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Show SAW A REAL THUNDERBOLT. English Workmen Tell of Visit of Mis-ells Mis-ells from the Clouds. "Tho all-dreaded thunder-stono" has been so very seldom seen of lato years that It has come to bo regarded by tho vulgar as almost legendary, but tho pcoplo of Bristol had reason recently to know Its reality. During a vory sovero thunder storm Bomo masons at work on a scaffolding at Horfleld state that thoy saw a thunderbolt thun-derbolt coming toward them from tho direction of South Mead. Ono of them lost his balance, nnd only saved him self from falling by clinging to a plank. Tho others had to hold on to whatover was handy. They dcscrlbo what thoy saw as looking llko a dazzling ball of fire larger than a football. Ono of tho men says: "It cleared our building, but struck a neighboring chlmnoy, but what becamo of It I cannot say." An utterly demolished chimney stack remains re-mains to testify to his veracity. Tho thunderbolt has r.ot been seen, but It Is well known that these mis-slls mis-slls usually como In contnet with tho earth at such velocity that thoy bury themselves. Country Llfo. |