Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26
CLEVERLY CAUGHT.
The Rich Mans Fear of Burs lars
The Story of an Electrician
Buffalo. \. Y. News

Buffalo. \, Y. News
At the dead of night, Mr.. j. B. An
thony, a wholesale grocer of Troy, n.
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 policeman, hurries to the upper
story, and hears the burglar in the SER
wants room. threatening her with in
slant death If she made loud noise.
He was captured, convicted and
senteRc ed to Sing Sing prison for ten
years.
So said Mr. C. II. westfall. the cleo
trican of Westfield n. Y, to our re-
porter.
DO city residents generally use bur-
glar alarms?'
Yes, all first class houses are pro
vided with them and I have never had
any dissatisfaction from my customers,
many of whom are the best known
and wealthiest pecpls of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, and other large
cities"
do wealthy men have much fear of
burglarsG'
'.As rule, wealthy men do not keep
valuables III their house, and yet ey
oiC hob CO1C lIstb lll6N S1ldkl SSCdDV our
glarious attacks, and they don't feel Sc
cure without first-class burglar alarm
apparatus In their house. Every door,
window and scuttle is connected with
the annuneiator, and it is quite impos-
slble to effect AN entrance without the
fact becoming at once known.
Don't electricians run considerable
risk in handling wires?"
Even the NEST careful of them some
times get shock. A few years ago.
while was descending stairs at EImira,
n. l., with wire coil in my hand, l
felt as if had received the entire charge
from the battery. For over a half hour
l suffered the keenest agony. l did not
know but what / had been fatally in
| jured. After completing my business
circuit, l returned to Boston, aud 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
times"
"Ay head whirled, and reeled like
a drunken man. | consulted the best
physicians in a good many large cities,
but none of them seemed to understand
my case. About a year ago was in
Albany, and physician there stated
that l would probably not live three
months. But to-day, said Mr.. West
fall, and he Strengthened himself up
with pride, $50 far "a know, I am in
perfect health. 1 weigh 10 pounds, eat
well, sleep well, feel well, and am well.
One of my old physicians gave me a
thorough examination a few weeks ago,
and told me that was in perfect con-
dition."
You are very fortuEate man, sir, y
remarked the scribe, ''to have escaped
instant death after an electric shock. "
80, it was not electricity that pros
trated me. 1t wus a uremic CONFUSION.
For all my physicians told me l was a
victim of a very serious kidney dis
order. And when they and a dozen
widely advertised medicines failed to
benefit me. Warmers safe cure restored
me to perfect health. That preparation
is invaluable to every grade. of society,
for it is priceless blessing?
"There is no need of death from
handling electrical wires if the opera
tors will exercise care. In our burglar
alarm attachments there is no possible
danger from that source"