Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-11-03
DEATH DUE TO FALLING WIRES.
hore Persons Killed by These Than
by Rnfiroud Accidents

hore Persons Killed by These Than
by Railroad Accidents
We have recently had an onportunitv
10 examine batch of newspaper clip
pings giving accounts of accidents due
to the falling of electric wires. These
clippings cover the months from Nav
TO September, inclusive, but it is not ~
be supposed that we have found IN them
reports OF all or nearly all the acci-
dents of that character which have
taken place. We have found enough.
however, to show that the matter is
very serious one.
We find in the five months reports of
122 accidents due to falling trolley
wires. In IL of these accidents 10 per
sons We're killed, and in 2S of them 81
persons were injured and in Is of them
q horses were killed, During the same
five months we find reports of 40 ac-
oidents from falling electric light and
telephone wires, showing that per
sons were killed in accidents and 81
were injured in 30 accidents, and
horses were killed.
The nature of the accidents is very
familiar; that is, a broken live wire
falls into the street and passer-bv
steps ON it or picks it up and gets
shock which is often fatal. We thus
find, during this period, total of 81
fatalities resulting from falling live
wires of all kinds. At this rate of NOR
tally, if it were kept up, 50 persons
would be killed in the year In 1895
there were 3S passengers killed in
train accidents on all the steam
railroads of the United States, so
far as we have been able to as
certain. 1t appears. therefore, that
more persons are killed by live wire
accidents than are passengers in rail
road train accidents, and the difference
might be still greater if complete sta
tistics of the former were obtained.
There have been widespread and per-
sistent efforts made by the public in va
rious ways and for many years to mini
mize train accidents by legislation and
by agitation in the press and by inves-
legations and recommendations on the
part of railroad commissions, but the
serious mortality due to live wire acct
dents does not appear to have attracted
much attention from the public. There
are simple and obvious means, which
we suppose are not very expensive, for
preventing accidents of this class; but
until the public realizes the serious
ness of the situation and the practical
bility of remedying it probably little
will be done. We suggest this subject
as an interesting one for the daily
ncwspapcrs.-Rnilr Gazette.
Mrs. Dahlgren-"Ah, Mr.. Phipps, L
saw you in church last Sunday" Mr..
Phipps-"Yes, it rained, you know.
Was that the reason you were there,
too ?"-Cleveland Leader.
Reason to Be Thankful-"Wasy your
of1ice-seeking trip to Washington a sue
ccss?" Yes; in a way" You got
place." mo. But my present en-
ployers didn't dock me for the time it
took to make the journey."-Washing-
ton Star.
q may have bitten off more than |
can chew," remarked the boa constructor
as the young gazelle disappeared with
in its capacious jaws, 'but, thank for
tune, I don't have to chew!" And it
curled itself up for six weeks nap
Chicago Tribune.
Thou art fairer than the day!"
he cried, with poets fervor. The
warm color suffused her cheek. "Fairer
than the eight-hour day?' she asked
eagerly; for she had been taught to
think that very fair indeed to all parties
concerned.-Detroit Journal.
In Doubt have strong sus-
picions," said the very susceptible
young woman, that he is nobleman."
"Where's his title?" asked her father,
in accents of suspicion. "He is travel
ing incognito." "Perhaps SO. It's either
a case of 'incognito' or alias l can't
quite make out which. "-yYashington
Star.
II think" said the man who had
bought a season ticket to the opera,
whispering to his neighbor, that I'll
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me
with that same huge hat on and"
Excuse me-" said the girl, turning
round Indignantly, cts different hat
every night.
In Glasgow car was an aged Irish
man, who held pipe in his mouth. The
conductor told him he could not smoke
but he paid no heed. Presently the
guard came into the ear and said, with
show of irritation: Didn't tell you
you couldn't smoke in this carr" well,
Dim not smoking" you've got a pipe
in your mouth" $50 Oh have me feet
in me boots,' replied Pat, but Dim not
walking. Scottish Nights.