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and these passed on to the gas pipes and the street mains steering its energy in bursting the joints of the mains a thousand feet distant from the church. Since that [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] I have learned that the gas mains in Indianapolis, and in Iowa City were similarly effected.

During the past summer thunderbolts were more than usually prevalent in our immediate surroundings. I noted 29 cases during the month of May June & July in this City, all of which I examined. Many of them left but slight traces of destruction. The following were the most noted.-