Thursday, July 31, 2025

Two Killed When Downed Power Line Electrified Sidewalk July 31, 1925

Electrocuted by Charged Sidewalk

Richmond, Aug.1—Two negro women were instantly electrocuted and a third badly shocked Friday afternoon when they walked into an area of sidewalk charged with electricity from a power line which had blown against a steel pole during a severe rain storm.

From the front page of The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, August 1, 1925

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