Curtis Gilliam Killed
Blairite, 22, dies instantly, Victor King suffers burns but lives. 3,000 charge passes through truck. One Blairite was killed, another burned, and a third escaped injury, Saturday afternoon, when a boom extending from their truck in contact with a high tension electrical line near Fremont.
Curtis L. Gilliam, 22, was instantly killed by the electrical charge while 44 year old, Victor King suffered burns on his hands, back legs, and feet. Not injured was Roy Durfee, driver of the truck. Employees of the Korshoj Construction Co. of Blair, the men were in the process of lowering a boom on the truck to a position over the cab of the vehicle. A chain on the back of the truck was being tied to a tree near the power line to steady the truck. Suddenly the boom came in contact with the lines, which carried 13,000 volts. The Fremont Firemen Rescue Squad applied artificial respiration in a vain attempt to revive young Gilliam. King meanwhile was taken to Dodge County Community Hospital but later was dismissed.
Native of Blair
Accident victim son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Pete) Gilliam was born in Blair, January 5, 1928. He had attended Blair High School but before he graduated, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, US navy, serving three and a half years, he did war service in Newfoundland and Hawaii. He and Lucille Mary of Padecah, KY, were married in 1947 and to them was born a daughter, Karla Diane. Surviving Mr. Gilliam are his wife, Lucille; daughter, Karla Diane; his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Glass Jr. (Wanda) of Kansas City, MO; and his grandmother Mrs. Elsie Stricklett of Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Glass arrived Friday to visit the Gilliams but the fatal accident occurred before they met Curtis.
Funeral services for Mr. Gilliam were conducted at the Christian Church, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Reverend Ralph Kelsey officiated. Burial, arrangements in charge of Bendorf Funeral Home was at Blair Cemetery. There were military rites at the grave.
June 22, 1950, The Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska
Blairite, 22, dies instantly, Victor King suffers burns but lives. 3,000 charge passes through truck. One Blairite was killed, another burned, and a third escaped injury, Saturday afternoon, when a boom extending from their truck in contact with a high tension electrical line near Fremont.
Curtis L. Gilliam, 22, was instantly killed by the electrical charge while 44 year old, Victor King suffered burns on his hands, back legs, and feet. Not injured was Roy Durfee, driver of the truck. Employees of the Korshoj Construction Co. of Blair, the men were in the process of lowering a boom on the truck to a position over the cab of the vehicle. A chain on the back of the truck was being tied to a tree near the power line to steady the truck. Suddenly the boom came in contact with the lines, which carried 13,000 volts. The Fremont Firemen Rescue Squad applied artificial respiration in a vain attempt to revive young Gilliam. King meanwhile was taken to Dodge County Community Hospital but later was dismissed.
Native of Blair
Accident victim son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Pete) Gilliam was born in Blair, January 5, 1928. He had attended Blair High School but before he graduated, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, US navy, serving three and a half years, he did war service in Newfoundland and Hawaii. He and Lucille Mary of Padecah, KY, were married in 1947 and to them was born a daughter, Karla Diane. Surviving Mr. Gilliam are his wife, Lucille; daughter, Karla Diane; his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Glass Jr. (Wanda) of Kansas City, MO; and his grandmother Mrs. Elsie Stricklett of Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Glass arrived Friday to visit the Gilliams but the fatal accident occurred before they met Curtis.
Funeral services for Mr. Gilliam were conducted at the Christian Church, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Reverend Ralph Kelsey officiated. Burial, arrangements in charge of Bendorf Funeral Home was at Blair Cemetery. There were military rites at the grave.
June 22, 1950, The Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska
Curtis Gilliam Killed
Blairite, 22, dies instantly, Victor King suffers burns but lives. 3,000 charge passes through truck. One Blairite was killed, another burned, and a third escaped injury, Saturday afternoon, when a boom extending from their truck in contact with a high tension electrical line near Fremont.
Curtis L. Gilliam, 22, was instantly killed by the electrical charge while 44 year old, Victor King suffered burns on his hands, back legs, and feet. Not injured was Roy Durfee, driver of the truck. Employees of the Korshoj Construction Co. of Blair, the men were in the process of lowering a boom on the truck to a position over the cab of the vehicle. A chain on the back of the truck was being tied to a tree near the power line to steady the truck. Suddenly the boom came in contact with the lines, which carried 13,000 volts. The Fremont Firemen Rescue Squad applied artificial respiration in a vain attempt to revive young Gilliam. King meanwhile was taken to Dodge County Community Hospital but later was dismissed.
Native of Blair
Accident victim son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Pete) Gilliam was born in Blair, January 5, 1928. He had attended Blair High School but before he graduated, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, US navy, serving three and a half years, he did war service in Newfoundland and Hawaii. He and Lucille Mary of Padecah, KY, were married in 1947 and to them was born a daughter, Karla Diane. Surviving Mr. Gilliam are his wife, Lucille; daughter, Karla Diane; his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Glass Jr. (Wanda) of Kansas City, MO; and his grandmother Mrs. Elsie Stricklett of Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Glass arrived Friday to visit the Gilliams but the fatal accident occurred before they met Curtis.
Funeral services for Mr. Gilliam were conducted at the Christian Church, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Reverend Ralph Kelsey officiated. Burial, arrangements in charge of Bendorf Funeral Home was at Blair Cemetery. There were military rites at the grave.
June 22, 1950, The Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska
Blairite, 22, dies instantly, Victor King suffers burns but lives. 3,000 charge passes through truck. One Blairite was killed, another burned, and a third escaped injury, Saturday afternoon, when a boom extending from their truck in contact with a high tension electrical line near Fremont.
Curtis L. Gilliam, 22, was instantly killed by the electrical charge while 44 year old, Victor King suffered burns on his hands, back legs, and feet. Not injured was Roy Durfee, driver of the truck. Employees of the Korshoj Construction Co. of Blair, the men were in the process of lowering a boom on the truck to a position over the cab of the vehicle. A chain on the back of the truck was being tied to a tree near the power line to steady the truck. Suddenly the boom came in contact with the lines, which carried 13,000 volts. The Fremont Firemen Rescue Squad applied artificial respiration in a vain attempt to revive young Gilliam. King meanwhile was taken to Dodge County Community Hospital but later was dismissed.
Native of Blair
Accident victim son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Pete) Gilliam was born in Blair, January 5, 1928. He had attended Blair High School but before he graduated, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, US navy, serving three and a half years, he did war service in Newfoundland and Hawaii. He and Lucille Mary of Padecah, KY, were married in 1947 and to them was born a daughter, Karla Diane. Surviving Mr. Gilliam are his wife, Lucille; daughter, Karla Diane; his parents; a sister, Mrs. James Glass Jr. (Wanda) of Kansas City, MO; and his grandmother Mrs. Elsie Stricklett of Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Glass arrived Friday to visit the Gilliams but the fatal accident occurred before they met Curtis.
Funeral services for Mr. Gilliam were conducted at the Christian Church, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Reverend Ralph Kelsey officiated. Burial, arrangements in charge of Bendorf Funeral Home was at Blair Cemetery. There were military rites at the grave.
June 22, 1950, The Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska
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