Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....Caffin, John August 17, 1875 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 October 20, 2005, 11:31 pm 18 August 1875; The Brunswick Advertiser & Appeal; pg. 4 col. 2 Killed by Lightning Yesterday afternoon, as a thunderstorm was coming up, Mr. John Caffin and Mr. Tinker were passing down Monk st. Just as they arrived opposite the Catholic Church they were both felled to the ground by an electric discharge from the cloud overhead. The lightning appeared to have struck a large oak across the street, first, and then glancing over, vented its fury on another just where the gentlemen were. Then leaving these, sought its living prey. Mr. Caffin was killed instantly, but Mr. Tinker, though severely shocked is recovering. Several other parties, standing near, were stunned more or less by the stroke. Another tree was struck a few moments later in Capt. Dure's yard, throwing splinters several inches long into the house. The above calamity, we believe, is sent as a warning to us all. Heed it. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at www.glynngen.com or the sister site at www.rootsweb.com/~gaglynn/ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/c/caffin2856gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb