Westmoreland County PA Archives News.....Hempfield Boy Struck by Lightning While in House June 9, 1870
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The Cambria Freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) June 9, 1870
A boy living with John Feathers, in Hempfield township,  Westmoreland county, some 8
or 9 years of age, was struck by lightning and instantly killed on Tuesday of last
week. He was passing a fire place at the time, and the electric fluid came down the
chimney. A hole in one of his feet was the only mark left by the lightning.

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