Charles DeWelton McCully

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I have his parents as Frederick Emerson McCully, Ward's Brook and Elmira
Faye Crossman, Fraserville. He has sisters, Sarah Ellen and Louise; brother,
Delawson Kitchener.

There wasn't an obit. or results of the inquest up to 3 weeks later in the
newspaper.

Dave
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NSARM Cumberland Deaths 1934; Book #159; Page #1907
Charles Dwelton McCully, Parrsboro, Schoolboy
Born 27 Nov 1917
Died 5 Nov 1934, age 17 years, Accidental Electrocution
S/o Fred McCully and Amelia? Crossman
Informant; Fred McCully, Parrsboro, Father
Buried 6 Nov 1934, Ward¹s Brook

Source: Dave Winter 28 Aug 2007
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Parrsboro Record, Tuesday, November 6, 1934, pg. #1; Reel #2861, NSARM,
Halifax, N.S.
WELTON McCULLEY FOUND DEAD; GUY WIRE CHARGED?
Welton McCulley, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCulley, was found
dead Monday morning with his foot in contact with a live guy wire in the
White Hall district. The guy wire, in contact with the wires of the town of
Parrsboro Electric Light System, carried a voltage of 2200 volts. Details of
the tragic occurrence are few since no witnesses of the accident came
forward. The most popular belief is that the boy had attempted to put out a
fire that was burning in the stump around which the wire was attached, and
coming in contact with the live met his untimely death. He had left his home
shortly after seven o'clock in the morning with the intention of going down
the tracks and about 7:50 a.m. his mother was notified of his death. The
stump had been seen burning as early as 7:15 by Joe Cutten on his way to his
office at the Coal Wharf, and Mr. Cutten realizing immediately what had
happened and the danger of a serious accident, telephoned the light plant,
receiving no answer to his call. He then called Mr. Holland, trouble man of
the Telephone Co. When Holland and Superintendent of Light, Bonner arrived
on the scene of the accident, they found the body of the dead boy. In the
meantime after Mr. Cutten had continued on his way to work, Claude Winters,
making his way along the railway, saw his body and called Joe White, who was
superintending work on the wharf nearby. The power was shut off and within
a few minutes, Coroner Henderson was on the scene. He pronounced death
almost instantaneous. How the boy met his sad end is of course conjecture.
Probably seeing the stump burning, as Mr. Cutten had, he attempted to put it
out and since the stump was imbedded in the side of a hill, it was thought
likely he took hold of the wire to steady himself, and received the full
voltage contained in the system. When found his foot was still in contact
with the wire. V.B. Fullerton, K.C., will represent the town at the inquest.
On the absence of Mr. Fullerton from town, the investigation will not be
held until Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Source: Dave Winter 28 Aug 2007
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