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NYM(G.769.140
27 Nov 1769:22 (944)
[News via London] By an authentic letter from a gentleman at
Venice, we are assured, that the late accident which
happened by the thunder falling upon the roof of the theatre
at Feltri, during the performance, of a new opera, was
attended with some very extraordinary circumstances: The
shock put out all the candles, burnt the hair of a lady
entirely off her head, and melted the gold case of her watch
and the fringe of her robe, without doing her any other
hurt; six persons had their shoes burnt off their feet; the
ear rings of several ladies melted, and the stones split all
to pieces; and one of the performers in the orchestra had
his violincello broke into a thousand shivers, without
receiving any damage himself.
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