Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-07-08 | Page 1 | Ogden Fisherman is Electrocuted

OGDEN FISHERMAN IS ELECTROCUTED Current From Power Plant Charges Water and Causes Death. Special to The Tribune. OGDKN, July 7. William M. Byrne, chief plant operator for the Utah Power . Liht company at Riverdaie, met death today in a most singular manner. Byrne, with Henry Moore, another power plant operative, entered the millrace connected connect-ed writh the power plant on a raft. A wiro carrying 220 volts was thrown into the stream and immediately some fish came to the surface. Excited, Byrne jumped into the water to seixo an especially large fish, and was stunned by the eloctrical shock he sustained. sus-tained. As he threw one hand out toward to-ward the raft, ho touched a charged wire and was electrocuted. An alarm-given by Moore attracted men at the plant, who shut off the power. The body was taken from the stream by Moore and Joel Grover, and for two hours the fire department pulmotor was employed In a futile effort to resuscitate Byrne. The latter is survived by his wife and four children.