Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1902 — LIGHTNING PARALYZES A MAN [ARTICLE]

LIGHTNING PARALYZES A MAN

Three Other Persons Hurt by the Fluid at Peru, Ind. Peru, Ind., Dispatch: William Jeffries was paralyzed and three other persons hurt by lightning in a very severe storm. The steel mills were flooded, causing suspension for a short time. Great damage was done to growing corn, as much of it is down. A washout occurred two miles south of the Lake Erie railroad. The Wabash railroad is being patrolled by a work train, the company fearing washouts.