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Two Galicians Killed by Lightning Near Sifton.| Early Sunday morning word was ' brought into town by N. 11. Johnston, Fork Hiver, that two Galicians were I lying dead on the track of the C. X. Kv. some six miles north of Sifton.From informaHon gathered by J Tidsberry, provincial constable, it * appears the t wt men had been down to Sifton Friday, ami were returning ; to their homes during the storm, when thef were struck by lightning and instantly killed. They were both lying on their 'aces, the rear man's chin resting on the leg of the front one.The course of the lightning could in traced on the bodies, the front limn having been struck on the hack of the head, the lightning running down his ; body leaving a blue streak, the reai j man wasVtuck on the right ear tin lightning ninning down his side to hi* foot taking his boot off which warfound some six feet from tl*- i*odv*Both bodies were badly discolored, but had very few bruises.Mr. Tidsberry, who h.ui bo n inhumed of the finding of the )todies at 2.a in. Sunday, immediatly left for tin scene on a hand-ear, and under hi« direction^ the bodies were brought '»ack to Sifton where they were hurried in the cemetery there.Both inejj were married, but r nl* one of them leaves any family.I w «r
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Dauphin Weekly News
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Sep 01, 1899
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