New-York tribune., 1891-12-27
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
A MILKMAN DIES IN THE STREET IN ORANGE.
THE COMPANY HAD BEEN WARNED OF THE
n,Ncrp nI-T Mn NOT REMOVE IT.

THE COMPANY HAD BEEN WARNED OF THE
DANGER. BUT DID NOT REMOVE IT.
Frank e. Williams. mlkmsn living in Roseland'
y L. WIS almost instantly killed and his horses badly
Injured Yesterday morning. In Orange, by an electric
light wire Early in the morning Policeman Drabeii'
OF the Orange police. noticed wire croSSed win thc
electric lighting system of the Essex County Electro
Company. II was old, unused wire OF the DiSul't
Telegraph and Messenger Company. IT led INTO the
yard between two houses, and there grouhded' Inc
insulation of the electrlcght wires had worn of where
the wire crossed and sparks and flashes were seen from
the crossing wire. Drabell at once sent Oicer Kelly
10 the office OF the company TO report the fact Ihe
engineer OF the company, Peter Merice, went to the
piace and finding that the wire did not come low
enough on the sidewalk the roadway of the street TO
be touched concluded that 1t not dangerous and
did not cut the current off. This about 80 a. m.
Williams left his house in Roseland at a. m with
his usual load Of milk and reached Orange about 6
O'Clock. lie drove directly to Highst and made one
delivery OF milk at the house Of G. n. White. While
he in the house the thoroughly trained horse start
ed off to 10 to the next house, in accordance with his
custom. The morning was densely foggy, and when
Williams out he heard the semi-human groans OF
the horse and running forward found him lying on the
ground entangled in the wire. Not realizing what had
happened he grasped the wire with both hands to pull
Ii away from the horse when he caught the full force
Of the deadly current OF 1000 volts. His hands
fastened to the fatal wre and he fell forward, with
his face against the wire. 1t burned and scorched
deep seam In his face.
Nathaniel Pankey, a cOlored man employed in the
family Of A. b. jenkins, heard the grOans Of the
man and OF the horse, and ran TO the spot to ex-
tricate them He pulled Williams out from under
the head OF the horse, where he had fallen, and
then, touching the wire, got q shock that warned
him to keep away Harry Smith, tr., lad employed
TO eXtingish the lamps Of the Citizens Gas Light
Company, rap In haste TO the works OF the Essex
County Electric Company and had the fatal current
shut of. In the meantime q number Of the residents
Of the neghborhoOd had been aroused and hurried to
body Of Mr.. Williams carried TO the porch Of the
house of J. N Robins, directly opposite where the
accident occurred and DIR. John ii. Bradshaw was
summoned Williams was apparently dead There
was slight nuttering OF the pulse found. but the
man was evidently beyond all human aid The
horse was not dead, however and later in the day
recovered. The body of Williams was carried to
Dowd Brennan's mOrguc. and Dr. Wrightson, the
County Physician, summoned.
In the meantime William IL. Hopping friend OF
the dead man. started over the mountain TO carry the
news TO the wife Of Williams, to whom she had been
married only three months. She overcome by the
shock The County Physician held autopsy on the
body CT Willltms and found conclusive evidence that
he had died from electric shock. Williams was an
estimabe young man, twenty-seven years old, and
had recently gone TO housekeeping. HIS wife was
Miss Aline p. Moger daughter Of the pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Roseland, of which
they both were members.