Published 22 October 1902

Train Kills Mr. Charles Comer.

A telegram was received here Saturday morning announcing the killing of Mr. Charles Edgar Comer, and asking what disposition should be made of his remains. Particulars as to his death are very meager and only brief notices appear in the Cumberland and other newspaper. A dispatch to the Sunday Herald, Baltimore, says that Charles Comer was cut in twain Friday evening by being struck by train No. 46 at Kalbaugh's siding, east of North Branch, near Cumberland. He was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track walker, and the dispatch further says that "at the time of being killed was on a furlough."

The family were unable to give us any other particulars this morning; but have a friend at Cumberland investigating the cause of his death.

The deceased was born in Cumberland, Md., Sept. 13, 1873, and was a son of Mr. George F. Comer, Uvilla, W. Va., formerly of near Grove Hill, Page county, Va. He married a Miss Annie Wallace, living at Halltown, W. Va.-----her parents being from Maine. Mrs. Comer, who was a member of the Catholic church, died in Cumberland, (where she is buried), Aug. 6, 1875, leaving three small children---Frank (now in Chicago), Charles and Albert, the latter about three weeks old. Their grandmother Mrs. Susan Comer went after and brought them to New Market,---where Albert died within a week or two.

Mr. Charles H. Comer married Miss Clara Bertha Comer, of near this place, who with two little boys and two little girls survive him, as well as his two aunts Misses Mary and Kate Comer, with whom they live.

Young Comer went to Cumberland on July 2, and since spent a week here, returning Sept. 22, and Oct. 14 his last letter with some money was received by his wife. His remains reached here Monday afternoon and were taken to his late home, where brief services were held with interment in St. Matthews Lutheran graveyard. The funeral was preached in the Methodist church, of which he has been a member for six years, Rev. J. J. Ringer officiating, assisted by Rev. Dr. Snyder.

Mr. Comer carried a $500 benefit in the Relief association of the B. & O., which it is thought was in force at the time of his death. If true, it will be of great assistance to his family, left without means and support.

The pall-bearers, members of the Stonewall Fire Company, were Messrs. Russell Furry, C. Oscar Woods, Charles Weaver and Hugh Sites, and the following relative to his death was passed by the company:

WHEREAS, In the death of Charles Comer, our company has lost an active and valuable member, be it:

RESOLVED, 1. That we express our sincere sorrow in his sudden and sad taking off.

RESOLVED, 2. That we deplore his death, and in this way express our sympathy for his family whose main dependence he was, and we especially commend his wife and little ones to the charitably disposed in our community.

RESOLVED, 3. That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the company, a copy furnished the bereaved family, and published in the SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

Joseph Tusing,

Giles W. Wickes,

Hugh M. Sites,

Committee.