Lightning kills two during a storm in and around Newark, New Jersey

A powerful afternoon storm struck Newark, New Jersey, killing at least two people and injuring others.  Lightning strikes killed a farmer working in his fields on the edge of town and a young man in the city. (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
"Severe Thunderstorm at Newark," New York Times, August 19, 1860. 
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Type
    Crime/Disasters
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