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- 17 July 1928 Tonawanda News
Man At Work In Cellar of Store in Tonawanda Electrocuted Last Eve.
Standing in Pool of Water When He Switched on Extension Light, 110 Volts Shot Through His Body with Fatal Results
Raymond Hartman of 372 Adam street, stepped into a small pool of water in the cellar of Kopf’s drug store, at precisely the same moment switched on an extension light late last evening, and electrocuted himself. Mr. Hartman leaves a wife, a two weeks old baby, and an eight year old boy.
Mr. Hartman was working in a dark corner of the drug store cellar last night, when he suddenly thought of an old extension cord which would give him better light. This he succeeded in rigging up with little difficulty, but unfortunately he was at the time standing flat upon the damp floor in a pair of shoes which had become thoroughly soaked by his work with the cellar pipes. When he turned on the switch the current shot straight through his body by means of the perfect ground connection, and Hartman fell to the floor unconscious.
Boy Ran For Aid
His little boy who was with him at the time, ran immediately for help, and Hartman was quickly carried upstairs and laid upon a bed, where Schweitzer, a neighbor, applied artificial respiration at once, but to no avail. Dr. R. H. Wilcox, responding to a hurry call, arrived within a few minutes, as did the police with the city pulmoter and an oxygen tank. All possible efforts were made to bring the electrocuted man back to life, but after more than an hour’s fruitless labor, the impossible task was given over.
110 Volts Killed Him
City electricians examining the cord, switch, and house current, could find nothing defective in the electrical apparatus. Hartman was electrocuted by the ordinary 110 volt current; ordinarily not considered dangerous. If the connection between his body and the wet ground had not been absolutely perfect, he would have experienced no more than a slight shock.
The body was removed to Hamp’s funeral parlors, where Medical Examiner Long pronounced death due to accidental electrocution.
Mr. Hartman is survived by his wife Elsie, a son Douglas, and baby daughter, Donna. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartman of the Town of Tonawanda are still living, as are two brothers, Henry Hartman, Jr., of Niagara Falls and Charles L. Hartman of the Town of Tonawanda, and one sister, Mrs. Charles Patterson.
Mr. Hartman was a veteran of the World War. The funeral will be held Thursday at the late residence at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Interment will take place at Elm Lawn, the Rev. Andrew Hils officiating.
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Abt 1895 - 1928 (~ 33 years)