The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, August 14, 1914
page 10
CLIVE SINGLETON (sic) IS ELECTROCUTED
Boy Meets Sudden Death While
Playing on Electric Power Tower
Clive Singleton, 16 years of age, only child of Mrs. John Carroll of this city, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday.
The boy climbed steel tower No. 369 of the Utah Power & Light company, between Twelfth and Thirteenth West on North Temple street.
He reached the crossarm of the tower, started to walk across it between the high tension wires.
He was suddenly enveloped in flames, while his horrified companions gazed upward at him.
A second later his charred body hurtled sixty feet to the ground.
Together with several companions, the Singleton boy had been swimming in the Jordan river.
After dressing.
Clive climbed the tower and met his death.
His lower limbs were fearfully burned, but his suffering was of short duration.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of O'Donnell & Co. in the police ambulance.
Among the boys who witnessed the accident were George Brown of 276 West North Temple street, Daniel Cletly of 357 West South Temple street, and I. S. Cook of the Heron hotel.
Word of the tragedy was carried to John Carroll, stepfather of the boy, who works at the Tom Betterill garage.
Mr. Carroll went with the crushing news to his wife at the Hotel Lucid on West South Temple street.
The distress of the mother was touching, and at a late hour last night she was seriously ill.
Bert Singleton, father of Clive and first husband of Mrs. Carroll, is living in Vernal, Utah.
News of the death of his son was telegraphed to him last night.
He answered immediately, saying: "Will leave here Saturday morning."
Funeral arrangements will probably not be completed until the father arrives.
The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, August 14, 1914
page 10
CLIVE SINGLETON (sic) IS ELECTROCUTED
Boy Meets Sudden Death While
Playing on Electric Power Tower
Clive Singleton, 16 years of age, only child of Mrs. John Carroll of this city, was accidentally electrocuted yesterday.
The boy climbed steel tower No. 369 of the Utah Power & Light company, between Twelfth and Thirteenth West on North Temple street.
He reached the crossarm of the tower, started to walk across it between the high tension wires.
He was suddenly enveloped in flames, while his horrified companions gazed upward at him.
A second later his charred body hurtled sixty feet to the ground.
Together with several companions, the Singleton boy had been swimming in the Jordan river.
After dressing.
Clive climbed the tower and met his death.
His lower limbs were fearfully burned, but his suffering was of short duration.
The body was removed to the undertaking parlors of O'Donnell & Co. in the police ambulance.
Among the boys who witnessed the accident were George Brown of 276 West North Temple street, Daniel Cletly of 357 West South Temple street, and I. S. Cook of the Heron hotel.
Word of the tragedy was carried to John Carroll, stepfather of the boy, who works at the Tom Betterill garage.
Mr. Carroll went with the crushing news to his wife at the Hotel Lucid on West South Temple street.
The distress of the mother was touching, and at a late hour last night she was seriously ill.
Bert Singleton, father of Clive and first husband of Mrs. Carroll, is living in Vernal, Utah.
News of the death of his son was telegraphed to him last night.
He answered immediately, saying: "Will leave here Saturday morning."
Funeral arrangements will probably not be completed until the father arrives.
