Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1916 — Lightning Kills Good Span of Horses in Gillam. [ARTICLE]

Lightning Kills Good Span of Horses in Gillam.

The first thunder shower of the season came Tuesday evening, accompanied by quite a little rain. The big barn on the farm occupied by N. Osburn in Gillam tp. was struck by lightning and two good young horses valued at about S6OO were killed, and several other horses injured. The family were in the house at the time, but two of Mr. Osburn’s sons ran to the barn and succeeded in putting out the fire started by the lightning. One of the boys was quite badly kicked and bruised up in going into the stalls of. the frightened horses and releasing the animals. A Francesville doctoi- was called to attend him. No great damage was done to the building. The team killed was insured, and the damage to the barn was also covered by insurance. Mr. Osburn farms on quite a large scale and had some 25 head of horses, having just bought two more at the Sam Lowry sale north of Rensselaer that day.