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Show Lightning Strikes Home in Imkt Several Persons Severely Shocked, but No Ono Is Seriously Injured. In-jured. 7 Special to The Tribune. LANDER, TVyo., July 6. In a heavy thunder-storm that passed over the valley Monday a residence In northeast Lander was struck by lightning and se-verely se-verely damaged in places. Mrs. Henry Dewolf, the only occupant of the house at the time, escaped uninjured, although al-though electricity darted all over the room In which she stood, knocking plaster plas-ter oft the wall In numerous places and moving the stove over six Inches out of Its place. The bolt which struck the house tore a big hole In the roof and traveled down several wires attached to the chimney under the room below, where, after setting set-ting the carpet on fire, It passed through the floor into the ground. Several persons In the vicinity of the house received severe shocks and a number of trees near by were nil more or less damaged by the bolt. This is the only instance on record where a house in Lander has been struck by lightning. |