The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-14
TWO DEATH SHOCKS ALOFT.
,,>ruES KILLFD ~ BR0OHLTN AND
LONG ISLAND CITY.

...,,a, Throng Sees ono, George Payne,
,ri.h Living Across II Gridiron OF wires
,,. other, Gustave Hannah, Falls from
Pol, After Receiving shock
,.,ro, PAYNE, n special lineman OF the
p.s,Livn Fire department. on special tour OF
'.,,,,ioo. looking for breaks or damage done
~. ,bo ..,r;n u Wednesday night. arrived on
I,ry island city side OF Newtown Creek
,,.,,,, yl.irr,lay Just at the noon hour. when
..,1lr ~ the day IA at the highest
thousands e foot passengers were hurrylng
.Io bridge. while both approaches were
.., with teams Climbing spikes are
,,,,,, ,, the sides " two poles at this point
,,r,y.,c IN telegraph and telephone wires
, ,,l,rc preparations to goupthe pole facing
u, ,,. Vernon avenue. Payne discarded his
,.- climbers and left them on the steps
=, arrow. IIp'cl He wont nm the pole
o,I ,., .,rn in tin vicinity paid any atten-
.,,..,.r,,tII = frightened cry went un from
,,,.. ..e crossing the bridge. Then series
:, .,...,.., and cries followed. and everybody
,,.,r,J f., the direction Of the pole on which
r,,.r. ,,o,I nrnr working They saw his wrih-
,',,.l,n.rg half way across tho wires. His
ga, ,,, was caught in one OF the climbing
,b al .hi4, with tho support the wires
g,y. rl,.yrn',d ui1 falling
ro.,.. ,'..'Y 'pilowiLg the shouts there was
.s,,r.,.. ,.., frightened men and women on
IL, ,.mr tried ~ get away from the
.,rs, s,.,,... 'n auG hundreds Of othrrs surgct
..,,us,L,r..r In a frantic cndeavcr to rescue
.ry,.gman. U'ams halted ON tho bridge
tq,,r.nir'uarh. adding TO- the confusion.
Vt t'... .Ni was ~urgiug about crying fora
3D.. , r.,r,,. a hos. s,''tr''ly more than 10
rnr. %. l. , t..d h 5 way 10 'h" pole and with
,o,, ~art 49, hesitation caught hold Of tho
= .r.i .ru Is. sos arI went NJ the polo nimby
4 at ,tl lnlnw - Y.
",r,a.i Il. 500. an 'hrr tragedy. and tn" crowd
sr.,-t -. ..'et '~"'f arse warning the boy
a." T.. in..,h tho body. HCt he 9idr {
h.r! ~" warn ~ and era suing IN" body.
n,,,",t ,ol f.. ,lr-e i from the wires IN" weight
y,. ,r. ..A tor him. end Eo was comrG.lea
toc v.ur ~" tack But hi act showed the
cr"yG that '',e hohv was not resting On live
wr'- A. VA ;i'-' Thought. In the meantime
,l,nr hat ann ,nhtaned and was planted
a., ...trr,l" and Edward A. liuss and Rob-
~, d, l,.-. Il wont uu. and, getting the body
I.u', rrh. wires. with the assistance of sew
,u rtHr- .otln'cers. brought 1t down the
hrr,,,., -novcd soma signs OF life and call
va, sent 20 -. Johns Hospital for an am bu-
!sTn. Eu'or" it. arrived Payne was dead
Tho Wa l"ep furrow burned in each OF his
i,I.. MT ufhnrwiso there were no marks on
I"Io.y NJ Yne in the vicinity knew the
dad nam ant he was identified by means OF
. ,dILo. It's rIhed special, 81.
A~'h"r" AZ" not supposed to be any danger
irnrIru were ~"ut over the route in the after
,n.n'.,,n.r.tigrt" They discovered two cleo
Git N't,.S that hat been torn loose durin z
o.. - .ru II Ia" might before living across the
tr'.l l,,.r wires This discovery was made on
th,. IN. p-I'n sd" of Vernon avenue and more
.Iauh / Block away from rhe scene Of the
hr"nIrrt Ir Inspecting the cab" box Payne
- have caught hold Of the te.ephone wires.
through vii ola the fun current of the electric
:It " r"- was running. He was 30 years old.
H. was married and ltvedat lO!'2 Bedford ave-
CTi-tay" Ulnuan. a. years I'D. OF las FORSYTH
.rr,"t Manhattan. fell from a tiftv-Foot electric
issh, vn.p a. Grand and Atlantic avenues.
Brook VI, Yesterday morning. ana was picked
IN dead H. struck IA" sidewalk head first.
IIiruHn vas tho iJr"uan Of squad OF men
srutult' hythr Edison flectric Light COMPANY
T. huut ~ broken WiraS and repair them. 4
trnnk WA 'puui A. the corner Of Atlantic and
tua.d Av"ulr.. iiannan climbed the pole to
luaDvHu "s3mluariun. Whom II" reached the
To- l.rrp,k h- Rubber & pv"s from his belt and
I,.,ror,i"l 10 put th"m on. In doing this it is
sa.I tLar his 'lIht hand. over which the glove
ttd uu' irrH 'NHwN, came III contact with the
lr't"n VIZ n a Vie'" ot iron charged with
r."r'r. INV
Tn"N,ly sui!"' ~ b came ,igid. his hold or
th. polo Irtny,.l. nall III" man fell.
Tie "xnWira'i,n which Or. knight o.
S. Jnhl's Hospital made disclosed
burn urroN" 'nr lHIm Of the right hand
showing wh"Ir IA" electric shock had beer
rrrsiv". When IA" surgeon learned thai
IlaauHn tad .'eiycGi shock of sonnet hing
H.r2 luu yul'- Nr nrur,uird that the man was
dead h"'or" - ri. i The. pavement, liannar
couIaI,y sent word - Mrs Hannah YESTERDAY
ait-ruo,u That. with h"r permission. the eN
t"u,"~ Cd. tn" funeral would be paid Ivy IN,