The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-10-14
is KILLED BY
LIVE WIRE
Lineman Comes in Contact
with a Wire.
SOUGHT TO FIND DEFECT
Suddenly He Fell Forward
Limp and Died.
SOUGHT TO FIND DEFECT

oklahoma City. o. T., Oct 13-Charle.
Earle a hneman employed by the Mis-
>souri and Kansas Telephone company il
this city, was instantly killed By con
tact with live wire. at $50 O'Clock las
evening, while attempting to locate {
wire trouble at the corner of Ninth and
Walnut streets in Haywood.
Chief Inspector jennings of the same
company drove out to the locality named
| shortly after o'clock and both ascended
/ the telephone pole on the northeast cor
ner OF the street intersection Earle had
| gotten firmly seated on a cross-arm and.
with niDpers in hand, was reaching out 10
Craps a telephone wire. when Jennings,
VINO was sitting close 10 him, heard him
sroan, and looking quickly that way saw
MS unfortunate companion fall forward
/ ana hang limp on the wire. Jennings
moved quickly to him and pulled Earle
from the wire. The stricken man once
opened his eyes. but Immediately closed
them and fell back, dead. but held in
his position by supporting wires.
Charles Robinson a Haywood station
was hailed by Jennings. Robinson climbed
the pole and Jennings helped him place
the bod yof Earle on his shoulder and it
was brought down and taken into the
residence OF DR.. J. VI. Postene, near by
Coroner Messenbaugh was notified and
went out to view the remains After
learning the facts relating to the accident,
he concluded that an inquest was unnec-
essary.
At the time. an examination was made
of the wiring where the accident occurred.
but it was too dark to determine, with
out hazarding life. whether the telephone
wire or that of the electric light was up
permost on the pole. When Earles body
was examined at the morgue of the
Standard Furniture company last night.
it was found that the current entered
his left leg at the under side at "a point
about midway between the knee and the
hip, and the scared impression of a wire
at his right temple and near the eye in
dicated that he had touched telephone
wire at that point giving a ground con-
nection, and necessarily fatal.
ONE twenty of EarIes fellow workmen
called at the morgue last evening to
companion. Mr. J. w Wilson, territorial
manager for the Missouri and Kansas
Telephone company, and several of the
other local officers of the company called
and all efforts possible were made to Sc
cure the address of the deceased, but all
endeavors up to a late hour last night
proved fruitless. 1t was learned that
Earle came here two years ago from Sa-
lima. Kan, and some one gave the name
of Dave Ventrim at Salina as a friend
of the deceased. and a telegram of in
quiry was sent to him in the hope Of
reaching Earle's parents, who are sup
posed TO reside in the country near that
town.
Earle has been in Oklahoma about two
years and during that time had been
boarding with Mrs. Lowe. who conducts
a boarding house at 22o West First street. .
For some time he had been keeping COM
pany with young lady employed there.
Miss Bessie Robler The young lady
called at the morgue last night and viewed
the remains. She was permitted to remain
in the room with the dead for a short
time. accompanied by lady friend She /
wept piteously as she was led away from
the place.
Charles Earle. the deceased. was about /
26 years of age and unmarried. Tie was
a member of the International Brother (
hood of Electrical Workers. local lodge /
No. 1O7 !. o. o. T. and Encampment No. /
> l. 0. .. F. His remains viii be held II 1
the morgue until relatives can be in 4
formed Of his death and advise dispos- 4
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