When was it published?

June 23, 1860 in West Jersey Pioneer

Domestic News June 23, 1860

West Jersey Pioneer

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster, Weather, Death Or Funeral

Q: What keywords are associated?

Severe Storm, Lightning Strikes, Cattle Killed, Man Dead, Blackwater, Bridgeton Steamboat

Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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What is this article about?

Severe storm with fierce winds, torrential rain, hail, and lightning hit the county on Tuesday night, killing several cattle and a man near Blackwater. An alarmed old lady on a steamboat to Bridgeton recovered after the captain's reassurance.

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The storm on Tuesday night last was quite severe in this county. The wind blew fiercely, the rain and hail fell in torrents, while the artillery of Heaven flashed and roared like an immense army in battle. Several cattle were killed by lightning in this vicinity, and we are informed that a man, residing near Blackwater, was found a corpse in his dwelling. The old lady who, for fear the thunder would strike something, was so much alarmed while on board the steamboat coming to Bridgeton, during the prevalence of the storm, we understand recovered in a short time after the Captain informed her that the "thunder" didn't strike anything after 6 o'clock P. M.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Weather Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Severe Storm Lightning Strikes Cattle Killed Man Dead Blackwater Bridgeton Steamboat

Where did it happen?

This County

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

This County

Event Date

Tuesday Night Last

Outcome

several cattle killed by lightning in this vicinity; a man residing near blackwater found a corpse in his dwelling.

Event Details

The storm on Tuesday night last was quite severe in this county. The wind blew fiercely, the rain and hail fell in torrents, while the artillery of Heaven flashed and roared like an immense army in battle. Several cattle were killed by lightning in this vicinity, and we are informed that a man, residing near Blackwater, was found a corpse in his dwelling. The old lady who, for fear the thunder would strike something, was so much alarmed while on board the steamboat coming to Bridgeton, during the prevalence of the storm, we understand recovered in a short time after the Captain informed her that the "thunder" didn't strike anything after 6 o'clock P. M.