Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-17
BOLT FROM HEAVENS
BLOTs OUT LIFE
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CLOUDS approached The EuutnBBunl
Huup Hlags 1ruu 1nB ni1E passed Ensn
there ann znHy engaged II b-ls1 eun-
rs-EE1Inn Arranging a rsIurD -
EOidiisld fha1 evening VIII ; nutiuu
niczurH machine for the EzcnanEs
thea1eT Ten minutes affair the 1rucE
ana ann s1ass PASSED eaeh other
abom z1s n Is N.nen the liEiH-
HING dir III daadiy vrurk
Iaks Gooaf-isnf and tug DnnIsaliey
RsTe occupants o. the stage They
say thm almost immediately AFTER
they resumed their journey -hs uiDu1
fell upon 1hem and a shset u mai
siz inches xade resembling SHOW tai
ing rrpn rDul 5HH upan them
lightning DARED il and ON 81 the
cloud seeming 80 descend from ths
hEiss an1 spring uH ON a 1hs grnunl
Slsiis the aisclrie waves seemed 1e
anE-Rp the car
3Su nne knows exactly v'har nap
pensd 10 me mUlnr truck party. for
NJ. MclutB8h is stIn dazsd frnm ms
terrible experience His story lOdaE
varies N certain 0e-ailF from VIVA,
be told immediately afzss his return
fDr then be was IN Eaen mental ant
physical eundirluu mat he was alInos
unbalanced il ms MIND. uns SINE b
ms mead seeming ianumbsd the *
fsetE nor wearing or for q number o
hours. during which time he rHeeiret
treatment from physician and WA
under the close artention 81 friends
A portion o. NJ MeIntOshE nara
tive follows we were climbing M
hin and ] Was in The SOW gear
1hInE We were about q quarter Of /
mile beyond the summit which i
just beyond the bali PARK, wheu ID
: fash came and everything wen1 Carl
When recovered consciousness In
! machine was twenty feet from III
road with me clutch thrown on bu
the engine Sill running don
know how il was thrown ] surel
did not d. Il consciously Il is
eauter control and either rhrsw
: Involuntary OF il WIS kicked ON q
place when Frank WIS thrown froI
tine seat by the belt looked around
: not knowing Nhers ] Was. and the
? saw that Franks clothes and u
seat as vel ar the canvas eUrsr owe
! the bsef Oh the truck we're on fri
toot q pair Of ove-zils and sasEe
tham IL fhe water. which was rui
ming eight inches deep IL the rDai
: and slapped on, the flames. Then
thought tie gasoline wuuld exploc
and ran or into ths sagsbrush-
returned 70 rhe car and then som
thing in M head hurt and ran O
the road az fast as { could. with Il
whole wur4o looking dark snd the
scarlet Finally Z came 10 mysa
and thought ] cant leare %.
Frand back there and hurri.
back, finding the engine stir ruDuin
pulled Frank " into ms seat Al
i. started for Town as fast as the trui
lie would 20 ] felt that ] ought to fl
e Chisf Evans right away and took Il
= car TO me police station and then
r the morgBe vii shndasv ere
time ! pass the spot
The lightning boit entered n
Roseholisr on The top and the JEFF
his head. passing through ana
fictinE terrible external injuries.
though 10 blood issued. the Tesss
seemingly being Einged By The el'
triciiy The only INJURY sustained
Mr. Mcintosh was a severe burn
the third finger o. hls left hand a
!. 10 the outside Of his right knee. 2
], dsncing the course with . portion
!. the bolt took through his body, il al
= causing deafness o. the left ear T
lightning mace an indentation il &
;, gasoline tank without exploding Z
- fund. the one-ton truck being pri
ficsllv uninjured
Is An inquest is being held today