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Show JTIXTIIK WIRES. Lific Lineman Has a Narrow rpc from Death While Leuded iu the Air. L- AN ELECTRIC WIRE. terrible Experience in Mid-Air ' lands Burned to the Bono I olJ. liuemaji in Ivof the I'mon Pacific railroad pMtrowly escaped instant ,jic wires this afternoon . The mind of his companions I I ,jH. As it is bis hands are Turned t!l sllot"k to llis I ,sa,m i, serious. Dr. Young, '.:v, tluit there is little danger ri.s proving fatal. Lieut occurred a few minutes lclock. Arnold was one of a !10M engaged iu stringing a L .South Temple street.about uuiti, of the Union Pacific llrnolil had climbed the pole in L ,,!' fymih Temple and First Lis. and was engaged in ni the wire. ' 111- the w hole neighborhood lijod by the -most piteous tot. brought every person I block of tho sceue of the disas-Lir disas-Lir doors. Arnold was seen I helplessly lo the wires. For :i his companions seemed para-iiifrarand para-iiifrarand didu'tseeiu able to L pitiful were the poor vi.e-lostliat vi.e-lostliat il was impossible for I die jiimple to listen to theiu. Lkc could be, seen rising from I where the wire was burning t into the bone. instant, however, ono of tho I recovered himself and rushing pole cut the wire. Arnold II like a log but was caught on It car wire, and by liis com pan-1 pan-1 managed to got him safely to Intl. He was carried into the Innun house ou the corner and mure B. Young, who ,was pass-jcd pass-jcd llis wounds. ' ; p i s hands are terribly burncd.The 1 the inside of both hands is away clear, to the boue, and lli-sli on the tops of liis.iingers lj' scared. The more serious, r. is the terrible shock which ho lijratkm shows that thff Avlre lie means got crossed with Inic light wire. When Arnold lit. he received a terrible shock. Ilvi'i'taiitly threw his leg around I', thus forming connection with liiiil wire, which ruus down all, lyht )oles, thus making a iicnilof himself. liis injuries had Leon at- In Dr. Young removed I In his car, which is now in In Pauilie yards, lie said that llilho shock had been a terrible I Jiil not think that there was liability of its proving fatal. I'tlV hiiini! is in Kansas. He is'a Imii and his naturally vigorous iiiuii promises to iJiill hiui iafcly. |