The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-07
Ellis q Has and ,ais I've Dsss VIII
Try 10 Rssae ain Fron Il. I
THE DEADLY CURRENT !.
A Crowd OF One Thousand PeaHss
Stand Around Powerless TO- Aid taas:
Unfortunate Victim. Whose BODY
Is Recovered by nn Underaalser'
Wearing Rubber Gloves.
Wearing Rubber Gloves.

= 3p
When Giovanni D'Arlelio, i,can.:
plasterer, OF Mo. 127 Main street.
Union Hill, N. j., finished his days
work on q house at Thirteenth
street and 'Weat New York spenue. d
that township, ut 6 o'clock last nfghs.
two, collies, his constant companions.
scampered down Thirteenth strcec.
ahead OF him. But D'Amelio, ousnE>
to the rain. determined to walk ho1aR5 nj
by short route. which. took Ran
along. Bergenline avenue. and vhiss7s.
tled to the dogs. 5s5sss$, &, !
They. .obeyed reluctantly, aud
seemed to plead with him TO TAXA,
the old way home. One OF them
tugged at his trousers leg, as though
to persuade the master to face aoous
But D:Amelio spoke sharply to hts
pets, who with hanging heads foA
lowed at his heels. .s. ii sses
AS .D'Amelio passed under an elce-
trio light at Ninth street and Ber-
genllne avenue, secondary feed
wire snapped and fell. When the
end came in contact with the Etde-
walk, yellowish sparks shot oue- :
D'Amelio turned at the sound and
the dogs covered. whimpering With
fear. 5.5s;; ,.:. ..s.sff.:a,. 40
A word Of encouragement to tbs
crouching animals was on the mans
lips when the wire swung, toward
D'Amelio, who raised hts arms to.
guard himself The next instau1 tho,
heavily charged wire began cotlinae.
itself around his body. 81, ;.s
As the wire wound D'Amelio in fts.
fatal embrace. the end whipping IN
Ian ever shortening circle; hissed end
spit forth sparks and afnever ending
stream Of Are. whose. colors were
Echanging eontinual!r from gTeenssA,
Fred to blue. yellow to purple. TheHs
the wire become taut and fung thas.
man to the ground, where he: slaEss;;
with < ~: ~ j - Il st .ta;
E@SKilTth1s: had taken q b5out ten naffzot
1 utes, ,snd when the dogs savl shesR.
master twisting and turning on tha
sidewalk one OF them. with q eASvE
bark, rushed toward him. The anS
NAL seized one Of the coils In as1
teeth. as II t. rend It Then. with q
yelp Of pain. 1t dropped dead. De-
spite the fate Of its mate 1tsas UfKgF
! dog dashed to the rescue. It. 100,
grabbed one Of the deadly rings Ss.
its fangs Death came instantly.
/ Meanwhile about one thousanR
persons, men and women, had gath
cred. None dared to attempt to. rs,-;
leess D'Amelio. After he had been,
idragged to the sidewalk the coils be-.
| came red hot, then turned to a white
heat. All the time kissing flames
fshot from the twisting end. When
the. terror-stricken spectators re-
Ialized they had seen q man and hir
\ two: dogs, electrocuted before their
eyes they became Mortified, Women
screamed, and many were led away
'half fainting. ,,;:. -
I Some one telephoned the police
land Capt, yleitsmann, with sergts-
Bauer and Wallace and Patrolman.
Wallace, soon appeared They were.
az powerless to lend aid as the 9th
ers. Then an ambulance was called
from Sharp's undertaking shop and
the driver, Charles Darke, was told
to fetch rubber gloves and g. pair or
wire cutters. When he arrived hG
put on the gloves and cut the wire.
which few into the air, It's fery tam
still pitting nparks.
D'Amelio wss hurried to the NORTH
Hudson Hospital. The doctors satS
be had died within few minnseT
after the wire coiled itself around
him. He leaves a widow and threa
children. the oldest five years OF age