The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-12-10
CLEVERLY CAUGHT.
The Rich Mans Fear OF Burglars
The Story Of an Electrician.

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AT the dead Of night, Mr.. j. B. Anthony,
a wholesale grocer Of Troy, N. Y, was
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 policeman, hur-
ries to the upper story, and hears the bur
glar in the servants room, threatening her
with instant death if she made loud noise
He was captured, convicted and sentenced
to Sing Sing prison for ten years.
So said Mr.. G. H. Westfall the electric
ian of Westfeld, N. Y, to our reporter.
DO city residents generally use burglar
alarms? P"
eyes, all hrst-class houses are provided
with them and I have never had any dissat-
isfaction 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 have much fear Of
burglars ?"
CAS- rule, wealthy men do not keep
valuables in their house, and yet they are
not sure that they shall escape burglarious
attacks, and they don't feel secure without
a frst-class burglar alarm apparatus in
their house. Every door, window and
scuttIe is connected with the annunciator,
and it is quite impossible to effect an en-
trance without the fact becoming at once
known"
Don't electricians run considerable risk
in handling wires ?'
even the most careful Of them some
times get a shock. A few years ago, while
I was descending stairs at Elmira, N. Y,
with wire coil in my hand, felt as if /
had received the entire charge from the
battery. For over half hour suffered
the keenest agony. did not know but
what 1 had been fatally injured. After
completing my business circuit, returned
to Boston, and for eighteen months did moi
get over the shock. L lost my appetite; al
food tasted alike. could not walk across
the common without resting several times
''My head whirled, and reeled like
drunken man. I consulted the best physi
clans in good many large cities, but non
of them seemed to understand my case
3 About year ago I was in Albany, and
/ physician there stated that would probe
q bly, not live three months But to-day,
said Mr.. Westfall, and he Strengthened him
/, self up with conscious pride, so far as
. know, 1 am in perfect health. 1 weig
, 10 pounds, eat well, sleep well, feel vel
It and am well. One of my old physician
9 gave me a thorough examination fe
. weeks ago, and told me that was in a pc,
n feet condition"
|, ''You are a very fortunate man, sir
@ remarked the scribe, ''to have escaped il
u u slant death after an electrical shock"
n 80, it was not electricity that PROSTATE
me. Is was a uremic convulsion. For a
n my physicians told me 1 was a.victim of
% very serious kidney disorder. And whC
re they and a dozen widely advertised med
rs cines failed to benefit me, Warmers sa
IS cure restored me to perfect health. TIL
~ preparation is invaluable to every grade
a. society, for it is a priceless blessing"
1f "There is no need of death from han
y ling electrical wires if the operators W
m exercise care. In our burglar alarm attac
ID ments there is no possible danger from tn
u, source"