Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-28
w. w. HARPER.

lightning ever heard of happened to
Mr.. Clanton, who resides just north
OF the city. He had gone out to see
some stock and take them to a place
| of shelter, and was standing with his
left hand resting on the fence when
the bolt struck him.
Instead of striking his finger tips it
struck his wrist, and following his arm
passed downward through his body
and out the left foot, tearing his shoe
off. His body was badly burned on
the left side and DR.. Rodes, who at
tended him, said that it was a wonder
that the shock had not killed him,
passing SO near the heart. His inju-
ries, though extremely painful, will
probably not prove fatal.
NOTES.
Those who drove out from Mexico
were caught in a terrific rain and hail
storm when about two miles from
town and also when coming in. All
who got caught in these downpours
were soaked to the skin.
The farmers living in the vicinity of
the storm stricken district took the
homeless families in and gave them
something to eat and a place to stay.
Everyone is contemplating building
a cyclone cellar, and such a course
is indeed an advisable one.
There should not be a school house
in the county to which a commodious
cyclone cellar is not convenient.
The storm of Wednesday made its
appearance at exactly the same hour
as the one of May 20, 1891, and on the
same day of the week and in the same
month. The course was only a mile
north of the former one.
: The total loss on the property de-
stroyed will run up into the thousands
The display of chain lightning i'm
mediately following the storm was
very fine.
So far as can be learned, but little
! damage was done by lightning.
| w. A. Morris is going to build him
self a cyclone cellar at once.
Father Dempsey was called to the
= residence of Ned Hagan, north o.
Rush Hill, Immediately after the news
of the storm reached town. He left a
. once in spite of the rain, not knowing
whether he would find persons killed
= or wounded.
I'll. ,r;raa oil hasnn Iayrn onH trains
all late-some not running at all
n makes it hard for a newspaper to ge'
the news i'll a satisfactory manner
K. II. Allen, who is home from st
y Louis, where he attended the Episco'
Y pal Convention, left st. Louis on thu
y 5 O'Clock train just as the storm start
ed. He says it was the most terrible
10 sight he ever Jaw.
,e The G.. & A. train, which was on thu
n Eads bridge, but not the span tina
n was blown out, was turned complete
ly over.
d The members of the Baptist Churcl
s. at prayer meeting last night called
ID public meeting at the Court House TO
re- 10 a. m. to-day to send relief wher
needed.
IS The report that the cyclone strucI
is Paris, Renick and Perry is withou
Ill foundation. These towns escaped.
ir Daniel Harrington and Rober
Hagan, who live near Rush Hill, wer
d seriously, if not fatally, injured b
the cyclone.
st Some of our timid people are putin
as beds in their cellars.
in A span being out of the Eads bridg
IN there are no st. Louis trains over tn
he G. & A. Railroad.
It was impossible to obtain tele
m eraphic communication with st. Loui
c. Kansas City or any intermediate sta
r.. tions last night, and SO but little coul
ce be learned.
d. DIR. Winans was on the scenee earl.
lie administering to the wants of the in
ut iured.
al On ]. T. Johnson's farm on Els
m Branch the barns and outbuildini
a were blown away.
a The first thing that ]. R. Johnso
saw when he drove out to his houi
of was a windmill standing next to h
as residence. 1t had been picked up an
nd placed there in an upright position.
adj The funeral of little Eliza Ware W
he be beld at the family home in the coul
try on Friday.
ee The storm which did such gre
or damage in st. Louis was undoubted
ot the one that formed in Audrain CouI
les ty and wrecked portions of it.
The residence of William Kaiser W
at struck by the storm and leveled
,e- the ground, but the occupants escap
ng without injury.
ed Among the injured nea Wanda
is G.. w. Harrington, who was caug
ain in the storm. Just how seriously he
aid hurt is not known.
a's A peculiar incident of the storm W
# a the way in which the Bible in Il
ion Lutheran church was left by the wiz
ng. 1t was turned open at the It'll and
wn chapters of Amos, which read as fl
ks lows: "And it shall come to pass
III that day, saith the Lord God, that
will cause the sun to go down at no
and I will darken the earth In I
and clear day. And I win tur your fea
of into mourning and all your songs IL
oy- la~mentation."
The most serious loss OF life in
Louis is reported as being on
of south side.