Indiana Deaths from Heat and Lightning, Jul 1905
Posted December 12th, 2011 by Linda Horton
STORM KING AND OLD SOL
Cause Loss of Life in Hoosier State
FOUR DEATHS ARE REPORTED THURSDAY
Two of the Victims Are Struck by Lightning and the Others Are Prostrated by the Heat--Weather Sharps Believe Backbone of Hot Wave Is Broken.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 20.--Five fatalities have been reported from various parts of Indiana as a result of the extreme heat, and of the storm late Wednesday.
The dead are:
Calvin McCutcheon, Liberty Mills, struck by lightning
John Ashbaugh, Anderson, struck by lightning
John M. Seppey, LaPorte, heat prostration
Edward Fridlin, Kokomo, Indiana, heat prostration
Edward Cleays, South Bend, heat prostration
The Marion Star, Marion, OH 20 Jul 1905
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
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