Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Sato, Kanichi February 16, 1912
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 2-20-1912
SATO, KANICHI
ELECTRIC MAN ELECTROCUTED.  K. Sato, a lineman in the employee of the Wainiha 
Power Co., was electrocuted about 8 o'clock Friday morning at a point not far from 
where the line crosses the Wailua stream. Sato was on his round of inspection and 
was passing a point where the company telephone line swags to within a few feet of 
the ground and, presumably, he made an attempt to send a message when he received 
the shock which killed him. The telephone line is attached to the same poles as 
are the wires which convey the power from Wainiha to McBryde, being placed a 
distance of some seven or eight feet below, and it is the general opinion that in 
some way or other an induction was caused along the line at the time Sato touched 
the wire. Had he taken the proper course in using the wire, there would have been 
no danger as he would then have been up the pole and entirely from ground 
connection. His body was found within half an hour after the accident by his 
helper who at once notified Manager Menefoglio. Sheriff Rice was communicated 
with, and the body was brought to Hanamaulu where a coroner's inquest held at 5 
PM, the verdict of the jury being accidental death. The jury was composed of the 
following members:  K. C. Hopper, H. Morgan, H. W. Waiau, A. Nobriga, M. Rapozo, 
and Alexander Kekua. Sato was but 19 years of age, an industrious, clever workman, 
being a son of one of the prominent Japanese families of Kapaa. The body was taken 
to Kapaa Friday night and interred in the Japanese cemetery Saturday. 


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