John Smith, living on the Crystal Lake & Huntley road was struck by lightning during the storm of last Wednesday, and instantly killed. He was standing near his stable at the time. His wife seeing him fall hastned to his assistance, but before she reached him he was dead.
Rockford Weekly Gazette
Vol. X No 23 Rockford Illinois, Thursday Morning, June 10, 1875
During the storm of two weeks since, John Smith a German living about a mile north of Huntley, was struck by lightning and instantly killed while standing on a ladder fixing something about a window-blind.
John Smith, living on the Crystal Lake & Huntley road was struck by lightning during the storm of last Wednesday, and instantly killed. He was standing near his stable at the time. His wife seeing him fall hastned to his assistance, but before she reached him he was dead.
Rockford Weekly Gazette
Vol. X No 23 Rockford Illinois, Thursday Morning, June 10, 1875
During the storm of two weeks since, John Smith a German living about a mile north of Huntley, was struck by lightning and instantly killed while standing on a ladder fixing something about a window-blind.
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