The daily sentinel., 1914-07-17
ALEXWALKER
IS KILLED BY
ELECTRICITY
,mdR, C. Walker EIeGtTOCut-
,th hBathroOH While Making
EyDerinent;; Sudden Death is
Shock 10 City. Was Amateur
Electrician,

rpyAYpER WALKER, aged 21
rs1rs Youngest son OF Post
4 master and Mrs. R. c. Walker,
sgstb this morning as a result
5a1lorable accident which came
limay TO some experiments the
80 man was making with cleo
rdy
gs,uning early in the morning
,.,m Kannah creek, where he had
s.ss visiting on ranch, he prepared
4 nke bath at the Walker home,
M chipeta avenue owing to the
.,stb Of time he remained in the
Nh room his mother became
isrmed and, failing to get any re-
ronse from him. called for assist
tBes The bath room was locked.
Prof Carl A. Hillyer, a neighbor,
lrEered Mrs. Walkers cali and en-
,sring the bath room through a win
dor. found the young man apparent
n dead Other members of the
buily and physicians were soon at
be home
Drs. Sickenberger, Adams and
Neeiham worked heroically for over
no hours in an effort to revive the
loung man, but their work was in
vain. He never regained conscious
les
All OF his life the boy had been
d enthusiastic and earnest student
81 electricity. and was constantly
baking experiments. AT the time of
II death he was taking several
NURSES In technical work. He had
Ipriyate labratory md work room
rhleh he had fitted up himself. and
Ekieh was nothing short of marvel
ccs In Its appointments. He had
sHe apparatus which he had only
hisly secured, in the bath room. and
ipparently. after taking his path, and
seiofe dressing ne atternpceu some
isR experiment. Apparently while
e was standing in the water, he
aace connection with some wires
and a small battery, and in some
manner the loose end of a wire
iolehed his shoulder, and he re-
'shed a terrific voltage and probably
vas Killed instantly. Just how long
~ ne current had been passing through
ls body when he was found will
never be known. However. the fam
Wy have the satisfaction of knowing
~. .-s' mere was no prolonged suffer-
Ihe accident is one of the saddest
'Asl mas occurred in the city in wears.
me deceased was born in Ken
,aeky' May 81, 1893, and came with
,as lamlly to Grand Junction eleven
l'lls ago, He was OF a quiet. un.
-samlng disposition, industrions
'la ls warm hearted. He was of a de-
elea scientific turn of mind and a
sslt student He was a constant
,s. 'ssaef, and the information he had
'gSufed in this way was most eyten,
Nv. s,e tie spent a great deal Of his
r.ls ,-., IN making experiments. and his
~ ~ along this line had. attractad
Llgu Ivy. attention among those WIN
i.',a IN MN. He was in excellent
"a. T,1'.I nan, and a fine physique. His life
s,r S ,,.s, gleah and contented, and. in ey.
81; nv, Fsay his death was most untimelv
A.. .ais Is the first death in the imme.
Rs,ii.la -Sg lamily Of Postmaster Walker
.T,rS' Sr1'les MS parents the young man /,
tsls l,el @ Gy two sisters. Misses Es.
lt,o.aa NJ ena Evelyn and three brothers
TSl'yruey T,Iey r. H. Walker, Noel q
!, NJ Wa,Iy ol Tue Star grocery and Wal
7 Fnnr malher OF The Sentinel.
tasn la .a. arrangements have no,
tSe ,"nii ,rnnoGnced. but it is very likei,
,aes ,Ineral pal and interment will tax,
s mere on Sunday afternoon.