Marshall County Journal, Aug. 21, 1913 -- " KILLED BY LIGHTNING -- Will Appleby Killed Instantly in Saturday's Electrical Storm. Funeral Held Tuesday Afternoon
A severe electrical storm struck this section last Saturday afternoon breaking a stretch of several intensely hot days. Numerous reports have been received of the lightning striking shocks and stacks and two deaths are reported.
James Sawyer, working on a threshing rig near Brampton, crawled under the tender to escape the storm and was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning which struck the tender. He had been in that locality for about five years.
Will Appleby, who lived six miles east of Britton, had just taken refuge in the barn and was awaiting the passing of the storm with other men when the barn was struck, the lightning passing down the wall to a wire on which lanterns were hung to a snap suspended from the wire. Appleby happened to be standing under the snap and received the full force of the electrical current, being killed instantly. A physician was call but could do nothing. Others in the barn were shocked but uninjured. A horse was knocked to the floor but was apparently none the worse for his experience a short time later.
The funeral was held Tuesday from the home, Rev. Albert Hart officiating. Nearly one hundred sorrowing friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place in Britton cemetery.
William James Appleby was born at Palmerston, Canada, Nov. 17, 1874. He moved with his parents to Willmar, Minn., and from there to Marshall County, coming here in 1883 remaining a resident of the county, up to his death. He was united in 1895 with Miss Irma Blood and they spent five years on a farm near Veblen. In 1900 he moved to his farm near Britton.
Deceased is survived by his widow and three children, Hazel E., sixteen, Miami, fourteen, and Joseph E. six years of age, his mother Mrs. Joseph Appleby; two sisters, Sophia Blood of Vandyne, Alta., Can., and Mrs. Margaret Gunderson of Britton; one brother, Thomas J. Appleby of Britton.
He has always borne the reputation of a good citizen, a loving husband and father and many neighbors and friends who have seen him grow to manhood from a child will sincerely miss him from his usual walks of life in the community."
A severe electrical storm struck this section last Saturday afternoon breaking a stretch of several intensely hot days. Numerous reports have been received of the lightning striking shocks and stacks and two deaths are reported.
James Sawyer, working on a threshing rig near Brampton, crawled under the tender to escape the storm and was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning which struck the tender. He had been in that locality for about five years.
Will Appleby, who lived six miles east of Britton, had just taken refuge in the barn and was awaiting the passing of the storm with other men when the barn was struck, the lightning passing down the wall to a wire on which lanterns were hung to a snap suspended from the wire. Appleby happened to be standing under the snap and received the full force of the electrical current, being killed instantly. A physician was call but could do nothing. Others in the barn were shocked but uninjured. A horse was knocked to the floor but was apparently none the worse for his experience a short time later.
The funeral was held Tuesday from the home, Rev. Albert Hart officiating. Nearly one hundred sorrowing friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place in Britton cemetery.
William James Appleby was born at Palmerston, Canada, Nov. 17, 1874. He moved with his parents to Willmar, Minn., and from there to Marshall County, coming here in 1883 remaining a resident of the county, up to his death. He was united in 1895 with Miss Irma Blood and they spent five years on a farm near Veblen. In 1900 he moved to his farm near Britton.
Deceased is survived by his widow and three children, Hazel E., sixteen, Miami, fourteen, and Joseph E. six years of age, his mother Mrs. Joseph Appleby; two sisters, Sophia Blood of Vandyne, Alta., Can., and Mrs. Margaret Gunderson of Britton; one brother, Thomas J. Appleby of Britton.
He has always borne the reputation of a good citizen, a loving husband and father and many neighbors and friends who have seen him grow to manhood from a child will sincerely miss him from his usual walks of life in the community."
Marshall County Journal, Aug. 21, 1913 -- " KILLED BY LIGHTNING -- Will Appleby Killed Instantly in Saturday's Electrical Storm. Funeral Held Tuesday Afternoon
A severe electrical storm struck this section last Saturday afternoon breaking a stretch of several intensely hot days. Numerous reports have been received of the lightning striking shocks and stacks and two deaths are reported.
James Sawyer, working on a threshing rig near Brampton, crawled under the tender to escape the storm and was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning which struck the tender. He had been in that locality for about five years.
Will Appleby, who lived six miles east of Britton, had just taken refuge in the barn and was awaiting the passing of the storm with other men when the barn was struck, the lightning passing down the wall to a wire on which lanterns were hung to a snap suspended from the wire. Appleby happened to be standing under the snap and received the full force of the electrical current, being killed instantly. A physician was call but could do nothing. Others in the barn were shocked but uninjured. A horse was knocked to the floor but was apparently none the worse for his experience a short time later.
The funeral was held Tuesday from the home, Rev. Albert Hart officiating. Nearly one hundred sorrowing friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place in Britton cemetery.
William James Appleby was born at Palmerston, Canada, Nov. 17, 1874. He moved with his parents to Willmar, Minn., and from there to Marshall County, coming here in 1883 remaining a resident of the county, up to his death. He was united in 1895 with Miss Irma Blood and they spent five years on a farm near Veblen. In 1900 he moved to his farm near Britton.
Deceased is survived by his widow and three children, Hazel E., sixteen, Miami, fourteen, and Joseph E. six years of age, his mother Mrs. Joseph Appleby; two sisters, Sophia Blood of Vandyne, Alta., Can., and Mrs. Margaret Gunderson of Britton; one brother, Thomas J. Appleby of Britton.
He has always borne the reputation of a good citizen, a loving husband and father and many neighbors and friends who have seen him grow to manhood from a child will sincerely miss him from his usual walks of life in the community."
A severe electrical storm struck this section last Saturday afternoon breaking a stretch of several intensely hot days. Numerous reports have been received of the lightning striking shocks and stacks and two deaths are reported.
James Sawyer, working on a threshing rig near Brampton, crawled under the tender to escape the storm and was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning which struck the tender. He had been in that locality for about five years.
Will Appleby, who lived six miles east of Britton, had just taken refuge in the barn and was awaiting the passing of the storm with other men when the barn was struck, the lightning passing down the wall to a wire on which lanterns were hung to a snap suspended from the wire. Appleby happened to be standing under the snap and received the full force of the electrical current, being killed instantly. A physician was call but could do nothing. Others in the barn were shocked but uninjured. A horse was knocked to the floor but was apparently none the worse for his experience a short time later.
The funeral was held Tuesday from the home, Rev. Albert Hart officiating. Nearly one hundred sorrowing friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place in Britton cemetery.
William James Appleby was born at Palmerston, Canada, Nov. 17, 1874. He moved with his parents to Willmar, Minn., and from there to Marshall County, coming here in 1883 remaining a resident of the county, up to his death. He was united in 1895 with Miss Irma Blood and they spent five years on a farm near Veblen. In 1900 he moved to his farm near Britton.
Deceased is survived by his widow and three children, Hazel E., sixteen, Miami, fourteen, and Joseph E. six years of age, his mother Mrs. Joseph Appleby; two sisters, Sophia Blood of Vandyne, Alta., Can., and Mrs. Margaret Gunderson of Britton; one brother, Thomas J. Appleby of Britton.
He has always borne the reputation of a good citizen, a loving husband and father and many neighbors and friends who have seen him grow to manhood from a child will sincerely miss him from his usual walks of life in the community."
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