defcent it made feveral breaches in that Vent; it is plain that two
proceeded from it, becaufe the fmoke from that chimney pro. I
ceeded from both : one of them in the great ftair-cafe, from I
which a ftone of 32 lb. heavy weight, was beat out, fo as toj
ftrike the 'marble floor at 26 feet diftance, meafured on a level,I
and after that rebounded on the adjoining wall. All the windows!
were entire in this ftair-cafe ; nor did any other effeds appearj
there. The other breach in this vent was in the oppofite direc-J
tion, and pierced into, a bed-chamber on the eaft fide, where wasl
a noifome, fulphureous fmell for a confiderable time after, and!
a great heat. It made in the bed-chamber a large breach in the!
plaifter cornice, and carried plaifter and lath quite acrofs the!
room. Many panes of glafs were broke in both windows. II
apprehend there muft have been another breach from the fame I
vent with a fouth direction, becaufe of the wonderful effeCt in the!
corner of the great dining-room, where a fmall fplinter of wood,!
about 13 inches long, and not heavier than two quills, was beat!
with fo much force againft the floor, as to leave a mark equal to!
the.depth and length of its own body. On taking down the pannell
belonging to this bit of moulding, there was a crevice found;!
and this is very near oppofite to the great breach in the ftair-l
cafe, only about 4 feet higher; but divided by the folid midi
wall of the houfe. In this dining-room many of the pidure-frames I
were fcorched, the paintings defaced and fpoiled, but the canvas!
entire. Panes broke here in all the windows ; and the win-1
dow-curtains fo much finged as to blacken our hands, on rub-1
bing the fide next the windows. In the drawing-room at the eaft I
end of the great dining-room, the cornice plaifter was broke ini many!
many places, and panes broke. T h e . bed-chamber next it was
already mentioned.
In the. drawing-room on the weft end of this dining-room, the
windows were entire, the Jhutters clol'e, the doors locked, and no
foot came down the chimney ; yet there is a large deep fplinter
tore out of a ftrong oak pannell. Before the pannell Hands a
japaned cabinet, greatly tarnilhed at one end. A peir glafs betwixt
the windows, in a glafs frame, has two breaches in the
frame, and the reft entire. In the bedchamber next to this drawing
room nothing was obferved. In the corner of the drefling-
room belonging to this apartment, there ftood a barometer, which
was broke in pieces. The mercury difappeared, and we could
find no remains of it. I muft mention in this place, that his
Lordlhip would not allow a fervant to clean any part of this
principal floor till I Ihould fee the effeCts of the lightning. In
this dreffing-room the pannells were much broke and ihattered -,
and of 30 panes' 15 were broke.
“ Below thefe apartments, in the firft floor, is the bed-chamber
where my Lord and Lady lay, being the center room in the weft
front. Two panes of one of the windows were broke, and the
glafs found flicking on the curtains of the bed. Many pieces
of the mouldings of the pannels were broke and tore off. The
mirror of a dreffing-glafs broke to pieces ; the quickfilver melted
off ; but the frame entire, and ftood in its place ; it ftnelt of
fulphur for fome hours after. Two fmall pictures beat from
one fide of the room to the other. A peir glafs betwixt the
windows entire, but the pannel below it beat out ; and a cheft
of drawert before the panned received no harm. The frames of
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