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- 1896 Aug, Sun.
Other visitors at the Mineral Springs hotel include F H Cummer of Cleveland.
Ref: Plain Dealer Newspaper Cleveland.
1898 May 5, Thous. - Cummer Prominent. Railroad victim of Wednesday was a member of a Cleveland firm.
The Frank D Cummer who was killed by a train at the Evans Street crossing of the C.H. & D, late Wednesday, is senior member of the Cleveland, Ohio firm of F D Cummer & Son Mfg. Co. machinists. W M Cummer, his son testified before Coroner Haerr Thursday and took the remains home for burial. The fatality was accidental.
Ref: Cincinnati Post.
. 1898 May 6, Fri. - Franklin D Cummer Killed at Cincinnati, was absorbed in thought and walked on the track ahead of the engine. A worldwide reputation. He possessed it as a successful inventor. One of his sons goes to Columbus to return with the mortal remains of his father - The funeral to be held Saturday.:
Mr Franklin D Cummer, president of the F D Cummer & Son Co. of this city and one of the prominent inventors and machinery manufacturers of Ohio was killed at Cincinnati, Wed. afternoon, being struck by a railroad train. Mr. Cummer's son William, who was associated with him in business, went to Cincinnati late We. night to bring the boy of this father to Cleveland for burial. The remains will probably arrive in the city this morning.
ABSORBED IN THOUGHT the safety gates which guard the crossing were down, blocking passage for teams across the tracks. The gates, however, do not cover the sidewalk.
"The railroad watchman says he noticed Cummer and called out to him to stop, and when he failed to answer, ran toward him, but it was too late. Cummer had stepped on the rails just in front of the Glendale accommodation. He was struck and hurled high in the air. He died in the patrol wagon on the way to the Betts Street Hospital. The body was taken to the morgue. The track is straight from some distance both ways from the crossing."
Mr. Cummer was recognized throughout the US & Europe as an authority on the science of mechanically evaporating refuse and garbage. Ten years ago he invented a system known as the "Cummer dryer, which is used in a number of the large cities of the world. In the capacity of expert engineer, Mr. Cummer traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. For several years he has spend his summers in Russia, where he sold a great deal of machinery.
Eighteen years ago Mr. Cummer came to Cleveland and organized a company to manufacture an engine which he had invented. Since then he has made a number of inventions, which his company manufactured. He was 55 years old, born in Canada & live practically all his life in the US.
Besides a wife, Cummer leaves 3 sons: William, Albert & Frederick, who were associated with him in business & 2 daughters. Albert, the second son is in Paris, but is expected to arrive home in 2 weeks. The funeral will probably be held Sat. from the family home at No. 1051 East Madison Ave.
Ref: Cleveland Leader Newspaper.
. 1898 May 6 ... Franklin D Cummer of Cleveland, was killed by a passenger train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, in this city yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. He was walking won Evans st., apparently absorbed in thought.
Ref: Another edition of the Cleveland Leader, inserted the above paragraph. - - -
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1878 - 1898 (20 years)