The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10
TAKEN TOGETHER.
Husband and Vito of six Months Killed by
an Electric Bolt.

From Tire Rome, Ga, Tribune.
Sam Formby was sturdy young farmer.
Sally Formby was his pretty wife. lie was
nineteen and she, sixteen. They were married
last Christmas, and have since resided in
Chulio district, twelve miles from Rome
Their happy lives are ended.
A bolt Of lightning was the death dealer
Thursday afternoon about 3 o'clock. Sam
Formby and his wife were hoeing cotton in
field near thor home in Chulio district They
were sido by side. She on one ROW and he on
the other. There was heavy cloud over head
but they took no notice of it, and worked on
Suddenly a brilliant flash came The young
man and his wife were felled TO the ground.
Then followed n deafening thunder clap. MIR.
and Mrs. Formby We're instantly killed. just
ten feet back of them was MIR Formhy' sister.
She was knocked down by the stroke. Still
further back was younger sister who was UNI
hurt. a farmer blowing In a field near by saw
something was the matter. He left his pillow
and went 20 them. The alarm was given and
the bodies were tondcrly removed to the house
There wero no trees within hundred yards of
whore tho bolt hit. 1t was perfectly open
cotton field. The nearest trees WerC scrUhhy
pines forming thicket about the distance
mentioned above, and mono of them very tall.
There was no vain accompanying the lightning,
and II did not begin to fall until after the bod
les were removed TO the house. There was
large gathering of friends rs soon as the news
was spread. These offered every sympathy to
Mrs. Cheney, who is Mr.. Formby's sister and
who was in the field ut tho time Of the acct
dent Ii has only been week ago that Mr.
viii West sold the funeral goods upon tho
death Of hor husband. Young Formby and his
wife wished to cheer her in her loneliness. and
on Wednesday morning they went to live with
her. They only resided with her day before
death como. And now the poor widow is lone
lier t,ian ever. Last night about II o'clock,
Farmer Il. Il. Cheney came 10 the city to buy
the necessary articles for the funeral. About
the effect OF the lightning he said To q rel ortcr
Of the Tribune;
1T struck each of them on tho top of the
mead, aud singed the hair of Of the back part
OF their heads. | helped 90 dress Sam The
lightning seemed to twist around las neck and
then down his back, The mark II left was Il
noodle points scratch, except in one or two
places the skin was badly torn On the lower
part of his bacl, place rs large as my hand
was torn off, The lightning made another
turn and cGmo around to thn font part Of his
person. 1t then continued down his left leg.
aud went into Che ground. On his foot the
skim WAS torn up again. like ON his back. only
not SO large. After we dressed him, the body
began tuning purple
THIS narrative from MIR. Cheney, who is a
very intelligent man, was given in a straight
forward manner. Tie told what he saw and
told u IN u thrilling manner to the reporter and
another gentleman who was standing uoar hy.
This afternoon the yoUug farmer and his
wife, % whom lie was SO sweet will be
buried.
one grave viii serve for both. Into it the
two collins viii he lowered AND hidden from
sight under the soil they tnled
ii is seldom SO pathetic story must be told.