The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-12-28
MN VOLTS THROUGH BODY
rp,cITY sNUFFED OUT THE
bDpV r,r OF FLOYD ROBERTS.

10 Was Handling Fell Across
Vlr9 ,ily Charged Electric Light
pc o'h1e How Accident Occurred.
U Roberts, who was reared
n w. and lived here until about
d ago, when he moved to Albany
'!S' his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
wiz ,rts was instantly killed in that
~ w. Friday afternoon about 5 O'Clock
~ Wv an electric shock.
vorng Roberts was lineman in
Employ of the Southern Bell
~ rIonbone Co. at Albany, and the
i' .ront that caused his death came
'u n city electric wire carrying
I'm Tba Albany Herald in it's account
.be unfortunate occurrence says
o. OF Iineman Roberts, in company
II 9aS Tineman w. J. Pinson, had been
WIZ, 10 repair a telephone line that
ssn ssod above the roof of M. Crimes
V .oro To reach the roof they used
Nv, "o of the citys electric wire poles,
O lh;ob was provided with iron steps.
T Thl mole carried a wire that was
d ln breast high above the top of
sbo roof. and the lineman had to
.toop to get under it.
Ss they reached the roof young
poberts said to Lineman Pinson:
Took out for the twenty-three hun
drod" meaning the wire carrying
that amount of voltage Lineman
pinson replied: 'You look out for it
ronrself." Hardly had he spoken
tbe words than he turned around
ond saw that Lineman Roberts was
in distress. He pulled his compan-
inn bv the coattails, but in so doing
received a severe shock and was
forced to let go. He then rushed to
transformer nearby and pulled a
Ming which cut off the electricity and
released the unfortunate man, who
fell back upon the roof apparently
lfeless
The pulling of the plug by Line
man PinsOn was a heroic thing for
him to do, for he took his own life
in his hands when he did it, and
those familiar with the conditions
are at a loss to understand why he
was not killed also. After pulling
tbe plug Lineman Pinson ran to the
front parapet of the roof and called
to passersby on the street below for
help. This was soon at hand, the
body was carried to the Miller dry
goods store near by, and physicians
we're sent for, but they were unable
to restore the young man to con-
sciOusness.
It is supposed that young Roberts
Inadvertently touched a coil of wire
that hung down below the cross arm
on the pole. The indications are that
he slipped on the wet roof and
threw out his arms to balance him
self when his fingers touched the
fatal wire.
While the body was laid out in the
store the young mans father walked
in. At the time of the accident the
elder Roberts was working in the
Crime store helping out as a clerk
during the Christmas rush. He did
not know that it was his son who
had been killed until he walked in
and saw the body His grief when
he recognized the dead body as that
Of his son was pathetic. He hur-
ried home and broke the news to
the mother and others of the fam
ily with whom the young man was
a great favorite.
The remains were brought to
Dawson on the 3 o'clock Seaboard
train Saturday afternoon and taken
to the home of Mr.. ] I. Roberts, an
uncle of the deceased, and were in
tered Sunday morning at II o'clock
at New Bethel church, Rev. E. F.
Morgan performing the last sad
rites.
Tom Floyd Roberts was 20 years
OF age, and besides his parents is
survived by nine brothers and sis
ters The family have many friends
mere who sympathize with them in
their bereavement.