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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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In a thunderstorm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, lightning struck four teams of horses on Wednesday morning, killing 14 horses including three saddle horses, but the four drivers escaped serious injury, with one slightly hurt in a fall.
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AWFUL AND EXTRAORDINARY.
In the thunder storm of Wednesday morn. last as four teams were passing along the road at the east end of Mr. Amos Slaymaker's place (leading to & near the turnpike,) they were all at the same instant struck with lightning. One of the teams had five horses, belonging to Christian Witmer (Chickeys:) the whole five were killed. The three other teams had each four horses. They belonged to the following named persons, viz. Jacob Brant, Jacob Haldeman and Jacob Baker. and each of these teams had three horses killed. The drivers were all on their saddle horses. (Three of the saddle horses were killed, and the fourth escaped; but what is most extraordinary and Providential is the circumstance, that not one of the drivers appears to be injured by the lightning. One is somewhat hurt by the fall of his horse.
Marvellous as this relation may appear, we can vouch for its authenticity in every particular. We have it from undoubted authority.
The teams all appear to have been struck at the same moment. They were following each other in close order.
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Primary Location
Lancaster, Penn.
Event Date
Wednesday Morn. Last
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five horses killed from christian witmer's team; three horses killed from each of jacob brant, jacob haldeman, and jacob baker's teams; three saddle horses killed, one saddle horse escaped; drivers uninjured by lightning, one somewhat hurt by horse fall.
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In the thunder storm of Wednesday morn. last as four teams were passing along the road at the east end of Mr. Amos Slaymaker's place (leading to & near the turnpike,) they were all at the same instant struck with lightning. One of the teams had five horses, belonging to Christian Witmer (Chickeys:); the three other teams had each four horses, belonging to Jacob Brant, Jacob Haldeman and Jacob Baker. The drivers were all on their saddle horses.