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- Tonawanda News - 11/1/1920
The worst, disaster known to have taken place in the Tonawandas occurred shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday morning when an explosion and fire in the high tension cable tower of the Niagara Falls Power Co., adjoining the Tonawanda Power Company's transformer station on Robinson street, snuffed out the lives of four men and burned eight others so badly that they have since died. Of the thirteen men who were in the building when the accident occurred, only one was still alive today. He is Samuel a Derby, of No. 222 Niagara street, North Tonawanda.
James L. Robertson, is years old. of 335 Robinson street, employed as an electrician by the Tonawanda Power Company.
The funeral of James Robertson will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence, No 335 Robinson street. The services will be conducted by Rev. Hugo Kleiner ol Redeemer Lutheran hureh. Burial will be at Elmlawn.
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