NEWSPAPERS: Accidental death of Gus Stinson in Klamath Falls, Oregon 

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Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Monday, 1 Jul 1918, p. 8

ELECTROCUTED BY GRASPING WIRE TO PREVENT FALL

Gus Stinson, former well known Medford young man, 27 years old,
and loyal California-Oregon Power company employe, who had been
living for a year past at Klamath Falls, to which city he was
transferred by the company, met with a tragic death last Saturday
afternoon when he was electrocuted while working on a power
company pole.

Mr. Stinson who had many friends in the city is survived by his
wife and son at Klamath Falls, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Stinson of this city. News of the accident reached Medford
last night when Klamath Falls Elks telephoned the news to Medford
Elks. Mr. Stinson was a member of the local Elks lodge, and for
years before entering the employ of the power company followed
his trade of stone mason. Funeral arrangements had not been
completed this afternoon.

According to the report phoned to Medford last night Mr. Stinson
was working as a lineman on a power company pole at Klamath Falls
or near that city, when the climber attached to one of his feet
slipped. Altho at the time he was wearing a safety belt, which
would have prevented his falling, unconsciously when his foot
slipped he reached to grasp the nearest object with his hand,
which proved to be a power wire of 4000 volts of electricity.
Death is thought to have been instantaneous or practically so.
His body fell back from the pole, being held by the safety strap
and climber of the other foot, until it was taken down.