Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1912 — Lightning Does Considerable Damage Saturday Night. [ARTICLE]

Lightning Does Considerable Damage Saturday Night.

During the big storm that occurred Saturday night lightning struck the house of Dr. A. G. Catt on River street, resulting in sligttt damage- It- struck about 10:30 o’clock at the southeast corner of the main part of the house. Mr. Cait waa-on the rear porch at the time, only a few feet away. Investigation indicated that the lightning followed the telephone wires to the house, then followed a tin valley down the roof, where it entered the bathroom, tearing paper off the wall and ceiling. It also damaged a large plate glass mirror that was in the bath room, burning off the quicksilver and splitting the frame. It seems then that the lightning struck the electric light wires, burning out the fuse and caused the lights to go out instantly. No ev.idence was found of its escape from the house. The house was insured against lighning and the slight damages were adjusted this morning. From other reports that came in it seems that all the residents of River street were affected by the storm. At the home of Miss Gertrude Hopkins and mother, both of whom had retired for the evening, the electric light fuses were burned out and the fuse box broken. Fuses were burned out also at the residences of W. J. Wright and Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson.