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January 20, 1917
The Hays Free Press
Hays, Ellis County, Kansas
What is this article about?
An eagle perched on a power line cross-arm near Oberlin, touching a copper wire and getting electrocuted by 13,200 volts, which burned a wire and caused a power outage for two hours.
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The Eagle Screams.
A peculiar accident happened to our transmission line wire late last Saturday morning which put the electric current out of commission for a couple of hours. Just this side of Oberlin a large eagle soaring along decided to stop for a rest and seeing a good lighting place on one of the steel poles sailed down and lit on the cross-arm.
Unthoughtedly it placed one foot out on the copper wire for support - and zip! 13,200 volts current shot through it shifting the current wire to pole and the earth, shortly burning one wire in twain and letting the bird drop lifeless to the earth. Norcatur Dispatch
A peculiar accident happened to our transmission line wire late last Saturday morning which put the electric current out of commission for a couple of hours. Just this side of Oberlin a large eagle soaring along decided to stop for a rest and seeing a good lighting place on one of the steel poles sailed down and lit on the cross-arm.
Unthoughtedly it placed one foot out on the copper wire for support - and zip! 13,200 volts current shot through it shifting the current wire to pole and the earth, shortly burning one wire in twain and letting the bird drop lifeless to the earth. Norcatur Dispatch
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Eagle Electrocution
Power Line Accident
Oberlin
Bird Death
Where did it happen?
Just This Side Of Oberlin
Story Details
Location
Just This Side Of Oberlin
Event Date
Late Last Saturday Morning
Story Details
A large eagle perched on a steel pole's cross-arm near Oberlin, touched a copper wire, and was electrocuted by 13,200 volts, burning a wire and causing a power outage.