The Glenwood post., 1910-08-13
MRS. H,.ses's., ses,.s, 95
LAID TO REST

In its last issue the Post could only
give the briefest facts concerning the
sudden death by lightning bolt of Mrs.
w. II. Hubbard and the serious injury
which Mr.. Hubbard sustained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard had been Wis
iting at the ranch home of Amos Raj
ston and after dinner and Just before
the heavy storm last Friday afternoon
they started to drive to the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Chapman,
a few miles away. Just what happened
along the road can only be surmised
since Mr.. Hubbard. the only survivor,
has no recollection whatever of the
drive beyond the fact that as they
passed the Green Fisher ranch Mrs.
Hubbard made some remark about .he
nice potato patch by the roadside
John G. Stricklett, after the worst
of the storm was over, saw a horse ap-
preaching his place and occasionally
looking back at the buggy behind it as
though frightened and yet apparently
too tired to run. He soon observed
that something was wrong and, going
out to the lane, he caught the horse
ana led it up to the Schleicher resi-
dence. Here the body of Mrs. Hubbard
was lifted from the buggy, so covered
with mud as to be unrecognizable.
Fred Chapman, standing in his door
way, had seen the horse as it came over
the hill from toward the Fisher ranch
and told Mrs. Chapman her parents
We're coming. But when he saw Strick
lett turn the horse around and lead it
up the the Schleicher home he knew
something was wrong. A little inquiry
soon brought out the awful truth.
Schleicher soon started out in search
of Mr.. Hubbard whom he found wan
dering aimlessly along the road, not
knowing where he was going or what
had happened. He was taken to Sclei-
cher's and revived as much as possible.
He has no recollection up to this time
of anything that happened and he was
greatly surprised when he found him
self wandering about and covered with
mud and blood.
1t is interesting to note the queer
pranks played by the lightning in this
case. A hole has been found about the
center of the buggy cushion where the
bolt of lightning entered, then it struck
and followed one of the cushion springs
and from there it evidently jumped to
the whip which was carried in socket
at the end of the dashboard. The
whip was literally shredded.
Mr.. Hubbard's injuries. in addition
to the general shock, consist of wound
almost directly over the heart where
the electric fluid seems to have entered
his body, and a very severe and pain
full burn on the back of one of his
legs. Within the past few days the
discovery has been made of two holes
in the hat he was wearing, both very
near the band. How they came thsre
is mystery which no one has yet been
able to fathom.
There is every indication that the
horse, which at first was shocked by
the fash, afterwards became frightened
and ran away. This is almost proved
by the manner in which mud had been
thrown all over the buggy.
The funeral of Mrs. Hubbard took
place last Sunday afternoon from the
family residence, Rev. J. M. Dickey of
the Methodist church conducting the
service. The service at the grave in
Rosebud was by the ladies of the Mac
cabees.
Mr.. Hubbard is improving slowly,
although the burned leg is still giving