Judge MORGAN has a brush with Lightning

MORGAN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 1/28/2007 at 19:38:18

"Fairfield Ledger", July 23, 1868

A Narrow Escape.--- Our County Judge, Thomas MORGAN, had a narrow escape from being struck with lightning, on Sunday last. He was in a shed when a vivid flash of lightning, followed by a very loud clap of thunder, occurred. The Judge did not hear the crash, and was so stunned that he did not know for several minutes what had happened. A part of the shed was torn off, the wood pile scattered in all directions, and when, fifteen minutes later, he went into the shed it was filled with sulphurous smoke. No other damage was done.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.