Show RODENTS WRECK FIRE ALARM thousands of rats rat electrocuted when they gnaw conduit washington lle surprising discovery has juat been made that rats rato gnawed through tho the lead sheathing protecting seven seen strands of wire con necking fire alarin boxes boes with fire headquarters thus putting 17 call boxes out of commission tho the connecting wires carry irately 75 volts of electricity and RS as these thebo wires exposed after the rats rata had bad devoured the insulation ot of rodents inist have been electrocuted the conduit has not no yet been opened but it Is expected that the charred bodies of thousands thoua ands of rats rata will vill be found when the wires are gelald 6 J C simpson electrical inspector for the fire department says that it required the work of hundreds of rate rata constantly gnawing tor for months to make an opening into the conduit A continuous calicutt or of electricity has haa passed through the nores irea for months and it seems impossible for a rt rat to have taken mote moie than one bite at the wire before being electrocuted |