James Harris was killed Tuesday night of this week by coming in contact with an electric wire underground at No. 7 Shaft.
Harris and other workmen were just going to work and were loading their tools on a car preparatory to going on into the drift. Frank Calvert had a lot of tools on his shoulder carrying them to the car, when Phil. Long, the shift boss, warned him to be careful and not let the tools come in contact with the wire, as it was said to be dangerous. In order to observe the precaution M. G. Wilfong reached up and pressed the tools down so that the ends would not touch the wire and at about the same time, Harris grabbed hold of the wire, presumably to keep it off the tools.
Harris, we understand, had been in the habit of catching hold of the wires underground and the current seemed not to hurt him. This time however he seems to have had on wet shoes or been in a wet place, because when he grasped the wire he was electrocuted.
Mr. Harris was a brother of Henry Harris, who was killed in a pistol duel last Friday night at this place. He leaves a wife and two children, father and two brothers, and a sister.
Mr. Harris was a member of the Miners Union and also of the Modern Woodmen of American, in the latter order carrying a policy for $2,000. He was one of Bonne Terre's best citizens and a good worker.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the Baptist church.
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