Source,Rutland, Vt. Daily Herald--Mon.Mar.3, 1913. NEWS OF THE CITY. HORSE VICTIM, Trolley Span Wire Heavily Charged With Electricity Fell to the Street, Animal Evidently Connected With Rail and Wire A horse owned by Henry Kinsella, proprietor of the Kinsella fish market on West street, was killed instantly by electricity early Saturday evening when it is supposed the have stepped on a live trolley wire which had just dropped to the pavement at the corner of West street and Merchants row. People were passing at the time, and the instant rush to see what had caused the animal to collapse was stopped just in time to avert fatalities. As it was, it was one of the " luckiest " accidents which occurred in some time, and it is considered little less than a miracle that none of the many men and women in the vicinity blundered into the death trap. Archie Higgins , who was driving the animal, was uninjured. The accident occurred shortly before 6 o'clock Saturday evening. The west-bound main line car had just passed, and in some manner the trolley pole had interfered with the span wire across the street. One end of the span wire fell to the street, lying across the track and touching the rails, and almost immediately Mr. Higgins started to drive across the track.The animal dropped as if shot, and it is supposed either touched the wire, the rail, or stepped into a small pool of water which conducted the electricity to its body. The horse was immediately dragged away. Mr. Kinsella said last night that the animal was a valuable one, being in fine condition. A. A.Warren was motorman of the car, and Robert Murphy, conductor.