The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-07-10
LIahtnina,s Freaks.

s. JAcKsoNvILLE, June 26.-Lightning
set fire to two houses In q terrific thunder
suuall this evening and played strange
freaks. taking bracelet from lady's
arm an lighting an oil stove. The first
house struck was that OF G. M. Wright,
where the freaks were performed.
Nobody was injured nor was the house
burned, though half the plastering was
torn from the walls. j. L.aBragassa's
was the second house struck. Here the
window frame and curtains were burned,
but nobody hurt.
- BIRMINGHAM, June pa special to
the A0e-Herald from Forkland, Ala,
saws during thunder storm there yes
terday, two negroe who had taken shelter
under tree were instantly killed by
Lightning.
A special from Lincoln, Ala, says
James A. Hackney, while standing in
the doorway Of his residence, was killed
by lightning. His wife, standing close
by, was badly shocked.
z DEMON, Tex, June N.-Miss Fannie
Moxie, living about five miles north of
South Maid, in this County, while sitting
at an organ during thunder storm yes
terday, was struck by lightning and fell
to the floor, apparently lifeless. A Miss
Guile was standing by her side with her
hand on Miss Moxie's shoulder, but felt
not the slightest shock. The bolt came
through the ceiling, making hole
therein about the size Of 3S-calibre pis-
tol ball, struck Miss Moxie on the left
iaus Breast It to the other side Of the body, burn
ing q path in both body and clothing
until the current reached the stocking,
ripped that open, tore the shoe from the
foot, driving some Of the nails out OF the
heel, thence through the treadle of the
instrument under the house.
There was no evidence Of the current
touching the roof or any part Of the
house, except the ceiling and the floor.
Miss Moxie was carried out of doors into
the rain and soon regeined consciousness
SOCIETY HILL, s. c., July LA sad
catastrophe occurred in Chesterfield last
Saturday afternoon near Sherrtps Mill
which is on the boundary line between
Chesterfield and Darlington Counties,
about eight. or nine miles from here.
Two young men, Messrs. George Ed
wards, about thirty years OF age, and Lon
Davis, twenty years OF age, were struck
sitting under shelter. The facts learned
were as follows: The two had started to
Chesterfield on some business, when they
were overtaken by thunder shower,
and in order to be protected from the
rain, resorted to a shelter on the place Of
Mr.. Joshua Edwards, who in company
with his little daughter, were under the
shed at the time Of the fatal stroke and
were knocked down and stunned by the
lightning, but not seriously hurt. A
post of the shed was struck and Messrs.
Edwards and Lon Davis, although farther
away from the post than Mr.. Edwards and
his child, yet they were killed instantly;
The post was only grazed and the shed
was otherwise uniDjured. Mr.. George
Edwards was a poor man residing in
Chesterfield and left wife and two chill
dren.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July Sat Lit
tlesville, Winston County, Alabama,
lightning played havoc and destroyed the
whole family of Postmaster Edward
Bryan, except son. A special from that
place says that lightning struck the
house of Mr.. Bryan and going into the
interior killed him, his wife and the
baby. A young son was also seriously
shocked and may die.