The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-24
Visited by Death Dealing Elec-
- trical and Wind Storm.
THREE MEN KILLED,
Number of Injured Estimated at
Near Half a Hundred.
Many of Them Women and Child
rem Visitors.

where the l0,OOO men, OF the NdtIoIidi
Guard of Pennsylvania have been in
| camp for a week and which was las
night visited by terrific electrical and
windstorm shows that three soldiers
were struck dead by lightning and
that nearly half a hundred other per-
sons were injured by the electrical
bolts or were otherwise hurt. 1t was
probably the widest. night the historic
battle-ground has experienced since the
memorable July days of 1863.
The Killed.
CORPORAL c. MILTON CARVER,
Company C. Tenth regiment, Union
town.
JAMES A. BARRIE. Company K,
Tenth regiment, Waynesburg.
PRIVATE CLYDE MORRISON,
Company d, Sixteenth regiment
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
filed with the injured, some OF whom
are women and children, who had
been visiting the camp
The tent which Governor Stuart had
been occupying during the weeks en-
campment was blown down by the ter
rifle wind and the governor and those
who were his guests at the time were
buried under the. canvas. With tho
governor were Charles B. Mann, OF
the state railroad commission. Colonel
Good of the First regiment, Fhiladel-
phia, and Captain P. l.. Weaver, for
merry of the First regiment. They
were all thrown to the ground by the
falling canvas, but managed to crawl
out into the OPEN In the tent ad1oin-
ing that of the governor were the sis
tiers of Governor Stuart, Miss Cora
of orriS Lee
of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Charles b.
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 Win
the greatest difficulty that the tent
they occupied was kept from col
lapsing.
Flagstaff Was Hit.
To add to the excitement at division
headquarters the tall iron flagstaff i'll
front of the tents of Governor stuart
and General Wyley was struck by light
ming. stunning several members Of the
governors staff. The three guardsmen
who lost their lives were killed in diff
ferent places. Barbe was sitting In
his tent with another soldier. when ne
was enveloped in a blue fame, follow
ing a terrific crash and he fell dead.
The other soldier, Paul Neal. was only
stunned.
In each case of those killed. the new
army puttees furnished just before the
men went into camp, were torn from
their limbs, the steel rib being exposed.
Some of the officers believe the steel
attracted the lightning.
The storm which had been brewing
all evening broke suddenly. The
wind blew with almost cyclonic force,
the rain came down IN torrents and
the lightning was the severest seen
here in years. Although the hour was
getting late, the camp still contained
many visitors, who hGd been delayed
by the Publications which always OBJ
| tain in camp the night before the
regiments leave for home.
The second brigade is situated in
| the lowest field of the camp grounds
and every company street was soon a
| running stream. Everywhere tents
were collapsing and lightning bolts
| were striking in many places. For
| time utter confusion reigned but as
| the storm passed off the commanders
of the several regiments in the sec
| ond brigade brought about order and
guardsman. AS rapidly as they were
| found they were removed to the
hospital tent and given attention by
regimental surgeons assisted by
physicians summoned rom the town
of Gettysburg.
The trolley line between the camp
ground and the town was put out of
service by the storm and many of the
visitors were compelled to spend the
night in the Y. M. c. AS tent. Among
them were women and children. who
almost went into Mysteries during the
height of the furious storm.
The Injured.
Following is partial list of the in
| jured:.
Tenth regiment-PrIvate Guy
| Briner, company d; Private George
| White, company d; Private Ernest
Adams. company D; Private Alva
Baker, company D; Private Arthur
k ahs COMPANY /; Private Charles
Hillman, company Private Horner
Bosley, company A; Private Harry
Elsner, company A; Private Harry
Apologize, company A; Private Jesse
NJ. Dougherty. company B; Private
Walter r. F1eeson. company B; Pri-
vate Jesse B. Mccain, company C: Pri-
vate Oliver H. Moore, company B;
Private John Smith. Company H.
Fifth regiment-PrIvate A. Frank
Smith. company B; Private Decker,
| company E.
Sixteenth acknowledgement P. d.
Cunning, inspector of rife practice;
Lieutenant ]. Saunder, company G.;
| Sergeant Ben Christler, musician and
Mrs. Christler; Sergeant Morrison,
| Private Oscar Montgomery. company
H; Private TingweiI, company L;
Quartermaster Sergeant Couch and
William Huer, his grandson. Cyrus
Freeman, of OIL City; Sergeant Lee
Badger. hospital steward Milton
| Cedarchrist, hospital corps: Private H.
Ross. company H; Private H. A. Mil
Ter. company H; Robert Evoch, COM
pany H; Sergeant Moore, on duty at
| brigade headquarters; Sergeant Marx,
on duty at brigade headquarters.
First regiment-Prfvate John
| Krouse company l.
Second regiment-Tne cook of COM
pany G.
800 Tents Blown Down.
| More than 300 teutR were blown