Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-07-02 | Page 1 | Lineman Meets Horrible Death

Lineman Meets Horrible Death Killed by Live Wire Which Terribly Burns Hand and Wrist Wire's Second Victim. SPOKANE, Wash . July 1 Arthur Holmes, a lineman employed by the Washington Water Works Power company, com-pany, Mas Instantly killed this afternoon after-noon by a live wire. Holmes was on a pole and in some manner took hold of the wire with both hands. He was thrown across the- wires and hung suspended until he was lowered low-ered with a rope. Flesh Burned From Wrist. The charge entered Holmes's right hand anel burned a hole through the palm His left hand and wrist were horribly burned, the flesh being entirely entire-ly bunded from the wrist. Holmes cajne here from Butte about four weeks ago. He appears to be about 23 years old. The same wire killed Frank Luke Tucsdav .