The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-06-21
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severe thunder storm Monday after
noon. For while the rain poured
down in torrents. thunders pealed and
lightning flashed. Such an electric
display has not been witnessed here
before perhaps. Lightning struck in
several places and played perfect
tattoo over the wires of the electric
light and telegraph lines, besides caus-
ing havoc and creating CONSERVATION
in other quarters. a small two-story
frame house belonging to Mr.. j. ID.
Cooper, situated just back of his resi-
dence, was struck and set on fire. In
the down pour of rain the fire COM
panies turned out and a large crowd
soon collected on the scene. The en-
tire roof at one end was in blaze and
the flames were making rapid Roadway.
The fire was eXtinguished before the
building was burned down but it was
left charred mass of ruins. 1t was
occupied by a colored man but none of
the family were home at the time.
The contents were total loss.
Nearby the residence Of the editor
of the GOLD LEAF was struck, the
electric current apparently escaping
from the lightning rod on the main
part Of the building and descending to
the kitchen below. 1t passed down
the chimney, tore the stove pipe to
pieces, made kindling wood Of box
in the corner on which rested a num-
Der Of pots and other cooking utensils,
scattered them under the stove and
about the room and set fire to the
house. A brick under one of the stove
legs was split in three pieces and
hole burned through the tin under
meath. Passing downward it splintered
post resting on the ground and tackled
to one of the sleepers, ripped off a
piece of this and killed a chicken under
the house. Just before the shock came
Mrs. Manning had started in the
kitchen to lower the windows, it being
after dinner and the cook away. When
within about four feet Of the door she
was blinded by flash and stunned by
the shock that followed. Her face
and hands were blackened as if powder
burned, and the entire left side partially
paralyzed for time. BY the hasty
arrival of neighbors and application of
restoratives she was soon brought
around all right and found not to be
seriously hurt. In the mean time the
fire had been put out and all danger
past. 1t is fortunate that no one was
in the room at the time. Had it oc-
| CURED about the usual meal time or
had Mrs. Manning been a few seconds
| sooner the result in all porba bility
| must have been more disastrous.
In another part of town a colored
man named John Wilson was so badly
shocked that he was at first thought
| to be killed. He was riding on a
wagon loaded with oats and one of the
horses was knocked down by the shock.
1t was several hours afterward when
the man came to his senses. The
horse was not seriously hurt.
Several trees and telegraph poles
were struck at the same time. The
remarkable part of il is that the same
stroke appears to have done all the
damage above mentioned.
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