Obituary: Dane County, Wisconsin: Andrew LARSON ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, April 2008 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ RUTLAND MAN IS ELECTROCUTED Andrew Larson, an old-time resident of Rutland, and father of Frank, Harry and Ben Larson of this city, met an untimely death near his home across the road from the Stone school house this forenoon by being electrocuted by a wire from a high tension line which had broken and was lying on the ground in front of his place. The tragedy occurred at ten o'clock or ten-thirty, and the supposition is that Mr. Larson, upon noticing the wire on the ground, went out and thoughtlessly picked it up, for when a neighbor by the name of Anderson came by he saw him lying on the ground, and noticing some smoke, at first thought Larson was smoking, but as he came near he discovered that the smoke was coming from the clothing. Anderson at once took hold of Larson to pick him up, and as he moved the body, the wire slipped out of Larson's hands, which was fortunate for him, but even as it was, he had both of his arms quite badly burned where they had come in contact with the body. Dr. Keenan was summoned, and took with him the city's pulmotor, but all efforts at resuscitation were futile. The high tension line from which the wire fell is one carrying 2,300 volts and comes from Brooklyn, but is owned, we understand, by a company of farmers of that section. The deceased, who was 75 years of age, was formerly a blacksmith, and for many years conducted a blacksmith shop on his plot of ground. He had been a widower and spent the winters with a daughter in Evansville, and in the summer lived alone at the homestead. Surviving him are nine children. Brooklyn Teller Card of Thanks We wish to express our thanks for the beautiful floral offerings and assistance rendered us in the sudden death of our father, Andrew Larsen. The Children. July 31, 1924, The Evansville Review, p. 4, col. 5, Evansville, Wisconsin [Note, the last name is spelled Larson in the news notice and Larsen in the Card of Thanks.]