The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-21
A Man, Evidently a Print,,
Badly Shocked.
NINE TELEGRAPH POLES yHIyreo
An Electrical Storm and IIeav, h..
pour Oh Rain. wv

Waco was visited between -,
Z O'Clock yesterday mor0in, a., a@
territi, wind and lain storm y
lasted about al hour.
The storm was aanourcoa
terrific peal of thunder and b; \!
ing flash of Lightning. The r," ss
ling and reverbelation of tho Iu'
der was almost deafening. 'D'S
Then came the rain in h..
drops, which thumped on the ,'''
like an army of wooden. legged NV.
matching overhead. A st,os.
wind blew, banging doors ,ss
siamming windows in most ,ssI
less fashion, waking up everyboa,
in town who was not dead.
The wind came with rush and
roar aud acted in a very queer Va,
veering about in different dj,0
tions in most startling manner.
At inst the atmosphere sudden,
cooled and, later Oh, became sult,r
During the latter part of the nr
the sky was clear AMI the rumbljpy
of the thunder continued unabsta
While, so far as known, the storm
did no harm in the city, it cut %
ant wicked capers Just outside
N .nown man, who appears to
he ,,llnteT, was badly shocked %
tie Central road, near Faulkner,
about two miles from the city, and
nine telegraph poles were shivsna,
several being cut in twain.
The injured man was found lysg
on his back between two poles which
were not struck by the lightning
OH the side of the track. He mud
have baen shocked during the fm /
peal of lightning before The rain |
came, and it is known that he lay
upon the ground during the heavy
downpour which followed, Will
the sun blazed on him all day VI
late in the afternoon, when SOL
one who saw him came 10 the er
and re; orted the matter to Sheri
Burke, who sent Deputies Bright
we'll ard Russell out after the nn
in a buggy.
He was helpless and sOsisi
through with rain. The man BID
been so badly shocked that be VII
partially paraly zed on the left sll'
and he was in a semi conscious COO
dition, having lost the power ''|
speech. ]
He was brought to the Jail I
laid on blankets in the large roas
formerly occupied by luna!ls
pending mis- removal to the hospll!l.,
DR.. Curtis visited nm at the ~
and said that he was badly shotSN
although he might get we'll. i
On the left side Of the mS
forehead the veins are knottedu
stand out prominently from
head, while there are several ola,
on his back, at the base ol'
spine.
TIE only clew to his ids4
and even that is small, is conN
TORS "s,ick," found in his tr'a'" -
pocket, and a love letter from wv
woman at Clarksville, Tex
signed herself "N. E. g., sna ~
closed a lock of brown hail. W. ~
with a bit of red ribbon. inc "
velope in which the letter wa ;' II,
could not be found. Inc sP Nv,
addressed "Dsar Sweet Little w :,
ling" aud was very affscti0 Or =, y
was dated May 26th. I'M, ., NJ
found in red leather pocse' U .,,,,
which also contained some clgsl'"'
pictures. h,osu
The man was dressed IN Wv. ~,
sack coat, trousers OF 1ns Nh.
color, with slight stripe, I'D
vest, black silk negligee 'hI u. nj
wore black derby hat 3 ,heu
blue or light gray eyes one w y, eop
being entirely closed, cl ssn.tscht
plexion, brown hair, sandy mu d !. d,
and long, slender fingers anU hsjgh,
delicate frame, Ct medium - r' h,pl
On the fourth finger Of the LETT D''
he has a plain gold ring. On TO .hs
He will probably be taAsD
hospital this afternoon