MO d/c 13553
TWO YOUTHS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On last Sunday evening at thirty-two minutes past six o'clock a shaft of lightning struck a barn on the farm on Patrick O'Rourke, about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Edina, and instantly killed two well known youths of this vicinity.
It has seldom been our duty to record an event of such appalling suddenness and direful results, blotting out in one fearful instant the lives of two promising young men.
It appears that Harold R. Thompson had accompanied his friend, Hugh O'Rourke, home from Edina in the afternoon intending to return for Benediction in the evening. After supper the two young men went up to the cattle barn to attend to the evening chores. The severe lightning and heavy crash of thunder startled the family and they saw that the cattle barn was on fire. They hastened to the burning barn and saw within the bodies of the two young men locked in each others arms. Being prevented by the fire from entering at the door a brother of the deceased O'Rourke tore the boards from off the barn and rescued the bodies from the flames. The news flew over the telephone wires and scores of people went to the scene of the sad disaster.
The boys were about seventeen years of age. Their death of course was instantaneous. Harold had been struck in the face, the bolt passing down the right side of the body, tearing off the shoe and leaving a terrible burned line upon the body. His watch had the stem melted, a hole burned in the case and was stopped at 6:32. A hole was burned through his pocket book and three pieces melted from a silver dollar which it contained. The body of Hugh showed less evidence of the power of the shaft of electricity that had proven equally fatal to him.
The consternation and grief of the families of the ill fated youth was indescribable. Friends flocked to them to carry sympathy and such aid as human hands can bestow in an hour like that.
The double funeral services occurred from St. Joseph's Church on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in this city. the caskets which held the remains of the two dead friends were exactly alike and the beautiful flowers with which they were covered were alike and similarly arranged. The pall bearers of the remains of Harold were: Frank Fitzgerald, Frank Goeke, William Clote, James Kelly, Louis Smith, Frank Stablein; those of Hugh's remains were: James Gibbons, Frank Crabbe, Leo Normile, Louis Weishar, Leonard Mudd, John Witherow. The funeral service was beautiful and impressive. Haller's solemn Requiem Mass was sung with much feeling and was followed by Palestrina's beautiful "Libera." Then came a touching discourse by Rev. C. E. Byrne, bringing before his audience the necessity of preparation for that hour when
The silver cord is loosed and the golden bow is broken. When the pitcher is broken at the cistern, and the wheel is shattered at the fountain."
The double funeral procession then slowly bore all that was mortal of the two young men to the new St. Joseph's Cemetery. At the grave the priests chanted the "Benedictus" or Canticle of Zachary from the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The children sang "Pray for the Dead" from the Christian Brothers' Hymnal. Thus closed the last sad chapter of the earthly life of two who were friends in life and in death were not divided.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
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HAROLD RAYMOND THOMPSON
Harold Raymond Thompson was born in Mercer Co., Ill., on January 9, 1893, and was therefore about nine months older than his comrade in death. Only last year on February 11, 1909 he came to Knox County with his father who purchased from Mr. Skeffington the former McKay farm 3 1/2 miles northeast of town. Since last September Harold too was a pupil of St. Joseph's school. Perhaps the biggest boy in school, he was as obedient and docile as the smallest and showed himself an excellent student. He left school in March to help his father with the farm work. Every morning at half past four, of his own will he arose to prepare for the days work, which he did with the will and earnestness of a man of maturer years.
Both boys were members of the Holy Name Society, a society the purpose of which to discourage profane talk and cursing among boys.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
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CARD OF THANKS
L. H. Thompson and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors who gave such kindly assistance and sympathy to them in the loss they have lately sustained by the death of their sons and brother, Harold Raymond Thompson.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
TWO YOUTHS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On last Sunday evening at thirty-two minutes past six o'clock a shaft of lightning struck a barn on the farm on Patrick O'Rourke, about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Edina, and instantly killed two well known youths of this vicinity.
It has seldom been our duty to record an event of such appalling suddenness and direful results, blotting out in one fearful instant the lives of two promising young men.
It appears that Harold R. Thompson had accompanied his friend, Hugh O'Rourke, home from Edina in the afternoon intending to return for Benediction in the evening. After supper the two young men went up to the cattle barn to attend to the evening chores. The severe lightning and heavy crash of thunder startled the family and they saw that the cattle barn was on fire. They hastened to the burning barn and saw within the bodies of the two young men locked in each others arms. Being prevented by the fire from entering at the door a brother of the deceased O'Rourke tore the boards from off the barn and rescued the bodies from the flames. The news flew over the telephone wires and scores of people went to the scene of the sad disaster.
The boys were about seventeen years of age. Their death of course was instantaneous. Harold had been struck in the face, the bolt passing down the right side of the body, tearing off the shoe and leaving a terrible burned line upon the body. His watch had the stem melted, a hole burned in the case and was stopped at 6:32. A hole was burned through his pocket book and three pieces melted from a silver dollar which it contained. The body of Hugh showed less evidence of the power of the shaft of electricity that had proven equally fatal to him.
The consternation and grief of the families of the ill fated youth was indescribable. Friends flocked to them to carry sympathy and such aid as human hands can bestow in an hour like that.
The double funeral services occurred from St. Joseph's Church on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in this city. the caskets which held the remains of the two dead friends were exactly alike and the beautiful flowers with which they were covered were alike and similarly arranged. The pall bearers of the remains of Harold were: Frank Fitzgerald, Frank Goeke, William Clote, James Kelly, Louis Smith, Frank Stablein; those of Hugh's remains were: James Gibbons, Frank Crabbe, Leo Normile, Louis Weishar, Leonard Mudd, John Witherow. The funeral service was beautiful and impressive. Haller's solemn Requiem Mass was sung with much feeling and was followed by Palestrina's beautiful "Libera." Then came a touching discourse by Rev. C. E. Byrne, bringing before his audience the necessity of preparation for that hour when
The silver cord is loosed and the golden bow is broken. When the pitcher is broken at the cistern, and the wheel is shattered at the fountain."
The double funeral procession then slowly bore all that was mortal of the two young men to the new St. Joseph's Cemetery. At the grave the priests chanted the "Benedictus" or Canticle of Zachary from the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The children sang "Pray for the Dead" from the Christian Brothers' Hymnal. Thus closed the last sad chapter of the earthly life of two who were friends in life and in death were not divided.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
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HAROLD RAYMOND THOMPSON
Harold Raymond Thompson was born in Mercer Co., Ill., on January 9, 1893, and was therefore about nine months older than his comrade in death. Only last year on February 11, 1909 he came to Knox County with his father who purchased from Mr. Skeffington the former McKay farm 3 1/2 miles northeast of town. Since last September Harold too was a pupil of St. Joseph's school. Perhaps the biggest boy in school, he was as obedient and docile as the smallest and showed himself an excellent student. He left school in March to help his father with the farm work. Every morning at half past four, of his own will he arose to prepare for the days work, which he did with the will and earnestness of a man of maturer years.
Both boys were members of the Holy Name Society, a society the purpose of which to discourage profane talk and cursing among boys.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
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CARD OF THANKS
L. H. Thompson and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors who gave such kindly assistance and sympathy to them in the loss they have lately sustained by the death of their sons and brother, Harold Raymond Thompson.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
MO d/c 13553
TWO YOUTHS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On last Sunday evening at thirty-two minutes past six o'clock a shaft of lightning struck a barn on the farm on Patrick O'Rourke, about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Edina, and instantly killed two well known youths of this vicinity.
It has seldom been our duty to record an event of such appalling suddenness and direful results, blotting out in one fearful instant the lives of two promising young men.
It appears that Harold R. Thompson had accompanied his friend, Hugh O'Rourke, home from Edina in the afternoon intending to return for Benediction in the evening. After supper the two young men went up to the cattle barn to attend to the evening chores. The severe lightning and heavy crash of thunder startled the family and they saw that the cattle barn was on fire. They hastened to the burning barn and saw within the bodies of the two young men locked in each others arms. Being prevented by the fire from entering at the door a brother of the deceased O'Rourke tore the boards from off the barn and rescued the bodies from the flames. The news flew over the telephone wires and scores of people went to the scene of the sad disaster.
The boys were about seventeen years of age. Their death of course was instantaneous. Harold had been struck in the face, the bolt passing down the right side of the body, tearing off the shoe and leaving a terrible burned line upon the body. His watch had the stem melted, a hole burned in the case and was stopped at 6:32. A hole was burned through his pocket book and three pieces melted from a silver dollar which it contained. The body of Hugh showed less evidence of the power of the shaft of electricity that had proven equally fatal to him.
The consternation and grief of the families of the ill fated youth was indescribable. Friends flocked to them to carry sympathy and such aid as human hands can bestow in an hour like that.
The double funeral services occurred from St. Joseph's Church on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in this city. the caskets which held the remains of the two dead friends were exactly alike and the beautiful flowers with which they were covered were alike and similarly arranged. The pall bearers of the remains of Harold were: Frank Fitzgerald, Frank Goeke, William Clote, James Kelly, Louis Smith, Frank Stablein; those of Hugh's remains were: James Gibbons, Frank Crabbe, Leo Normile, Louis Weishar, Leonard Mudd, John Witherow. The funeral service was beautiful and impressive. Haller's solemn Requiem Mass was sung with much feeling and was followed by Palestrina's beautiful "Libera." Then came a touching discourse by Rev. C. E. Byrne, bringing before his audience the necessity of preparation for that hour when
The silver cord is loosed and the golden bow is broken. When the pitcher is broken at the cistern, and the wheel is shattered at the fountain."
The double funeral procession then slowly bore all that was mortal of the two young men to the new St. Joseph's Cemetery. At the grave the priests chanted the "Benedictus" or Canticle of Zachary from the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The children sang "Pray for the Dead" from the Christian Brothers' Hymnal. Thus closed the last sad chapter of the earthly life of two who were friends in life and in death were not divided.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
~~~~~~~
HAROLD RAYMOND THOMPSON
Harold Raymond Thompson was born in Mercer Co., Ill., on January 9, 1893, and was therefore about nine months older than his comrade in death. Only last year on February 11, 1909 he came to Knox County with his father who purchased from Mr. Skeffington the former McKay farm 3 1/2 miles northeast of town. Since last September Harold too was a pupil of St. Joseph's school. Perhaps the biggest boy in school, he was as obedient and docile as the smallest and showed himself an excellent student. He left school in March to help his father with the farm work. Every morning at half past four, of his own will he arose to prepare for the days work, which he did with the will and earnestness of a man of maturer years.
Both boys were members of the Holy Name Society, a society the purpose of which to discourage profane talk and cursing among boys.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
~~~~~~~
CARD OF THANKS
L. H. Thompson and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors who gave such kindly assistance and sympathy to them in the loss they have lately sustained by the death of their sons and brother, Harold Raymond Thompson.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
TWO YOUTHS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On last Sunday evening at thirty-two minutes past six o'clock a shaft of lightning struck a barn on the farm on Patrick O'Rourke, about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Edina, and instantly killed two well known youths of this vicinity.
It has seldom been our duty to record an event of such appalling suddenness and direful results, blotting out in one fearful instant the lives of two promising young men.
It appears that Harold R. Thompson had accompanied his friend, Hugh O'Rourke, home from Edina in the afternoon intending to return for Benediction in the evening. After supper the two young men went up to the cattle barn to attend to the evening chores. The severe lightning and heavy crash of thunder startled the family and they saw that the cattle barn was on fire. They hastened to the burning barn and saw within the bodies of the two young men locked in each others arms. Being prevented by the fire from entering at the door a brother of the deceased O'Rourke tore the boards from off the barn and rescued the bodies from the flames. The news flew over the telephone wires and scores of people went to the scene of the sad disaster.
The boys were about seventeen years of age. Their death of course was instantaneous. Harold had been struck in the face, the bolt passing down the right side of the body, tearing off the shoe and leaving a terrible burned line upon the body. His watch had the stem melted, a hole burned in the case and was stopped at 6:32. A hole was burned through his pocket book and three pieces melted from a silver dollar which it contained. The body of Hugh showed less evidence of the power of the shaft of electricity that had proven equally fatal to him.
The consternation and grief of the families of the ill fated youth was indescribable. Friends flocked to them to carry sympathy and such aid as human hands can bestow in an hour like that.
The double funeral services occurred from St. Joseph's Church on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in this city. the caskets which held the remains of the two dead friends were exactly alike and the beautiful flowers with which they were covered were alike and similarly arranged. The pall bearers of the remains of Harold were: Frank Fitzgerald, Frank Goeke, William Clote, James Kelly, Louis Smith, Frank Stablein; those of Hugh's remains were: James Gibbons, Frank Crabbe, Leo Normile, Louis Weishar, Leonard Mudd, John Witherow. The funeral service was beautiful and impressive. Haller's solemn Requiem Mass was sung with much feeling and was followed by Palestrina's beautiful "Libera." Then came a touching discourse by Rev. C. E. Byrne, bringing before his audience the necessity of preparation for that hour when
The silver cord is loosed and the golden bow is broken. When the pitcher is broken at the cistern, and the wheel is shattered at the fountain."
The double funeral procession then slowly bore all that was mortal of the two young men to the new St. Joseph's Cemetery. At the grave the priests chanted the "Benedictus" or Canticle of Zachary from the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The children sang "Pray for the Dead" from the Christian Brothers' Hymnal. Thus closed the last sad chapter of the earthly life of two who were friends in life and in death were not divided.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
~~~~~~~
HAROLD RAYMOND THOMPSON
Harold Raymond Thompson was born in Mercer Co., Ill., on January 9, 1893, and was therefore about nine months older than his comrade in death. Only last year on February 11, 1909 he came to Knox County with his father who purchased from Mr. Skeffington the former McKay farm 3 1/2 miles northeast of town. Since last September Harold too was a pupil of St. Joseph's school. Perhaps the biggest boy in school, he was as obedient and docile as the smallest and showed himself an excellent student. He left school in March to help his father with the farm work. Every morning at half past four, of his own will he arose to prepare for the days work, which he did with the will and earnestness of a man of maturer years.
Both boys were members of the Holy Name Society, a society the purpose of which to discourage profane talk and cursing among boys.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
~~~~~~~
CARD OF THANKS
L. H. Thompson and family desire to thank the friends and neighbors who gave such kindly assistance and sympathy to them in the loss they have lately sustained by the death of their sons and brother, Harold Raymond Thompson.
The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
May 05, 1910
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