The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15


WANTED-By Charles G. Bennett, ~
lion. n. Y. place where lightning
is unknown and where the suns rays
fail 10 penetrate
Mr.. Bennett. who is searching for this
curious cline, is called by his rlenas
the Iightning-rod man" he has the r.
markabIe distinction Of having been
struck fourteen times without injury
Physicians tell him that he Is so chars-
ed with magnetism that he attracts the
lightning in the same way as DO the ZOOS
on barns and houses.
Mr.. Bennett is also unusually ahectc
by the suns rays. and mas suffered from
sunstroke many times.
Ii has been little more than two years
since MI Bennett discovered that he was
not quite ike other men He was at
that tine employed as caterer in one Ct
the big hotels In the Adirondack. ana
while superintending picnic dinner was
Suddenly laid low. a surstroke" was
the verdict and great was the smaze-
ment Of all his friends when after layI-
ing prone on his back for a few moments
he arose and went about his work as
chi1per as though nothing had occuTrsi-
The following summer be was aga 4
stricken. ard the day succeeding N ;
sscond stroke marked his arst adventui
with the lightning. This was serious
enough to send him to noted physician
who. after rigid examination tod nm
that he had more electricity n MS sys-
TEN than ten ordinary men. and Tarns
him against veuturing in thunder 'os'il-
At first he ridicuied this statement and
sooTed at the advice. but h soon found
10 his sorrow that Il was all true THIS
was in the summer OF 1sol- and that pear
the electric storms were many and heavy
Nine times in succession vas Mr. Ben
nett struck and he suffered from foais
sunstrokes. The following year ne Was
struck by lightning FIVE times and sun
struck three times.
Mr.. Bennett says that Re has al~aTs
experienced most annoying creeping
sensations during a thunderstorm hut
y wSs only Two years zzo that he real
led what a powerful magnet h vas
This vas while driving through a con7-
tn lane during a heavy shower IT,
sav was oppressive ard the storm gain
ersd IN force Until the sky was hvFi-
Suddenly The horse dropped dead. struek
10 the earth By q box which also lad
low the driver Bennett declares thai
h was rot unconscious more than tea
minutes. and when be came back 70 the
World again Re felt rot shit worse Tor
his shock
What was. psrhaps TIE nest serious =
eli this strange mans exEeTienees occ'ir-
res last sumner he vas ~ TIE club
horse n the midst Of elaborate preparz-
tisrs for a Rig spread when Ire sEy
asrksres and a storm cane quickiT o
When tne a-zr pain feil m Bsraest IA
sha--enfng Al Zee pick And ire czrk1sss
fo-oes hin = 2 window = VIVID fash
q lightning ITiu-1fned TIE piac~. az3-
blx EN- fust outside vert crashing -
tie --osua Tie belt follores he tree
% ths ve-z11s q TIE elGS-house az1-
-lancirr a ths roof. ths bolt tooz a.
t--ez-,fsr course sd tasted th.oasa -
dor q tie diui.g roo1z. pssss1g thTouzH
thst zva7treut without eatng suy parrs1-
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NJ Be-nett AS standing
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