Keccntlythere was printed in these col^^umns the resolutions of the National Asso^^ciation of Fire I'ligineers adoptisi at their^national coiiv, nt nm held ill Denver, recom^^mending and urging legislation to coiii|h-I^electric light wires to be placed under^ground. 'These resolutions were promptei^by late occurrences where human lives had^been lost by the electric light wire and the^danger ill which firemen were placed when^battling the flames. 'The electric wire^played Havoc in this city at an early hour^yesterday morning and Tuesday night. Th^eiectric wire ill Marks' sal. I hi crossed a tele^phone wire, and the great current ran^through the telephone wire burning tin^'phone box completely. The flaDM shot BJ^to the celling which It scorched, but tin^tire was extinguished without much damage^lauiig accomplished. At the residence of J.^C. lCCurtui on Clark street, the el. ctridty^created quite a scare. Mr. Curt in was out^of the city. An electric light wire crossed^the telephone, the result lanng the same as^at Marks'place. 'The box was binned out^and the flame quickly snatched up the win^dow curtains. Sirs. Curtin not being well^misted on the effects of electricity, but^knowing that a slus-k from the wire^would create much damage, they were^afraid lo interfere, and only the timely ar^^rival of a man from the electric light build^^ing prevented serious damage. The result^is tin t the telephone company baa lost one^patron, as Mrs. Curtin will have nothing^more to do with tbe telephone until such^danger as was ex|^'ricliced 'Tuesday night^can be averted.
Atthe central telephone exchange the^young ladv operator received quite a scare^imd shia-k. Five wires were burned out and^it was only miraculous that the entire^switchboard was not diNtroyeil. I'robably^when aoiue one loses I heir life^some attention will be paid to the uecessil \^placing those wires underground.
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