Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
KICKS FROM LIVE WIRES.
Some Stories Illustrating Queer Franks
OF Stray Electric Currents.

thing on the face of the earth that Il
wearcr OF spurs likes it, is 10 get out in
Il driving snowstorm and 'lool for
| trouble. At sach times wires sag and
| tanglc, while currents go everywhere but
where they ought. 1t is a pleasure to
mount 4 iD-foot pole in Il raging gale and
| work for an hour or SO with bare hands
over icy wires with the knowledge tina.
YOU may get 4 piece of chain lightning
chucked into YOU at most any momcn,.
The last storm was hard one for the
wires but luckily there were few crosses.
| Electricity loses in transmission and the
greater the current transmitted the less
| the loss in thc transmission high cur
rent, however, that loses tbs least in
transmission is not suitable for lighting
purposes hence the currcn, has 20 be
| reduced. This is the purpose of those
small iron boxes that are seen scattered
| about the city On poles or the sides o.:
buildings j., a process that is too tech
meal for Il novice 10 describe the heavy
| current coming ia at one side Of the box
| is reduced L. The lighter current and
passes ont another side 10 the lights Tho
| 1000 wire" which occasionally cats cap
| vrs in the city il used to transmit the
current long distances as The loss from ii
| in transmission is comparatively smull.
| This current is reduced in the transform
crs TO one sufficient for the lights. When
however, IL gets crossed with other wire,
! between the point of its origin and the
i transformer. there is usually trouble to
spare as the heavy current is then 4,
work.
| I.:nesmcn can tell stories by the nour
| OF strange experiences. There are count
| less narrow escapes that never get into,
print and are only told 70 members Of the
craft. Seine OF these are comical an
some are hair raising.
! Not so very long ago there was trouble
up behind the Elmwood. 'rhc electric
| fireworks were in full blast in a tree near
the rear Of the building. There was con-
siderable Of blaze that codld b. reach"
from a roof nearby. y bell boy though.
that q little water would stop the troubl .
50 procuring 4 painful he went upon the
roof ana threw 1t from there on to the
blaze in The tree. IN fraction Of 4 sec
ond there was 4 very much astonishcd,
not to say frightened, he'll boy who knew
! a little NOR" about electricity. The cur
rent from the blaz. Instantly followed
! tn" water back rs soon rs ii struck and
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