The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
BY ELECTRICITY.
Henry Barsels Shocked to Death by
Four Hundred Volts.
BURNS and SCARS UPON HIS BODY
Tell the Terrible Story Of His Death.
The Fluid Escapes from n Fan Be-
hind the Bar in Saloon and the
Wet Floor Forms Grounded Dam
gcrous Convenience.

NEW YORK, Aug. G.-Another victim
has been claimed by the deadly electric
current. In this instance new horror
and new danger were made manifest
last evening, when Bartender Henry
Bartels was instantly killed by tho fatal
fluid, which escaped from small motor
that runs some electric fans.
The accident occurred IN the saloon Of
Henry Feldstein, at the corner OF Grand
and Forsyth streets. For the past two
or three days the motor and fun ap-
paratus in the establishment have been
out of order. The walters say it could
not always be stopped by the switch
and would occasionally start Of its own
accord.
The motor is a small one-horse power
dynamo made by the Cleveland Motor
Company, and the current that runs 1t
is supplied by tho Brush Electric Light
Company.
One OF the electric light compauy's
men had been adjusting it yesterday.
Ten minutes before the accident the
workmen left the saloon, saying that
the apparatus was in perfect order. The
fans were then started, and, according
to Christopher Miller, ono OF the wait
ers, were running at the time the I'M
fortunate bartender met his terrible
fate.
Mr.. Feldstcin, who is a prominent
TI.nn,bnr ~ fhn ~ A II 10 nun IN In.
troit ut the Grand National Encamp-
ment. Mrs. Feldstein was in the sa-
loon at the time and says she thinks the
fans were motionless.
Bartels, according to one account,
was replacing some tools behind the
motor, which is situated on the counter
at the end OF the bar behind the cigar
case. According to another version he
was reaching over the case to. get u
cigar box. Witnesses to his horrible
death say he had one hand on part OF
the motor and tho other on an auto
matte corkscrew attached to the metal
bar. He was standing on mat OF iron
netting that is always soaked with
water, and this, in the language OF cleo
tricians, would give him ground con-
nection.
A crash was heard Of breaking glass,
and poor Bartels was seen clinging to
the motor, writhing in agony, and going
through all the horrible fortunes OF
death by electricity.
A groan escaped from his lips, the
muscles were seen to contract, his fea-
lures were contorted with pain, shud-
der ran through his frame and then he
dropped to the floor behind the bar.
Bartels was left where he was. Every
body was afraid to touch him. Fifty or
sixty customers were in the saloon, and
this crowd, augmented by others from
the street, flocked around the bar and
peered over at the PROSTATE form on
the iron mat.
Some one had presence OF mind
enough to run for u doctor, and seven
minutes after the accident DIR. J. p.
Richardson arrived and pronounced
the man dead.
Bartels was carried upstairs to Mrs.
Feldstein's room and laid on bed,
where q reporter saw him,
His mouth and eyes were open, but
the features otherwise seemed calm.
The fingers of both hands were black
and contracted like n Holsters claw,
and could not be Strengthened.
On the right hand, between the first
and second knWckles, there was brown
and red scar, about hall an inch in di-
ameter, that looked like a burn from
some hot metal. On the left arm just
above the wrist was another scar, about
two inches long and narrow. This also
looked as If it had been scorched.