A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54657 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: New England Weekly Journal Article Date: August 2 1737 Article Description: Barn Belonging to Samuel CLEMENTS Burns To The Ground. Robert ALEXANDER, Aged 13, Drowns. Article Text: Philadelphia, July 21. On Sunday last a little after noon, we had a very hard gust with thunder, lightning and much rain. At Hattonfield in Gloucester County, West Jersey, the lightning fell on the barn of Samuel CLEMENTS, set it on fire, & it was burnt down to the ground in a few minutes, with a large quantity of grain which was therein. A stack of hay was also burnt, and Mr. CLEMENTS struck down, but his person not much hurt. The same day one Robert ALEXANDER, a lad of about 13 years of age, went into Schuylkill to wash himself, but got beyond his depth and was drowned. The next day his body was taken up. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com