Article from Coldwater re: Angelo Comito.
Angelo Cometo aged 44 years died last evening at six o'clock, death resulting from severe burns which he received Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock at the Wolverine Portland Cement Company's Coldwater plant. Cometo was an Italian and leaves a wife and two children as survivors. He lived in a house located south of the plant and on the corner, the building being one of the several used by the Italian colony. He was employed by the local concern, as a laborer working near the rotaries where the marl and clay is burned in to clinkers. Just how the accident happened will probably never by known. Some claim that there was an explosion of coal and dust, while others state that he stood too near the slide which carried the pulverized coal into the rotary. At any rate the man's clothing was suddenly set on fire and his coworkers were horrified to see him suddenly enveloped in a mass of flames. So quickly was this done, that the man's clothing was all burned from him and only the soles of his shoes were left when he was rescued. The man was terribly burned and the skin from his shoulders down was so badly cooked that it dropped off. In spite of these terrible burns Cometo lived about twenty-four hours. Dr. Samuel Schultz, the company's surgeon was called as soon as the accident was reported to the office at the plant. However from the very start it was clearly evident that the victim could not live and the surgeon confined his efforts to dressing the burns and making the man as comfortable as possible. Fortunately the burns were so deep that the nerve ends were killed. Because of this he did not suffer any pain and while conscious until two hours before his death he did not realize the awfulness of his injuries. The remains were taken to the Harris and Co. undertaking parlors last night. The arrangements for the funeral and burial will have to be announced later.

Antonetta and Angelo Cometo.

The name, "Angilo Cometo," is on the top of this stone. The front says, "DA PARTINICO 1873 - 1915." Cemetery records of Angelo Cometo say that he died at age 44 on 6 Nov 1915 as a result of "burns at cement plant." They also say that he was born in Italy.

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The name, Angilo Cometo is on the top of this stone. The front says, "DA PARTINICO 1873 - 1915." Cemetery records of Angelo Cometo say that he died at age 44 on 6 Nov 1915 as a result of "burns at cement plant." They also say that he was born in Italy. "Da Partinico" means "From Paternico" which is the name of the town in Italy from which he came to the United States.

This photo was taken on 3 June 2014. Permission is granted for anyone to download a copy of the photo & use it for any non-commercial purpose, including uploading it to other genealogy websites.