The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-09
LIGHTNING DANGEROUS
DOES FATAL WORK IN SOUTH
CAROLINA TOWNS
Local Storms Seem to Occur Over
the Entire State-Cattle Killed
and Buildings Struck.

and Buildings Struck.
At Pickens on Sunday Demus
Cant, eighteen years of age, was kill
ed and Homer Davis was knocked
senseless and seriously injured dur
ing thunderstorm which visited
that section. The boys were coming
into town just as the cloud was near
ly up and thinking that they could
get home before the rain, began to
run, and running near the home Of
Craig Baker the fatal bolt came.
Saturday night a mule and horse
belonging to Howe Lennon, assist
ant farm demonstrator for Fairfield
County, were killed by lightning.
A negro tenant and his wife, 1iv-
| ing on the plantation of DR.. J. C.
Buchanan, near Winnsboro, were
killed Sunday afternoon when light
ming struck their home.
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While Cleveland Byrd, negro liv-
ing near Eastover, was plowing Mon
day during the heavy electric storm,
his plow was struck by lightning and
his mule was killed. The negro was
shocked but was not seriously hurt.
During an electric storm that pass
ed about midnight Saturday night the
station building of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, at wilson's Mill, six
miles east of Manning, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
At Columbia lightning fred barn
of the farm Of W. T. Martin on the
Bluff road, opposite the State fair
grounds, causing damage amounting
to about $500, according to the own
er. Several heads Of live stock were
saved.
During an electric storm at Jeffer-
son Sunday afternoon w. J. Arm
fields residence was struck by light
ming. The building was ignited and
soon destroyed by the flames. By
prompt action of the citizens and
family part Of the household effects
was saved None Of the members of
the family were hurt other than be-
ing slightly stunned.
Sunday afternoon Bessie Mclean,
negro girl sixteen years old,
daughter Of Henry Mclean, who lives
near Lamar, had just returned home
from church and was sitting near the
chimney during a thunderstorm
bolt of lightning struck the roof and
killing the girl instantly. The rest
of the family was in the same room,
but no one was even stunned.
At Columbia on Monday bolt OF
lightning shattered the flag pole on
the post Office, throwing the splinters
for distance Of 80 feet or more.
All the electric lights in the post Of
fee building were snapped out. The
flag pole was new, having been erect
ed in the place Of an old one about
three weeks ago at a cost Of about
$50.
Lizzie Gertrude, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Smith, Of the lower
Hollow Creek section, near Lex1ng-
ton, was killed by a bolt Of light
ming Sunday evening. She lacked
only a few days of being six years
old. She was out in the yard playing
under a cedar tree about six o'clock
when a bolt struck the tree and kill
ed the child.
For the eighth time within the past
few weeks-since the heated weather
has brought on electrical storms
lightning Sunday afternoon struck in
the yard OF the home Of John Wallen-
burg, a mile from Aiken, on the Lev
els. The Wallenburg home is In a
beautiful grove. Sunday afternoon a
tree, only a few feet from the house,
was splintered.
During the past week there have
been several severe electrical storms,
the worst being on Saturday after
noon, the greatest damage being done
west of Bishopville. The gin OF Os-
car Watson was struck by lightning
and burned, as well as his oat crop,
which he had stored here. The after
noon train had to stop near town to
remove debris from the track.
A terrific electric storm that pass
ed over the Landsford section OF
Chester county about daybreak Sun
day morning resulted in the loss by
R. H. Fudge of pair Of fine 1900
pound horse mules, valued at $500.
In the eastern part Of the county i'm
mense damage to trees was done by
the storm, also a large number being
lifted up by the roots. The crops
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