FAMILY ELECTROCUTED
WIRE DOWN ON IIOAD. United Press Assn —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. VANCOUVER, August. 22. A message from Phoenix, Arizona, states that Richard Miller left his home at midnight to post a letter in the corner mailbox. He tumbled over a high-voltage wire, brought down after heavy winds. His screams brought his wife and son to liis assistance but all three perished. Wesley Miller, another son, sought help, returning with a neighbour, Carl Meeks. They attempted to draw the bodies from the wire and were themselves electrocuted. The five were dead when the police arrived.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10922, 24 August 1928, Page 3
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95FAMILY ELECTROCUTED Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10922, 24 August 1928, Page 3
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