The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-20
HENRY cANNINc's DEATH.
Salem Newspaper Tells About Fatal Ac-
cident There.

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cident There.
Tho Salem (Mass1 Dispatch Of Sep
TENDER II gives the following account
Of the death Of Henry Canning, formerly
Of Montpelier and well known in this
yiciuity;--
"One blow on the FIRE alarm Of the
town OF saugus sounded the death knell
Of Henry Canning, "a years old, line
man employed by The Lynn Gas and
Electric company, as 1900 volts shot
through his body
Canning lived for a while on Harbor
street Ia this city and was unmarried.
Recently he moved 20 the Lafayette
chambers on Washington street. He was
"A member Of the Second Corps cadets
and came from Montpelier. Vt AZ the
time Of his DEATH he was on the top Of
a high pole at the corner Of Winter and
Belmont streets this forenoon Although
the man was killed instantly, it is be-
lieYed, two fellow workmem on a pole
close to Canning grabbed his lifeless
body, aud while one held him in mid.
air the other fastened a rope about his
body and lowered him to the street.
As the body reachedethe pavement,
trolley car loaded with passengers came
20 a stop within 10 feet Of where the
man was placed, passengers lifted their
hats. while others gave first aid 20 the
injured DR., G. Clarence Parcher Of $40
Central street was called, and although he
worked over the body for more than an
hour he failed TO bring any signs Of life.
II is believed that Canning WAS killed
instantly and that he was dead before
any attempt was made to save his body
dropping to the street.
"He had been employed BY the Lynn
Gas and Electric company three weeks
and to-day was sent to Saugus with
Duncan ellis and Lem Hownes, both Of
Lynn, TO change wires from an old pole
70 q new one erected yesterday Can.
ming climbed to the top Of the new pole |
and was sitting on a crossbar, his steel
spikes buried IN the body Of the pole /
beneath him. lie had completed a con-
nection at the fire alarm and was NOV
ing to another position 10 commence I
work on another wire, when complete 4
circuit was formed in some way. As
the force of the current struck his body 4
probably entering through the steel /
spikes and flashing through bis system 4
70 the bare wire. he yelled IN pain and /
dropped lifeless.
Ills body had swung partly with the
head toward the street. when ellis. bis I
hands covered with rubber gloves,
grabbed the unconscious man and shout 4
cd to Hownes, further down che pole. (
The latter clambered to the top, taking
with him the coil OF rope which had I
been used to lift tho wires and tools, and
tied it around the middle of Cannings I
body. Swinging the other end Of the
rope over the crossbar on which the
stricken man had been sitting. the two
lowered the body to the street and then
hurried down to give first aid
Hardly before the rope had been
placed about Cannings body, the FIRE
alarm bell ia the tower Of the town hall
struck one blow, just as the trolley ear
The motorman, thinking it
was a call Of fire, stopped his car, and
as he did 50 the passengers saw the two
men on the pole holding the unconscious
body of Canning in mid.air. Passengers
at once scented something wrong and
while some ran for help Others did what
they could to bring back any spark Of
life which might be left in the form Of
Canning. They worked steadily until
DR.. Parcher arrived and then stood and
watched the physician as he made futile
efforts 70 bring any signs Of life.
After more than an hour, the body
was removed to the police station in
town hall, and medical examiner Pink
ham Of Lynn notified Of Canning's DEATH
Medical examiner Pinkham viewed
The body late this afternoon at Bisbce's
rooms at Cliftondale There
were burns Oh the back Of the right hand
md on the right cheek, indicating that
he current Of about 1900 volts passed
through his body. Death must have
been instantaneous. The body viii re-
main at the undertaking rooms until
word is received from the relatives for
Is removal elsewhere