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Domestic News
May 27, 1878
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A lightning strike during a shower killed two men and injured two others in a fishing party of seven at Waterman Reservoir in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on May 25.
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A Fishing Party Struck by Lightning—Two of Them Killed.
PROVIDENCE, May 25—This afternoon seven men were preparing to have a fish fry on the Island in Waterman Reservoir, Smithfield, when a shower came up and the lightning struck the party. Wm. Colgrin, of Scituate, and Daniel Knowlton, of Greenville, standing back to back under a tree, were killed. Eugene Knowlton, brother of Daniel, and Jeremiah Angel, his hired man, were injured, their boots being stripped from their feet and their limbs partially paralyzed. The other three were stunned but not seriously.
PROVIDENCE, May 25—This afternoon seven men were preparing to have a fish fry on the Island in Waterman Reservoir, Smithfield, when a shower came up and the lightning struck the party. Wm. Colgrin, of Scituate, and Daniel Knowlton, of Greenville, standing back to back under a tree, were killed. Eugene Knowlton, brother of Daniel, and Jeremiah Angel, his hired man, were injured, their boots being stripped from their feet and their limbs partially paralyzed. The other three were stunned but not seriously.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Death Or Funeral
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Lightning Strike
Fishing Party
Smithfield
Lightning Deaths
Waterman Reservoir
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. Colgrin
Daniel Knowlton
Eugene Knowlton
Jeremiah Angel
Where did it happen?
Smithfield
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Smithfield
Event Date
May 25
Key Persons
Wm. Colgrin
Daniel Knowlton
Eugene Knowlton
Jeremiah Angel
Outcome
wm. colgrin and daniel knowlton killed; eugene knowlton and jeremiah angel injured with boots stripped and limbs partially paralyzed; other three stunned but not seriously.
Event Details
Seven men preparing for a fish fry on the Island in Waterman Reservoir, Smithfield, were struck by lightning during a shower. Wm. Colgrin of Scituate and Daniel Knowlton of Greenville, standing back to back under a tree, were killed.