Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-05
ANOTHER DEADLY CURRENT.

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An Odd but Exciting Accident in New
York-A Horse Literally Roasted
Alive by Electricity and the Driver
Knocked Into the Gutter-A Police
Sergeant struck Senseless.
NEW York, Nov. About o'clock this
Horning one of the wires on a telephone line
fell to the street from pole which stands on
Fourth avenue near Twenty-eighth street
and formed loop across the down track of
the Fourth avenue railroad. Soon
after 1t. fell Thomas Whelan, driver
of a -Hsyald delivery wagon, came
along. The horse stepped on the wire and
instantly came to halt and then sprang
aside and fell. The jolt to the vehicle
threw Whelan to the ground, and when he
arose to his feet he received q shock, which
threw him PROSTATE into the gutter. Regain
ing his feet again the driver undertook to
raise the horse, but as soon as he touched
the animal another shock passed through
him. He then comprehended the cause and
lay still.
| Citizens attracted to the scene noticed
flashes of blue fame emitting from the pros
trate animal. The flashes came from all
parts of its body and the smell of burning
flesh was perceptible half q block away.
Sergeant Mcdonald undertook to find the
deadly wire, and in makinga turn around
the wagon he came in contact with it in the
darkness. The wire struck him in the
forehead and he fell to the pavement sense
less as though he had been shot, but soon
after being carried to the sidewalk he slowly
recovered.
About O'Clock Foreman knight and two
linemen of the Manhattan Electric shop Wis.,
| cd fno rfV h1ar hna$
gloves and found the deadly wire, on the end
Of which the horses body lay. They pulled
it down from the pole and travel was re-
sumed after the horse had been dragged off
the track.
|
r. MARINE CONFBRENOE.
consideration of the Graduation of
Lights in Intensity - The Power of
the Green Light Nautical Miles "A
| Committee Appointed on Life Saving
Devices.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The marine confer
ence resumed its session here this morning.
Dr. Sieve-King proposed the following amend
| ment: t'That a certain candle power be
adopted as standard for the visibility of
| the lights mentioned ia these rules" The
amendment as amended was adopted, but
| with the understanding that it be appended
| to article three as foot note and not as an
additional section.
The conference then took up the amends
ment proposed by Mr.. Vernay, delegate from
Siam, that lights carried by vessels be
graded in intensity according to the MAXI
mum speed Of the vessels. Captain Mem
sing, of Germany, suggested that the adop-
| ton Of the amendment, in it's present form
| (the unit of intensity not being expressed),
| would lead to confusion.
On suggestion of Mr.. Hall, of Great Brit
| ain. Mr.. Vernay was permitted to withdraw
| the amendment. The motion of the dele
gate FROM Siam to append definition of the
term "uniform and unbroken light" was
changed, on Mr.. Halls suggestion, to strike
out the word uniform" whenever it occurs
in article three, and then adopted.
In the discussion of the proposition of the
delegates from the Netherlands, that the
green light on the starboard side of steam-
ship shall be SO constructed as to be visible
a distance of three miles, Admiral Bowden
Smith stated at the recent naval manovres
| In Great Britain he could see the green lights.
barely two miles.
Captain Sampson, of the United States,
said through Delegate Goodrich that he had
seen green light at sea On clear night five
miles.
The committee on lights had reported,
however, in favor Of postponing considera-
ton of this question until after the light
a report on the subject. The amendment
was therefore postponed for the present.
Several amendments relating to the show
ing and position of lights were proposed, but
NO action was taken.
Before leaving article Captain Salyeson
called attention to the desirability of having
the rules specifically state that the miles
be named in the statute or nautical miles,
inasmueh as there is difference of eight
hundred feet. The delegates from the Neths
erlands and Great Britain stated that
their local regulations specified the mile
to mean nautical. Article 4-''Lights for
towing vessels" was next taken up and Mr..
sci being towed at q distance of six feet apart
instead of three, as now, was read. Mr..
Goodrich said that distance of four feet
between the lights was enough. Mr.. Hall re-
sponded that six feet had been fixed upon
altar series Of experiments which demon
strated that lights less than six feet apart
would blend into one at distance of ave
miles. Mr.. Goodrich said that five miles was
rather long way off to determine the signal
lights on a vessel being lowed. The
amendment was adopted. An amendment
offered by Captain Schackford was to effect
that towing vessel shall carry small white
light abaft the funnel or after-masthead for
the vessel being towed to steer by. After
being amended to make the rule permieetve
instead Of mandatory, and requiring that the
light shall be SO placed as not to show for
ward, the amendment was adopted, Is to 4.
Before adjournment Admiral Franklin an
nounced the following committee on life saw
ing devices:
Belgium, Theobald Verbrugghe; China,
Captain A. NJ Bishee; Chilli, Rear-Admiral
Oscar Wei; France, Captain K. Rehardi;
Spain, Lieutenant Baldorone Vega de Seoane;
the Netherlands, J. a. Van Styne; United
States, Sumner I. Kimball.
The conference then adjourned until to-
morrow morning.