| Show LIGHTNING AND HAIL DO MUCH DAMAGE JJ e Livestock JJ tock Killed Houses Struck Dien Men Injured and Crops Deby De- De by Violent Electric Storms Myton lyton and by teas by severe severe storms last Thursday and Frh 1 day da Hail as big as hens hen's eggs w re reported In the Redcap district and lightning struck many times about Dayton Myton The hail hall cut the alfalfa to the ground and Injured other early crops to some extent The lightning killed a fine mare and colt belonging to to R. R E E. E Miller l who who lives just south of town and a mare belonging to W. W F. F Leetha t who o lives near to Mr Air Mil Mil- m- m ler Joe Jo Joe Means Geo Livingston and ud Orin Smith were out in the Saxon Si Six during the storm and narrowly escaped death Orin was riding in inthe inthe inthe the rear seat holding down the curtains curtains cur cur- to keep out the hail hall when a terrific bolt ol hit th the car r. r None of the occupants were were aware that the car had been struck but remarked that the lightning g must have hit very close Smith looking up saw that the top tOll of the car was on fire not a a. afoot afoot I foot from his head They stopped th the car and Livingston got out Just then another bolt struck near the car ar partly dazing him It tore up the ground about an ant hill scattering scattering scatter scatter- ing ants ants and dirt in lit all directions The car car was damaged to some extent and the boys felt very lucky to have escaped Another lear hear fatality west of town John F. F Rowley was riding past the hO home le of Eldwin Wall when it was struck He cried out that the house was on fire and Eldwin came camo cameto cameto to the door They found no fire but when Mr Rawley went into the house housea a t fe v mi mil minutes l S' S later atte- atte Ti fe e 1 ro r un un- un conscious ns f us When h he regained co con consciousness n he be said that the lightning had knocked his hat off Mr Rawle Rawley Raw- Raw le ley was bi brought ought to town and attended attend attend- ed 1 by y Dr Enochs He seems to have p entirely recovered Mr E. E 1 M. M Jones tras' tras working was as Working south of town during the storm and aud a bolt hit very close to him but did not shock hint hini Lightning was seen playing about i the steel bridge and on the telephone wires and about the l light wires in several houses The stOl storm m is said to be one of the most severe that has bas visited this country in years It is hoped that it wont repeat itself Many lambs were killed by fey the hail ball It is reported that Geo Smith lost quite a number I o |
