Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-16 | Page 14 | Loses Life in Saving Others

LOSES LIFE IN SAVING OTHERS Arthur Johnson Electrocuted in Guarding Guard-ing Lives of Several People Threatened Threat-ened "by High Tension Wire. "Word was received here yesterday of tho electrocution of Arthur Johnson of Eureka, Nev., in a mine at Kingman. Ariz., Saturday. Johnson was well known In Salt Lake, having left here a year ago after being connected with the American Smelting &. Refining company for two years. Johnson, according to reports, was attempting at-tempting to save several people who were threatened with death by a nearby high tension wire. lie succeeded in protecting them only at the expense of his own life. Burial took place In Kingman Sunday. Ho was the son of J. B. Johnson, a well known merchant of Eureka. Xev., and a brother of lira. "Walter Bracken of Las Vegas, Nev.