Lightning strike and recovery of Alma H. Hale's sons

“August 23, 1874, while the two youngest son of Alma H. Hale were in the pasture driving up the cows, there came up a storm, and the elder says to the younger, Let us leave the cows and go home. They turned the horse loose that they were riding and commenced to run, but had not run very far before they were both struck senseless. The elder of the two was about two rods in advance, and received the slighter shock, from which he soon partially recovered, and he arose to his feet and started to run home, but he thought of his brother and returned back and found him lying on his face, dead as he supposed. He screamed for his father, and ran for the house, which was some sixty rods distant, but met his father about half-way. He then began to feel the effects of the electricity in his legs and could scarcely walk any farther. Brother Hale started in pursuit of his other son, and only succeeded in finding him by seeing a cow lying on the ground as if she were dead. The cow was killed and lay about three rods from the boy. The boy was dead to all outward appearance, but the father placed his hands upon his heart and found that it still beat feebly. He laid hands upon him and the boy began to show signs of life. In a few minutes A. L. Hale arrived on the ground. The lad heard the cries of the elder boys, and the two administered to him two or three times, each time with good results. They carried him to the house, when a number of Elders were sent for, and through the power of God that was there made manifest, he was by degrees restored to consciousness, but in the meantime he suffered terribly until nearly 11 o'clock. Then he got easier, and he is recovering slowly this morning. They found a hole torn in his hat in front and a slight scar on one eye, which was done by the lightning. — Millennial Star 36:38”