This Day in History: 1911-06-12
A devastating series of thunderstorms hit town for three days starting on Saturday night the 10th. A large tree on John Q. Young’s residence on Island Rd. blew over during the second storm on Sunday night, knocking out the main electric power line to Ramsey. Trolley Car #16 struck a large tree just south of Ramsey during the same storm. During Monday’s storm lightning struck the chimney of Elias Mann’s house. He and his wife had retired for the night. The lightning bolt struck him in bed from the stove pipe hole into the bedroom. He was unconscious for two hours but has recovered. During that same storm a fire was reported near H. A. Winter’s house. The fire company from Ramsey responded but turned back when they found it was not in Ramsey. A calf and heifer in Mr. Bush’s barn burned to death in the blaze, which leveled the barn despite the drenching rain. (Bristow)