Electric Dangers.
Some raild pxciteiuent was occa'iuied m thfl Victorian L°gislative Counci' Chamber the other evening by the fusing of two of the Pdison electric lamns owinsj to the shortness of the circuits.' Tn p>! e/.i case there was a noise resemblin? that produced by a rocket, and an intense heat was produced, which melted the brass brackets. The molten metal, dropping on the cushioned seats, burne ■- them slightly, but serious damage wa v p"*»vented by the prom :t action o 1 the ofii'iitls m turning off the current <f electricity. The mishap, fb'tunaHvj occurred after the House had risen. Most of the members an>l strangers had ?one, and those, who did remain gave the strange phenomenon a wide beith. <
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 190, 18 July 1883, Page 2
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