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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Lightning struck Maj. Philip Goss's house in Winchester on June 22, severely damaging the structure and shocking Mrs. Goss, who was unharmed beyond that. No fatalities occurred.
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From WINCHESTER, June 29.
On Thursday the 22d inst: between 8 and 9 o'clock, A. M: the house of Maj.
Philip Goss, was much damaged by lightning. The cloud proceeded from the South West, with great rapidity ; when parallel with the house, the lightning took two directions ; one branch unroofed the west part of the house, entered the beam, and took its course down the south west corner, and very materially damaged the timber; stripped the back part of the room entirely bare. Shingles, boards, and pieces of timber, were mangled in the air to a considerable height. The other branch took its passage into the same place, about 7 feet from the same corner, and took its direction down one of the studs, within one or two feet of the lower floor ; then made its way into the room, where Mrs. Goss then was, who received a considerable shock, but was not materially injured. Tin ware lying in the opposite part of the room received much damage. and was generally thought to be a preservative to her life. No lives lost, nor bones broken.
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Winchester
Event Date
Thursday The 22d Inst
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house much damaged; mrs. goss received a considerable shock but was not materially injured; tin ware damaged; no lives lost, nor bones broken.
Event Details
The house of Maj. Philip Goss was much damaged by lightning between 8 and 9 o'clock A.M. The cloud proceeded from the South West with great rapidity; when parallel with the house, the lightning took two directions: one branch unroofed the west part, entered the beam, coursed down the south west corner, materially damaged the timber, stripped the back part of the room bare, and mangled shingles, boards, and timber in the air. The other branch entered about 7 feet from the corner, down a stud to near the lower floor, into the room where Mrs. Goss was, shocking her; tin ware in the room was damaged and thought to preserve her life.