Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Ten GUARDSM[N
HURT N storm
MiLlTlAMEN STUNNED WHEN
LIGHTNING STRIKES TENTS
AT CAMP DODGE.
TERRIFIC DowNPouR
FLOODS CAMP GROUNDS
Victims Of Storm Taken to Field Hos
pitai But None Suffer Severe In.
juries-Many Tents Are Leveled
Damage Will Cause Only Temporary
Inconveniences.

Des Moines, July. 14.-Electric, wind
Camp Dodge late yesterday afternoon
resulted in the injury of ten guards
and the wrecking of more than fifty
tents.
Of the ten injured all but one were
struck by lightning during one Of the
worst electrical storms that ever Wis
tied this vicinity. They were severely
stunned but all are expected to recover.
The injured are:
Lloyd Williams, Of Sioux City, Com
pany II. Second infantry.
Harold Doherty, Of Sheldon, Com
pany E, Second infantry.
Leo Stephens, Of Mason City, Com
pany A, Second infantry.
Ray Pickett, of Mason City, Com
pany "A, Second infantry.
Willis Prussia, Of Mason City, Com
pany A, Second infantry.
Nathan R. Cave, of Webster City.
Company c. Second infantry.
Q. M. Sergt. David Oyler, Of Des
Moines, Company B, Third infantry.
Harold Kingsbury, Of Ames, Com
pany I, Second infantry.
@. M. Sergt. p Cartwright Of Cor
ming, Company K, Third infantry.
Forbes English, Of Villisca, Com
pany F, Third infantry.
While a heavy sheet of rain poured
down upon the camp, turning roads
into streams, the hospital corps
worked heroically with the lightning
victims.
Ambulances Kept Busy.
The three motor ambujances plowed
thru mud and water. as the injured
soldiers were rushed to regimental hos
pitals and later to the field hospital.
where they received medical attention.
Maj David S. Fairchild. of Clinton.
commanding the hospital corps and de-
tachrnents, said last night that all Of
the boys will recover. Several of
them would probably have been killed
had it not been for the fact that the
great volumesof rain made fairly good
conductors Of practically everythins.in
camp" he declared. 7
Lloyd Williams Of SIOUX City re-
ceived the most serious injuries OF the
lightning victims. Williams, with other
members of Company H, Second in
fantry. was attempting to keep a tent
from being blown over by the wind.
He was in a standing position with
his hands onathe tent pole. The pole
was shattered by a iglrtning and VIII
liams thrown tosthe ground. where he
lay unconscious until picked up by a
squad from the regimental hospital
His right arm was paralyzed and he
lay in great pain at the field hospital
last night. However. his condition w: S
not regarded as critical.
Williams companions said he got
his shock from bayonet which was
between his, arm and the tent pole.
caIlEFrom Rifle Range.
In the midst OF the storm, which
ragged for more than two hours, a
series of violent flashes blew out the
fuses of all but one of the telephone
lines connecting with the switchboard
at brigade headquarters. :.
In the lull which followed the crash
the telephone bell rang. 1t was the
rifle range calling.
Hurry an ambulance to the range,
man is struck by Lightning "a voice
yelled over the phone.
The next instant another flash left
Camp Dodge entirely shut off from the
outside world.
The Second regiment ambulance
made wild run thru the storm. bring
ing back Harold Kingsbury, of Ames,
Company I.
kingsbury was struck while in the
range messhouse, where he had sought
shelter. He was lying PROSTATE upon
the floor when the ambulance arrived
Quartermaster Sergeant Cartwright
was in the messhouse OF Company X.
Third dnfantry.s His hand was badly
burned when he touched metal door
knob.