New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-24
A FALL SAVED HIS LIFE.
AN ELECTRIC SHOCK THAT NEARLY
KILLED A LINEAIAN.
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK Is KNOCKED FROM A
POLE BY A CURRENT AND THUS ESCAPES
DDING BURNED TO DrATI-HI5
INJURIES SERIOUS.

Michael Fitzpatrick. lncman in tho employ
of the Metropolitan Telephone Company. had
narrow escape from death at Firs-ave. and EiGh-
ticth-st. yesterday afternoon. llc was shocked
by an electric light wire and knocked of n telr-
graph pole, receiving slight burn on the neck
fracture Of the collar bore and serious internal
injuries. The pole from which Fitzpatrick fell
is directly in front Of J. W. Castles bakery at
40. 5"6 First-avc and its five crOs--arms are
loaded with telegraph and telephone wires The
lower crOss-arm is about twenty feet above the
sidewalk. Next door to the bakery on the cor
npr Is Grrrnbaums incnt market. which has rirr-
trio lights in front Of it, The wires OF IN" Mall
haitian Electric Light Company are OIL tall poles
in Eiohticth-st., and from one Of those wire, Is
loop to Grecnbaums market. For some reason.
which nobody seemed TO be able TO explain yes
terlay, there was Il loop extending from the wires
in front Of the market to tho telegraph pole in
front of the baker,. Tim, loop was not con
ncctrd with any Of the wires on tho po!c. hn' was
fastened TO the pole by - button near the lower
crossarn.
Fitzpatrick is careful lincman and has fam
lis at No. 2l4 Fast Twenty -iifth-si. lie climbed
the pole in front OF the bakery at p m yestcr-
day to make some repair, TO telephone WIT"
there. and was obliged to work with his h'ad helr
the dangerous HOp. It'IoIP ne I'iu wv" "' WIN
many minutes lr accidentally touched the loop
with the left side Of his neck. Instantly he lost
consciousness and fell.
John Doolcy vino lives over the bakery. VIII
Ne ,srd the accident; lie saw the linrmans hands
fail and then his body SWAY over una drop:
Ftzpstrick fell sllcWis, toward the ground, ana
struck against vcn,lcrs wagon w.urh vas
against the curb,:onc. 'losc To the pole" trouI
ihp wagon he rolled oi! to the sidewalk. anu i'I
there sen.rlcss Dooley ran t him and raised
his head. shouting for help. Several "'h"r men
pnswerrd the call and helped I" carry iiin lII'o
rho bakery Polirrmrn smith. Of thr f''t
Eighty -,glIi hist. station. ran 10 summon ali
amh,Ian from 'r Presbyterian Hospital.
Ieforr the ambulance arrived fu7pa'ricN r"
gained his SENSES AMI was al,r +" talk lie con-
ulain,sl Of great pain in his rl side and >houdri
hni said lac had no recollection oi ldiiih- v u"
ap,rare, 10 ,r dangerously hurt. tie Rcv fath''i'
Nurray and Met ;ratn called troil ~; Mohi''
hnrcl in seventy ninth 81. ana 'h'E h'''1ill'N
surgeon rNan,ine Fii2rurirk. and sold Ia" Wa"
mo-, ,ninrrd fatally II "n ~hs red mark -"
the lin,.inan', n."'i wLrr me ~.i" hI 'r"f pea
Tie skin Iils collar -i"t.c wt> hI"hnl tIII IA
,ur.ron tlrnugli tw" or tar'r RIBS "n H. 'ii 'l''
! we're broken also. fitzpatrick was ""c I" w"'h
10 th. amhuan". "" "is'rh l" =" h"W', 'i'
.I,r,,rI - hein- carried Ia re !"spfhi. nit vac
prics,s Icr.I.,.cd hi'n I" :" wi!'" he "'r"l i'N'
| ihc hst ,urcical treatment. lie ai'"f""'" "'
| ,hc hospital AMI went h"m"
Some mon wrn, from IN" r'r"tfI" hsif on
nn,,'s station IN Elchilrih-> Later .h,' 'rf 'I'N
| 'hc useless l""p rom H." 'rr:laph p"" '
| nlou,t,nn vi, u ~ ~ the station.
Nrs Fitzpatrick Sld tn"' h"r hn>'r"n -, i,
| LaI twn prr, lows rs"aps bn AnGus' y" hii
rom a prlr and nr"kr hi, n'>' AM! anA". lh IT,
! from = pole ~ 1hlrd->t and thc b'"rrf "hN \
| fcw DAYS ago. hi,t escaped INJURY