Cecil Whig Newspaper Saturday 25 May 1889
Killed By Lightning.
A heavy thunder storm passed over the vicinity of Lombard in the Northern part of Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock during the prevalence of which Preston F. Algard who resides in Chester County about 50 yards from Maryland, was struck by lightning and killed. The young man was in the scale house working with the hay track at the time the fatal bolt struck
him. The steel with which he was working evidently attracted the lightning which entered through the roof, making a small hole, where it made its egress could not be ascertained. The thunder following the flash was terrific. The father of the youth alarmed for his son's safety rushed in the building and found his unconscious form. His heart continued to beat for over half an hour
but he never recovered consciousness. His body was not marked by the lightning which tore off his shoes. The deceased was about 19 years old and had attended the Friends school at Brick Meeting House for the last two winters. He was an estimable young man and leaves besides his parents, a younger brother. He was a nephew of John Lungren the well known owner of the stage route between Elkton and Lewisville, Pa. His funeral took place on Friday morning at ten o'clock, services being held at his father's residence. The interment was at Rosebank Cemetery.
Killed By Lightning.
A heavy thunder storm passed over the vicinity of Lombard in the Northern part of Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock during the prevalence of which Preston F. Algard who resides in Chester County about 50 yards from Maryland, was struck by lightning and killed. The young man was in the scale house working with the hay track at the time the fatal bolt struck
him. The steel with which he was working evidently attracted the lightning which entered through the roof, making a small hole, where it made its egress could not be ascertained. The thunder following the flash was terrific. The father of the youth alarmed for his son's safety rushed in the building and found his unconscious form. His heart continued to beat for over half an hour
but he never recovered consciousness. His body was not marked by the lightning which tore off his shoes. The deceased was about 19 years old and had attended the Friends school at Brick Meeting House for the last two winters. He was an estimable young man and leaves besides his parents, a younger brother. He was a nephew of John Lungren the well known owner of the stage route between Elkton and Lewisville, Pa. His funeral took place on Friday morning at ten o'clock, services being held at his father's residence. The interment was at Rosebank Cemetery.
Cecil Whig Newspaper Saturday 25 May 1889
Killed By Lightning.
A heavy thunder storm passed over the vicinity of Lombard in the Northern part of Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock during the prevalence of which Preston F. Algard who resides in Chester County about 50 yards from Maryland, was struck by lightning and killed. The young man was in the scale house working with the hay track at the time the fatal bolt struck
him. The steel with which he was working evidently attracted the lightning which entered through the roof, making a small hole, where it made its egress could not be ascertained. The thunder following the flash was terrific. The father of the youth alarmed for his son's safety rushed in the building and found his unconscious form. His heart continued to beat for over half an hour
but he never recovered consciousness. His body was not marked by the lightning which tore off his shoes. The deceased was about 19 years old and had attended the Friends school at Brick Meeting House for the last two winters. He was an estimable young man and leaves besides his parents, a younger brother. He was a nephew of John Lungren the well known owner of the stage route between Elkton and Lewisville, Pa. His funeral took place on Friday morning at ten o'clock, services being held at his father's residence. The interment was at Rosebank Cemetery.
Killed By Lightning.
A heavy thunder storm passed over the vicinity of Lombard in the Northern part of Cecil County on Tuesday afternoon, between one and two o'clock during the prevalence of which Preston F. Algard who resides in Chester County about 50 yards from Maryland, was struck by lightning and killed. The young man was in the scale house working with the hay track at the time the fatal bolt struck
him. The steel with which he was working evidently attracted the lightning which entered through the roof, making a small hole, where it made its egress could not be ascertained. The thunder following the flash was terrific. The father of the youth alarmed for his son's safety rushed in the building and found his unconscious form. His heart continued to beat for over half an hour
but he never recovered consciousness. His body was not marked by the lightning which tore off his shoes. The deceased was about 19 years old and had attended the Friends school at Brick Meeting House for the last two winters. He was an estimable young man and leaves besides his parents, a younger brother. He was a nephew of John Lungren the well known owner of the stage route between Elkton and Lewisville, Pa. His funeral took place on Friday morning at ten o'clock, services being held at his father's residence. The interment was at Rosebank Cemetery.
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