Evening star., 1907-08-28
GEN. CARTER'S SON KILLED
ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED
IN AN ILLINOIS COLLEGE.
Short Circuited an Electric Chandelier
While Cleaning It-Died
Almost Instantly.

CHICAGO. August 2S.-L. H. Carter the
son of Brig. Gen. W. H. Carter of Chicago.
head of the Department of the Lakes of
the United States Army. was killed Instant
ly last night by a remarkable electric shock
sustained in the dairy room of the Univer-
sity Of Illinois at Champaign. where young
Mr.. Carter was special student
The victim had been working during
the summer months in the agricultural de-
partment Of the university in order to get
some practical experience. His summer
term of work was almost ended. His resi-
dence was with his parents for several
years in Chicago.
Young Carter was stone dead when found.
AS is customary in industrial schooling.
ne hao oeen set at the task Of polishing
and cleaning combination electric and ga
chandelier hanging from the ceiling Of a
room IN the university dairy.
He had been working at 1t for some time
when piercing scream was heard by G. G.
Potter, ow-student-empIoye who was
o9sy IN an adjoining room in the building.
Potter rushed to the aid of the young man
ana round he had received a current of
electricity in his body.
Carter had been standing upon a small
stationary engine while reaching I'D to the
chandelier The engine was fastened with
poits driven through the concrete floor, and
this completed the Circuit -,,.. ,...-.. :
T A ladder was leaning nearby and wban
Potter rushed into the room Carter's lifeless
body had fallen partly over against It, bur
the hands Of the, dead man were still
ciutched tightly over the Chandelier. which
had been partly wrenched from its fasten
Ing in the ceiling.
Daring possible electrocution, Potter
seized the body and 1t fell to the floor thus
breaking the circuit
News was received in this city today of
tne tragic death yesterday at Champlain.
Gen. w. H. Carter. The information came
IN the shape of telegram received by
tne adJutant general from the acting presi-
dent or the University Of Illinois. where
young Carter was a student. The mes
sage stated that the young man had been
electrocuted while in the discharge of
some of his duties at the university, and
10 add to the sadness of the affair. neither
Gen. Carter nor Mrs. Carter could be To-
Gated. Hence the message was sent to
Washington in the hope that the officials
here would be able to Communicate with
the bereaved father. 1t appears that Gem
Carter was absent on leave from Chi
cage but the adjutant general here was
unfnformed to his whereabouts and so
Immediately repeated the message to the
headquarters of the Department of the
Lakes In the Army building in Chicago.
Lee Carter had the misfortune to be de-
prived completely of his sense of hearing
as the result Of an attack of typhoid fever
while very young. This fact was a bitter
disappointment to Gen. Carter, who had
planned a military naval career for the
boy. So he was obliged to look to some
pursuit in civil life for his future. and
it Is understood that his aspirations turned
toward scientific agriculture which ex-
plains the fact that he was working in
the dairy of the university when he met
his death.