Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
On June 6 in Plainfield, young Samuel Shepard Jr. was struck and killed by lightning while sheltering under a tree during a shower while working in a field with his father and brothers. His clothes were rent and burning, body severely burned.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Plainfield, June 6. This Day Samuel Shepard, jun. a young Man being at Work in the Field with his Father and two Brothers, a Shower arose, he ran to a Tree at a small Distance for Shelter; when there was a sudden Clap of Thunder preceded by a remarkable Flash of Lightning, which instantly put a Period to his Life, the others coming to the Tree, found him leaning on a Stump, but Stone dead, his Clothes rent and burning on his Body, which they extinguished with Water. An Hole of a considerable Bigness was torn thro' his Hat, where it was supposed that the Lightning first struck, ran down the Side of his Head, Face and Body, which were burnt as it had been with Gun-Powder.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Plainfield
Event Date
June 6
Key Persons
Outcome
samuel shepard, jun. killed instantly by lightning; clothes rent and burning, extinguished with water; body burnt as with gun-powder; hole torn through hat.
Event Details
Samuel Shepard, jun. was working in the field with his father and two brothers when a shower arose; he ran to a tree for shelter; a sudden clap of thunder with remarkable flash of lightning struck him dead; found leaning on a stump, stone dead.