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Two Galicians Killed by Lightning Near Sifton.in iiiiimii ini mEarly Sunday morning word was brought into town by N. If. Johnston, Fork Kiver, that two Galicians wore lying dead on the track of the C. X. Ky. some six miles north of Sifton.From information gathered by J Tidsberry, pro uncial constable, it ? appears the twi men had been down 1t*» Sifton Friday, and were returning | to their homos during the storm, when they were struck by lightning and instantly killed. They wore both4 - j *lying on their 'aces, the rear man’s chin resting on the leg of the front one.The course of the lightning could U traced on the bodies, the front man having been struck on the Kick of the head, the lightning running down his : body leayitig a blue streak, the real j man was jdruek on tin r ight ear tin lightning nticning down his side to hi* foot taking his hoot off which wa*| found some six feet from tin- body 1 Both Ixxiies were badly discolored, lut had very few bruises.Mr. Tidsberry, who had been informed of the finding of the bodies at 2. a in. Sunday, immediatly left for the scene c»n a hand-car, and under hi* direction^ the txidies were brought hack to Sifton where they w* re hon ied iu the cemetery there.Both men were married, but mb* mi #one of then* leaves any family.
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Dauphin Weekly News
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Fri, Sep 01, 1899
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