The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07
ISLAND CITYNEWS ITEMS
Young Charles Hayes Was Shocked Ia
Death BY 0 Live Wire.
NO ADvIcHS REGARDING THE EMlGRANTS
ELIOT Machine Cases Are to Come Up
in the Criminal Court Monday.
Tents for Troops.

Galveston. Texas, January e.-Ths live
wire has claimed another victim In Gal
weston. This time the unfortunate was
young Charley Hayes, son Of Colonel G.
w Hayes, the well known newspaper men.
Young Hayes has been poster Of litho-
graphs In the employ OF the opera house
for many years. Part of his duties was
10 tack up banners advertising coming tho
atrical attractions to the awnings abut-
ting buildings in the business center OF
town.
This morning Hayes started on his work.
He usually has companion to assist him,
but he was alonc today. He had put up
several banners and shortly after o'clock
entered the Tribune building to make his
way TO the shed at the Market street cor
per to put UP banner. At this corner
there Is yerltable nest OF wires. Three
or four belonging to the Brush company
lead to wooden bracket fastened to the
she'd The shed was damp and the hui
mildly was so great that water dripped
from the wires. Hayes had bont over the
shed and tackled one end of the banner. a
crowd OF curious oilers were watching him.
Suddenly he screamed. Then the curious
watchers fairly froze with horror as they
realized what that scream meant. Con-
yulsively the young man fell back on the
wet shed, shivering for an instant, and
then was stil.
With hurried steps relief went to him.
But he was beyond tho ken Of human aid,
The 100 volts of electricity which the
wire carried had done its deadly work and
the body lay there in the dingy hallway
an eloquent though mute reproach to those
who permit the condition to obtain which
has cost in this town SO many precious
lives.
AS soon as possible arrangements wera
made TO remove the body to the homo o.
Colonel Hayes on Church street, where ar
rangements will be made for the inter-
mont.
It is not known exactly how the acct
dent happened. Those who saw II are not
clear whether young Hayes grasped the
wire Intentionally or accidentally touched
II In an unconscious movement to recover
his balance in order 10 prevent himself
from falling 10 the street On the wrist OF
the left hand ia Il red burn, while another
leads across the right eye. The position of
The burn on the wrist. and not on tho
hand, seems to dispose OF the idea Of his
having caught at the wire. Ho probably
merely waved his hand against the wirc.
hut that instant was enough.
Superlnte acient Travis OF the street rail-
way was among those who were attracted
to the scene The wire which did he
work was insulated. or rather covered with
the usual gum substance which Ia supposed
TO render II harmless
That is case of insulation which don't
insulate." said Mr., Travis "This climate
is very destructive to all known methoda
OF insulation. Insulation which has become
worn from long exposure to the element,
practically becomes as much OF a oonduc.
tor as the wire Itself. There seems TO b,
no way OF perfectine an insulation which
will stand this climate
Charles Fouche Hayes was born twenty
I'VE yeara ago and has lived in Galveston
neariy all his life. The funeral will tak,
place tomorrow afternoon at O'clock
from Colonel Hayes residence. No. no,
Church street