Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-26
4 KILLED, 50 INJURED.
Ian Awful EIecr.c Storm Sweeps
Camp 81 Soldiers.
FIELD HOSPITAL IS CROWDED


and Wind strikes the Encampmens
Of the PsnnsyIvania National ouard
A with Awful Results.
Gettysburg, Pa, July 25-dn An all
\ night search throughout Camp Hays,
where the 10000 men 81 the national
guard OF Pennsylvania have been In
camp for week and which was on
Thursday night visited by terrific
electrical and windatorm, shows that
three soldiers were struck dead by
lightning and that nearly a half nun
. drsa sthsr peSBons were Injured.
Those killed we're:
Corporal O. Milton Carver, company
c. Tenth regiment, Unioutown
James A. Barbe. company X, TENTH
regiment, Waynesburg
Private Clyde Morrison, company
ID, Sixteenth regiment.
The dead we're members OF the sec
Oad brigade.
The cots Of the hospital tents are
allied With the injured, some Of whom
am women and children who had been
visiting the camp
Governors Tont Blown Down.
The tent watch Governor Sturant
had been occupying during the
weeks encampment was blown down
by ne terrific wind and the governor
and bis guests were buried under tae
canvas. With the governor we're
Charles B Mann, Of The state railroad
commission; Colonel Gould. OF the
First regiment. Philadelphia. and Cap
tain P. H Wheeler. formerly Of the
First regiment. IN the tent adjoln-
ing chat Of the governor, were the
sisters Of Governor stuart. Miss Cora
stuart OF Harrisburg. and MRS Lech.
Ter, OF Philadelphia. and Mira. Charles
B. Mann, OF Philadelphia.
Il was with the greatest difficulty
That the tent they occupied was kept
nom collapsing The tall Iron Gag
stan In front Of the tents OF Governor
stuart and General Wiley was struck
~ lightning. stunning several mem.
eers Of the governors stan.
Baroe was sitting 10 his tent With
ahother soldier when he was enyel-
oped IN a blue flame following ter
INC crash and he fell dead. The other
soldier Paul Neels, was only stun
ned BY the bolt.
In he case 81 those killed. the new
army putteea furnished iust before the
men vent into camp, we're torn from
melr hmbs. the steel RIB being txpos.
20 Some Of the officers believe tac
s'e'i attracted the lightning.
Storm Came Suddenly.
ne storm broke suddenly. the
n'ad blew with almost cycIonlc force.
ne rain came c.swn IN torrents ana
ls hshtning was the most severe
ssFe IN yeara Although tie boar was
A's the camp slSa contained many
visit0rs.
ae second BRIGADE Is situated ia che
"*etl held o. the camp sronnd ana
e,s'y company street was sooa 4 run.
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