Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-20
GAS FUMES PROVE FATAL
Frank E. ROdliff Meets Death at
Grand Isle.
weil-knOwn Electrician Overcome
While Rc-chnrging storage bat
teries---Siias Isushey, His As
sistant, Rendered Uncon-
scious but VIII Live.

bic electrician In this city, died AZ $50
Sunday evening at Grand Isle from
the effects of gas taken !nto his LUNGS
Friday evening while he was at work or
the electric plant at the summer home
OF George c. Wright of Kansas CITY, Mo,
which is situated on the extreme north
crn point of South Hero island in the town
OF Grand Isle. Silas Bushcy Of Grand
isle who was at work with Mr. RodliN.
and who was also found unconscious
from the effects of the gas. reGained con-
seriousness about two O'Clock Saturday
afternoon and will live.
Mr.. Rodliff was engaged in the work of
recharging the storage batteries of the
electric light plant of the summer home,
the plant being situated in a room of
small dimensions in the same building
with the garage. Last week Tuesday Mr..
Rodliff went with Y. l.. Austin. who acted
for the owner. to the house where the
batteries are kept to ascertain whether
or not the carhoy OF acid which had been
ordered from Boston had arrived and to
look over the plant to soc what things
were necessary to start it up after it had
been lying idle all winter 1t was decided
ut that time that Mr. Rodlin would return
to the plant on thursday or FRIDAY ana
run the dynamo, charge the batteries
ana leave Inc apparatus IN proper WORK.
Ing CONDITION. Also on TUESDAY Silas
busney' VINO had run the plant perore'
was ENGAGED 10 aSs'S, MI hodht IN MS
work OF starring up the pant ana 10 run
~ until MT. wright chauHeur arrived
IRON the west
Mr. RodllH left this city Tor the island
Friday morning ana arrived at the place
about noon. With the assistance of
Rushey he prepared the acid solution and
filed the batteries. He then started the
gasoline engine which runs the dynamo
which charges the batteries. In charging
the batteries it Is necessary to run the
dynamo continuously until the batteries
have received their capacity load Ienrth
of time necessary to run the dynamo de-
pends on the number of batteries TO he
charged. At the time the batteries are
being charged the acid solution gives off
gas
Mr. Rodliff and his assistant went at
work on the plant which he installed
and which he had since had the care
of, having charged the batteries last
year, and the dynamo was running at
five. Mrs. George Childs sent his supper
to him and when 1t WAS left he spoke
TO the one who brought it, Bushey went
home to his supper and was accompanied
back to the building by his father, Others
came to the building during the early
evening. Mr. Rodiif when all was work.
ing we'll, sat down upon n chair near
the dynamo and placed his feet upon the
rail which surrounded the apparatus
ISushey stated Sunday that the last
he could remember previous to the time
when ne came 10 saturday AFTERNOON
was tnat MI to"iil WIS asleep ne sa'u
that as near as ne coulo remember that
was "Do"t mn. ''ua' N,e"'
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