The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-22
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Harris Partin is Instantly Killed by
Contact With Live Wire.

death of Harris Partln. Mr.. Par
tin was returning home last Non.
day evening. 1t was just after the
windstorm about 8.45 O'Clock. He
was accompanied by friend, Mr..
L. E. Owen, travelling salesman
whom he had known for some time.
They walked out Washington ave-
nue. to Mr.. Bats where Mr. Owen
was stopping. Here they parted
and Mr.. Partin started toward
home, or rather to Mrs. Moore's,
with whom he resided. Mrs. Par
tin, his wife, had left day or two
before to visit relatives at Dyers-
burg. He went to Fifth street and
then turned the corner going toward
Mr. George Dahuke's on the oppo-
site corner. Here on the outside OF
the walk stands one of the poles
belonging to the city electric light
plant. On these poles are three
wires which carry the current from
the dynamo. Two of them are low
potential wires and the other high
potential wire which means that
the latter is charged with a heavy
current OF electricity. The latter
wire, or the wire with the heavy
voltage, was hanging down from
this pole. 1t had been knocked
down by limb which the storm
had blown across it near the next |
pole north. 1t is presumed that
Mr.. Partin had just about reached
Mr.. Dahnkes front gate and was
turning to go across the street to-
ward Mrs. Moore's when he struck
the wire. AS stated before the two
light. current wires were the only
ones doing service at this corner
and the lights we're necessarily dim,
So, taking into consideration the
fact that the body was found over
in Mr.. Dahnke's yard just inside
Of the gate with his right wrist in
contact with the wire, it is supposed
that he did not see the wire and
when his hand struck it the shock
was so powerful that he was thrown
over the fence. The dying man
shrieked with pain. This startled
the neighbors, who ran out and
found Mr.. Partin in the throes of
1eath, stretched out on his back
with his hands upon his chest and
he wire under his right wrist.
The back of his hand was burned
Ind the wrist badly lacerated.
Mr.. Dahnke at the cafe tele-
ohoned Immediately to the electric
light station to have the lights
.urned out, which was promptly
lone, after which the body was
aiken to Mrs. Moores.
1t seems that some one had mott
led the men in charge of the cleo
ric light station before the terrible
that the wire was down,
ind as usual in a case of that kind
hey did not turn the lights out,
tut were preparing to cut the wire
where it was down. They we're
retting ready to make the repairs
When Mr.. Dahnke telephoned that
DIR. Partin had been killed. The
lights were then turned out imme-
lately.
Mr.. Wade, superintendent of the !;
,ity Water and Light plant, was at ,
he residence of Mr.. Sears in his
Dom sick and knew nothing of the
wire being down until the fatal ac-
ident h d occurred. He came
own town immediately after he
vas notified to look after the wires
nd get them in order. When this !,
1as done the lights were turned on
gain.
In the meantime the undertaken
7as notified and the body was pre- a
AIRED for shipment and at 3.45 a. m.
was consigned to Dyersburg, &C a
by Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
'rieto, Miss Dora Bradshaw. Mr..
'wen, Mr.. L. P. Garner. Mr.. Pet
-rnn, Mr.. w. G. Reynolds and Mr.. c
N. Sinclair. I
Mr.. Partin was a Young man, 1
bout % years Of age. He was en-, q
aged with w. g. Reynolds as e
utcher at his store aud was re- a
arded by everybody who knew him
ere as gentleman of the highest
laracter. He was married at Dy-
-sburg and came here about three
ears ago, since which time be has
zen most excellent citizen. COM a
anding the utmost respect and o.
'teem of all our people. =
The saawe reraived az Dvarchuror ~