plaes
and were examined by hundreds Of peo-
pie Many old Inhabitants who bal
been familiar since childhood with The
little pasture and its surrounding grovt
Tesuiily idcr tilted the spot when theJ
beheId It's strangely pictured repressGs
ta;ion.
II the sheep owner IN fhfs tale had
had foresight enough 70 skin his focs
before selling them he might hAs.
Jeaped a greater harvest from his dead
animals than be could while they were
living by exhibiting or s>Iling the skins
rs curioSiticz. And IL the mutton was
eatabIe at all IL doubtle~s brought high.
CT rates berAuse coming from sheep Of
such fame
Stories Of lightning print. are old,
sorns Of them curious, and many, no
doubt, have an element % truth in
them. But some Of their mArvels arc
certainly due % the VIVID irna9inAfions
pf those who listen To them Most Of
them have al ~aLbeastmy-gr4nd.
cat ran sGro&s hss7yrzzd-
InOther's-garret" air. And IA u dir.
rult 20 pin ones faith on = story ~ oous-
plete ~ this. or 50 extonsive a. % II.
rirde a whole Bock Of sb~-p-
There Is story of The Italian lady,
Who. while sitting IN The ~indos- Of he's
FiliA q: L1gzno. received 9 s~y-rs ahock
rom a stroke Of lightning. and al
Ihonrh she recovered completely, the
Of . flower. which ruus;
lave been IN tAe path Of stse liyh.ning
sas.h which r-Gched her, wa printed
ndeIbly on h~r body.-
The sane old ekroalcse tells Of man
Who. While stsading at hIs door Cur.
NJ = tnuncsrssorua. Jaw ths hghtufne
;ri<e large iEes opposite 70 hin 10
IA e@se a r-v~7zed mag, Of ihs :r-s
% found printed On The mans breast
y. /. World.