Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Lindsay Lake Creek Home Burns.


In October 1936, Doris who was 11 years old at the time, was upstairs playing in their Lakecreek home when it was struck by a lightning bolt followed by a ball of fire that came down the light cord handing in the room. The thunder was so loud she jumped in bed and covered up her head. When her initial fright subsided she went down stairs to get her coloring book, and could hear the crackle of fire and saw a cloud of smoke rolling over the fields. Allen and Wrex who were hauling hay in a nearby field saw the smoke and rushed the team and wagon so fast toward the house one of the wheels came off, but they just kept coming. The Heber fire truck soon arrived but there was no fire hydrant to fill the truck's water tank so the house burned to the ground, however the crew was able to save things on the main floor.

1 comment:

lori d said...

I really like the family history stories, Dad. This is a classic story from Mom's life.