The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-16

mana horses soon became I'M
sn a g seaoie' He had reached the
soniS rs, VI sne mountain pass, but he
en- ny rot lnuuce the horses to enter the
terror, and whenever urged =, 90 Snr'
ward, despite a vigorous use of the whin
.ney only responded by rearing and
ptuhglng desperately. In the meantime
t tno seoIn increased to hurricane and
s VIC ram Ieil IN sheets. Attached To the
~; Seas VI tue wagon and running through
S ttS ioottSm was stationary umbrella,
m assigned 10 serve as sunshsda
Inns had been hoisted desnita
.he WIND, and was affording the farmer
anu MS wife protection. AS there was
no possibility of getting the team to adj
vt"nce Mr.. Demarest concluded to turn
sneul around and seek shelter at a farm
hoS until the storm had passed. He
t uau ms lett arm firmly clasped about
s su1 u Snule OF his umbrella aud with his
horses, PiunHlnS
just at this moment binding CLARA
dashed directly overhead, there was a
tremendous crash, the horses stood
sCock stlll and trembled, the umbrella
was torn out from the wagon seat ana
she farmer, swaying an instant. plun W. 4
neadlong into the road. c. III, Seiison
Oh patterson, was coming through tha
cut and saw the whole occurrence at q
Instance OF about 100 teet, he spra"
ItoM MS wagon and hurried to the az,
ISSUANCE OF Demsrest. The old man. for
no Is nearly 90 years OF age, wsv Wing
oh MS right side motionless, as tb6noR
ussu' The left side OF his face was
b mmI, r nno SWOLLEN and his left arm
n uuns ilgldly at his side. His BODY
Nc 10 De extraordinarily heavy, for
mo-, W. Noilsohi VINO IL strong, vigorous
t,Ian, couio, win his utmost exertion.
, ueieiy M am up. When finally ne
was raised up and laid at full length I'm
the bottom o! mis- wagon he showed 40
no sign Of life. Mrs. Demsrest
VINO had set only few incbns
from her husband, was hardly stunned.
sue complained, in answer to Mr.. Neil
sons questions, OF pain around her
WAIST, out said 1t was slight. Near by
was the farm house of II. Il. HilIman
W which Mr.. Demarest had intended IN
otlVe. Thither Mr.. Nelson led ina
horsesi with tho body of their Owner.
On the way Mr.. Damarest began to
snow signs of returning activity. He
Tried to move, and uttered short
moan. When the farm house was
reached he was placed upon couch
ana DIR. Porter S. KIAuie, Of Paterson
MIS- family physician, was sent for.
e. Alter the first sign of life manifested
ltssli, M. Damarest quickly grew bet
Ter. BE mad received an extraordinary
shooA, ana his entire body was numbed.
AZ this feeling of rightly
uleo away shooting and singing
pains coursed through him, as if every
inch Of flesh was being pricked VIII
neddles. His left arm was entirely With
out feeling, and his left hand, which had
clasped the umbrella handle, had been
cut by the lightning clear through the
nesh @! the palm for u distance Of an
lnch and hsf. The hand was swollen
70 twice It's natural size and was almost
entnely purple. Upon the little finger
Oh thls hand Mr.. Demarest had worn A
neaVy Tight gold ring. II was gone and
the spot 1t had circled was perfectly
White As the ring could not have been
TORN OH tho finger without taking the
niger with it, there was much curiosity
as to how it was ~.
moved. A man was sent back
TO the spot where the accident occurred.
lie returned TO the riug, which had beer
rendered perfectly straight by the thun-
oer6olt' He found 1t standing upright
in the mud.
BY this time Dr. Kinnie had arrived.
me patient was still suffering intensely
from the singing, darting pains, though
they were growing gradually less fire..
quent and less severe. BE could
scarcely speak, for the muscles of his
throat were affected. He complsinei of
pain in his spine and chest, and of the
general rigidity of the left side of his
person. His pulse, however, was nor
NAL. DR.. Klnnie said last night that he
would recover New York Tribune.