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Coulterville Clatter
On Thursday, February 4th,
about 2 o'clock, just after dinner was over and the family was
gathered around a heating stove, lightning struck the house of
Mr. Johnie Rugeley and their escape from instant death, at least
some members of the family, seems to be nothing less than
miraculous. They were around the stove, Mr. and Mrs. Rugeley and
baby and Walter Millican. The lightning struck the upper part of
the stove, following it down into the stove, tore several joints
of the pipe all to pieces, overturned the stove, then followed
along where the floor and ceiling met for a ways and tore a
piece of weather boarding off from the sill, up for ten feet or
more. Shattering the weather boarding into splinters and
throwing the splinters for some distance. Broke several windows
all to pieces and shattered every lamp shade in the house. There
was no fire in the stove but a lot of ashes and Mr. Rugeley
thinks the ashes saved their lives, as they turned the current
of the lightning outwards, and they were all in front of the
stove and not more than four feet distant. The jar was awful,
everybody was stunned and it was several minutes before they
could hear or realize what had happened. The current of
lightning melted holes in the stove pipe, did not hurt the sill
of the house but split up a live oak block. He says he can't
understand how the current of electricity got out of the back of
the stove as it did, without breaking the stove, which it did
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On the Trail-Gulf to Dakota
“But it was when thunder crashed, streaks of lightening flashed, and a deluge of rain fell that cattle forgot to be ladies and gentlemen and became panic stricken. It was then a real stampede where the herd was sweeping across the prairie. "Biographical Sketch" Bradford Robbins Grimes by Daisy Ferguson Grimes
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COLLEGEPORT. The home of H. L. Burns was struck by lightning early Saturday morning.
Matagorda
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Tuesday the lightening played some merry pranks about these parts. Put the fones out of commission by striking the wires in front of the post office, then it gamboled down to the home of C. L. Ash and finding Mr. Ash sitting on the back gallery resting from his labors. It struck as near him as possible, tearing the back of the house into bits and scattering the resulting kindling far and wide. The explosive force was so great as to blow out every window in the house. Damage estimated at about $500.00. Oh, no, it did no damage to Clifford, for he was protected, front and rear, with substantial bumjers [bumpers?] and the shock absorbers with which he was equipped. Certainly, he was able to bring the mail in, as and when, it arrived at the station.
The
Matagorda County Tribune, August 17, 1928 |
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| THOUGHTS WHILE HUNTING COWS By Harry Austin Clapp The Cottingham house occupied by Carl Boeker, has been repaired and is in fine condition. This house was struck by lightning last summer and pretty well torn up.
Matagorda County Tribune,
December 7, 1928 |
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Electric Storm Hits Matagorda Lightning Strikes Several Places and Is Followed With Wind and Rain
An electrical storm accompanied by high winds and about an inch of rain visited Matagorda at about 10:30 this morning.
Heavy clouds hung over the town and bolts of lightning struck chimneys and other places. One woman, it is reported, who was using an electric iron, was shocked and burned when a bolt struck her home.
Business was expended during the brief, but exciting visit of the storm.
The Daily Tribune, Wednesday, September 3, 1930
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This week started off just about right with a severe electrical
storm. Continuous flashes and unceasing rolls of thunder followed by
a very high wind and heavy rain. The barns and garage at Gus
Franzen's blown from foundations and several other light structures
moved. About ten p. m. Sunday the lightning struck a cow staked out
in the yard of M. S. Holsworth. Jack had the new cow only two days
and is now out of the milk business. |
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One of the prize milk producers of Herbert Gusman’s Jersey herd was killed Monday by lightning. None of the other cows close by was hurt. Mr. Gusman stated that the cow that was killed was one of the very best in his herd. Mr. Gusman is owner of the Sanitary dairy.
Matagorda County
Tribune, Thursday, August 6, 1936 |
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During Saturday night's storm, lightning stuck the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Brown of Collegeport. The bolt passed through the roof into the heated bathroom and exploded between Mr. Brown and the tub, knocking him unconscious. Mrs. Brown succeeded in carrying her husband to air and he revived. The downpour eliminated the danger of fire, but a large hole was torn in the roof.
The
Daily Tribune, March 21, 1944 |
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