Henderson County IL Archives News.....Lightening Strikes in Biggsville April 26, 1917
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Stronghurst Graphic April 26, 1917
During the electrical storm about 9 o'clock yesterday morning lightning struck 
the J.W. Dixon home in the east part of town and started a fire which was put 
out before it gained much headway. The lightening itself played some freakish 
pranks. It struck the north gable on the house, ran down between the bedroom, 
burned a hole in the bed clothes on a bed which stood by the north window, and 
jumped to the bed standing at the west side of the room.
It splintered part of the bed stead, drove a piece of it into the west wall 
and another piece into the room adjoining. It then trailed downstairs to the 
parlor where it ran along the baseboard and damaged the paper to some extent 
and also tore the foundation loose under the north side of the house. Mrs. 
Dixon was in the kitchen and did not know that the house had been struck, but 
a few minutes later found the fire in the bedroom where it had evidently 
started in the lace curtains hanging in the west window. She went to the door 
and called for help which soon arrived and the fire was extinguished after the 
burning the bed clothes had been carried out by Lou Dyson, who was first to 
arrive on the scene.

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