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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Lightning from a storm last Tuesday evening struck the new meeting-house in Marblehead, damaging the porch near its electrical rod. Witnesses saw a fireball roll down the street amid large hail; belfry pitch ignited briefly before rain extinguished it. (198 characters)
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The lightning, of last Tuesday evening, struck the porch of the new meeting-house in Marblehead. The damage is considerable. What is most remarkable is, that the injury received was contiguous to the electrical rod. Some account for it by supposing that the rod was not capable of confining so large a body of lightning as struck upon the points at this instant. However, this must be left to the decision of the genuine pupils of Franklin.
The neighbors say, that, according to all appearances, a large ball of fire fell upon the rock before the porch and rolled down the street. Very large hail-stones fell at the same time. The pitch and tar on the platform of the belfry were thrown into a flame, and large columns of smoke were seen to ascend; but the torrent of rain put it out. On the steps below were discovered considerable quantities of the pitch and tar which had melted and descended.
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Marblehead
Event Date
Last Tuesday Evening
Outcome
considerable damage to the porch; pitch and tar in belfry caught fire but extinguished by rain; melted pitch and tar found on steps below
Event Details
Lightning struck the porch of the new meeting-house contiguous to the electrical rod. A large ball of fire fell on the rock before the porch and rolled down the street. Very large hail-stones fell. The pitch and tar on the belfry platform ignited, producing smoke, but rain put it out.