Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-23
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FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
Strange Franks Played by Mysterious
i Fluid.

FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
Strange Franks Played by Mysterious
Fluid.
Fish Killed by Lightning.
Danbury correspondence Hartford
Courant: Hundreds Of fish in Young's
mill pond, about two miles from Dan
bury, were killed this morning by
stroke of lightning which set fire to
and burned an ice house on the
shore. The fish were found floating
on the water Immediately after day
light. "a
Bolt That Burned q Barn.
From the Burlington News: Sew
eral curious incidents occurred In
connection with the bolt of lightning
that burned w. p Pheips's barn In
Lower Cabot. A pig standing in the
barn door 200 rods away was knocked
down and his legs were badly numbed.
A woman half a mile away was ad-
justing her stocking holder; her
hand and arm were badly numbed.
and her leg was severely burned.
Mrs. Phelps was so badly frightened
that the hair on the top of her head
turned gray.
Passed Through Hay, Caused No Fire.
Woodbury. correspondence Philadel-
phia Record: A bolt Of lightning
which struck the barn of Joseph Jag
gard at Almonesson yesterday sitter
noon tore hole through the roof,
passed through the haymow and out
the side of the building. Neither the
building nor the hay was set afire.
Melted Watch, Owner Survived,
valdosta correspondence Atlanta
Constitution: A. De Almond, one Of
the managers of milling plant at
Midtown, Ga, was struck by light
ming Friday afternoon and had
miraculous escape from death. Mr..
De Armond was standing on the
porch of his office at the mill when
the flash of lightning came, hurting
him from the porch to the ground.
The case of his watch and other ar
ticles of metal In his pockets were
melted by the electric fuid, and the
carbon torn from the pencil which he
carried in his vest pocket. He is re-
covering. ~ 0lfi
Michigan Mans Strange Experiences.
Flint correspondence Detroit Tri-
bune: Harry Sanford is recovering
from an experience he had with light
ming during the storm few nights
ago, his entire body, except his face
and breast, being burned In some
places to q blister.
Sanford was milking in the barn
when the building was struck and the
lightning bolt came down about four
feet from where he was emptying milk
from one pail to another He lost con-
sciousness for a time, and on recover
ing found that he was unable to get
UP.
When he was taken into the house
It was found that he had been badly
burned and the top of one shoe had
been torn off by the fiery fluid, which
passed down his right leg between his
trousers and flesh without scorching
the trousers. 9l4
Lightning From Clear Sky.
Bloomsbury correspondence Of the
Philadelphia Bulletin: A bolt Of light
ming, accompanied by rain from a
clear sky, struck the horne OF Solomon
Hirsch. on Catharine street, last night,
badly damaging and setting fire to the
house and severely shocking the m
mates.
House Struck Twice, Inmates unin-
jured.
Medford correspondence Kansas CITY
Journal: During a thundershower re-
Gently the home Of Orville Nelson. near
here, was twice struck by lightning,
at three minutes intervals.
Although the house was literally
torn to pieces, the family, during the
time they were within the electric
zone, seemed to bear charmed lives.
Partitions were demolished and shat
tered, doors were torn from their
hinges and articles Of furniture de-
stroyed. and yet no member OF the
family was more than slightly stun
ned.
One Killed, Two In Same Room un-
injured.
Carolina Field: Saturday afternoon
lightning struck the house OF Col. >.
Harleston Read, about one mile from
Georgetown, and instantly killed Mrs.
Read. Miss Elizabeth Read was stun
ned but finally regained consciousness.
Col Read, In the same room and SIT
ting on the sofa, was uninjured, ana
Miss Adams, who sat a few feet away,
was also unhurt.
The bolt struck an upper room 10
the rear of the one the family was SIT
ting in, burst through the lower room
opposite, and without leaving single
trace either in the room or on the
bodies of the stricken ladies, killed one
and stunned the other.
Killed Horse at Each End OF Barn.
VermilIion correspondence St Paul
Dispatch: During severe electrical
storm yesterday afternoon lightning
did some queer stunts about the farm
home of Peter Jordan, eight miles
northwest Of this city. His three boys
were sitting in the barn doors, two
below and one in the haymow, watch
ing the big hailstones fall. Suddenly
a bolt of lightning shot down. II
shattered the sill on which the two
boys were located, tearing big splin-
ters from one end. Earl, the young
est lad. had his back badly burned and
his hair caught Are. The other broth
er was not injured In the least and
was not long in going 20 the relief OF
Earl. The lad in the hayloft received a
severe shock, his limbs being burned
to such an extent that he had to be
carried into the house.
A physician was at once summoned
by telephone from this city. When ne
arrived at the farm home he FOUND
that only the youngest boy had suffer-
ed injury, the other two having re-
covered from the shock. But little
Earl Jared badly. Besides the painful
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