James G. White, 29, telephone company sub-foreman, saved Charles M. Benham, 22, telephone installer, from electric shock, Vancouver, Washington, November 29, 1925. While Benham was on the metal cornice of a building 60 feet above the ground, lowering a wire for a radio connection, the wire got in contact with an electrical line carrying 11,000 volts. Benham received a shock, became unconscious, and lay on the cornice in contact with the wire. It was raining, and the roof and cornice were wet. White went to the roof and with a handkerchief attempted to lift the wire from Benham. He received a shock that knocked him over. Although warned not to make further attempts to remove the wire, and although he was not at ease in climbing around high places, White got on the cornice, which was but two feet wide, and with a broom dragged the wire 15 feet along the cornice until it dropped free from the high-voltage line. Benham was very seriously burned but recovered. White was not injured. 26124-2079
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