ABLAZE BY ELECTRIC WIRE.
Workman on Scarritt Building Meets
With Strange Accident.
Louis Optiz, an electrician 24 years old, met with an unusual accident while working in the sub-basement of the Scarritt building yesterday. He was working with some wires when he accidentally came in contact with a live one. The wire would have caused him no trouble had it only touched his clothing, but it struck a metal fastening on his suspender.
The current consumed the metal in a flash. The blaze set fire to the man's clothing and he was severely burned along the right side, arm and shoulder. Dr. W. L. Gist, at the emergency hospital, dressed the injury and Opitz was taken home by a friend. He lives at 915 Central street.
