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Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
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B. L. Summey, a railroad section master, was found dead beside the Southern railway track in Calhoun after being struck by train No. 35 around 2:30 a.m. on March 10. An inquest by Coroner Beasley confirmed the cause of death. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Body of B. L. Summey Found By Railroad Track
Clemson College, March 10.-B. L. Summey was found dead by the side of the Southern railway track in Calhoun this morning. It seems that he had been struck in the side, several ribs being broken. Evidently train No. 35, going south about 2:30 a. m., may have struck him.
Coroner Beasley of Pickens held the inquest today and the jury found that the deceased came to his death by being struck by a train. Mr. Summey was section master on the railroad. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Calhoun
Event Date
March 10
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struck by train no. 35, several ribs broken, death confirmed by inquest; leaves wife and several children
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B. L. Summey found dead by Southern railway track in Calhoun, struck in side by southbound train No. 35 around 2:30 a.m.; inquest held by Coroner Beasley of Pickens, jury verdict: death by being struck by train; Summey was railroad section master