The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-05
TWENTY FRUSTRATED
WORsHIPERs IN A CHURCH KNOCKED
sENsELEss BY LIGHTNING.
six Seriously Injured and Fourteen
Badly Hurt-YOung Man Killed and
Others Burned Under n Tree.

QUAKERTOwN, Pa. Aug. 4.-The Meth
odist Church of this place was struck by
lightning to-day, and twenty persons were
prostrated. Those seriously hurt are:
JAMES HOFF, justice of the peace.
MINNIE FRANCE.
MRS. KUHL HOFFMAN.
MRS. JOHN WILSON.
MRS. BOWMAN, wife OF the Rev. S. L.
Bowman. pastor of-the church
Nearly all of the above were knocked
senseless by the stroke. and it is feared
that deaths will result Minnie France is in
a critical condition. DIR. Bowman had just
pronounced the benediction at the morning
service when the bolt struck the belfry,
running around the edifice under the
weather boards and down under the floors.
The service having been all but concluded,
many persons were in the vestibule and
aisles of the church. Besides those named.
fourteen persons were manned and SCARED.
The houses of the town were turned into
emergency hospitals, and the victims are
there being cared for.
Sexton Bauman had his coat torn from
his back and one OF his shoes was stripped
as by knife. Minnie France was in her
pew when the bolt tore through the floor.
Both shoes were torn from her feet, the
crown of her hat was wrenched away and
her watch chain was melted into liquid.
James Hoff as prostrated in his pew. and
most of his clothing torn from his body.
Horses broke the tie-p0sts outside the
church and many of them ran away. A
verftable panic followed the stroke. After
the excitement had subsidized it was found
that the six-hundred-pound bell in the
cupola was hanging almost by a thread,
while fully one hundred persons were dl-
rectly under it. The church edifice is almost
a wreck. as the lightning penetrated from
all Sides
One Killed and Two Injured.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa, Aug. 4.-Durine
the progress of an electric storm, tonight
a party of nine persons from Willamsport
Pa, who had been travelling in a four-horst
wagon, overland took refuge under al
oak three miles west of this city. The tres
was struck by lightning, and the member:
OF the party suffered the full shock ant
effect of the electric fluid. John Miller
aged nineteen, was killed outright. His sis
severely burned about the face and body
and their recovery Is doubtful The othe:
man and woman escaped with lesser in
juries. The dead and wounded were re
moved to the Blair county almshouse. ant
medical aid was summoned The relative:
Of the party at Willlamsport were notined
Two Aeronauts Injured.
JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 1.-Two aeronauts
were fatally injured in balloon accident
which occurred at yandercook's lake, a re-
sort four miles south of Jackson, early this
morning. Then balloon used was one of the
leargest of the hot-air variety. with double
trapeze bars. About o'clock it was sue
cessfully inflated. Ella Peake, trapeze
performer. took the upper bar, and Charles
Elliott the lower, At the moment the re-
tanning ropes were cast OF, gust OF wind
caught the canvas and careened it to one
side, and il took fire The monster shot into
the air some distance, with both of the
Mortified "a aeronauts on the e, trapeze. Then Then
Peake is a large woman. and fell heavily,
breaking both legs, besides suffering internal
injuries Elliott struck on his shoulders and
is badly crushed. His injuries are. said tc
be fatal. The spectators dragged the aero
nauts from the burning balloon and carried
them to the nearest tent, where. an hou,
them. Elliott has been in this business
seven years. This is his first accident
who lost his life on CampbelPs airship In
the Atlantic ocean five years ago.
Charles Dunlap Dead.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Charles Dunlap. gem
eral superintendent and assistant general
manager of the Chicago. Rock Island &
| Pacific railroad. died In this city at :
O'clock this morning.
Mr. Dunlap was one of those injured in
the accident at Bointon's chute Thursday
night but at the time Ii was not though,
that he had been seriously hurt Saturday
evening he began falling rapidly and this
morning died
Leach TO He killed To-day.
SING SING, n. Y. Aug. 4-Richari Leach
who murdered his mistress Mary Hon