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The Lancaster Ledger
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina
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During a thunderstorm on Friday afternoon in the Mechanicsville section near Darlington, Mr. W. E. Dargan Jr. and about 30 workers stringing tobacco under a tree were struck by lightning, causing some to be knocked down and Dargan stunned, but no serious injuries occurred.
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Darlington, July 30.—Friday afternoon during the thunderstorm Mr. W. E. Dargan, Jr., and several of his hands had a frightful experience on his father's plantation in the Mechanicsville section. Mr. Dargan with about 30 hands had assembled beneath the protecting branches of a tree and were engaged in stringing tobacco, when suddenly a bolt descended striking the tree and causing consternation and a stampede among the party. Some four or five of the darkeys were knocked down and Mr. Dargan was also stunned but no damage was done and none of the party was badly hurt.
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Darlington, Mechanicsville Section
Event Date
Friday Afternoon
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some four or five of the darkeys were knocked down and mr. dargan was also stunned but no damage was done and none of the party was badly hurt.
Event Details
Mr. Dargan with about 30 hands had assembled beneath the protecting branches of a tree and were engaged in stringing tobacco, when suddenly a bolt descended striking the tree and causing consternation and a stampede among the party.