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The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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During a storm on Wednesday evening, lightning struck the Presbyterian Church and Mr. B. M'Credy's cotton factory in Norristown, Pa., slightly injuring the church but sparing the factory due to lightning conductors, highlighting their effectiveness.
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During the storm on Wednesday evening last, the Presbyterian Church in this borough was struck by lightning, and slightly injured. To the circumstance of a conductor being attached to the edifice, it is probable its preservation from destruction is attributable. The cotton factory of Mr. B. M'Credy, we learn, was also struck on the same evening, but the electric fluid was happily carried off by the conductors, without doing injury to the building. The utility of lightning rods, has, in these instances, been strikingly illustrated, and we think that no owner of property should delay of availing himself of a security for his buildings so effective, and so cheaply purchased.
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Norristown, Pa.
Event Date
Wednesday Evening Last
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presbyterian church slightly injured; cotton factory uninjured due to conductors; no human casualties mentioned.
Event Details
Lightning from a storm struck the Presbyterian Church, causing slight injury, but it was preserved from destruction by its conductor. The cotton factory of Mr. B. M'Credy was also struck but unharmed as the electric fluid was carried off by conductors. The incidents illustrate the utility of lightning rods.