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Show 1'ataii Arum:T. Joliu II. iJtnaon. the Teni'ilrlnii 1 leio. tor Hoy, Mil,. I Wiltrlijr. A ihocklug and fatal acetdtut oo curtiil lu the 1 levator abaft of the Tem phlou Hotel jetlrrdaj about II am, whtreby John II I.awion,a ladagril liljtarf, wholiat, furthn lait month, Utu running the paintngir t levator, waakllleit. Bhottly U fore II o'clotkjoutig I.aw-rou I.aw-rou took uctaaiou lu cltitn the ornu miulal glata aud woodwork at the rear of the (.age. In order to do 10 ho ado) ted the dangeroui mtthod of itandliigouachalrand rtachlngup lonnuftiiliiglnthe lop of thu tlova tor nliuut a fool tquare, Ihroueh which lie put hit luad aud one arm and ru creded towltheglire While Ihut tngnged Ihe eluvator liegau ait eliding, uvtdtnlly unknown to tnolioy. How the tleatur w aa r t In motion It a nor (try, iiud the only 1 i lunation that titmammttlt Hint the lad arthhiit ally kicked the roo with aullUlent oroo to itart It. Tho ly law hla dan. guotii irtdtcament uud trhtl loudly for iiimuone tu ilop Ihu elevator, in ttopthe machine or txtrlcato hla luad In lime tu avert the trriltle accident ac-cident wat, however, Iniprwlllc. lilt head came lu contnet Willi the celling ahovi. Atiirimlt thebiickof hit head waa cnithtd and hla mik I roken. Hy thlt lime Ihe elevator w aa rtoipedaud Iho lift lr body token out and ilaciduiiouaeutahd carried Into an adjoining room. Ilr Wilcox waa tumuiont-l, but hU tenlcta were not UteiliKl nalheuururtunale joutlt ttxln bieathed hit Jail Ihe rt malm were lakin rhargenf hy Uudirtaker Jotnh William luylnr mil the funeral ta amounted to take 1 luce from the 1 levi nth W aid meeting home at 4 o'l Jotk thlt afternoon. Thu deceaitit wua tnintttorlhy and reipetltd anl llxd with hU wl !oi-. motheronHecoudrtoutliatreul.Ulwieii Hfth mid Blxtu l.at ilnef |