She was being held by a neighbour, Elizabeth Haskings, who was standing with two other women under an elm tree watching an equestrian show being put on by a travelling company of horsemen, when lightning struck the tree killing all three women below.
Ea era ținută în brațe de o vecină, Elizabeth Haskings, care stătea împreună cu alte două femei sub un ulm, urmărind un spectacol de echitație al unei trupe de călăreți ambulanți, când copacul a fost lovit de trăsnet, toate cele trei femei murind.