James Feeney, 35, laborer, died attempting to rescue John H. McGee, 16, stonecutter’s apprentice, from electric shock, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 13, 1912. John was operating a windlass at the foot of a derrick when the boom came into contact with a wire carrying a current of 10,000 volts of electricity. He was rendered unconscious and thrown upon the boom at the base of the derrick, where he lay with the current passing through him, his clothing and flesh burning. Feeney ran to John and received a shock. When other persons reached the scene a little later, John and Feeney were dead. 8372-696
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