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Howard Benjamin Coble

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Howard Benjamin Coble

Birth
Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan, USA
Death
1912 (aged 10–11)
Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Howard was second child of Harvey and Annis (Mikel) Coble.

NOTE: Stone reads Howard R. Coble .. family records have his name as Howard Benjamin Coble so can not reconcile this currently.

The Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Thursday 29, Aug 1912. page 10

KILLED BY A WABASH TRAIN.

Howard Coble, ten year old son of an Erie switchman, who fell yesterday while attempting to get upon a Wabash train and had a leg crushed off, died some hours later after the limb was
amputated by a surgeon. Conductor Carpenter who had charge of the train, witnessed the accident, but was too far away to prevent it.


Fort Wayne Daily News, Page 5, 29 Aug 1912

Killed by Wabash Train.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Aug. 29. -- Howard Coble, aged ten years, was run over by a Wabash train here Wednesday afternoon and died with a few hours from the effects of losing one leg and a foot. The boy attempted to board a fastly moving train near the plant of the Huntington LIght & Fuel company and fell beneath the wheels.
Howard was second child of Harvey and Annis (Mikel) Coble.

NOTE: Stone reads Howard R. Coble .. family records have his name as Howard Benjamin Coble so can not reconcile this currently.

The Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Thursday 29, Aug 1912. page 10

KILLED BY A WABASH TRAIN.

Howard Coble, ten year old son of an Erie switchman, who fell yesterday while attempting to get upon a Wabash train and had a leg crushed off, died some hours later after the limb was
amputated by a surgeon. Conductor Carpenter who had charge of the train, witnessed the accident, but was too far away to prevent it.


Fort Wayne Daily News, Page 5, 29 Aug 1912

Killed by Wabash Train.

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Aug. 29. -- Howard Coble, aged ten years, was run over by a Wabash train here Wednesday afternoon and died with a few hours from the effects of losing one leg and a foot. The boy attempted to board a fastly moving train near the plant of the Huntington LIght & Fuel company and fell beneath the wheels.

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