Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-24
A NIGHT OF WILD TERROR
Worst Witnessed on Famous
Battlefield Since the Fourth
Of July, 1863.
Storm Broke Suddenly; Wind liowlcd
A., n.in ue,i In Torrents-Hnn-
dreds of Tents Blown Down.

betVySpuIgt IA, July El-An all
night search throughout Camp Hayes,
where the 10000 men OF the national
guard OF Pennsylvania have been in
camp for a week and which was last
night visited by a terrific electrical
and wind storm. shows that three SOL
diers were struck dead by lightning
and that nearly half hundred other
persons were injured by the electrical
bolts or were otherwise hurt. 1t was
probably the widest night tine historic
battle-ground has experienced since the
memorable July days of 1858
Those killed were
Corp G. Milton CARRIER. company C,
Tenth regiment, Washington
James A. Barbe, company X, Tenth
regiment, Waynesburg.
Private Clyde Morrison, company d,
Sixteenth regiment, Oil City.
The dead We're members of the Sec
ond brigade, composed of regiments
from the western part OF the state,
most of the storm damage occurring
IN the section of the field occupied
by that brigade.
The cots OF the hospital tent are
filled with the injured, some of whom
are women and children who had been
visiting the camp.
The tent which Gov Stuart had
been occupying during the weeks en-
campment was blown down by the
terrific wind and the governor and
those who were his guests at the
time were buried under the canvas
With the governor We're Charles B.
Mann, of the state railroad commits
sion; Col Good Of the First regiment,
Philadelphia, and Capt. +, l.. Weaver.
formerly of the First regiment. They
We're all thrown to the ground by the
falling canvas, but managed to crawl
out into the open. In the tent adjoin-
ing that of the governor were the sis
ters of Gov. Stuart. Miss Cora Stuart
of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Lechler OF
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Charles h.
Mann of Philadelphia. They were
there for the usual evening band con-
cert and could not get back to town
before the storm broke. 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that the tent
they occupied was kept from collaps-
ing,
FLAGSTAFF STRUCK.
To add to the excitement at divl-
sion headquarters the tail iron ilag-
STAFF in front of the tents of Gov.
lightning, stunning several members OF
the governors stan.
In the case OF each man killed ;he
new army puttees furnished just be-
fore the men went into camp, were torn
from their limbs, the steel rib being eX-
posed. Some of the officers believe the
steel attracted the lightning.
Carver was with friends in the
guard tent when he was killed. The
bolt threw his companions In a heap,
severely shocking all of them. Then 1t
shot along the ground 80 feet to the
tent of Chief Musician Morrison, wreck
ing the tent and stunning Morrison.
Chrlstler and their wives. 1t tore
chrlstlers coat to shreds and twisted
his alto horn into shapeless mass.
An Instant later 80 yards away, another
bolt struck Barbe, killing him. His
watch stopped at 1926. Private Nor
rison was standing at the hospital tent
when he was struck. There We're seven
or eight patients in il. suffering from
the heat.
During a storm Tuesday night Lieut..
Paul X. Morley, of the First regiment,
was killed by lightning while on esi-
ment guard duty.
STORM BROKE SUDDENLY.
The storm which had been brewing all
last evening broke suddenly. The wind
blew with almost cycloniC force. the
rain came down in torrents and the
lightning was the seVerest seen here i'm
years. Although the hour was getting
late the camp still confined many visit
ors who had been delayed by the iolif-
cations which always obtain In camp
the night before the regiments leave
for home The second brigade is stu
ated In the lowest field of the camp
ground and every company street was
soon running stream. Everywhere
tents We're collapsing and lightning
bolts were striking in many places. For
q time utter confusion reigned but as
the storm passed of the commanders nf
the several regiments in the second
brigade brought about order and began
n systematic search for injured guards
men. As rapidly as they were found
they We're removed to the hospital tent
ana given attention by lcglmental sur
geons assisted by physicians summoned
from the town Of Gettysburg
TENTS BLOWN DOWN.
More than 800 tents were blown down.
The trolley line between tho camp
ground and the town was put out If
service by the storm and many OF tho
visitors were compelled To spend thu
night IN the Y. NJ. G. a tent. Among
them were women and children who
Utmost went into Mysteries during the
height OF the furious storm,