The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
DEATH BY LIGHTNING

Nicholas Doering Was Killed Monday
Might By lightning While Stand
ing an Wagon.
There was one fatality in Dawson
county IS a result of the evere cleo
lstrtcAl. storm Monday evening. 1t oc-
I CURED on the farm of Adam Doeling,
who resides 18Smiles southwest of the
city in Tobin township. Mr.. Doering
and his three sons and Ben Barnard
OF this city were out in the harvest
ield, and whensthe storm commenced
70 show serious Indications they
agreed they had better stop and go
\ 160Sthe house, which was about a half
mile distant.
One of Mr.. behring's sons, Nichol-
as,sageda25 years, went ahead of the
party I vas in the wagon at the
time, and was ready to start for the
'HhOuse. As rhe was .stAnding in the
wagon box, holding the lines to the
orssssssssab bolt of lightning shot from
s%s7hessky and struck the young man in
satheahead. 1t passed down the front
Iasrt Of bis body, burning the entire
front of his clothes out and tearing
hiB shoes to threads. From his head
his feet the young man was per-
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ming. Fshe three men saw the bolt
strtkessthe young ina and they saw
him fail into the bottom of the wa
ron. The two horses hitched to the
WagonS dropped In their tracks from
the shoek, andsit was thought they
we're Afro killed, but they revived in
eshorts time.
The body of the young man was
taken y. the house. and It was an ex-
ssedtngly nd case.
gs,vIeeffal Accidents In City.
several accidents are reported to
n6ys oocurfsd A the city during the
1i1lGz1sfi1mil. The residence OF DR.. 3. e..
u ktng. on Second Avenue west, was
Sltrtck. The lightning entered the
rso,rlfneafSsthe chimney and went
through the ceiling n the room In
vhich Dr.ssking was sitting. He oc-
8eapied chair lust below the point.
lSidasste the..ghtning came through
stnecsilinE and the plaster fell over
MIMI e was stunned by the stroke
lndSforssaNtey moments he was blind
edand his hearing was stopped. He
MasSnot able TO hearth hissright ear
q 4 tpday. He feared that the.
@abbouSeSMas afire and went upstairs and
investigation, but there was
nlsso,sS dlTassNIisaiibiess Mrs. King was seat
6inanotherspo room
Observation-Disclosures, while the chill
sldfrsesnlN3were out of doors: DR.. King
mid his left arm was affected for a
~ moments and he could not let
n the paper he Was reading.
4 iikhtning played around the
9siles1ldsencesof J.AP. Reihsen and caused
Cbnsfdersble excitement. The light
Snling struck aStreethat was standing
rloses ehouse andKentered the
II III Kitchen window. 1t followed
hs5el@lssgEpiip and then expended It's
kpr0e. Mrs. Reihsen had her hand
ssySssnSsthlessdoor knob at the time Of the
ssSclrvaIilhand TaUeived distinct shock
othat Tor ne moment she was. UNI
! III 1t KS 3 the door, No dam
@eIgIesNsasalsadOn 10 the residence.
|S MrssssJohh sApger, 3O1 Hanson ST.,
#xaasasins the phone at the Cine OF
the severeastsscc1saashllp lightning and It
gSvesher such ssesvehre shock that she
Was unable sl,gtasn consciousness
tor DO minutes. To-day she is re-
poFted nj beins@some better.
rhe lightping played sad havoc
aslllatllftthe MISREPRESENTATION dis
t9hee hnAss.a lutte al large number
fesSden1sslines w~ererburned dur
Ing t.e q ny I, hslle-three Of the
Hons disttance lines-were put out OF
eoAPppissian, EF,nlly hall " q the rural
etelsphenass lines we're Il, damaged and
could not y used during the night.
Tho repair crew commenced to get
aearssyxe1Tuissday and by night
afsgsxIp1eeed sstoxhave alltthe lines In
5asa M eoridiitiioh
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