The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING
MIR. FRIERSON MET
DEATH SUNDAY.
Was Getting Ready
For Church.
Terrific Storm Does Much DAMAGE
House Tops and chlmneys Fill
the Air-During the Storm Mr..
Frierson was Struck-Funeral
Tuesday at Pleasant Green
Baptist Church-LargeIy
Attended.

Last Sunday morning the storm did
its work in and around Nashville. 1t
was one of great severity, but of short
duration. Many housetops and chin
neys were demolished, trees were
torn up and great waste and ruins
were in the path of the mighty
storm which swept over the city.
The rain came down in tor
rents, accompanied with large hail
stones, terrific peals of thunder and
flashes of lightning. Just before the
eleven O'Clock hour of service, when
most people were preparing to attend
the Lords house, heavy dark cloud
arose, and many were caught away
from church, while those who mad
taken advantage of Satan and attend
ed Sunday-school were in the house
of worship while the storm spent its
fury. A sad incident brought about
by the terrific storm was the death of
Mr.. Eugene Frierson at his home on
Spring street in North Nashville. In
this home, which is a model of neat
ness, where love reigned supreme,
MI. ollu MIS-. M6IS pIGDdT-
ing things about the house and get
ting the morning meal ready in order
to get away for the II o'clock service.
Mr. Frierson came into the house
and said to his wife, in his usual low
ing manner, Sweetheart, I'm so hun
cry" She turned and asked him to
get some water and then they would
have breakfast. He picked up the buc-
ket, put on a derby, and went at once
for the water
Returning with the water, he had
just entered his gate when a hard
peal of thunder with a vivid flash of
lightning carrying a deadly bolt in it
felled him to the ground A neighbor,
who chanced to come to her door,
saw him fall and screamed to his wife
that Mr.. Frierson had been struck by
lightning, Neighbors at once gath
cred and carried him into the house,
where they found that the lightning
had spent it's force, tearing the derby
to pieces and breaking into the cop
per wire that bound the hat Four doc
tors were summoned and everything
possible was done but, in a short while
the soul had returned to God who
gave. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock at
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, where
the deceased had been a member for
eighteen years.
A large concourse of friends filed
the church auditorium to take the
last look at the deceased Funeral
eulogies were given by Rev. ]. c.
Fields, pastor of Pleasant Green
Church, Rev. Crosby, and Rev. c. H.
Clark, pastor of Mt. Olive Church.
Many beautiful traits of Mr.. Frier-
sons life were told, one of especial
notice being his devotion to his
mother and sisters. He was de-
voted Christian and loving husband.
Mrs. C. o. Hadley sang sweetly, I'm
the Shadow of His Wing" The
floral offerings were many
Mr.. Frierson was an energetic young
man who, following in the footsteps
of his father, was stone contractor,
and was also Pythian and member
of the Stone Masons Union, and both
orders we're out in large numbers.
He had by hard work purchased
a lovely home and was preparing to
enjoy life when God called him to rest
from his labors.