The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-12-10
CLEyERY.Y CAUGHT
The Rich Mans Fear of Burglars
The Story of an Electrician.
Bos,p N. J. Nspe,,. ~

At the dead of night, Dir. ]. B.
Anthony, wholesale grocer OF
Troy, ~. Y was awakened by his
burglar alarm annunciator, which
told him that his house had been
entered through the roof scuttle.
He hastily dresses, rings for po-
liceman, hurries to the upper story,
and hears the burglar in the SER
wants room, threatening her with
instant death if she made a loud
noise. a3-.
He was captured, convicted and
sentenced to Sing Sing prison for
ten years. ID 8. 3
SO said Mr.. c. II. Westfally, the
electrician of Westfeld, n. " to
our reporter. s-fa smi
aDs city residents generally use
burglar alarms?' M. J.. 4.1
s'Yes, all frst>class houses are
provided with them and Ihave new
err had any dissatisfaction from my
customers, many of whom are the
best known and wealthiest people
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and other large cities"
@Do wealthy men haye much fear
of burglars ?n D..
GAS a rule, wealthy men do not
keep valuables-in their house, and
yet they arenot sure that they shall
escape burglarious attacks, and they
don't feel secure without a first class
burglar alarm apparatus in their
house Every door, window and
scuttle is connected with tho an
nunciator, and it is quite impossible
ITO effect an entrance without the
fact becoming at once known. ~
+ 'sDon't electricians run consider
able risk in handling wires ?" -
. 3D..
| Gwen the most careful of them
sometimes get a shock. A few
years ago, while | was descending
stairs at EImira, N. Y, with wire
coil in my hand, g felt as if | had
received the entire charge from the
battery. For over a half hour
suffered the keenest agony. | die
not know but what | had been ia
tally injured, After completing my
business, circuit, returned to Bos-
ton, and for eighteen months did
not get over the shock ] lost my
appetite, all food tasted alike,
could not walk across the common
without resting several times,
."My head whirled and / reeled like
81 drunken man. | consulted the
best physicians in good many
large cities, but none of them Seem
ell to understand my case. About
a year ago was in Albany, and a
physician there stated that | would
probably not live three months.
But to-day" said Mr.. WestfaIl, and
he Strengthened himself up with
conscious pride, $50 far as I know,
/ am in perfect health. [ weigh 10
pound, eat well, sleep well, feel well,
and am well.5' One of my old ply
sicians gave me a thorough examin-
alton few weeks ago, ard told me
that l was in a ferfect condition
..at 'You are livery fortunate man,
SIR, y remarked the scribe, Ito have
escaped instant death after an cleo
trical shock. s.Jst ISIS
so, it was not electricity that
Frustrated me. 1t was a uremic
-convulsion. For all my physicians
told me | was a victim of a very
serious kidney disorder. And when
they and dozen widely advertised
medicines faiIedio to benefit mo,
Warmers safe cure restored me to
perfect health. rs That preparation
is Invaluable TO every grade of sos
ciety, for it is priceless blessing"
s.There is no need of death from
handling electrical wires if theopere
.aters will, exercise care, In our
burglar alarm attachments there is
NO possible danger from that
source. -2'@ 1--'e - - -. - :,