THE ELECTROCUTION FATALITY

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12807, 31 May 1910, Page 4

THE ELECTROCUTION FATALITY

Dunedin, May 30. The Coroner spent all day 'to-day in hearing the evidence touching ihe death of Jas. Henderson, linesman in the employ- of tlu> electrical department of t-he City Corporation,, who ; vas accidentally electrocuted last Wedh«sday> Tho verdict was that iiis death 'was accidental, and due iii a measure the .deceased neglecting orajnary precautions) for Ms snf-ei^i sliL-iJi ag Vv'ea-niig ruii(ier glo^efe, ciiim)ing too high above the line on which he was working, and using uncoiled tie wire. The latter came into contact with the low tension wire, which was s-horfc circuited, and caused a Hash, which startled Henderson, and threw him forward and dowu on tho wire which wats carrying 400 volts, and death ensued almost immediately. The Coroner added ft ridea 1 . that all low and high tension, electric power wires in me city shoukl be properly Liisiilatedi