Show LORENZO F HANSEN electrocuted the entire community was shocked sunday morning alien the announcement was made of the electrocution of 0 lorenzo F hansen who met death death that morning at about near the municipal power house cast ot of this city the escape from sudden death ot of city alma jenson jensen who held in his hands bands the deadly wire tl ti at snuffed out the life ot of mr hansen was nothing less than miraculous transformers had been installed sat biday near the power house where the city power plant was connected alth the high tension lines of 0 the utah power light company and the fencing in of these transformers was in progress when the accident occurred four posts had bad been set and arrangements were being made to install a hog wire fence the wire was taken to the place on saturday but during that evening city manager ruel af eskelsen and th the city officials had determined to change their plans and put in a wood fence mr jensen did not know of the contemplated change it is aid but would have been advised sunday morning by the city manager however he got on the job a little early and began stringing the wire before eight being anxious to get through with the job he was being assisted by jacob kuntz fred hammond and peter baard starting at the southwest post mr jensen circled the wire around the post to the east a distance of 12 to 16 feet and then on to the fourth post at the north east missing the third post in some manner according to the report mr mn hansen who was employed by the city to erect forms tor for the building ot of the pipe line grade east ot of the power house was standing near and called mr jen sens attention to his bis mistake the wat ermas ter I 1 asked mr hansen to aid him in lifting the wire over ovar tho poat As the gentlemen raised the bate bale ot of wire a portion ot of it came in contact with a live wire above and immediately mr air hansen was electrocuted As he tell fell mr jensen gave the bale of wire a ark drawing It way from the charged wire jand and I 1 stopping the current running through the fence wire mr hansen was picked up and taken into the power house and given first aid by royce petersen who was also present present in an attempt to bring him back to life dr R A pearse was called and upon his arrival administered artificial respiration but the body did not respond to this treatment as life was extinct the body was removed to the stohl undertaking parlors where a thorough examination was made no evidence of bruises or burns were found except on the inside ot of the second finger ot of the right hand and on the back of the little finger odthe of the same hand band the danger of people coming near the transformers was felt by manager eskelsen so he be placed perry jensen on guard saturday night and instructed him not to allow anyone to go near the transformers later in the day an investigation was made by mayor james knudson the members of the city council and attorney lowe for the purpose of securing a complete record concerning the accident many witnesses were examined mr hansen was born in brigham city december 20 a son ot of the late peter hansen and annie K hansen both natives ot denmark his father died when he was but 14 years of age after growing to manhood he married miss aliss hazel rees kees of this city in 1910 at the salt lake temple he was a carpenter by trade and a man ot of sterling character august 15 1923 he be returned fr from orn the Aus mission where he had spent 29 months as a missionary ile he was very active il 12 church work being a ward teacher an instructor in the advanced theological class ot of the fourth ward sunday school and a teacher in the junior boys class ot of the tha Y all M M I 1 A surviving are the widow mrs hazel roes rees hansen and a son willis han s sin n 11 years ot of age also his mother annie K hansen who Is 78 years of 0 age and the following brothers and sisters mrs edwin gilbert ol of corinne christian hansen ot of park valley aid at ld mrs leslie thompson ol of this city funeral services will be held at the fourth ward chapel wednesday afternoon at 1 under the direction ot of bishop brigham wright following the services the body will bo be interred ln in the city cemetery |