The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-03-13
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the bolt
Aboa, iuo irehts islihst np Ready
pnlli Too fail L /, dosnl Ery. Nos
i's tr the totet; held II thetei
4 wHh lta be ssuas 81 ite Toll bead
sia al bis uist,, .uppcf,iss bis cod o.
l6s croEt.sin sith b., ieh stpnlje', snd
rtlyibs on Dan to keep lin "a iae pole,
TIE aIe Itii ttGr. 1he boii sb,t through
the tiE. tnd their bard tack wss over
Bai 10 ssins sins The his * Hubble bad 10
volaulaiily followed IT wih bs Weigh,
sud his tuo bandrsd pounds we're sudden
ly thrown tbrosn uson : single spur
TIE t,rsin vss ioo great. and 10 no
Instant II hs3 cut ont OF the voo5. spd
be fell,
The shols thios occurred 10 . second
or less Before the bolt uss fsir through
the arm bic spur -, out. snd Big Dan
still srssped bis ielt bsnd. When Hub
bic hll be swung clear Of the polo and
twisted Din srouad, so that his spurs cnt
out slso Dan nov iouad himstt hang
ius By bis left elboS 10 . loosely boited
cross-arm, kept boriz)utsl only by ito
square notch 10 the pole and its unbo,ed
braces He VI. tw uty feet tsbove the
old role with lite roush. jagged top and
iis ne,work Of insulstors. pins and wires;
sod stwo bundred pound man was hang
log TO his right band
TIE sudden swing unperved Hubble
com pleltly sud be glanced up st Dsp,
bis face blancsed with fesr.
Dap. can you bold mef be cried.
Dsn did not answer, The came question
had occurred to bin, and be wss debating
/. IS fact as his naturally slow brain would
sllow. Tie situation demanded quick
thought. for Dan vas well.nish exhausted
by bis severe eIertion.
He looked down. frst N Hubble, hang
iue there pale and mo,ionless, end then ct
the top OF the pole directly beoy him.
Then be began ssiosine Hut Bile slowly
back sui foiih towsrd the polls from
which be hal f,ilen. The men below cav
the ssony this effort brought him, for the
rocking came upon his elbow, end the
sharp corpered cross-lrm tore II cruelty. |
Wider and wider became the swiog OF the
hu msn pendnlnn. every movement iottur
ing the man above. Dams face was nov
uptlraed. and the men on the ground
could not see the agony expressed there
Johnson. fearful OF the Injury which might
reach the men by reason OF bis folly, was
Try ing to set some spurs adjusted TO come
10 their help. The whole event, however,
occurred in 20 short space ths. II was
,yer by the time ne reached the first arm
u the lower pole.
Dan bad SWING Hubble so far that the
alter touched the pole with his feet. One
more tfJri, aud he caught With tis knees.
bt ult spurs IL III iupthbis auu uciu' Dsu
cit himself relieved Of the weight. and
new that Hubbie was saie, then be swung
,sck without his load, bis strength left
i'm at the same instsn, sn1 be dropped.
The impetos OF the backward swing
brew bin clear of the pole below, but be
track the topmost arm upon bis right
ip. johnson. who had Just arrived d
hat point, reached him in an instant, end
slsnced hin over The wirss until the men
ould lower him with tackle.
They found bis right leg broken st the ,
ip. and his LETT arm 90 lscsrs.sd that the
one was visible through the torn muscles
/ vas six months -lcng, wesry once to /
D sctive man before Dan vent up pole /
gain.
The accident cost johnson bis place.
I'd was the mesns Of getting Dan the sub :
= Youtb's Ooupsnion.