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Domestic News
June 4, 1842
The Columbia Democrat
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Hutchinson, after selling cattle at Savannah Market, was robbed of his proceeds at a tavern while his son and two companions, sent ahead, were struck by lightning on the road; the son died and the others are critically injured.
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Full Text
Misfortunes, it is said, never come single. A man named Hutchinson with his son and two other lads, had been to the Savannah Market, to sell a drove of cattle, and were on their way home. The father stopped a night at a tavern and sent the boys on in advance of him. During the night he was robbed of all the proceeds of his sale, and continuing his way home penniless found that his son had been struck dead by lightning in the road, and his two companions so severely injured, that it is believed they will not survive.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Disaster
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Hutchinson
Lightning Strike
Robbery
Cattle Sale
Savannah Market
What entities or persons were involved?
Hutchinson
Hutchinson's Son
Where did it happen?
Savannah
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Savannah
Key Persons
Hutchinson
Hutchinson's Son
Outcome
son struck dead by lightning; two companions severely injured and not expected to survive; father robbed of all sale proceeds.
Event Details
Hutchinson and his son with two lads sold cattle at Savannah Market and headed home. Father stayed at tavern, sent boys ahead, was robbed overnight, then found boys struck by lightning.