Bellows Falls Times

A Strange Accident. As strange a way of losing life as ever was heard of was that of an employee of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company at Niagara Falls recently. He had ascended to the top of a pole to repair the wires, and had slackened one of them so that it hung in a bight over the railroad track. Presently he perceived a train approaching, and accordingly hauled up the wire as he judged sufficiently high to allow the train to pass under, but it was caught by the smoke stack, and instantly the top of the pole was snapped off and the poor fellow was precipitated with great force to the ground. His face struck upon one of the railroad ties, tearing his neck and lower jaw, and one of his knees was frightfully shattered.