Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-07
VICTIM OF LIQUID
LIGHTNING AT ELPASO
Stricken Dead While Arm Tn.
elrcIed Arc Light that
Refused 10 Burn.
now THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

louis n. Grimm reusif man fef toe
international Llaht and pnWrf com.
nany. met q terrible AVID almost lnaidn.
gnnooua doaih By oiocI0rutlon GA
Juarr1 about Z O'Clock last o4cu.nr.
uhiia aif mpiinE To- ftnaii an are
llshi which had ceaaeH o. hHn, says
ihc 80 iasu News
Grimm bad gone ACROSS the river
shout $3.50 nn an Inspection irip o.
Haa f ita fd lights were al hufuInai
what happened from chat timo until
tho alarm was given chat be was dead
o. beet iola by charlie Page. q young
fnan who was with him and was SO.
ting on the two wheeled cart used On
tire inspections. whom the clcrtric
nuid drove che l.fc from che young
man'a body
Hoa Accident HappsHsd.
A light was found On the street
pasainr the mayors office on the
Nuuih that was ACT hurnine and
Grimm started 10 nx o. lie arsl un.
lousened TN wire by which the lamp
d suspended and by pulling on g gave
ihe lamp several short sharp jerks,
Whicn Is sometimes sufficient 60 set
ahc light burning again. Bur ln this
ease q did not work
The insulated platform Oh which
h. always stood when working with
fho lights was then brought from the
cart and the light lowered withln
Ffaca The lamp was disconnected
"a sons msnnUr from a hook that held
a In connection with n pendant iron
uod. Grimm standing "a the stool.
placed rs ieit arm around the lamp
tn an aiifu6o az trying % llf it up.
Hl the same time reaching above the
lamp with his iclt arm around &c and
trying % pun H1mcihlne down from
aifYe Ga en- apparent effort 90 hook
tho lamp ln place Grimm suddenly
foil 20 tho ground IKE D. was fhut
tho lamp fell with him. and one sf
tho feed wires which seemed 20 have
NoComa disconnected. also broke and
hung dangling near the body.
Reconciliation Efforts Useless.
PAGE Immediately jumped from The
wagon and ran 10 the fallen man. a
Eiancc showed that BE- was practically
hielesa. a Mexican bog was nj once
aonf for a doctor. while n telephone
message waa sent 90 this side OF the
river Following the Mexican custom
IN such cases, a guard WIS placed
over the body and no one was allowed
% touch II until persons IN authority
zane It d said that some friends OF
The dying man wanted % attempt 10
restore life % hts body BY ARTIFICIAL
respiration, but the guard refused 20
allow him GO BE- touched
Mayor Waived Formalitiea.
Cen nal Manager KELLOGG and 6u
poriuiondent Harry Potter went across
the river as soon a. they heard Of the
accident. but NE was extinct when
they arrived They at once made
preparations 70 bring ne remains
acruas the rigor ia this instance
Mayor Moniemnyof waived The usual
iormaliilcs attending the bringing oi
a body across me border, and q was
brought over and turned over 90 the
undertaking. firm OF NaglCy n Rnstor
There Is but one mark uu the body
ana THIS d a the nsht hand between
tho little 8nFer and wrist For sew.
oral Inches up and down Che edge oi
tho hand tho flesh 10 slightly burned
and hlackoued ana in one small spot
only. on the fc8hy part of tho outside
of The palm. ls ihe burn deep enough
% reach into tho deah No other
mark caused hy tho current can be-
iornd on she body. which fact d ~.
Enritd as remarkable since another
hpol 60 d similar nature is usually
f0und on the body ~ person killed
81 thla mtnrer Grimm came hesN
from Chicago.