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Show LINEMANHAS NARROW ESCAPE TERRE. HAUTE. Aug. 29. Frederick Freder-ick Ovorpcck, a llnomnn, hung for ton minutes from a ?olo with 2,200 volts of electricity going through his body today aud lives. Overpock was repairing re-pairing high tension wires whon be camo In contact with a live wire. He fell, but his safety belt suspended him In the air with tho wire touching him, Ho grasped tho wire, but was unable to lot go and one finger was burnod away before tho powor was shut oft - and ho waB let down. |