OCR Text |
Show Odd Freaks of Lightning. (Charlotte. N. C. Observer.) During an electric- storm here recent y the dwelling of George smith was J' nd his family quite severely 'hork-1. The top' of the chimney was struck bv the bolt, making a considerable crcvi-.c ; in the brick. . , . The .lightning traversed the Fide of tnp , ehimnev. going into the living room; and Mrs. Smith and her IS-year-old son , we e shaken up. the former being rendered entirely en-tirely unconscious bv the shock. A .og sleeping near the fireplace was ktlleri the lamp was exploded; a watch was demolished and the clock on the mantel had all of its framing enocked from it except the back, and it was picked up in the middle of the floor. Strange to say. however the machinery of the clock was unimpaired and it was in running run-ning condition the next morning. |