Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1920 — THREE WHEATFIELD MEN INJURED BY LIGHTNING [ARTICLE]

THREE WHEATFIELD MEN INJURED BY LIGHTNING

Edd J. -Randle and D. S. Makeever report that there" was a severe electrical storm in the vicinity of Wheatfield Monday afternoon and that three men, James Anderson, Floyd Clark and John Morehouse were badly injured when lightning struck the corn crib to which they had gone when the rain started falling. The men were members of a threshing crew at the Salisbury farm. When the lightning struck the three men were knocked. down and were in an unconscious condition for some time. For a time it was thought that they had been killed. Prompt treatment was given the men and all will recover. Anderson also received an injured foot, caused by a horse, which was struck ay the lightning, falling on him. The animal died. Several other members of the threshing run received slight shocks.