The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
SAVED BY A FLASH.

SAVED BY A FLASH.
.rotber, said my son Donald to
ana father, how do they
~ W. these wonderful photographs
II. .l; 1;obtning flashes that are printed
s., The rH strand Magazinea They don't
d -. when fash is coming and
I Nv make it stay still while they
i {sotograph t. it, can theya"
'l# uv Not likely" I laughingly re-
i,;ed 1.-The lightning takes itself.
there is thunderstorm at night,
j In that is necessary is to put a gen.
1s.ra G plate in the camera, uncover
s,s 80 lens and point it at the sky,
s-hen r. the next flash of lightning
III record itself upon the plate,
srhich must then be developed in
|,l{be usual way
81 1 "Is that all2" returned Donald.
81 How very easyl Couldn't we take
lameI Do let us try"
+ 81 "All right" 1 replied, "but first
IN all we must wait for a thunder
farm So when there is another at
5pht get your Photographic traps
Zspady. and we'll see what we can
10"
u donald and I were enthusiastic
yclsts, he being one Of several
gears' standing, but only since we
NJ |ame to live here in Woodford, on
|be borders Of the New forest, as I
3ound it very convenient to ride to
she railway station-five miles away
s. or to Salisbury or Southampton,
IN our village lies midway on the
5iph road between those towns.
Isl Charmed by the lovely forest
kenery, I had lately praoticed the
ascinating science Of photography,
Ind thereby secured many beauti-
hl scene of woodland glade. Dom
aad, too, coon waxed enthusiastic
yer it and many cyolophoto-
saphic day did we spend securing
ictures Of the exquisite scenes that
around our home.
The marvellous photos OF light
ling flashes that appeared in the
brand had excited Donald's wonder
|sznd curiosity, leading tc the con-
usation with which this story
'bmmences.
IS We had not long to wait for a
thunderstorm, for on that very
light ragged one of exceptional vio-
$nce. 1t began about IL o'clock,
pd Donald, who had retired to bed
bme time before, burst into my
bonn fully dressed and ehouted:
"a Come on, father. There's a tre-
E5Aendou5 Thunderstorm coming up,
Cpd such flashes Of lightningi I'm
Sf to the dark room. to put some
ates in the slides. so get the cam
% % ready. The front bedroom w;u-
pw is the best place to expose
Som."
Here let me state that our house
sands about ten feet from the road
de, and the view from our front
a aindows comprises the road and the
pmmon opposite us, a small piece
waste land partly surrounded by
e noble trees Of the New forest.
8 By the time that ! had made the
IS #secessary arrangements at the win
pW, Donald rajoined me, bringing
ree double dark slides loaded with
p sensitive plates. 1--WE ought to
- at least one successful photo out
this lot," said he.
asoon ths storm, wl.ssch had grad
lily been drawing nearer, burst
|er US with terrible fury, the light:
ssng flashing with amazing brillian-
the thunder rolling with deafen-
s roars. One by one the plates
ne exposed under conditions that
9sniied the expectations OF good
sulh, and Donald was in high
ee Just as I was about to expose
~ axth and last plate he said:
why !|!E don't yon take q flnahlight
Po'o OF the common with that one,
ANIMATED by the celestial electric
nt, you know9 Point the cameRa
saId the center OF the common,
II LOT fun. I'd like toees how 1t
zines out" s'fs'lf s. 7's3 & 3. s
acted upon his suggestion, and
y. sooner had I got the camera in
auon than a flash Of lightning,
nV'd and brilliant in its intensity
70 momentarily blind us and
Ing rom us a fearsome and terri.
a ohr' imprinted the scene on
o sensitive plate.
# ;. I'm glad that's the last plate, ~
a Donald when the deafening
4 OF thunder allowed him to
aae himself heard, sfor / should
care to stand at the window
,ng ., another such Hash as that.
pali we develnn fha nlntaa to.
8Egnti" -3l57 7'si7',s 81 I n Y.
- not If ! know it.'' i replied. s.Be
81 20 ned now, ard we'll do them
uttG thing in tie mornfnu. ., L