Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1915 — MORE ABOUT DEATH OF RAY COMER [ARTICLE]

MORE ABOUT DEATH OF RAY COMER

Fair Oaks Youag Man and Friend Ran Into CLftS. Train at Hammond and Were Kijledr The death of Ray Comer in Hammond, which was mentioned in Monday’s paper, is given in detail in an article in the Lake County Times, which follows: “Ray Comer drove out of Hammond Sunday morning with Rudolph Blankenborg behind on a motorcycle belonging to John Miller, which Ray had undertaken to demonstrate to his friend. Blankenborg was a prospective buyer. Returning toward Hammond out of Highland, Corner came to the deep cut which the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railway crosses at the base. The control on the machine he rode was just opposite to that of the machine he owned, which was being repaired. When Copier had nearly reached the bottom of the incline a passenger train shot onto the crossing from the east. There are no warning bells and the company has no flagman there. It is evident that Comer lost control of his machine by throwing it in full speed ahead instead of shutting off power but it is possible that bad he been on his own motorcycle he could not have avoided the accident. The motorcycle struck the second passenger coach of the train and the riders were catapulted through the air and their heads crushed against the car. Both were dead when found and their bodies showed many bones broken by the crash. Deputy Coroner J. A. Graham went out with the police and the bodies were taken to a morgue at Hammond.” -