Mrs. John Edwards was seriously injured and a chimney and part of the roof of the house occupied by Mr. R.H. Allen in West Lumberton was damaged as the result of the severe electrical and rain storm which visited this section of the county Friday evening.
Mrs. Edwards was in the act of pulling out an electric switch on the back porch of the house when the lightning struck the adjoining house. She was rendered unconscious and medical attention was necessary. Telephonic communication was not available, the lightning having damaged the wires, and it was necessary for two boys to come to Lumberton through the hard downpour of rain.
Mr. Allen was sitting within a few feet of the chimney which was struck, and stated that he had not been shocked. A lot of soot was knocked off the inside of the chimney.
From the front page of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, July 28, 1924. “Country, God and Truth”
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