Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-05-20
SUDDEN AND SHOCKING DEATH.
Young Man Stunned by Electricity
Falls Thirty-Five Feet

a ilneman named Glen HuddleSon
employed by the Public Service Com
pany of this city, met with death sud
denly about O'Clock Sunday Afternoon
and in way that shocked the com
munity.
sit being necessary to put up some
new wires from the power plant to the
square steel tower across the railroad
tracks, short distance away, two
young men, Lester Kelley of this city
and Huddleson, were assigned on the
job. Before starting the work the
electric current was shut off from all
lines except the Linden and Dodgevlle
transmission lines, which are located
at the very top of the tower, and car
risd 1900 voltage. The work TO be
done was at point about ten feet be-
low said danger line. Mr.. Wakeman,
experimenting the work cautioned the
two men about the danger before send
ing them up the tower. Huddleson
started to climb first and Kelley fol-
lowed For some unknown reason Hud-
dleson climbed to the top of the tower
and came in contact with one of the
10000 volt lines with the top of his
head. The shock threw him and he
fell to the ground, distance Of thirty
FIVE feet.
A doctor was called at once and
every effort made to revive him with
artificial respiration. He lived almost
an hour after the fall His lungs were
filled with blood from internal injuries
which made it impossible for life to
exist.
The unfortunate young man had been
working for the Mineral Point Public
Service company for about two weeks
and was practically stranger in our
midst. His home was at Blair, Neb,,
and he was % or "a years old. His
father, Oliver Huddleson, arrived here
Tuesday to accompany the remains
home.
81 Years of Age, so Yeers Resident.
Miss Mary Ann Waters, who was
born in Cornwall County, town of lilo
gsa, England, on April z, 1924. died at
h.I Aone in Mineral Point, Wis, May
l4ls 1915; aged 81 years. month and 7
days.
In 1854, on the 18th day of Deem
Der, she was married TO Mr.. John 9.
Roberts and in May Of the following
year the young couple came to America
and took up their residence in Mineral
Point where they have since resided.
Mr. Roberts died July 2, 1904 and
since that time Mrs. Roberts has been
in feeble health and the infirmities of
old age have rendered her a prisoner
in her home; she has scarcely been out
OF the house for several years. In
spite of this, however, she has not
called doctor for 80 years until the
week of her last illness.
DUc was the iiIplhtl VI liNt NIllliSut
only two of whom lived to attain adult
age, They are Miss Alice w. Roberts
and Mrs. Edith M. Williams both Of
Mineral Point
For thirty years Mrs. Roberts has
not been able to attend church or 90
out anywhere and her faithful daugh-
ter has attended her and made home
her world, and a pleasant one she
found it. She knew her end had come
and while telling her loved one it was
90 use to call doctor she at last con
scented to have one but when he came
It was soon seen to be too late for
earthly help. She died without strug-
lie as peaceable as one who lies down
to pleasant dreams. Funeral services
vere held Sunday, afternoon conducted
nv Rev. X. A. Barnes.