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Show i ELECTRIC SHOCK FATAL TO n 1 Abe Erickson Comes Into ! j Contact With High Volt- j age Wire at Woodlawn i Mine, Alta. ABE ERICKSON', employe of the Woodlawn mine in the y Alta district, was .electrocuted Inst night when he accidentally came into contact with a hiph " voltaye power line, according to word' received today by Sheriff C. Frank Kmery. Krk-ksnn is said to have thrown a bucket of water on a blase that had broken out in the powerhouse, the stream of water effecting the contact with the power line and resulting in Krickson's death. All the employes of the mine were engaged in fighting the fire, which Is said to have done considerable damage. Relatives of the dead man are said to live In Idaho, and an effort Is being made to locate them. Because of the dangerous condition of the road up llig Cotontwood canyon, it will probably prob-ably be several days before the body I can be moved to Salt Lake. |