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TREMENDOUS THUNDER-CLOUD, &C. 227
and the latter tremendously loud, happening both at the
same instant. During the tremendous storm, which lasted
about half an hour, the streets were deluged with rain. At
the King’s Arms, College-street, Westminster, the light-
ning struck the chimney of the house, which is damaged;
the electric fluid entering the attic story, it was conducted
by the bell-wires to the landlord’s bed-room, and from thence
down the staircase into the parlour, in which a number of
persons were sitting, who fortunately received no injury.
All the bell-wires were broke, except one, the communica-
tion being cut off, and some parts of them were melted into
little balls, the size of a pin’s head; the side of the stair-
case had the appearance as if smoked by a candle, as had
also the parlour; the report was said to be equal to that of
a 24 pound-shot from a cannon. In Parliament-street, and
other places, persons walking experienced sensations as if
receiving an electric shock. At Mr. Gosling’s, Belvidere-
row, Narrow Walk, Lambeth, it entered the garret window,
and set fire to several of the apartments; but by the activity
of the Westminster firemen, it was prevented from doing
much damage. The thermometer in the morning rose se-
veral degrees above summer heat; but after the storm, in
the open air it fell two degrees below the freezing point.—
During the storm, a horse in a chaise took fright on the
Kent road, threw out a gentleman, who was very much
bruised, and laid in the road for some time unable to move,
till he was relieved by one of the stages.
On Thursday evening, the 9th of June, at five o’clock,
a most singular phenomenon took place in Panton-street,
Hay-market. The inhabitants were alarmed by a violent and
tremendous hail and shower storm, which extended no farther
than Oxendon-street, Whitcombe-street, Coventry-street,
and the Hay-market, a space not more than about 200 acres.
The torrent from the heavens was so great, that it could
only be compared to a wonderful cascade from the brow of
the
and the latter tremendously loud, happening both at the
same instant. During the tremendous storm, which lasted
about half an hour, the streets were deluged with rain. At
the King’s Arms, College-street, Westminster, the light-
ning struck the chimney of the house, which is damaged;
the electric fluid entering the attic story, it was conducted
by the bell-wires to the landlord’s bed-room, and from thence
down the staircase into the parlour, in which a number of
persons were sitting, who fortunately received no injury.
All the bell-wires were broke, except one, the communica-
tion being cut off, and some parts of them were melted into
little balls, the size of a pin’s head; the side of the stair-
case had the appearance as if smoked by a candle, as had
also the parlour; the report was said to be equal to that of
a 24 pound-shot from a cannon. In Parliament-street, and
other places, persons walking experienced sensations as if
receiving an electric shock. At Mr. Gosling’s, Belvidere-
row, Narrow Walk, Lambeth, it entered the garret window,
and set fire to several of the apartments; but by the activity
of the Westminster firemen, it was prevented from doing
much damage. The thermometer in the morning rose se-
veral degrees above summer heat; but after the storm, in
the open air it fell two degrees below the freezing point.—
During the storm, a horse in a chaise took fright on the
Kent road, threw out a gentleman, who was very much
bruised, and laid in the road for some time unable to move,
till he was relieved by one of the stages.
On Thursday evening, the 9th of June, at five o’clock,
a most singular phenomenon took place in Panton-street,
Hay-market. The inhabitants were alarmed by a violent and
tremendous hail and shower storm, which extended no farther
than Oxendon-street, Whitcombe-street, Coventry-street,
and the Hay-market, a space not more than about 200 acres.
The torrent from the heavens was so great, that it could
only be compared to a wonderful cascade from the brow of
the