Saturday August 16, 2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoSunday August 16 , 1908 “Irving Whitbeck of 79 Bowery Street ,Cohoes,is one of 5 youths camping in Halfmoon for the weekend.The 22 year old carpenters apprentice made camp about ½ mile north of the Cohoes company’s dam on the Saratoga side of the Mohawk River. Close to the boys camp is an electric tower supporting high tension wires,about 50 feet in the air, belonging to the Hudson River Power Company. Several of Whitbecks companions climb a pole and carve their initials, about 30 feet up. Whitbeck climbed higher than the rest,close to the wires and was about to descend whence threw up his hands and fell onto the live wires. A team of linemen finally bring his body down. The Mechanicville coroner arrives and orders the remains taken to Lemon’s undertaking parlor in Cohoes. Whitbeck is survived by his brother and his mother,the widow of former Fifth Ward supervisor Peter L. Whitbeck.” Photo of the day Troy Record Saturday August 16, 2008 1948 photo of Gorsky/Soltys Tavern Cohoes baseball Team; Butch Boyoli pitcher ,Metro Schsick 3rd base, Joe Koval 1ST base, Joe Helnarski shortstop, Willy McGee centerfield, Bing Jacon catcher, Al Colozza left field, Johnny Colozza left field, Joe Soltys right field, Jack Gorski 2nd base, Jack Gorski Jr bat boy **************Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)