Show CUTS Girls ELECTRIC WIRE RE AND DIES DIE Edward McDermit Electro Electrocuted Electrocuted Electrocuted in Saloon at Bing Bingham Bingham Bingham ham Junction OTHERS RECEIVE SHOCKS HIGH POWER FEED WIRE CROSSES OTHER LINES Edward McDermit a telephone line lineman lineman man maR was instantly killed at Bingham Junction at 11 1138 M last lut night by 2800 volts of at electricity passing poa Ing through his body while he was trying to save an electric piano from burning up The accident was caused by one of the main m ln feed wires of ot the Progress s Power company of Mur Murray Murray Murray ray which supplies the town with elec elee electricity electricity coming in contact with a guy chain supporting an electric sign in front of the Leader store In so doing the full current passed p through the chain and heavily charged all 11 the electric light and telephone wires on that transformer in the main business part of the town McDermit was in tn Vincents saloon at atthe atthe atthe the time and saw that the electric plan piano was on fire Not knowing that the wires were so 80 heavily healy charged he attempted with his knife to cut th the wires leading into the piano plano As soon as the knife blade came in contact with the wires the tho current passed through his hm body bod and he dropped to the floor dead deed Is Terribly Burned Dr Robertson was called but was unable to do anything for the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate nate man An examination showed that his right hand was literally cooked and the bottom of his feet badly bad I burned Mc Me Dermit was a physical giant Klant being 6 S feet 2 inches tall and weighing fl pounds lIe HP was wan 49 40 4 years yean old and was not Dot mar married married ried ned He lie was a member of at the Eagle lodge of Bingham Junction and was also a member of the Electrical Workers union of ot Salt Lake City C A Stain pres president presIdent presIdent ident of the Eagle lodge went to Salt Lake City to confer with the electrical workers to we see what disposition shall be made of the body Although the man has been in this vi vicinity vicinity for about two years little 13 is i known of his former life or relations Letters found in his trunk show that most of his correspondents are in Ohio An attempt will be made to reach his sister who resides in that state The body was brought to the undertaking es of Eber W V Hall In this city Telephone Operator Injured A number of oC other persons at the time was killed had experiences which they will not forget for some time Miss Jessie Jes ie the night opera tor in the Bell Telephone office re rt removed removed moved the receiving instrument from her head and went to the door to wait walt ou on oua ona o oa a patron The electric lights went out at that instant and she returned to one olle of the keyboards to turn on the lights not knowing the extra 2300 2 volts Vol l had put them out As she touched the light lighta lightS a S current of ot electricity entered her hand baud ha lid and passed out at the thigh as she sho ph leaned Ined against the switchboard She was vas knocked senseless and fell to the floor Later her screams attracted the atten attention attention attention tion of Mr III and Mrs Cray Cy Cra who attend d her until the doctor lame Came W p Sweeney local manager of the Bell Boil com corn company pony pany was sent for In attempting to turn on the lights he in turn was WA thrown to the floor Dr Robertson stat stated ed d that had Miss Steiner and Mr Sweeney touched the light with the left hand the current would have passed assed l through the heart and killed them instantly Many Are Shocked William Phelps Phelp was In the kitchen of his cafe and while attempting to fix the th lights tights was thrown to the floor He re recovered r recovered covered and heard the cries of at Mrs rs John Watson as a she ran from the drug store into the cafe In g l Into luto the drug store they found Mr Watson on the tha floor Barber received a burn while working in his shop Johnsons Johnstons saloon was set et on fire but the fire was extinguished before any damage dama e was done was vas had ad with the Pro Pr Progress gress Kress Power r company which turned off the current and later sent men to Bing hum ham Junction to repair rt the damage |