The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-24
LIGHTNING MAKES
FEARSOME DISPLAY
.l.-l..ll! NHapI'
Bolt Strikes Residence and OC-
cupants are Shocked Much
Damage to Crops

The electric storm which occurred
early last evening, was accompanied
by half an inch of hail and l.5 inches
of sweeping rain did much damage
Ia Guthrie and vicinity. This makes
the fourth rain with over an inch OF
rainfall within the past few days, with
continued showers today and lndlca
tlons for more rain this week.
II was just year ago today thai
the first high water OF 1908, visited
Oklahoma, flooding many places, doing
much damage TO crops destroying
much property and tying up railroad
traffic for a week.
Damage to Cotton.
Last nights hail did much damage
to young cotton IN this section. Re-
ports from various sections Of Logan
and surrounding counties Indicate cot
ton Is damaged td surh an extent that
much OF II will have 70 be replanted
In many localities. Where an extra
heavy sowing was made the hall LEFT
enough cotton for a fair stand. as The
cotton has not AZ yet been chopped.
The hail Us reported 10 have been gen
eral throughout this section. with heay.
Ter rain and hail to the west aud
south than here
Wire Service Disabled.
Although no heavy wind acc0mpan-
ted last nights storm the long distance
wires Of the Pioneer Telephone com
pany are practically disabled to-day and
there Is much wire trouble locally
The electrical display during the
storm was the most pronounced in
years Lightning struck several trees
south OF the city and In Highland park
aud the residence of Mr. and Mrs A,
-. Mari 9lt east Noble avenue
knocking Mr and Mrs Mari senseless
aad shocking lhe entire household The
bolt struck with @ terrific crash and
with such force that people residing ln
the Immediate nelghh0rhood ran out
into the rain thinking their own house
had been struck.
The bolt struck the chimney and
came down the flue In the kitchen Of
the Mari residence IN which room Mr..
and Mrs. Marr were standing The
room was filled with birthstone. Cook
Ing utensils IN The kitchen we're melt.
ed. the electricity burning holes
through the heavy graniteware Mrs.
MARI who mad not been veil com
pietely collapsed after the lightning
struck and is silll Confined to her sed,
while MIR, MARI who is part owner In
the Guthrie Marble works, although
At work, atill complained Of his head
this morning. Their son, who opened
The kitchen door 10 90 10 the rescue
of hls parents, was knocked down by
the electricity which came from the
Kitchen as he opened The door. A
young man who was calling at the
Marr house aud who was sitting on
lounge which had steel springs and
steel buttons. was thrown ceilingward,
The three daughters Of Mr. and Ers
Mari we're also badly shocked by the
bolt OF lightning The telephone in the
house was burnt out and many other
phones in the neighhorhood are oul
Of commission.
Limbs from shade trees were strewr
Other Damage Noticeable.
on the sidewalks ali over the city chs
mornlng
A cyclone " reported to have done
considerable damage tn kinglishei
county last night. while reports from
Oklahoma City state there was heavy
storm there last night with a nigi
wind which did some little damage
Tho Eastern Oklahoma nassensc
train was late Ia arriving today ani
d heavy track Is reported On the III
Smith g. Western road hnl little traffl'
was attempted today with the pasen
ger trainH RUNNING IN waNr II severn
places near Wellslon.
The Fufrow company greennoaa
again suffered much damage last nigh
By the hail, between 10000 and ao,eV
feet Of RIass being broken by the hal
The loss Il fully covered b. inanfanc1
say Cotton 10 Not Much Damaged.
saefelhry Chnclea Barrett Of th
| state board of agriculture ard + "
Iiaisl. eDttun reporter IN 0hlahomn e.
stlre department of agriculture 3
Washington. report this aftefnoo
that the hall did not DO much dan
age to the grpwing cotton aud cor
except III some loualliies aud Cha
the eptlon generally ever ise stat
was not far enough advanced 70 hay
been much damaged
1'he local slraxherry crop wa
+ badly damaged By the hail
The gnihrle street car compar
{ suffered some slight damage Al y
car hnfn Az the result If the Nleetr
Hsorns