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an exceptional case. Since that the following cases of like nature were reported.

C. Stacy, Engineer of the Indianapolis Gas Company says, "In the summer of 1868, it struck the house of a Mr King" and passed [[strikethrough]] pass [[/strikethrough]] to the gas pipe in the house and from there to the Street Mains, and for the distance of six hundred feet every joint in the main was burned out: I cannot say melted, for there was no lead remained behind, but in its place was a spongy mass, which, when touched by a tool would crumble all to pieces." "Every joint for the six hundred feet was left in this condition."

Mr Stacy adds, "I find that Telegraph Companies make use of service and Main pipes for attaching their ground wires, and which, I am of the opinion, causes leakage in gas-mains "in most cities, for I understand it is done every where."

[[strikethrough]] During this same storm [[/strikethrough]]

Mr C. A. Furguson of Indianapolis, an intelligent watch maker, in this connection writes me the following, "I had put upon my Dwelling House one of Munsons Lightning Rods with two points. The point on the front rod was struck, and the point melted down. The Electricity followed the Copper Rod in strips to the valley, and then jumped from the copper conductor on to the tin of the valley, and then followed the tin valley, and from that down the tin spout bursting it in several