The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-19

TOUCHED 4 LIVE Wire
Miraculous Escape From
Death of Little Andrew
Strutter.
NEGLIGENCE OF W0RKMEN
Cut a telephone Wire, Which Fell
Across a Trolley Wire and
to the Street.

The new Greenville trolley line is maxi
Ing a record for itself. and il it continues
its destructive work. as at present, it will
no doubt give the Brooklyn trolley sys>
tenn u close race for first honors. On
Monday the Greenville line killed two
horses n yesterday it came within an
ace of sending a human being into the
next world. As it WAS. the life was saved
by what seemed nothing short of an act
of Providence.
When the Greenviile school closed its
session yesterday afternoon. ten-year-old
Andrew Strutter OF No. 6SS Ocean avenue
was among the first of the scholars to
reach the street. He scampered home.
left his books there, and then rejolned
his schoolmates who were playing on the
street near his home. While they were
playing q gang of linemea. employed by
the New Jersey and New York Telephone
Company appeared upon the roof of the
brick building OF the northwest corner
of Ocean aud Linden avenues and started
to cut the telephone wires which were
attached to the building. The attention
of young Strutter aud his companions
was soon attracted and they watched
the men intently.
<1AtCA OAhAA ~ SSolO III VI ShO
wires which connected the building with
another across the street one of the men
succeeded in wrenchinR IL from Its
fastenings and cut 1t. The wire fell on
the heavily charged trolley wires which
are suspended in he street and the
loose end dropped to the street.
TIL CHILD Mabel THE WIRE.
Boy like young Strutter wanted to help
the men and he walked ever to the wire
intending to hold 1t until the linemeu
descended from the roof. He grabbed
the slender steel wire. gave one shrek
aud then sank to the ground powerless.
His companions. who were on the side
walk, realized what had happened aud
very wisely kept away from the charged
wire. Thomas Harris, who Is employed
in Grocer Sinlonson's store nearby, was
standing in the doorway of the store at
the thine n heard young Strutter shrek.
He ran to where the boy Yves lying and
was about to grab the wire and pull it
away when he heard some one shout:
For Gods sake, don't touch 1t; Tl fix
it," Harris turned and discovered that
the command that saved his life was given
by a mar who had jumped from a car
which was passing at the time.
The man was one of the master cleo
tricians employed by the Consolidated
Traction Company. and as the car he was
on reached the scene he took in the stu
alton at a glance. He jumped off. gave
the warning to Harris, and whiske d q
rubber glove from his pocket. With a
pair of nippsrs he soon had the wire sew
cred.
MARKS ON AND n FOREHEAD.
Young Strutter lay on the ground per-
fectly motionless. DR.. HOLSTER was
hastily summoned. After an examina-
tion the Doctor found that the unfortun-
ate boy was not dead but only uncon-
scious. He had him removed to his
home, aud after a half hours hard WORK
DIR. Hollister brought Strutter back to
sensibility. The bows right hand with
which he grabbed the wire was badly
burned, His left hand was also burned,
ann a dark marx. not unlike that of a
burn, was left on his forehead. He fs still
very i'll from the effect Of the shock, and
will not be able 60 leave his home for
some time.
Mr.. Harris, who SO narrowly escaped a
similar fate, Gays that the appearance of
the electrician at the right time was an
act of Providence. and when he saw how
nearly he came being measured for q cas-.
ket he nearly tainted.
D., Hollister saws that there Is no
doubt but that young Strutter will pull
through all right. ut was Fortunate"
said he, that the liueman arrived Mt the
right moment for both Harris aud Strut.
ter might have been killed.