Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-16
RAY w, ANsoN MEETS INSTANT
DEATH WHEN STRUCK BY
BOLT IN OATS FIELD.
EDWARD CARLSON, NEAR
HIM, BADLY STUNNED
Clothes, One Glove, and Sole Of One
Shoe Torn From Anson's Body,
Which Received Direct Forse Of Shock
Young Man Son Of Late Warren
Arson and Support Of Mother.

Lightning claimed victim with
awful suddenness at 9:45 today Wneh
Ray w. Arson, aged %. young farmer
living one mile west Of the city on Main
street, was killed instantly by a bolt
that struck him while working in the
oats field. Edward Carlson. a farm
hand. was stunned severely by the
same bolt but was not injured Sc
riously.
Young Arson was shocking oats Tor
Lee Batesole on the Peter Nelson farm.
the old Packard place, a portion OF
which Batesole had rented for the sea-
son. Carlson. whose home is in Indi-
ana, was also working for Ratesoie,
and at the time the lightning struck
was working fifteen feet away from
Arson, on the opposite side OF the
shock.
Body Terribly Burned.
The freakish results so often seen IN
cases OF electrocution by lightning
were apparent in all OF their hurTihic
details in Anson's death. Practically
were torn from his body. A glove was
torn completely from the left hand, put
that worn on the other hand was not
even scorched. The sole of the left
shoe was torn off as if il had been cut
with a knife. The hair was burned
from most o. the body, including all o,
the back of the head and the eyebrows.
The body was black as coal. from head
lot "a
appeared, and normal color was re
stored.
Dr. G. e Hermance, who was sum-
moned with the thought that possibly
something could be done 70 revive the
young man, said that Ansons death
had been instantaneous and painless.
Carlson Stunned Twice.
| The bolt that killed Arson stunned
! Carlson. knocking him 10 the ground
The man was frightened. and started
to run. He went 100 yards or so when
/ q second bolt came crashing into the
! ground near where the first one had hit
/ Arson. This stunned Carlson Il second
| time, and brough, him to the ground.
| temporarily helpless. He soon revived
under treatment, however.
i Son of Warren Arson.
Young Arson was the only son Of the
late Warren Arson. who was son o.
/ the late .Alva Arson. the Oldest brother
! OF Henry and Horace Arson, real pio-
/ neers o: this city
Young Arson was an exemplary
Young man and was the support of MS
! widowed mother Since Warren An
/ sons death Jan. "a, 1911. his son has
! been carrying on the work OF the farm
I supporting his mother and only sister
I Alvira A. Arson. The death of the
I Young man, sad as deaths always are
within family circles, will prove ar
especially sad blow 10 the mother.
Mr.. Arson was native of this coun-
", and was born on the farm where
his mother still lives Arson was {
member OF the Royal Highlanders
lodge of this city.
Lightning Turns Fingers Black.
w l. .Crl.l g North First street haC
q narrow escape shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning, when lightning struc;
near him, as he was sitting on one .
the iron benches on the court nous
lawn. The electrical fluid connected
with the bench and Grill was Slight
stunned. After the shock ne foun
hat the fingers on his right hand ha'
been blackened by the shock, giVln
them the appearance Of having bee
smoked. The color returned to tn
fingers in short time but Grill fel
the effects Of the shock for severa
hours.
During the same storm lightnin
struck in the alley north Of the Times
Republican building, burned out IN
fuses in the composing room, and pu
all the machinery in the building ou
of commission for an hour or more.