Niantic, Illinois Storm
April 24, 1880
A Close Call Near Niantic.
Saturday night between eight and eleven o’clock,
one of the most terrific rain, wind and thunder
storms we have yet experienced visited this
locality.
NEAR NIANTIC.
While the storm was raging furiously Saturday
night, the dwelling and house of
Mr. Robert Moore,
three miles north of Niantic, was struck by
lightning and considerably damages. The house,
our informant, A. W.
Wells, states was torn up, and though
there were eight persons sleeping in the
apartments at the time, not one was injured. One
end was torn out, and the sheeting and shingles
were lifted off as if torn up with a crowbar.
The plastering fell from the ceiling on the
second floor and completely covered the bed in
which Robert Moore,
jr., and his cousin,
Hugh Moore,
were sleeping. The former, after the crash,
found himself awake and sitting on the edge of
the bed, though what startled him he couldn’t
tell, until he saw the damage done. Hugh was not
disturbed in the least, and had to be waked up.
A mare in the barn was killed, and her cold
escaped injury. The house was insured for $800
in the “Phoenix” company, for which a gentleman
at Taylorville is the agent.
Decatur Daily Republican, Decatur, IL 26 Apr
1880
Transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
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