Elmer Anspach, 1407 Willow Street, electrician in the employ of J. H. Umberger, local contractor, met his death at the Lebanon Steel Foundry this morning when a wire he was working upon accidently came in contact with a live wire carrying 13,000 volts. It was at 11 o'clock when the unfortunate contact was made. The Umberger company is engaged in erecting a line on the premises of the Lebanon Steel Foundry. It was on this work that the late Mr. Anspach became electrocuted. At the time, he was on the ground holding one end of a wire while fellow employees attended to some necessary operations on a pole nearby. Suddenly the men were startled by a sputtering and a flash which not only astounded all those in the vicinity but meant death to Mr. Anspach. The shock came when the wire he was holding fell upon a live wire. Officials of the Foundry and fellow workmen went to his assistance but it was at once seen that the man was in grave danger if not already fatally injured. Doctor J. D. Kerr was summoned to meet the ambulance which was called to take the stricken electrician to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Upon the arrival of the ambulance, Drs. Kerr and H. E. Maulfair made an examination which revealed the sad fact that Mr. Anspach was beyond medical assistance. He was a popular member of the electrical trade. Among workmen and employers he was esteemed as a man who had a reputation of being faithful. Besides his widow Selisa, there are three children surviving, Gertrude, Martha and Charles. [Lebanon Daily News, August 6, 1923, Page 1 & 3]
Elmer Anspach, 1407 Willow Street, electrician in the employ of J. H. Umberger, local contractor, met his death at the Lebanon Steel Foundry this morning when a wire he was working upon accidently came in contact with a live wire carrying 13,000 volts. It was at 11 o'clock when the unfortunate contact was made. The Umberger company is engaged in erecting a line on the premises of the Lebanon Steel Foundry. It was on this work that the late Mr. Anspach became electrocuted. At the time, he was on the ground holding one end of a wire while fellow employees attended to some necessary operations on a pole nearby. Suddenly the men were startled by a sputtering and a flash which not only astounded all those in the vicinity but meant death to Mr. Anspach. The shock came when the wire he was holding fell upon a live wire. Officials of the Foundry and fellow workmen went to his assistance but it was at once seen that the man was in grave danger if not already fatally injured. Doctor J. D. Kerr was summoned to meet the ambulance which was called to take the stricken electrician to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Upon the arrival of the ambulance, Drs. Kerr and H. E. Maulfair made an examination which revealed the sad fact that Mr. Anspach was beyond medical assistance. He was a popular member of the electrical trade. Among workmen and employers he was esteemed as a man who had a reputation of being faithful. Besides his widow Selisa, there are three children surviving, Gertrude, Martha and Charles. [Lebanon Daily News, August 6, 1923, Page 1 & 3]
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