The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-12
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
DICK RICKLE INSTANTLY KILLED ON
WEDNESDAY, FATHER BADLY
INJURED.
Other Fatalities and Accidents We're
Numerous.

Dick Rickle, 11-year-old son of Geo.
Rickle was killed by lightning and his
father was badly injured during the
heavy rain and electrical storm which
visited this county between and Z
o'clock Wednesday evening. Mr.
Rickle is stone mason and is build
ing for himself handsome two-story
brick residence about 200 yards back
from Liberty street extended.
| He and the boy worked there till
the rain began to fall and took shelter
under a porch. Just back of where
they stood hung saw and coil Of
wire Down the wall, which it injur-
ed, through the metal, to MIR. Rickle
and his son came the bolt. Mr.. Rickle
thinks that he was unconscious for 10
minutes. Recovering, he cried for
help His sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas
| Rickle, and Mrs. John w. Weigle, at
their homes, 400 yards distance, heard
his cries.
The boy was instantly killed His
father was burned on the back and
his limbs were scorched. His shoes
were torn off. The boys back was
burned. Mrs. Rickle had been with
them a few minutes before the storm
and had hurried to her home, few
hundred yards distant, to escape the
downpour
The bolt Of lightning which killed
young Rickle melted a large nail
which was driven in the wall under
the porch near where MIR. Rickle and
his son were standing. Mr.. Rickle
was knocked senseless, and seemed
i'm critical condition at first although
he i now o. q fair way To recovery
His son was instantly killed and the
body found lying across that of his
father.
| The house was also considerably
damaged, many Of the rafters, being
split.
Young Rickle's funeral which was
largely attended, took place yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at st. Johns
Catholic Church, Rev. J. c. Mallon Of.
ficiating. Interment was In the ad-
joining cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Sterling Eckenrode, Joseph
Case, Raymond Yingling and Lester
Rickle James M. Stoner, funeral di-
rector.
The same storm passed to the east
and southeast of this city doing much
damage, washing fields and throwing
down corn. .M..M...
\ "A barrick 5Ox60 feet on the farm Of
Mrs. David N. Richards, near Hamp-
stead, burned down containing p tons
of last years timothy hay. Also a
farm wagon and hay carriage we're
destroyed by fire. The loss was part
| ly covered by insurance.
| On the farm of J. Edward Murray,
a deputy clerk of the Circuit Court,
on the Baltimore and Reisterstown
turnpike, about two miles east of this
city, MT. Murray and Granville Cop
persmith, an employe, had a narrow
escape from death. They were in the
stable when by lightning flash both
were thrown violently to the ground
and their legs slightly burned. For
several minutes they were PROSTATE
and unable to move, though both later
rose without assistance and seem to-
| day to b. none the worse for their
experience.
| On Reservoir Hill, at the eastern
edge of the city, bolt struck in
field or shocked wheat BE- longing to
Ralph 8. Reifsnider, another deputy
clerk Of the Circuit Court, and set fire
to shock Of wheat, which was par
TALLY burned.
"A barn On the farm OF Mr. J. =.
RAIDER on the Baltimore and Reisters-
town turnpike, near Finksburg, was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground during the storm Wednesday
evening. The live stock was rescued
with the exception of one calf and
from five to six hundred dollars worth
Of wheat was burned, besides hay, bran
and some valuable farming imple-
ments. The insurance was very light.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Grimes were
i'm the barn at the time, and were stun
ned, and Mrs. Grimes shoes torn from
her feet.
Mr.. RAIDER owns what IL known a.
the old Buckley farm. The barn burn
ed was the old barn, about one-half
mile back from the pike. Mr.. RAIDER
recently moved there from Baltimore,
and erected a beautiful new residence
which he occupies with his family. He
also erected new barn on the prop
erty.
The residence of MIR. Marion Flater,
near Finksburg was struck, the plast-
er torn off of one room and the house
otherwise considerably damaged. q
great deal of the corn i'm that neigh
borhood was turned down by the hail.
The residents, Joseph A. Barber
and family at the toll gate on the Bal
timore pike, near this city, felt the
effects OF the storm. There was
loud report at the telephone, and Mr..
Barber's 3-year-old daughter was in
1ured about the LETT eye. Mr. Barber
was considerably stunned.