Coalville Times | 1900-07-06 | Page 5 | Animals Arrest Electricity

Animals Arrcat llrrlrlrllj. According to u Dublin paper a live rat and dead dog lately succeeded In demoralising the ilectrlc light and tramways of that city to u markod extent. Tbo former gnawed through the Insulation of one of tho lighting cables, was duly electrocuted, and short-circuited tho mains, thereby extinguishing ex-tinguishing a number or lamps; the latter floated Into the auction pipe of the power station, cut off the wit" supply and brought about the in i-rary i-rary stoppage of the whole of the tramway service