The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-14

]. C. Page, twenty-five Years old, who
iived at ass NJ Street southwest. and who
was employed by the Columbia Railway
Company as a pitman lost his life about
7:20 o'clock this morning as the result
of an accident in the railway conduit at
the corner of Fifteenth Street and Mary
land Avenue northeast. and just west OF
the railway power house.
Page fell against the exposed under
ground trolley wires in the conduit and
received a current of enormous voltage
through his body. His death occurred in
No. 9 patrol wagon shortly before it ar
rived at the Casualty Hospital, where
Page was being fastened in an endeaver
to save his life. His body is now at the
morgue where it viii be viewed by Acting
Coroner Glazebrook An inquest Will
probably be held tomorrow morning.
Just how Page came in contact with the
live wires in the conduit pit is not known.
He had been stationed there Tor some
tine and understood thoroughly the ar
rangcment Of the wires. Ii was his duty TO
remove or put in place the underground
troIleys on the electric cars as they chang
ed from the underground to the overhead
system, OF vice versa. His station was IN
The pit. except on occasions when he found
it necessary and at the same time conVen-
lent to come above ground for few min
utes-
Page was at his post this morning when
the first ear started from the powerhouse
TO the eeI minus at fifteenth Street and
New YGCk Avenue northwest, He ap-
peareG IA perfect haa. tn and went about
his work of changin- trolleys in the usual
way About no O'clock Fage changed the
trolley On d westb0unf car which had
come by overhead trolley from the Chesa-
peake Junction terminus
After putting in place the underground
trolley ne crawled from the PIT and en-
gagged in conversation with Policeman
Shipley, OF the Ninth precinct, who vas
standing by The conversation continued
until the approach OF an eaSt-bound car,
when Page lowered himself into the pit
TO remove the underground trolley from
the car, so that it might continue on its
journey TO Chesapeake Junction.
s,cely had FaGe lowered himself into
the pit when Policeman Shipiey heard
low moan He paid little attention, how
ever, until the fact that no effort was
being made TO remove the trolley from the
car was called 10 his attention by the mo-
torman and conductor of the car. Police
man Shipley lost little time IN making an
investigation and was shocked to fiEd Page
PROSTATE in the bottom Of the pit An
odor of burning clothing and flesh told
him that the pitman had been shocked, and
Shipley al once summoned the patrol
wagon.
In the meantime the senseless form of
Page had been lifted from -1he pit, Life
was not yet extinct. ara. II the hape thai
medical attention might avail all haste
was made to the HOSPITAL On arriving at
the Institution DR.. Reeves, OF the resi-
dent staff made an examination ard pro-
nOunced Page dead. The body was then
removed to the moraue and Acting COro-
ner GIaEebrook notified.
An examination OF me body Of Page
showed that he had been burned at the
pit of the stomach or the right fore arm
and TIE left hand. There was also ar
ugly wound On the hack OF the head
That wourd appeared TO have been The
result CT a fall
It is supposed that Page in lowering
himself in the pit slipped, and coming in
contact with the live trolley wire, was
knocked over He then attempted
save himself and in his attempt again
brought himself in contact with the wire,
with the result that he was thrown
heavily against the side Of the pit and
then fell to the ground.