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Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
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In Hopeville, N.J., Walter Ewing, a New York telegraph operator, and Wesley Davison were killed by a live electric wire on the night of June 26. Ewing slipped while trying to remove the wire with sticks, and Davison died attempting a rescue.
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HOPEVILLE, N. J., June 26.--Walter Ewing, a New York telegraph operator, and Wesley Davison were killed here last night by a live electric light wire. Ewing, accompanied by a young lady to whom he was engaged, was walking in the village when he saw a suspended wire. Ewing realized it was a live wire. He obtained two sticks and in endeavoring to remove it slipped, and the wire coiled about him. Davison, who went to his rescue, also got entangled in the wire, and both were killed.
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Hopeville, N. J.
Event Date
Last Night, June 26
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both walter ewing and wesley davison were killed.
Event Details
Walter Ewing, accompanied by his fiancée, saw a suspended live electric light wire while walking in the village. He obtained two sticks to remove it but slipped, causing the wire to coil about him. Wesley Davison attempted to rescue him but also became entangled, resulting in both being killed.