Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911
ARTHUR D. DIXON'S DEATH Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911 Arthur D. Dixon, who was killed at the Murdock Power Plant, owned by the Knight Co., situated nine miles northeast of Heber, was brought to Provo by relatives yesterday afternoon, who went to the scene of the accident in the forenoon. Mr. Dixon had the contract for building a new transformer house and was helping to move the transformer into the power house. He and William Blood of Midway had hold of the side of the transformer and Earl Francom and M.V. Eardley on the other side. In passing live wires heavily charged with electricity, Mr. Blood touched the live wire with his hip. The result was that a heavy spitage passed through all the men and knocked them down. Blood died immediately and Dixon in a few minutes. Eardley and Francom, who were on the other side of the transformer, were not so seriously hurt, Francom practically escaping without injury. He was standing on a plank while the others stood on a cement floor. Eardley was quite badly burned. He was taken to Salt Lake for treatment on yesterday's train, by way of Park City. Mr. Dixon was born here October 5th 1869 and has lived here all his live. He was a contractor and builder and honorable and capable man and great sympathy is felt for his wife and his aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Dixon, and numerous relatives here. He was the brother of former State Treasurer John D. Dixon. The time of the funeral has not yet been fixed.
ARTHUR D. DIXON'S DEATH Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911 Arthur D. Dixon, who was killed at the Murdock Power Plant, owned by the Knight Co., situated nine miles northeast of Heber, was brought to Provo by relatives yesterday afternoon, who went to the scene of the accident in the forenoon. Mr. Dixon had the contract for building a new transformer house and was helping to move the transformer into the power house. He and William Blood of Midway had hold of the side of the transformer and Earl Francom and M.V. Eardley on the other side. In passing live wires heavily charged with electricity, Mr. Blood touched the live wire with his hip. The result was that a heavy spitage passed through all the men and knocked them down. Blood died immediately and Dixon in a few minutes. Eardley and Francom, who were on the other side of the transformer, were not so seriously hurt, Francom practically escaping without injury. He was standing on a plank while the others stood on a cement floor. Eardley was quite badly burned. He was taken to Salt Lake for treatment on yesterday's train, by way of Park City. Mr. Dixon was born here October 5th 1869 and has lived here all his live. He was a contractor and builder and honorable and capable man and great sympathy is felt for his wife and his aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Dixon, and numerous relatives here. He was the brother of former State Treasurer John D. Dixon. The time of the funeral has not yet been fixed.
Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911
ARTHUR D. DIXON'S DEATH Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911 Arthur D. Dixon, who was killed at the Murdock Power Plant, owned by the Knight Co., situated nine miles northeast of Heber, was brought to Provo by relatives yesterday afternoon, who went to the scene of the accident in the forenoon. Mr. Dixon had the contract for building a new transformer house and was helping to move the transformer into the power house. He and William Blood of Midway had hold of the side of the transformer and Earl Francom and M.V. Eardley on the other side. In passing live wires heavily charged with electricity, Mr. Blood touched the live wire with his hip. The result was that a heavy spitage passed through all the men and knocked them down. Blood died immediately and Dixon in a few minutes. Eardley and Francom, who were on the other side of the transformer, were not so seriously hurt, Francom practically escaping without injury. He was standing on a plank while the others stood on a cement floor. Eardley was quite badly burned. He was taken to Salt Lake for treatment on yesterday's train, by way of Park City. Mr. Dixon was born here October 5th 1869 and has lived here all his live. He was a contractor and builder and honorable and capable man and great sympathy is felt for his wife and his aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Dixon, and numerous relatives here. He was the brother of former State Treasurer John D. Dixon. The time of the funeral has not yet been fixed.
ARTHUR D. DIXON'S DEATH Deseret Evening News Tuesday June 6, 1911 Arthur D. Dixon, who was killed at the Murdock Power Plant, owned by the Knight Co., situated nine miles northeast of Heber, was brought to Provo by relatives yesterday afternoon, who went to the scene of the accident in the forenoon. Mr. Dixon had the contract for building a new transformer house and was helping to move the transformer into the power house. He and William Blood of Midway had hold of the side of the transformer and Earl Francom and M.V. Eardley on the other side. In passing live wires heavily charged with electricity, Mr. Blood touched the live wire with his hip. The result was that a heavy spitage passed through all the men and knocked them down. Blood died immediately and Dixon in a few minutes. Eardley and Francom, who were on the other side of the transformer, were not so seriously hurt, Francom practically escaping without injury. He was standing on a plank while the others stood on a cement floor. Eardley was quite badly burned. He was taken to Salt Lake for treatment on yesterday's train, by way of Park City. Mr. Dixon was born here October 5th 1869 and has lived here all his live. He was a contractor and builder and honorable and capable man and great sympathy is felt for his wife and his aged mother, Mrs. Sarah Dixon, and numerous relatives here. He was the brother of former State Treasurer John D. Dixon. The time of the funeral has not yet been fixed.
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