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Domestic News
April 3, 1826
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
During a thunderstorm on Monday evening, the 20th inst., lightning struck Christopher Stewart's house in Metuchin, NJ, tearing off a 14-year-old boy's shoes and stockings but causing no injuries to anyone and only trifling damage to the house.
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The Rahway, N.J. Advocate mentions the following singular circumstance: During the thunder shower, on Monday evening the 20th inst., the lightning struck the house of Christopher Stewart, in Metuchin and followed the chimney into the room occupied by the family. A boy about 14 years of age, sitting by the stove, had his shoes and stockings torn completely off by it, and what is most extraordinary, neither the boy nor any person in the room received any injury. The damage done to the house was trifling.
What sub-type of article is it?
Weather
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Lightning Strike
Thunderstorm
Metuchin
No Injury
House Damage
What entities or persons were involved?
Christopher Stewart
Where did it happen?
Metuchin
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Metuchin
Event Date
Monday Evening The 20th Inst.
Key Persons
Christopher Stewart
Outcome
no injuries to the boy or any person in the room; shoes and stockings torn off a 14-year-old boy; trifling damage to the house.
Event Details
Lightning struck the house during a thunder shower, followed the chimney into the family room, affecting a boy by the stove.