Show BOY NEARLY DIES illES BY BV ELECTROCUTION Threw Wire Over Trolley Line and Received Electric Shock NEARLY CAUSED WRECK Hoodlums Place Trucks Truck's on Railroad Track Then Clog Switch Like an Invading arm army the hosts of or Halloween swooped down upon UVon the city last night Elves fairies fays far spirits and goblins held hl high h carnival and disturbed the peaceful citizen in his slumber Early In tho the evening numerous white-robed white creatures were seen Reen hovering on tho the lawns frightening frighten frighten- ing the people as they returned from Crom work The These white spirits crouched low on the lawns and anil drew their garments garments gar gar- ments about them to keep them warm for the tho evening wind was cold and such fairies arc are not known to appear on the lawns late at night except e on Halloween But even cven these Imps wore were harmle harmles s sIn In comparison on with the thc evil evl sprites who took tool possession of or the city later in the tho night As a matter o of fact there was ever every evidence that they were more substantial than the so- so called fairies who according to tradition tion lion are arc supposed to hold their grand anniversary on oil Halloween They were mischief making beings beings' abroad on their baneful midnight errands Bo Hoy 1103 Was as I The police w were ero ra not entirely unprepared pared for fol some som of the officers ivero kept on duty both day and night Among the revelers revelers' depredations that w. w were r reported to police headquarters and and- which might have resulted d seriously ser bushy were ero the following About 9 I o'clock a boy was playing on the street at nt Second South anI anti ami Fourth West Vest streets lie He had a n wooden spool attached to a thin wire For I some purpose It Is 19 not known wh why h he throw threw the tl- tl spool over a trolley wire und received a shock of or electricity which held him on the spot until help arrived A lad lady who lives In I n house nearby heard his cries anti and ran to lo hi hl lais rr r. She struck the wire from his bis hand with an axe This The boys boy's hand hanl was burned 10 to th the bone hut but it I is thought that he lie will recover Car Truck on un Policeman Harris was called to the San Pedro crossing at Seventh Se South street to remove an obstruction on the railroad tracks lie He found fount that the track had been obstructed with a heavy hen car truck It r required the united strength of oC five live men to remove the tho obstruction The revelers had also clo clogged ed th the switches with i icks flicks and It was only b by a rare bit hit of good fortune fortune fortune for for- tune that this was wa discovered The switch leads from the main line and If the tho rocks had not be been n removed they would have caused a wreck I Late te In the night someone threw V a pumpkin through h a window at th the Nelson Nel Nd- sot son home at nt lG Sixth avenue The broken glass was wC hurled over o tho the cradle era cra tile dIe of or a sleeping babe but the Infant was as not Injured Cut AVI rex Among Amog th L teW- teW that hat hat I W r i l ut t-n t not t. t fe irr s uJ m. m cutting of oC telephone wires In various portions o of the city One acts that caused considerable complaint was the severing pf pr a n. telephone wire on Fifth avenue a The street car company compan also came In for Its share of anno annoyance annoy annoy- ance Boys llos greased the track on B street between Fifth Firth and Sixth str streets and ani Interrupted traffic for fol about two hours This of or course Is only a hint I at the real conditions r nd It Is probable probable able that other depredations will he hen n reported to the thi pollee today |