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The Evening Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
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Two young cattle owned by Edward Boden were struck and killed by lightning during a thunderstorm in Dog Town, Pre-emption township, near Edwards river. One heifer showed a charred path along its jugular vein; the steer had no visible marks.
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Dog Town, about the old Anderson coal
bank, on the north side of the Edwards river.
in Pre-emption township, two young cattle
belonging to Edward Boden were struck by
lightning last week on the second night of
the big thunder storm. The two young cattle
lay together, one having fallen on top
of the other. The youngest of the two a
heifer about 18 months old, lay under. and
was struck on the jugular vein in the
neck. The tortuous course of the vein was
traced along the entire body of the animal
by a charred path. on the surface of the skin.
where the hair was completely singed off-
the path of the lightning terminating at the
hind foot. The other one, a steer, one year
old, showed no mark on the surface.
Whether this was done by one or two strokes
is not known.
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Primary Location
Dog Town, Pre Emption Township
Event Date
Last Week On The Second Night Of The Big Thunder Storm
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Outcome
two young cattle killed: heifer (18 months) with charred path from neck to hind foot; steer (1 year) with no visible marks.
Event Details
Two young cattle belonging to Edward Boden were struck by lightning while together in Dog Town near the old Anderson coal bank on the north side of the Edwards river in Pre-emption township. The heifer lay under the steer and was struck on the jugular vein, with a charred path traced along the vein to the hind foot where hair was singed off. The steer showed no surface marks. Unknown if one or two strokes.