Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-01 | Page 15 | Lightning Causes 2 Cache County Fires

Lightning Causes Cause 2 Cache ac e County Fires LOGAN LOGA Oct 1 Lightning I.-Lightning caused two fires tires in the county during Wednesday afternoons afternoon's thunder thunderstorm thunder thunder- storm At 1 o o'clock loCk the county fl ne engine made a run to the property of Joseph Pitcher of ot where a barn and hay Valued fit t 1000 and Insured for were were a d dV t. t ed by fire caused b by The county and ana an Smithfield fire Ge Departments tic tic- had to work ork fast to save sa adjoining property At 5 o o'clock clock the county fire engirt engine was cal calved caled ed to Hyrum where lIgh ning striking a chimney y on Amos Amo Larsen's house house caromed caromed off shot a i hole holo through the roof and reaching the ceiling of ot the room b below low cu through six ceiling joists set t eighteen eighteen eighteen eight eight- een Inches apart as smoothly a as though with a saw saw leaving no trace of fire then Jumped to the electric wiring burning off the Insulation and firing the roof Damage w was wa slight not exceeding 2 25 23 The place pace was uninsured