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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A severe thunderstorm with gusts, thunder, and lightning struck Philadelphia and nearby areas on Tuesday afternoon, injuring a boy with falling bricks and killing Mrs. Susan M'Mullin by direct lightning strike near Blue Bell Tavern; she was buried the next day.
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Afflicting occurrence.—On Tuesday afternoon, in this city and the neighboring districts, we had a succession of gusts accompanied by much thunder and lightning. We are apprehensive of serious injury having taken place. In this city, a boy was considerably injured by some bricks falling on him from a chimney which was struck with lightning.
Mrs. Susan M'Mullin, daughter of Mr. John M'Mullin and wife of Robert M'Mullin, jr. of this city, while sitting near a chimney in a house in the vicinity of the Blue Bell Tavern, Darby road, was struck with lightning, and instantly killed. All the means used to resuscitate her proved unavailing. She was interred yesterday afternoon, in the burial ground of the 6th Presbyterian Church, leaving a young family and many afflicted relatives and friends to deplore her loss.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
Tuesday Afternoon
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a boy was considerably injured by falling bricks from a lightning-struck chimney; mrs. susan m'mullin was struck by lightning and instantly killed; she was interred yesterday afternoon in the burial ground of the 6th presbyterian church, leaving a young family.
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On Tuesday afternoon, a succession of gusts with thunder and lightning affected Philadelphia and neighboring districts, causing apprehension of serious injuries. In the city, a boy was injured by bricks from a lightning-struck chimney. Mrs. Susan M'Mullin, while sitting near a chimney near Blue Bell Tavern on Darby road, was struck and killed instantly despite resuscitation attempts.