The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-10
WIRE BDBl
SAL [TA|R VISTA
Young Man Receive, , :
Shock, and Has Hand
Injured.
RENDERED UNCoNSCIoIs|
BY CONTACT WITH i,
Is Now Under the ca,. !,
Physician; FINGER Bu,,,'
to Bone.

with the third finger Of n.
burned to the bone. rendered ~
by the terrific shock wb,ch sp0
by contact with a live a,. p
w. 6. Giddins. whose boma
Third South street. had Il clo.S =
death on Tuesday night al Sal s.,,.I
he was not killed was due ~
that companion who va.
who cndeavored 10 release b,. n
wire which was burning n'n ~
who also received the sbo"Es ts isn
backwards. "'ch' TIM
Mr.. GiddIns Is 10 years =,
employed as elevator bov ass 4
warehouse Of the Sal, ~ q
company. He has been with - hi,,'
more than "A year. Tucvduas us %
With several friends ne I'd
Saltair. About 1890 o'ciocs VI
companions. he conclndas; to|
n trip through the old mill -
numerous things at Tho ~, nns. va, q
one to spend his shekeIs. ''
Where He Struck Win,
on this trip there ano
by the side OF the wooden
which the boats run, which 11
gardens indian villages. scensa
orient, etc, and these pits -
by electricity. so AZ 20 make ~.
effective. wire netting coycrIny ,I
When The second one OF rhs,.
reached on The canal. Young III
whose hand was extended oyss !,
struck a liv" wire. receives,
shock. was rendered unconscio,.
his nnger burned TO tho bons q
the story he told n TrIbuns
tive on Thursday. when s,ss
warehouse Said young Gidd.nT
Here Is tho Story.
1T was about 1880 o'eloct :.
party Of five concluded 10 ta..se|
ride In the old mill. W. 49,.
and had come Ia the second y
one of the boys saiu. 'push
along. and as raised my ham
the screen, my finger catching 4.
| screamed when the elec,5,s.
through me and became ,Inco-ss
Tommy Fowler. who Was ~
grabbed noe as ] screamed ana q
received the shock and was uos.s
go Of me, In mis- struggles toss.
release himself he got my fse, 4.
damp floor of the boat. ana M
my connection with the wirs A.
bnt my finger WAS burned ia M
This released the boat. The bo,s,l|
| was dead. and they tried Ia -
boat go faster than the current \
Ing along the side walls Of The 90.
before we got 10 the landing | -
consciousness and | found my -
most burned off.
Ordered to Connect Win
'As We got out of the boat al n
ing. ] said 10 the boat tender m.
n have YOU live wires in li7i
for?' and he replied. saying. TkII
tach the wire 10 the screen, Il n
orders, and ! had 10 obey Then I n
up 70 the ticket seller and assei |
was doctor about He sawed \.
a surly way. Then VIC all wsl. \,
train and came home.
ION "Wednesday ! went 10 -.
II. Robinson. over the Luna thaA
dressed my finger and ! am bsl,,
for by him. Had child toplas
wire netting. am confident /
have killed il, and the same tlI
doubt have been true had II bsss
man. II is not only an oUtrsr
is criminal 10 connect a live u II
a screen like that.
Was Connected Purp@sE
IL don't know whether the gn1/
front of the other pits were cDaazz
] did not touch them. but sgRz
were, as the boat tender tod I
the reason the screen Was connsdl
n live wire was to keep pses.
things in the pits, an.
struck the screen they woaH
shock | not only got shock. ~
ger catching OH the screen var
to the bone, as You see. ! intcd1
an action instituted agains, u.
My finger is In tenik
and ! am suffering n great deal
from it,"