LIGHTNING STRIKES AXE-HEAT
SETTLER'S NARROW ESCAPE,
(By Telegraph.—Spccial Correspondent.) Wanganui, May 21. The exceptionally 'heavy ttadMstonl which caught l'almerslon North at lu« of the week, when sevcraUreei) were "tack liy lightning, aso raited, other places with equal severity, aud advices from I'atd < lescribe a s ? tllcl S V4rr Sow escape. The. storm, i appears, vented its full force in the Matai, Moana, and Mocawatea districts, vivid flashes o lightning adding to the general fun of Howard, who was lmshfallinc when the wind and rain first commenced,, wont through an unusual experience. Ho had sloppccl work and was aboutto make for shelter when the (rrouud, for yaid„ round, was lit up by U'° liplitmnc. MrHoward felt a severe ]ar in Ins right arm and dropped an <! M ]>® f™* Mig. On examination it was found I tnnt (lie flash had centred about the axe-hend. which it had-struck with such force that the handle was split for a distance of live or six inches from the steel. At Mocnwatca the crcek was flooded and 'washed away several bridges. Settlers were practically isolated and up to yesterday wore unable to reach the '™d [or the purpose of procuring stores and other necessities.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1759, 26 May 1913, Page 4
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198LIGHTNING STRIKES AXE-HEAT Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1759, 26 May 1913, Page 4
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