OBIT: Death Notice of Charles Henry SCHAEFER, 1930, of interest in Somerset 
County, PA

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CHARLES HENRY SCHAEFER

Small Boy Fatally Injured by Being Struck by Automobile

  GRANTSVILLE, MD., July 1 - Struck by an automobile, Charles Henry Schaefer, 
10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Schaefer, was fatally injured between 
6:30 and 7 o'clock on Friday evening, June 27, while the lad and his brother, 
Donald, were crossing the National Highway at its intersection with the Jennings 
Road at the foot of Shade Hill, one-half mile west of Grantsville.  They were 
going to a neighbor's house and Charles became bewildered and got in the way of 
an eastbound car driven by Sergeant J. W. Strange of the U.S. Army Proving 
Ground, Aberdeen, Md.  The driver did not see the boy in time to avoid hitting 
him.  He swerved his car to the side of the road, but too late to prevent the 
disaster.
  The boy was knocked down and had a leg broken and was seriously bruised about 
the head, limbs and body.  His uncle, Charles Schaefer, witnessed the accident 
and ran to the assistance of the little victim.  Sergt. Strange stopped his car 
immediately and offered to take the unfortunate lad to the nearest doctor or 
hospital.  The only Doctor in Grantsville being reported sick abed, the injured 
boy was rushed to the office of Dr. Bradley Hoke, at Salisbury.  Dr. Hoke, upon 
examination of the victim, pronounced him dead.
  Sergt. Strange was greatly distressed by the sad affair and, having done 
everything in his power to save the boy's life, gave himself up as a voluntary 
prisoner until it should be determined whether he was criminally culpable for 
the boy's death.  The county authorities were notified and Coroner W. A. Gonder, 
Sheriff W. D. Casteel, States Attorney A. T. Matthews and Corporal Weis of the 
State Police, came to Grantsville at once to hold an inquest, which took place 
at the National Hotel, Friday evening.  After a thorough investigation the 
verdict was that the accident was unavoidable and Sergt. Strange was exonerated 
from all blame, and informed that he could proceed on his journey without 
further delay.
  Sergt. Strange and members of his party remained at the hotel until Saturday 
morning when they resumed their journey to Aberdeen.  He and his wife and two 
other ladies were returning from a trip to Kansas.
  The funeral of the little victim was held Monday morning in the Lutheran 
Church, and was largely attended by relatives and friends.
  The pall-bearers were David Paul, Dale Patton, Ivan Miller, Glenn Miller, Ray 
Wiley and Paul Folk.  The floral tributes were beautiful. Rev. S. D. Sigler, the 
pastor, preached a very impressive sermon.  Interment was made in the 
Grantsville Cemetery. 
  The victim of the accident is survived by his parents, one brother, Donald, 
and one sister. Lois.

Meyersdale Republican, July 3, 1930