The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-02
LIGHTNING 4 MYSTERY
This Phenomenon of Nature Is a
Puzzle to Science.
THE THEORY OF THUNDER.
In Ccnero! Way Il Is Understood;
SUI, as Matter Of Fact. the sols
From the Storm In It's Er.atie Tend
eneics DefIes the investigator.


In 4 general way we understand the
theory OF ,hunderstormS- AS mat
ter Of fact. there is no phenomenon
os nature. but excepting even earth,
ouakcs. OF which We know SO little.
Mau-madc liGiitainG-t:.It is. cicc-
;cic!ty OF the highest power. which
VI, can r-t;tici,!lv prrduce-wi!l act
,ccor,,i,,. 70 certai. known laws It
viii for instance. travel along 4 con-
6rcto- NJ .rr,,i
rnI = lash OF !i:h,nlu: will fre-
cr.,lt ,can from :. vel! defined metal
path aal l.:aEJ:, Itself through the air
or so,ra :GiaccQt object which is an
infinitely poorer conductor.
This r,ly Lc 1ae Ia the almost in
conceivable force "t :. fash OF light
ming. SAYS 4 writer ii ;,rar>onS Week
" 7; * estimated hat 4 flash Of
r-hrrfn- i i::i:r ;UtS represents 4
r,.,.sS,,-. NJ ,f:S,.i,.,-.-.. cc,:;,! L. ::.GuO-
rnonno vo,.s
,s Src,, = aa:l !l$rs cnly about the
-bo,sault,, part of :, <,.oud the en-
croy dissi.."G,I hv ,.r. discharge is
eor.l - ::a,o3a horsepower !'ut in
other wo.L<. il we .nL,d i;ad some
means OF. saving and using lightning
we should hv ttI:. richer by :: good
round sum for .:cry HaSl,.
LiShtnia. Is. as We xEow. usually
accompanied BY peal Of thunde-.
which Is louder the nearer the bearer
is 70 tile po:n, OF The discharge. nui
this IS not IN iuvaria5le ruic There
are cases on record of mos, dcstvuc-
tive lightning flashes which were un-
acco,npaaied bv sound.
Srch :, phenomenon occurred AT Brad
ford some wears ago What is de-
scri,ad as "A siler. thuuderbolt" fell
in GRAVEYARD. destroying Que monu-
ment and smashing 10 atoms nearly
seventy glass cases containing wrea,hs
and flowers.
In the same summer Swanscombe.
in Kent, was terrified by 4 freak Of
lightning. All OF . sudden "a great
mass Of blue fire" swept along the
street, and next moment il was seen
that the fine old parish church. built
nearly 100 years ago, had been struck.
The building, with all its EGe old
carved oak. was soon & roaring fur
nece and ONLY q part Of the chancel
was saved.
Scientists arc still hopeless!y at sea
IS 20 the cause OF that peculiar phe-
nomenoa known as globe lightning. Al
Coventry some years age during q 'io-
lent thunderstorm it passed along u
street Ike soap bubble oui!e OF o!ue
Ere and drif:ed into shed. where II
exploded. blowing the roof OF the
place.
at Rheims, in France. 4 similar fire
ball came into cobb;er'S shop
through the open window. The soll-
tary occupant OF the place sat perfect.
ly still. paralyzed with terror. while
his fearful visItant hovcred for sever
81 seconds overhead Then II moved
toward the fireplace and presently
passed up the chimney.
Next moment there was an exp!o-
sion like she'll bursting, and the up
per part Of the chimney came crashing
down.
Not long ago Count G. Hamilton
made = record Of similar freak Of
electricity. He was sitting at dinner
at 4 house on Lake Wcner. in Sweden.
when lust after 4 vivid fash Of light
ming brilliant white bali appeared
over the table and after hanging poised
there for some seconds went or with