Reading, PA Lightning Strike, Jun 1892

Submitted by lori hedges

Reading, PA Lightning Strike, Jun 1892

Lightning Freaks In Berks.

One Stroke Sufficient to Kill Six Cows and Four Horses.

Reading, June 25. – The most fearful rainfall of the season occurred here early this morning. The rain came down as if poured from a large reservoir overhead.

West of Reading a stroke of lightning passed into a stable on the premises of Frederick GRAFF and killed six cows and four horses
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Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 26 Jun 1892