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- Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 15, 1852 Northern Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Singular Death by Lightning - During a severe thunderstorm which passed over Ear-117111e, Madison County, on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Warren Skinner, a farmer of that town, while at work in his field with a young man named Ross, was struck by a thunderbolt and was instantly killed. Ross was within four feet of Skinner, and was prostrated to the ground by the shock. Skinner's close were torn entirely into fragments and thrown in different directions more than thirty feet from where he stood, and both of his boots were entirely torn off and thrown at least ten feet. There was scarcely a shred of any part of his clothing left on him. Ross lay on the ground for an instant not entirely insensible, and made one or two efforts to arise before he was able. As soon as he had sufficiently recovered himself he spoke to Skinner two or three times, but he received no reply. He soon ascertained that he was dead, his blood was running from both of his years, and there were two holes in the top of his head. Ross immediately ran for help, Skinner was soon conveyed to his house, which was not far distant. It is a curious fact connected with a sad result, that there were two holes in Skinner's head, which appeared to have been made by the electric fluid, and also a hole in the bottom of each foot, and a hole in the ground directly under each foot.
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- 1852