Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-23
FATALLY INJURED /
 IN FALL FROM POLE.
Lireman Edward Hart Cannot Live, as Skull at Base of the Brain Was Fractured.


 An accident which caused general regret as he has wide circle of fGends, occurred on Wednesday morn ing at about lilo o'clock at the corner of Laurel Hill avenue and River ave- nue. when Edward Hart, aged between 30 and 35, fell from a pole on which he was at work as a Hneman and, striking on the sidewalk, received a fractured skull al the base of the brain He was taken to the Rackus hospital l. where his condition during the evening remained about the same, though it was reported that he was growing weaker There is no hope for his re- covery and the end is expected within a few hours.
 Through Laurel Hill avenue the poles are being changed, new ones re- placing the decayed ones. Electric light, fire alarm. telephone, messenger the same poles through the avenue and the work of making the changes is being done for the Connecticut com pany with Superintendent Of Lines Humphrey in charge. There is a nest of wires on the pole where Hart was working and he was about to place crossarm for the electric light wires. The inemen were engaged in placing the croSsarms and moving the wires.
 Lineman Hart was employed by the Connecticut company and the company IS moving the wires Of the fire alarm system while doing their own work C uSI tAOH l4l6 dCClQSDI happened VIII never be known unless MT. Hart should recover. It is thought however, that he came in contact with a live wire the shock throwing him off the pole.
 Policeman Irish was on his way to dinner and Lineman Harry Tracy on the pole on Laurel HilI avenue north Of where Hart was. spoke to MT. Irish as he passed. Hearing someone cry out, Mir Irish looked up and saw Hart dropping through space headf1rst. He struck on his head and shoulder on the sidewalk and several hastened to him, but he was in such a bad condf- tion that little could be done for him. lie Died much and an effort was made to get doctors to attend him, but none could be found in, and after a wait of half an hour for the ambulance, Su- perintendent Humphrey decided to send him to the hospital in the work car, which was done.
 Dr. Kimball arrived just as he reached the hospital and an exarnina- ton showed that he was suffering from fractured skull at the base of the brain Wednesday evening. Dr. stated that there was no hope for him, though he might finger "A hours.
 While no one knows 1t Is believed that. while wet with precipitation, and going through the electric wires that either he stood on a messenger wire and some part of his moist clothing came in contact with a live wire or
 
 wire. Either would have been sufi- cfent to have thrown him from the pole. AS he received the shock or made 8 misstep he cried out but nothing could be done and he hit the ground hard blow, falling about 25 feet He had done considerable work for the fire department and Chief Stanton declared Wednesday evening that he was the best lineman in the city. From what he knows of him and his work he felt satisfied that lie never took hold of a live wire, as he was too well posted on them. He had been here for a number of years and for a | time was employed by the telephone l company as a hneman, but for some l time he has been in the employ of the 1 Connecticut company. He had spoken ] of the difficult task of changing the | ines through the avenue on Tuesday l evening.
 He boarded with Mary B. Drew, No. | s6 Union street; and everyone speaks | n high terms of him. He was a faith | :ul and conscientious workman and | fixed by his employers. He came from Bridgeport, where he has cousins.