New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
ELECTRIC DANGERS.

! orchestral artists running HlOUI VI WINS ''ii-
| ploycd to light stage transformation scenes, OF
| stcvcdores crudcly handling the electric lamp
| in the hold OF ocean going steamers, and lat
/ tcrly OF Il ducal retainer in England inter-
! ruptcd in his right to climb over Il garden wall
under the inalicuablc privileges OF the British
/ Constitution by unexpected contact with the
current used to light the progressive dncal
stables. OF minor accidents we have ,lppcd
! full. and. with Increasing knowledge on the
| subject, most Of us would have presence OF
| mind enough TO rescue a fellow-mortaI found
! clutrbinr a wire i'm both hands and pOUrress
/ to let go, by gently FIying him oil the ground
and inserting non-cOnductng substance
under his spiked boot heels. As to conidgIa-
| tons the gas companies, with that single deVo-
ton to the public veal which proves that they
! at least, among corporations, are possessed OF
! immortal souls have kept it before the people
that wire may readily become incandesccnt
and set fire to tallors' siguboards and other in
! Gammable materials in dense thpr0ughtarcS,
! like our noble Bowcry, where the electric light
Ia, become "a necessity Of evening life.
From the first Introduction of the telegraph,
popular belief has invested the wires with
vague uncomplehcndcd dangers, based doubt
less on the frequent discovery OF dead birds be-
meath the lines. As the uses of electricity null
tply, it is only fair that the ncHcl ID It's dangers
| should multiply al5oi but, unlike most popular
! beliefs, modern experience has brought us prac-
! teal vcufcaton of electric pcils. Ncyerthe-
| less. in all cases until now, actual contact haS
| been thought necessary to produce disaster
| and evil effects at a distance have not been
viewed a. likely to occur.-cXccpt indir' city,
| As, for example, when metallic deposits IN the
| pocket, Of the gulliblc have been attracted by
rill-eigcd prOspcctl,cs OF freshly blown COM
p3uics. A new danger has, OPPORTUNITY for
discussion dcycloprd itself OF ate, under cir
cumston,rs TO which the scientific and marine
underwriting professions will do well to give
b.eJ
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.,.'; ,ro,,,o,,Ion ,t..nc haas never b.,n half 20
obyiou, to the average mind aS the relationship
between tle Texan coast and Galveston music
hail has become to the crew and owner, OF the
stout bark Rcdewater. While on her voyage
in fine Gulf under British colors. with her lee
scuppers securely Lattcncd down and the STAY
board tanrail boviuos rr,led for the night,
tLat vessel sighted the supposed Sabine Light,
and making sail accosd.us,y, soon stranded.
ON investigation, it was found thdt the light
l,, ,,l,i.l her course had been mistakenly
stoorcd was mot controilod bv fine Treasury
n,,.or,,,,rt lint one which. ON the contrary.
cnn,,ai1od five omr.o,oont-.ocsin, poppiaco of
coly..ton and. from the summit of q lofty
LnirJin, a,Inr1d natives TO m, enjoyment Of
caIycstouior friyo.itic,. and foreigners Of a
..,t,,ir, tnrp f. WRECK, In lis moral ASPECT.
d.a inciIont !. a1.rf,pg and will donhtIc,,
,,r,o' -. an c,notion,I theme for mony q poem
~, Iectnra There has been noii,ing like it,. on
a largc scale since the Svrcns and the Lorclci.