Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-07-28 | Page 8 | Struck by Lightning - Came near Drowning

oo STRUCK BY LIGHTNING CAME NEAR DROWNING Salt Lake July 28 Charles Hol-bcrg Hol-bcrg nn employe of Heagren's fish market, and Francis King, a compan ion. arc congratulating themselves up on i heir e-cape from death Sunday af ternoon. first by lightning and second sec-ond by drowning. The two young men were fishing in the Jordan river, near the old copper cop-per smelter. Lightning struck the tree under which they sat and both foil into the r!er stunned King recovered re-covered himself first and called loud ly for help The two were helped out of the water by women picnickers, picnick-ers, who rauKhf hold of hands, forming form-ing a chain down the bank, the last woman extending her hand to K.ng, who climbed out, pulling his friend with him. Neither was 6eriously Injured. In-jured. no