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Show Freakishness of Electrical Storm. Colfax. WTash. A remarkable instance in-stance of the freakishness in electrical storms is reported from the farm of August Siler, seven miles south of Colfax. Col-fax. Siler's son narrowly escaped death and a team, valued at $600. and a dog were instantly killed. Young Siler was harrowing with six horses, driven abreast when the storm broke. A blinding flash of lightning occurred. It knocked the boy senseless, instantly killed the dog crouching beside him and struck down the outside horse on either side without even knocking down the four inside horses. |