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Show ELECTRICITY KILLS ANIMALS IH CANYON Raymond Davis of Murray was severely severe-ly shocked ami his hired mount electrocuted electro-cuted by the short circuiting of the transformer in from of the Bolsom hotel at Brighton. Also a cow belonging to William Brighton was instantly killed and Mr. Brighton's son barely escaped death from i lie same cause. A dog. innocently venturing ven-turing within the ten-foot electrified ground zone, was thrown into the ail fifteen feet, but still lives. Raymond Davis had gone to Brighton to visii his brother, Thomas Davis. The big pule that stands nearly in front of the. hostelry sustains the big transformer, which distributes current to Maxwell's mine, to Gray's camp at the city's I-ako Mary dam, and to Stewart's cajnp at Twin lakes and other places. Having broken, the transformer sent the electric current into the ground feet below the surface. The soli was wet and permeated with rock, making a good conductor, electrifying the groiwd within a radius of ten feet. When Davis and his horse went over the charged spot the animal fell dead, throwing Davis without the danger zone. William Brighton's son later happened along on his horse, going after the cows. The animal received a shock that sent it scampering away, throwing the boy and stunning him a bit. loiter a row came by, got within the fatal spot and met I Instant death. It was shortly after this that the dog meandered on the edge of i the death zone and jumped Into the air I howling. Deputy Sheriff Bernard Rich at Brighton Bright-on reported the accidents. The transformer trans-former belongs to the Park City plant of the Utah Power & Llaht company. Linemen Line-men repaired the line yesterday. |