Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-07-26 | Page 16 | Young Men Killed by Lightining Bolt

YOUNG MEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING BOLT Employer Moves Away From Them Just in Time to Save His Life. Special to The Tribune. PKOVO, July 2S.-J. Leo Bown of tins city has just returned from bis ranch m Warne county, and tells a thrilling story of his narrow escape in a thunderstorm when two men who were employe ,,i, were instantly killed by a bolt of lightning. Mr Bown bad a crew of twelve men working on a reservoir site about twelve working f ' ,,, .he storm oc- cu ?edF day of last' week. The young men were Doyle Maxflcld of Lyman and rSn'rVa't Wand' MflctS " standing under and against a large reo to protect himself from the lain. The bolt of lightning ran down the tree and went through his body, killing him inThenUother man, who was a short distance dis-tance from Maxfield, was struck in the head Sir. Bown was standing by the sido 'of the men only a few seconds before be-fore they were killed, but for some un-k un-k own reason he was impelled to run out into an open space. When be turned around ho saw the men drop to the Thed'same bolt of lightning knocked down two other men and three horses, but aside from being stunned by the shock, they were uninjured. .