Uvalde County, TX - News: Douglas Bratton Killed by Lightning, 1901 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Don Brownlee Saturday, February 23, 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************** Galveston Daily News, 26 July 1901, p. 1 Killed by Lightning Uvalde, Tex., July 24. - Douglas Bratton, about 21 or 22 years old, was killed by lightning yesterday evening at the new asphalt mine, in this county. The young man was employed by Dan Bogard to drive a team. Three of the mules he was driving were also killed. Young Bratton formerly lived at Gonzales. His mother was notified by wire.