Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1910 — HITS LIVE WIRE; MAY DIE [ARTICLE]

HITS LIVE WIRE; MAY DIE

Electrician Receives 1,000 Volts and Is Rendered Unconscious. Lafayette. Ind., Nov. 4. —Isaac Stonebaker. employed as an electrician by the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company, is lying in an unconscious condition in St. Elizabeth’s hospital as a result of 1,000 volts of electricity passing through his body. He was working on a large transformer. and came in contact with a live wire. He was knocked back from the machine, and fellow employes went to his rescue. His body was badly burned, and his recovery Is a matter of doubt.