THUNDERBOLT FALLS.
NARROW ESCAPE IN STORM.
The thunderstorm which passed over the Ashburton County last week caused a sensation at Laghmor. A farmer stated that his son was grubbing in a paddock at the time, and was about to unyoke me horses, when a flash of lightning struck the grubber, and something hit the ground about four chains away, causing soil and smoke to be thrown into the air to a height of about 4ft. The noise was terrific, and caused the team to run away resulting in a wheel of the grubber being smashed. The lad received a severe shock. The farmer's daughter, who was ironing in a room. fronting the storm, was thrown f back against the wall by the lightning striking - the iron. It is surmised that ih& substance which fell in th* paddock was. a thunderbolt.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18334, 26 February 1923, Page 8
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