Show chose electrocution in preference to fire chicago sept ac naja anderson a motor inspector for the steel company chose death by electrocution in preference to a more horrible fate in one of the companas comp anys seething metal pits today at the south chicago works anderson was doing repair workmen the arm of a crane directly above one of the hot metal pits A sight movement of the arm caused him to lose his balance the only support within reach was an live wire which connected the crane with bower Anderson gave one glance at the white tot metal below and caught the wire as he was falling he was almost instantly killed and the body hung over the wire until the current could be shut off |