The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-10
~CLEvEnLY CAUGnr.
The Rich Mans Fear Of nurglars-Thr
Story Of nn Electrician.

I. Inc Nieh Mans Fear OF burElarS-Th
Story Of nh Electrician.
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Atthe dead Of night, Mr.. J. B. Anthony
a wholesale grocer Of Troy, N. Y, wa.
awakened by his burglar alarm annuncia
tor, which told him that his house had
been entered through the roof scuttle. He
hastily dresses, rings for a policeman,
hurries to the upper story, and hears the
burglar in the servants room, threatening
her with instant death II she made a loud
noise.
He was captured, convicted and sen.
fenced to Sing Sing prison for ten years.
So said Mr.. G. II. Westfall, tue cleo.
trician Of Westield, MY, to our reporter.
"Do city residents generally use burglar
eyes, all first.class houses are provided
with them and | have never had any dis
satisfaction with my customers, many Of
whom are the best known and wealthlest
people ofNcw York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and other large cities.n
"Do wealthy men have much fear OF
burglars"
"As a rule, wealthy men do not keep
valuables in their house, and yet they are
not sure that they shall escape BURGLAR.
Gus attacks, and they don't feel secure
without n tirst.class blrglnk alarm appar-
atus In their house. Eyerydoor, window
and scuttle Is connected with the annun.
ciator, and 1t Is quite impossible to effect
an entrance without the fact becoming ut
once known"
Don't electricians run considerable risk
in handling wires2"
Even the most careful OF them some
times get a shock. A few years ago, while
| was descending stairs at Elmira, n. u,
with a wire coil in my hand, l felt MS II |
had received the entire charge from the
battery. For over a half hour I suffered
the keenest agony. I did not know but
What | had been fatally injured. After
completing my business circuit, I return.
ell to Boston, and for eighteen months did
not get over the shock. | lost my appetite ;
all food tasted alike. I could not walk |
across the common without resting several
tines"
"My head whirled, and I reeled like a
drunken man. lconsulted the best ply
slcians in a good many large cities, but
none OF tenn seemed to understand my
case. About a year ago I was in Albany,
and a physician there stated that 1 would
probably not live three months. But to-
day. said Mr.. Westfall, andl,e straighten-
ed himself up with conscious pride, $50
far as know, am in perfect health. I
weigh l70 pounds, cat we'll, sleep well,
feel we'll, and am we'll. One of my old
physicians gave me a thorough examin-
alton q few weeks ago, and told me that I
was in n perfect condition.
"iou are a very fortunate man, sir" re-
marked the scribe, "to have escaped in
slant death utter an electrical shock
20, it was not electricity that Frustrated
1t wa i uremic convulsion. For all
my physicians told me | was a victim Of a
very serious kidney disorder. And when
they and n dozen widely advertised medi-
clues failcdto benefit me, Warmers safe
cure restored me to perfect health. That
preparation is invaluable to every grade oil
society, for it is priceless blessing"
"There is no need of death from hand
ling electrical wiresifthe operators willex-
ercise care. In our burglar alarm attach
ments there is no possible danger from
that source"