A LIGHTNING FREAK
A OH'URIOH STRUCK. A d.irious liglhjin'ing effect was roll ,rted recently by builders who arc repairing damayja 'caused 'by lightnim; Lo two pinnacles of St. Falith's Church iVliai - d|a(tcn'a. The pinnacles 'wejßcj constructed of three blocks of stone, and in each case lightning knocked! t'h|el middle block cf.ean out, with t'h.e result that th* top fctock dropped down to remain standing oh the base block. One of ithe mMdle 'blocks crashed through the roof of t)h|e, church, smashing pews in tbial nave below, and the other fell. alt the 'foot of the Itower entrance to the building.
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Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1926, 26 October 1926, Page 7
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100A LIGHTNING FREAK Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1926, 26 October 1926, Page 7
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