The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-29
Advertiser Bureau,

Mobile June %.
w L. Kelly. met horrible death at
o'clock this morning on North Jack
son, between Congress and state
streets. by being electrocuted while at
work painting a pole. His death must
have been instantaneous.
Kelly and two companions had taken
sub-let contract for the painting OF
poles from the Mobile Light and Rail
road Company, and he was on one pole
and his companions on another. II
was very warm at the time of the ac-
cident. A woman living opposite where
the two men were working halloed and
asked what was the matter with the
other man. They called to him. but
ne failed to answer. They climbed
down from the pole and went to one
on which Kelly was at work. and call
ed him again. Not receiving an an
swer one of them climbed to where he
was and found him dead.
party OF linemen of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company happened to
be passing. In the meantime mes
sage had been sent to the Mobile Light
and Railroad Company's Office. and the
current was promptly ordered cut off.
one OF the linemen then climbed the
pole. attached a rope to the body and
let the man to the ground DR.. F. r.
Sherard. who was in the neighborhood,
was summoned and examined the man,
finding life extinct. The palms of
his hands were badly burned and a
burn was discovered on the body under
the right nipple. The doctor was of
opinion death resulted from contact
with a heavily charged electric light
wire of 1,10o volts alternating cur
rent.
Coroner Tlirshield was notified. view
ed the body and reached the same con-
elusion as DR.. sherard. The body was
taken in charge by an undertaken and
prepared for interment. Kelly came
here from Atlanta. but, nothing is
known of him. An effort will be
made to locate his people. Bing an
expere pole painter Kellys compan
ions were surprised at his death. The
concensus OF opinion is that the man
lost his balance and in falling. grasp
ed the heavily charged wire. One
arm was across a crossarm, and the
fingers were entangled in the wires.
At meeting of Independence Day
Association this morning in the Com
mercial Club, committees were named
for arranging for the Fourth of July
celebration. A program of exercises
will be mapped out soon.
Invitations have been received to the
Fourth OF July celebration at Vinegar
Bend. to be given by the Vinegar
Bend Lumber Company There will be
an immense barbecue and dinner with
enough food for the largest crowd
ever gathered in Washington County.
A band from Mobile will be in at
tendance and the entertainment
features will include speeches by dis
tinguished men. among whom 1t is ex-
pected will be Hon. G. Wash Taylor.
News was received here this morn
ing of the death in St Louis of Daniel
Mcneil Currie, aged 10 years and a
brother in-law of p. NJ Hickle of this
city. Mr.. Currie was for thirty years
an employee of the United States Gov
eminent at st. Louis. His wife. nee
Miss Matte Dent of Washington Coun-
ty. and tow children, one in San Fran
cisco. survive him. The body will be
brought to Mobile for interment.
Through photographs 1t is now posi-
lively known that the man who was
killed at Marguerite Avenue crossing
In st. Louis. few days since by
Frisco train. was Edward Binet of
engineer and had gone to st. Louis to
work. He was an exemplary man and
leaves wife and four sons here and
a daughter at Biloxi. Miss He was a
and of stevedores Association. The
body will be brought to Mobile.
The newly built steamer ]. w.
Auchincloss, built by Arthur Kimbali
of this city, was last night sent 10
Tampa. Fla. where a purchaser is
awaiting her coming The boat is a
splendidly built one.
Another telephone company for West
Baldwin County is promised. Ar
rangements have already been made
with the Southern Bell Company for
connection with its general office here
and as soon as all preliminaries are
completed the lines will begin build
ing and the oSces installed as speedily
as possible. General Manager Watson
of the Bell Company this morning