Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-29
James +. Harrington Meets
Sudden Death ON Course
at Country Club.
OTHER MEMBERS OF
GROUP NOT INJURED
Had Been Urged Not to
Play; No Mark ON Body,
but Clothes Torn.

IAMES E. Harrington, prominent in
J dependent oil producer, was IN
stantly killed by a bolt of lightning at
4:30 Yesterday afternoon while he was
playing golf on the links of the fulsa
Country club. j. 4. Flanagan anu
two caddics, who were within ra-
dur OF twenty feet OF Mr.. Harrington
were not injured.
The accident occurred ON the green
of the eighth hole of the club course
"A sDot about fifty feet square quar-
for of n mile west of the clubhouse
The green is upon hill and Is lu'ly
n hundred yards from any trees o,
other attractors. II Is made OF s'lhu
and is perfectly level 49,,
The flash which killed Mr.. liar-
rington was the only one of any con-
sequence noticed near the cruz !.
came during the five minutes pl ram
which fell during the afternoon
Had Been Playing.
Mr. HARRINGTON and his compan-
ions had been on the course Tor N'h''
time and when the clouds came up
inst before playing the elghth hole,
MIR. Flanagan and MT. CohheIS w
him to quit until the showers hau
DlOWn oNNlt 'NN ~
| out the match. 49,,
MIR. Harrington was nearest 'he
| hole but was waiting for Nc. ANA
gan to make his shot. w L. N'h-
nollv of the Sinclair oil COMPANY was
yetting a ball out of the water some
| distance away The caddy' 'lNlht
! Sinclair. had lifted the staluorl oIt
of the hole to allow Mr.. 'lanaHa'
hall to roll in. The other clddy' AT
Itbur Hodges, handed Mr.. Hartman
his putting club, which is 81 W''""'
land stood back. ,, s,..,
Almost Immediately the bllhu .iasI
o,ne stunning the entire group Noht
| nj them was knocked to the Eroun.
With the exception of Mr. Harrihsto"
who fell on his face e,.a. 60 ro.
A caddy, who was the Ilrst 10 re-
gain his senses said that Mr. I.tia ri.a'Ia
san was running about IN "A circle
Ssn,,nhlinp Mr.. Connolly. who was
snme distance off, was in dazeo
Within a few seconds both Mr.
I,arnVan and Mr.. Connolly were "A
the side Of Harrington. Inc wv
caddies also regained their composu.
a fter a minute or so and one OF thvl,
ran to the clubhouse 10 p'e"N '''
news. ,.,
When the two men turned iar
rington over his head and neck wer'
nrrnia I'm, he was not disfigured. Ill
shirt and trousers were split open an
MS shoes were almost torn OH NJ
b feet There was slight cut on M
, forahead but IL is thought that I'M
was caused when he fell. lie ma
hitten the end Of his tongue. HIS gol
club was still clutched in his hamo
5 His golf ball was not moved. II
- smooth surface of the green was ui'
disturbed. ,- t. III
Country clubhouse and Harringto
, vas carried half way over the coufS
when the municipal pulmotor arrived
After twenty minutes workthe hfs
men were forced to give up ana IN
% bodv was removed to Stanley q Nc
, Cune undertaking parlors where
medical examination was made. IN
: physician, DR.. y. f. O'Hern. state
that the oil man had been killed I'm
mediately by the shock OF the hsh'
ming. s,, q,
Mrs. Harrington was notified b
. neighbors and until "A late hour las
I night did not seem TO realize the III
81 port Of the accident. The body wa
n removed to the home, 1903 Carso
avenue. at midnight last night undt
the escort Of members Of the loci
order Of Knights Of Columbus
4 Body to old Home.
There will be no funeral service
> here. The body will be forwarded
' Wellsville, ~ Y, for burial this eve
V nins c. W Daley has requested a
knights of Columbus to report at IN
homo at $50 o'clock this Afternoon
i'm order TO escort the body to u
train.
4 Mr. Harrington h3d just returne
u from Wellsyille. n. T.. where he a
tended the funeral OF his father. u
went out to the club Thursday, b,
!, postponed his outing until yesterda
n on account Of the heat Mrs. Ha
rington urged him not TO play short
before the fatal game
- Going TO the course. he played wit
/ his two friends up to the eighth hol
where he was again urged to give u
/ the sport, this time on account
the rain.
Explanation OF the vagaries OF II
| lightning is almost impossible Lish
| ming has struck the local course Sc
eral times, but always where the
are trees or other distractions. tn
occurred on an open green.
The flag standard. which was he
by the Sinclair boy, was an ide
lightning conductor. but evidently d
not receive the shock, as the cadt
was unharmed. His arm was slight
penumbed. The ground was not di
turbed and none of those who we
within twenty feet Of him was inJure
The flash which killed him was u
only serious one Of the afternoon. Nj
J. {. Collins, wife Of the Count
cirb professional. was standing 10 Z
clubhouse at the time OF the fla
and saw it strike the ground. 5
said that it appeared to strike oN
the hill and that she did not nou
the effect on he little group n
eighth hole. although they were
rectly in her sight