The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-30
LINEMAN'S
FALL FROM
POLE FATAL;
NECK WAS
BROKEN

months occurred about 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning and resulted in
the death of Hector Williams, assist
ant lineman in the employ of the Ar
kansas Valley Railway. Light &
Power company. at the hospital at
$3.50 o'clock this forenoon. The sym
pathy OF the community is extended
to the sorrowing wife and children in
them in the sad event and in the TAX
ing away from them OF their support
I'm the very hey-day OF vigorous
manhood.
Williams had climbed a telephone
pole at the company's plant near Soda
Point for the purpose OF making some
repairs to the line. among others be-
ing the putting in of a new fuse. and
was In the act OF buckling his safety
belt around the pole when his left
arm came in contact with a power
transmission wire carrying a high
voltage. Instantly he released his
hold and fell to the ground. He
dropped distance OF seventeen or
eighteen feet, falling upon his head
His neck was broken and his body
paralyzed below the shoulders. Al
though conscious and In the posses
sion OF the power OF speech. he could
not call very loudly for help on ac-
count OF his injuries and II was fully
half an hour before he could attract
the attention OF his associates. al
though some men were working with
in fifty or sixty feet Of him at the
time. During the interval he lay
upon the ground unable to rise or
move himself in any way.
williams was about thirty-five
years OF age and was fine specimen
Of physical manhood. hardly knowing
from experience what Illness was. He
was married and leaves a wife and
three children, two girls and a boy
the latter being only eighteen months
of age. to mourn his untimely end
Mrs. Williams has been sick for some
time and 1t was not until late We'd
nesday afternoon that she was in
formed of the accident that had over
taken her husband. His injuries were
believed to be of a fatal character
from the first and the announcement
of his death this morning was not
surprising to those familiar with the
nature OF his wounds.
Williams was captain and manager
of the Arkansas Valley Railway
Light & Power company's base ball
team in the Y. VI. c. A. Commercial
league here last summer and played
Becond base for his organization dur
ing the season. Two years ago he
held the same position with the Bap-
tist team in the Sunday School Twi-
light league. He was u member Of
the congregation OF the First Baptist
church and was an attendant at It's
Sunday school. He has been en-
Valley Railway. Light & Power COM
pany for two or three years and was
in all respects a capable. dependable
man. His home was on Cottonwood
avenue, East Canon. where he owned
a small fruit ranch. His mother. Mrs
Henry Purnell. resides on Raynolds
avenue. A brother. Jack Williams. al
SO lives in East Canon.
Misfortune and accident seems TO
have pursued the family with more
than ordinary "Reminiscences. Many
years ago the father OF the deceased
Hubert Williams. was killed IN an ey-
piosion of dynamite In Oklahoma and
his body incinerated in fire that fol-
lowed. Subsequently a younger bro
ther. Herbert Williams Jr.. while en-
ployed as a miner in the Trinidad dis
trict. got his clothing caught In the