OBIT: Harry CORNELIUS, 1922, Blair County, PA

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HARRY CORNELIUS IS FATALLY HURT
Run Down by an Automobile on Road Near Martinsburg, Teamster Succumbs
to Injuries This Morning.

DRIVER GOES ON WITHOUT GIVING MAN ASSISTANCE
Was Hauling Mine Props to Railroad Siding - Team Goes On Without
Driver and Stops at Siding

Harry Cornelius, aged 59, a well-known resident of Martinsburg, where
he was engaged as a teamster, was run down by an automobile yesterday
evening at 5.45 o'clock about one half mile from Martinsburg and so
badly injured that he died this morning at 10.30 o'clock after
regaining consciousness and relating how the accident occurred.

Mr. Cornelius was hauling mine props and ties from the lumber
operations in the mountain east of Fredericksburg.  He was on his way
to Martinsburg with a load.  According to the story he told this
morning before being overtaken by death, he was walking along side his
team.  When within a half mile of town, a large touring car, with
curtains on passed him.  He was struck and knocked down and rendered
unconscious.  He was found shortly afterward by John Sollenberger, who
resides on the opposite side of the road from where the accident
occurred.

DRIVER DID NOT STOP

The driver of the automobile did not stop, neither did the team Mr.
Cornelius was driving.  Mr. Sollenberger found the man who was
seriously injured and summoned aid and had the man taken to
Martinsburg where physicians found him to be suffering with fractures
of both the upper and lower jaws, a fracture of the nose and three
ribs on the left side and his tongue was split in two pieces,
lengthwise.  He was in an unconscious condition and remained so until
this morning when he regained consciousness long enough to relate just
how the accident happened.  In addition to visible injuries, he was
evidently injured internally.  The team he was driving evidently did
not miss the driver.  They went on into town and to the railroad
siding where they were accustomed to stop and turned around to the
place where the props were unloaded.

Mr. Cornelius resided in the apartments over the Nissly and Carper
Hardware store in the public square in Martinsburg.  His wife died
about one year ago.  He is survived by the following sons and
daughters:  Berlin of Todd, Huntingdon county, Jay of Altoona, Herbert
of Saxton, Bedford county, Preston and Mrs. Effie Lane of Mt. Union
and Mrs. Grace Crotsley of Hollidaysburg.  He is also survived by
these brothers and sisters:  Edward, Miles and Ross of Saltillo, John
of Roaring Spring, R.F.D., Rufus of Mt. Union, Mrs. Anna Mary O'Conner
of Greensburg, Mrs. Nora Ramsey of Coalmont, Mrs. Carrie Winter of
Findleyville and Mrs. Sarah Cunningham, and Mrs. Hattie Fore of
Robertsdale.  He was born at Saltillo, Huntingdon county.  His wife is
buried there and the body of the husband will be taken there for
burial.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Saturday, December 2, 1922