The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-05
five PERSONS ARE
KILLED ON FRIDAY
NEAR WENDELL
SON OF MIR. and Mrs. Bert Aman
Among Victims OF FfighifuI
Tragedies Near Here.

Tragedy visited the Wendell sac-
tion on the Northside Friday OF last
week. when the lives OF five persons
were snuffed out during the day on
three different spots.
The dead
Kenneth Aman, age Is, drowned.
Lloyd AIKEN, age ~, cicctrocutesi.
Glen AIKEN, age II, clectrocufed.
Tom AIKEN, age IN. eiectrocufed.
Mrs. William Thompson, suicide.
The Aman child was the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert II. Aman, former
iy OF this place. He was a nephew
OF Elmer Aman OF Filler. The child
was drowned In coulee running
near the home about five miles south
OF Wendell Friday morning at 10
o'clock. Funeral services were held
from the Mennonite church here
Saturday afternoon. burial being
made in the |. o. o. II. cemetery
Mr.. aud Mrs. Aman are the parents
OF baby son born three days previ-
Gus to the tragic death OF their g.
year-old boy.
Three Electrocufed
The three AIKEN boys were killed
outright Friday when 10000 volts
OF electricity carried by the trans
mission line OF the Idaho Power
company passed through their bodies
as they drove a hay derrick under
meath the power line at their farm
home near Wendell.
The bride OF few months OF Gien
AIKEN and the mother OF the three
boys Witnessed the accident. Both
were nearly frantic and their lives
were saved only by the fact that
passerby rushed TO them and stopped
them from an attempt TO reach the
bodies.
According 10 reports given 3. X.
Gwin. postmaster at Hagerman, the
boys were driving the hay derrick
under the wire when In some manner
the cable on the arm OF the derrick
came In contact with the bare wire
carrying the deadly charge OF cleo
tricity.
Youngest Dies First.
Lloyd AIKEN. age IL. who was rid
ing on the derrick, was the first 10
lose his life His two prothers. Glen,
age "a. and Tom. age is. who were
walking alondside the loader driving
the four horses. rushed TO the side OF
the lad. apparently unmindful OF the
danger involved. and they were both
killed instantly, as were the four
horses. The bodies OF the victims
we're burned beyond recognition.
The current from the high voltage
wire passed down along the arm OF
the derrick. through the body OF the
wagon and contacted with the fence |
by means OF water In a shallow pool |
under the wire and IN which |
the derrick stood. Passing down the |
fence the current killed COW 100
feet away.
Crash Alarms Neighbors.
Instantly upon the contact OF the /
Iron cable on the derrick arm with
The live wire a thunderous crash fol-
owed which was heard by neighbors
living on nearby farms. The neigh
Dors, startled. FASTENED TO the scene.
The transmission line from which
he fatal current flashed ia the one
-unning from Malad 20 Bull. The
occurrence was noted in Twin Falls
~ a slign and momentary disturb
NEE OF the electrical power trans
mission system. but interruption of
eryice was avoided by switching 10
mother line.
The father OF the boys was killed
ast fall In an automobile accident
N the north side and was buried in
he Cooding cemetery. The funeral
or the three sons was held at 2
'clock Saturday afternoon at Good
ng and the bodies laid at rest beside
hat OF the father.
worry Cause Of Suicide.
The fifth person TO be numbered
mong those who were In the death
oil near the north side town was
frs. william Thompson. who com
lifted suicide Friday at her farm
ONE six miles southwest Of Wendell
, siashlng her throat With 8 knife.
Worry over the recent marriage
I her daughter was believed 10 have
cen largely responsible for the act
rcordlng TO the report. /
Mrs. Thompson. who ~as a woman
! middle age. and her husband had
.nted the ranch OF y. s. A. Bickei
EAR thousand Springs and had been
,eraffua fhe ranch since last aprtuT II