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Show Conductor Gets Shock. J. "V Hooper, a street-car conductor, received re-ceived a severe shock from a wire last night, which was nearly tho means of oanslnjT him a sorlous uccldcnt. lie was at the Salt Palace when the accident happened. hap-pened. It wus caused by u wire that was hanging down from tho top of the car falling oh his wrist while he had hold of two handles, thus forming a complete circuit. cir-cuit. The car had been used with a trailer, trail-er, and alio wire was tho light connection with the latter. Hooper was stunned by the shock, but was afterward able to walk up to Dr. Rlchanlas ofllcc, and the doctor pronounced pro-nounced tho Injury only a trilling one. |