Tragic Accidental Electrocution in Tacoma Home
A prominent local family mourns the loss of their teenage son following a freak electrical accident in his own bedroom.
Thomas Comfort, 14-year-old son of A. B. Comfort, a well-known attorney, was electrocuted recently while playing with an electric light socket hanging above his bed. It is believed he placed one hand on the globe socket and the other either on the radiator or the side of his bed, establishing a circuit and causing almost instant death.
“Establishing a circuit and causing almost instant death.”
Then · 1924102 years apartNow · 2026
This tragedy highlights the early, dangerous era of home electrification, where rudimentary and exposed wiring systems posed lethal risks that are now mitigated by modern building codes.
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