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- Corning NY Evening Leader - 7/1/1924
Lawrence Benedict, of South
Corning, a lineman for the Corning
Light & Power Corporation
was electrocuted at about 3
o'clock this afternoon while at
work on a pole at tbe rear of the
Connors & Driscoll lunch wagon
of East Erie avenue.
Mr. Benedict came in contact
with a 2.200 volt wire and it is
believed that he was instantly
killed. His body fell from tbe pole,
crashing through tbe top of the
company truck which was parked
below.
Mr. Benedict was about .42
years of age. He was an expert
lineman and bad been employed
by the Corning Light & Power
Corporation for almost two years.
He was formerly a lineman for
the New York Telephone Com-
pany.
His father. Charles E. Benedict,
was electrocuted in 1919 while
painting the high tension towers
for tbe Corning Light & Power
Corporation near the New York
Central bridge.
Mr. Benedict was born in Afton,
N. Y.. and had lived In this vicinity
most of his lite. He is survived
by his wife who was Miss
Lena Moore and two children,
Alice, aged four years and Oley,
two; three brothers. Orrin J. Benedict
of 252 West Second street,
Herbert of Big Flats and Eugene
of Addison and two sisters, Mrs.
Walter Moore of South Corning
and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of Elmtra.
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