Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-12-25

The Rich Mans Fear of Burglars
The Story of an Electrician.
Buffalo, II. Y, News.

At the dead OF night, Mr.. j B. An
thony, wholesale grocer of Troy, N.
Y, was awakened by his burglar alarm
annunciator, which told him that
his house had been entered through che
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 if she made loud noise.
He was captured, convicted and
sentenced to Sing Sing prison for ten
years.
So said Mr.. @. II. Westfall, the cleo
trician CT WestfeId 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 have never 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 have much fear of
burglare?"
Gas rule, wealthy men do net keep
valuables IN their house, and vet thew
are not sure that they shall escape bur
glarious attacks, and they don't feel
secure withOuta Tirst-class burglar alarm
apparatus in their house. Every door.
window and scuttle is connected with
the annunciatYr or, and it is quite impos-
sIble to effect an entrance without the
fact becoming at once Known"
'D3n't electricians run considerable
risk in handbag wires?'
Gwen the most careful of them
sometimes get a shock. A few years
ago, whileI was descending stairs al
Elmira, N Y, with wire coil in nv
hand, felt as if [ had received the en-
tire charge from the battery. For over
a half hour suffered the keenest agony.
[ did not know tut what had been
fatally Injuries. After completing my
business circuit, returned 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 sew
eral times"
my head whirIed, and I reeled like
drunken man. l consulted the best
physicians in a good many large cities,
but none of them seemed to under5 tand
my case. About year ago | was ia
Albany, and a phys clan there stated
that | would probably nos live three
AnOhDAA"' DoO OO-ohy, o@ld MI. w OSb-
fall, and he Strengthened himself up
with pride, $50 far as l know, am in
perfect health. I weigh ITO pounds, eat
well, sleep well, feel we'll, and am WELL
One of my old physicians gave me a
thorough examination a few weeks ago,
and told me that was in a perfect con-
ditiOn."
You are very fortunate man, sir, %
remarked the scribe, "to have escaped
instant death after an electric shock. y
80, it was not electricity that pros
tr2ted me. It was a uremic convul-
sion. For al my physicians told me I
was a victim of a very serious kidney
disorder. And when they and dozen
widely advertised medicines failed TO
benefit me, warmers safe cure restored
me to perfect health. THAI 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
te~s will exercise care. In our burglar
alarm attachments there is no possible
danger from that source"