A BALL OF FIRE.
(BY TELEaKAPn.—BPECIAI, COKRESrONDBOT.J '.' : k '.'■ Chrlstchurch, January 21. • • The Oxford, correspondent of the ."Press"; reports that one Sunday evening an electrical phenomenon; similar to that reported as hav-; ing occurred recently on'the'West Eyreton line, was observed on a farm occupied by Mr.' Charles.Brown at View • Hill. At'the time the'settlement was overshadowed by a black mass of clouds so dense that the place; was enveloped in semi-darkness. Suddenly, what appeared like a ball .of, fire shot down from the dark mass, illuminating the' whole settlement 1 with an intense white -vivid light, and bringing into view every object, such as houses, fences, water races, etc., for miles around. "Mr. Brown describes the scene bb awe-inspiring, and states that animals shared the fear'. that was felt by human beings' at the sight.' A: clergyman who visitedthe scene'on Wednesday says .that a post in a fence.which was struck by the fireball was bronzed, having a bright yellow, colour from , top to bottom. The wires on each side of the post for several feet-are broken, fused, and distorted into all sorts of shapes. '
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 6
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182A BALL OF FIRE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 6
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