Telegram-herald., 1890-04-22
LET THEN ALONE


a T3lE VIA a. Eseetr.e Lisht lis.s-
laan.
.s1os you oan jas. aei th-s s Aasi
Esf bat after "a .hsrs is noe and sata
a liitls far n $50 9ae speaker wss4e
elecue l.nemaa. who slos'd st tae
e tsil pole ulree.ns q sls'o. ~ he.
W.re, while hs oaHpAnieas us aie.'
among the oioaas ana wires. Aaaied u
up ana sugng tram pole 10 pa.e
lis it dangerous
~Mhy almosi any KIND oi work s
dangerous H. az awkward, bland 1873
fellow, oat ID man keeps his Rie
about hlu sac pans attention a. Naat
ne Is doing ! aQut kaow but e 5Hs.
as safe ar painting of ofcalpeutel Ntft 81
running alAculac "a a factory. lahr
men lu al trades ~ get caItlfss one
IA q Whlle ..ana a. Den IA DO "A F. gci sl
\ touching up taat Nt rcmcrlhsl
! l0ng tame Aitsf- As Eule ht
alNaYs careful. .4eCilig ilgut U Tgs.
carry ng currents of very h,Ga is4.s ou,
have been strung about thg strts u loI
4 ] nc uMe. aua soule ~ us have hegn
handing them fuF Ten yeSrs Or moro
anu there has heen no serious acgldUui
+ ln ths city Lots Oi ignorant people
. lake dangerous chances hecause tufY
I don't understand the nature 81 she
cu~Teuis. Nuu stormy nCnf
Was out oa 9iviaou-sl..
+ trimming lamps ] leg down the laul.
al F.Tst-are., aaa "a - settled down lilt
Wlnd swung a. .uout ln 4 way taat
threatened 20 shake u &C. b cces. a
! bg good-naturcd policeman, WHO Was
walking along on las bea', ran out ana
/ before ] could yrn 81 ham ne had size
rod ot the lamp n nis hand Tie Was
standing oD the sileei ear track ana TIE
ground Was soaking Wet 20 that Ae
current Was grounded through l..n.
lis hand irolt 10 IAt lamp with gap
ne could NOT re. asf, and ne hia.4Nd
Ike bail cali ) ou can 5ct j MAS
scared there ne Aung perfectly help
Ices, and 4 ] should tIN 10 pick hans
/ would be ln the same Ia myself al
settled down ln q second ~ TWO and 4
got hold Oi his coat tai and Pulci
ann ioose. he was az hmbt as .
rag for lew minutes, hut lr
room braced up aud, althoue
his hands and bolh feet were pret,
well warmed up and he was hadlf
racked Toy the shock, he was able io
attend 10 his duty ioT the rest OF tle
night. lie walks around thc blptA
nov when he sees Tic boys letting dos "a
lamp.
did ] ever get a shock Wei. . B
have had one ! Sc had hundred, al.l
some Ol them were pretty Sassy oDre
too. The last oOse ] got was late tIs
winter. took crank and staried q f
let down a lamp and when ] had D.
almost down got a notice 10 oui
The cable that held the lamp bappclel
10 come IA contact with another WI
and the current came down the cai
10 me SO that / threw the crank absuI
fifty feet and nearly Turned 3 bsc.
summersault ] bad 20 take mlttcns 81
get the thing wound up again.
Electricity IS aereat thing tOI tllevrs
and boa - burglar proof locks all hU.-
low. Last year. jusl before circus tIrr.
the small boys were gathering n ever
bit Of old iron and brass that could
found. One Ltilc aare-to0ted Cuss sar
a brass tube hanging down q lrout o
that door over there lie walked over
and took hold 9f t and o. his sufpf
he staE, nglt there The tube ..4
been used tor drop ight and itai
come IN contact with fhe wires A n.Dl
ran 80 help the Doy and he became
, stuck on 4, too. but somebody Hiil
and got them loose and thc boy toa.
that tie soles of hls feet we're oaf
, blstered by the current. lis fatrf
] was red hot and was gong io bring
G | suit for damages, BOT. when ae llHne
! The facts, De gave t up.
2 "The smart Aleckt Who o0k " rcs tn
} / gcther are great nuisance an3 tt.t
o. are liable % klIl somebody before thr.
: learn 90 or tIt. ~ometIn-s te'loRs
eet hold ot dcaC telephone Wlre an A
hook il into . iigh. wire. whoever crl
/ hold of % = sure 20 gef terrible SHOCK
and might poss biy b. killed. roW'
time ago some Dovs connected d clothes
: line wire ln that way, AND nner ~
went ont 10 hang up thc CLOTHES fH
was knocked silly. Several other Peo
pie were badly shaken up before tl'
f mystery wa unraveled.'
"lou can see tnat while the current
? are d8ngerout, stl. there s not s
y much danger - sOmc pcol a. mag rf
3 however, the cleCtTsc wires arc nllgtt
? good thing - let alone"