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Show of Patrolman Russell of the local police department Mr. Croft leaves a wife and five children, four boys and one girl, am'. If survived by a mother ami several brothers aud sisters. Mrs. Croft's brother, Or. Samuel J. Russell of Chicago, was telegraphed Immediately alter the accident Saturday and answered an-swered that he would be unable t attend the funeral The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon til the Kirst Ward meeting house. Hlshop W O. Ridges will coudurt the services ami the electrical workers and tele- I phone lint men of Ogden will" af.end j It: a body. i The body may be viewed at the fu- ncral chapel of Larkln & Sons this j evening, after which II will be re- j moved to the laniily residence, 73' ! Thirtieth street, where It may be j viewed Tuesdav from 10 o'clock un- til 1. , j DETAILS Of THE DEATH Of CROFT Additional details on the death of George A. Crott, the telephone lineman line-man who was accidentally electrocuted electrocut-ed Saturduy afternoon on Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth street. bet-.veen Adams and Jefferson avenue, are to the effect that the heavy teed wire ol the Utah l.uht and Power company, with which be tame In contact carried a voltage of at h ast 23,01)0 volts. j Croft was working with a young t iati by the name of Folknian at the tune an'! the latter states that Cndt was worsiag at the ;o;i of a pole aud v as engaged In connecting tome v, ires when the om- he wan holding came In contact with the heavy feed v Ire. . I With a riiiMthi-p d cry of "Oh mv fewl." Croft fell forward lifeless on ti the wires before him. He was prob.iiily killed Instanih by the heavy olt;;ve which was carried into his bodv by tire- smaller wire. I Polkmnn descended to the ground j Immediately and telephoned tor Pr Osgood. The latter arrived a few j moments Intr and. with the aid of rolkman. William Pick and o'.hers. t'ae be.,., w as take a from its position on the wires and lowered to th f-iound. !r. Osgood m tie a earelul examination of the buoy ;tnd stated that death had probably been instantaneous. instan-taneous. Aftr '.lie removal of tie- body t the urx'r -rtak in;.' rooms of Larkin JC- us. t'onnty Attorney .lensen and I'kTk Fulio-i of the Municipal Court viewed Hie body and a coroner's Jury consisting of W. L. Hushw II. Hyrum i Sbupe and Alm.i Rogers was Impnn- I -IP il. After soine deliberation the Ii.fpiet. was centinui'4l -iiitll Tuesday. There was but one visible mark on f'rofl's bodv- caused by the deadly urn lit. that being on the rkiit I s!lOiiMer. Mr. Crott bai been working for the Rocky Mountain P.el! T lcpiione coin-pany coin-pany for a number "f years ainl vas one fit" the oldest aud most reliable i r i -1 1 employed by the company. He t'.i vears of age and was very wi'i"h I nown In Oirden. having resided resid-ed here tor pb.uii tuf-nty years. He v ns a member of the I".l ct rl al Work-ci'' Work-ci'' l ii! i a ami , was a brotlu-r-lu-law' |