The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-13

! room.
= Harold R. Blake, Cable Splicer,
| Milford, N. II.
Harold Z Blake and Timothy
I. Haley were working together
at Milford, N. H., on November 2,
1921. Haley was ascending 4 pole
when his hand came in contact
with metal pole step, which
was crossed with electric light
wires carrying 2200 volts. He
cried for help and then became
unconscious, hanging in mid-air.
Blake was working a -1W feet
away. Knowing the wet condition
of the pole and that he might
meet with the same fate. Blake
climbed the pole and carried Haley
to the ground.
Mary A. Shea, Supervisor, Mystic
Exchange, Medford, Mass.
Efficient telephone service in an
| emergency by Miss Mary A. Shea,
supervisor at the Mystic exchange
in Mcdford, Mass, saved the life
Of woman who was attempting
suicide by inhaling gas on Oct
ober 27, 1921. On account Of the
frequency of calls from one sub
scriber for particular number
with no answer, Miss Shea felt
that there must be something
wrong. She inquired Of the per-
son who had made the call if she
could be of assistance and wa.
told: "Opefator, | smell gas in my
kitchen and the number | am call
ing is the telephone downstairs. |
am not sure whether they are in
or not AS they have a very young
baby | shouldn't think they would
be out so late" For Is minutes
Miss Shea continued to ring the
number called, and, being unable
to get an answer, she notified the
police. Officers found all the gas
Jets in the stove turned on and 4
woman partially overcome.
Eleanor Fogg, Senior Operator,
Maine Telephone and Telegraph
Co, Read6eld, Me.
On the night OF June II, 1921,
during heavy electrical storm,
lightning started a fire in the Ma
sonic building adjoining the Read
field, Me, central office. The fire
spread until the entire business
section of Eeadfeld was in flames.
Miss Eleanor Fogg, senior opera
tor, was on duty at the time. In
Readiield there is no fire appara-
tus and Miss Fogg telcphoned to
Augusta and Winthrop for as
sistance. With buildings burning
all around her and the operating
room partially filled with smoke,
Miss Fogg stuck to her post and
handled the calls to Augusta and
Winthrop, making sure that as
sistance would be sent from these
places. She also notified the
plant department men at Liver
more Falls that the central office
was on fire. Because of the CON
dition of the lines, due to. this
heavy shower, transmission was
poor and it took longer to COM
plete these calls than it would
have under. normal conditions.
Several times Miss Fogg was
warned of her peril and urged to
leave, and it was only when the
smoke became so dense that it was
impossible to stay longer that she
lett the board, Ecforc she left
She gathered up all the toll tick
cts on the switchboard. took the
money and bill stubs that were
in the office and carried them
with her to safety.
Willard F. Estey, Head Lineman,
Athol. Mass.
On August 10, 1921, Lineman
Sidney Wallwork, while working
on a pole at Petersham, Mass,
was struck by lightning which
came from an apparently clear
sky, hitting a tall elm tree about
500 feet away and rendering Wall
work unconscious. He fell across
the crossarms on the pole and
death was certain unless he could
be skillfully brought to the
ground. Estey and another line
man, named Robert Cruishank,
climbed the pole and, after some
on account Of the wires,
brought him safely to the ground
where Estey applied the prone
pressure method of artificial res
piration for more than a half hour.
Before n doctor arrived, Estcy
had restored Wallwork to CON