The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-12
Impressive Service
for Mr.. Cummings
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pany and later worked for the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company.
On Sept. IA, 1904 he married
Nina Ethel Achilles, daughter of
James Achilles of Clyde ST., and
resided in Newport until 1908
when he moved to Gary, Ind, &C
cepting a position with the
United States Steel Corp. where
he remained for five and a half
years when he moved to Cincin-
natti, Ohio, and entered the
employ of the Union Gas and
Electric Company.
In 1916 he moved to Montreal
and entered the employ of the
Shawinigan Falls Water and
Power Company as foreman of
construction having charge of
their construction and installation
work and at the time of his death
was engaged in the work of install
ling the largest generator in the
world at Shawinigan Falls to
which place he was transferred
and moved his family last May.
1t is uncertain as to just what
happened to cause his sudden end
last Thursday afternoon but at
the time he was engaged in TAX
ing some measurements and was
standing on narrow walk run
ming parallel with and on level
with several high power circuits,
he doing this work instead of send
ing a man an account of the
danger. In some manner he came
ir contact with the live wires and
being in STOPPING position fell
onto them. His clothing took fire
and he was severely burned. He
was removed to the Shawinigan
Falls hospital where it was at first
thought that the amputation of an
arm might possibly save his life
but he passed away from the eff
fects of the shock and burns be-
fore being operated upon. He
fully realized that his end was
near and was conscious to the end
which came about eight o'clock
that evening.
Mr.. Cummings was very quiet,
unassuming man, member of the
Olivet Baptist Church of Montreal
and member of the Order of Ma
sons being Knight Templar of
the Gary, Ind, Commandery.
Mr.. Cummings leaves his wife
and two sons, Harold, aged Is, and
Charles two years of age, besides
two sisters, Miss Susie Cum
mings residing on West Main St.
this city and Mrs. Retta Fairlie
Of Gary, Ind, besides many
friends in the several cities in
which he has resided.
The bearers at the funeral were
DR.. j. Frasier MacIver and Arthur
Gall and Robert Johnston of
Montreal and Arthur Wood of
Shawinigan Falls, Que, and in
terment was in the East Main St.
cemetery.
The church was filled with rela
tives and friends, those from out
of the city, in addition to the
bearers, being Mrs. Retta Fairlie
of Gary, Ind, Mr.. and Mrs, Will
ham Jersey of Mansonville, Que,
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. White and
son of Enosburg Falls, Vt, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Lorimer of Derby
Line, Vt, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Norton and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bellum of Beebe, Que, Mrs. Eras-
tus Scott, Mrs. James Fowlie, Mrs.
Donald Mcdonald and Miss Win
ME Kilbourn of North Derby, Vt
The profuse floral offerings, in
Guiding several from his fellow
workmen, and officials and various
departments of the company for
which he worked and the McGill
students, who had worked under
him during the past summer, tes-
titled to the high esteem in which
he was held by those who knew
him.