John "Jack" was the son of John A. Compton and Addelaid Burke.
"FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM MOVING TRAIN, Fireman Compton Killed Yesterday Morning. Will be Taken to Old Home.
Jack Compton, a fireman on the Pocahontas division, was found dead early yesterday morning at the second bridge west of the Big Four mine. The body was discovered lying in the creek by Engineer Sam Worley, who was running train No. 7, which leaves Bluefield at 6 a.m. Fireman Compton was running with engineer Howell, and was missing from the train at Hager. It is not known how he was killed, but the natural presumption is that he fell from the train. his right arm was broken, and he was cut about the head. Engineer Worley notified the company and a work train was sent after the body. It was brought to Bluefield yesterday afternoon and taken to the undertaking establishment of W.S. Crockett, where it was prepared for shipment to his old home at Fallsburg, Kentucky. A committee at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accompanied the remains. The committee was composed of Messrs. W.M. Looney, K. Munsey, J. Gilbert, Moses Jones, W.P. Hutton, J.H. Wilson, Irn Lankford, J.J. Bailey, A.B. McKinney, F.E. Fanning, J.C. Angel, C. Lavinder, and S. Compton. They left last night on No. 3. Mr. Compton had been in Bluefield about two years and was 23 years of age and unmarried. He was a member of the B.L.F. and highly esteemed by all who knew him."
(Article from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, WV, 18 June, 1904.)
[Death Record, Lawrence Co., KY, states that he fell from train and was an engineer.]
"FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM MOVING TRAIN, Fireman Compton Killed Yesterday Morning. Will be Taken to Old Home.
Jack Compton, a fireman on the Pocahontas division, was found dead early yesterday morning at the second bridge west of the Big Four mine. The body was discovered lying in the creek by Engineer Sam Worley, who was running train No. 7, which leaves Bluefield at 6 a.m. Fireman Compton was running with engineer Howell, and was missing from the train at Hager. It is not known how he was killed, but the natural presumption is that he fell from the train. his right arm was broken, and he was cut about the head. Engineer Worley notified the company and a work train was sent after the body. It was brought to Bluefield yesterday afternoon and taken to the undertaking establishment of W.S. Crockett, where it was prepared for shipment to his old home at Fallsburg, Kentucky. A committee at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accompanied the remains. The committee was composed of Messrs. W.M. Looney, K. Munsey, J. Gilbert, Moses Jones, W.P. Hutton, J.H. Wilson, Irn Lankford, J.J. Bailey, A.B. McKinney, F.E. Fanning, J.C. Angel, C. Lavinder, and S. Compton. They left last night on No. 3. Mr. Compton had been in Bluefield about two years and was 23 years of age and unmarried. He was a member of the B.L.F. and highly esteemed by all who knew him."
(Article from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, WV, 18 June, 1904.)
[Death Record, Lawrence Co., KY, states that he fell from train and was an engineer.]
John "Jack" was the son of John A. Compton and Addelaid Burke.
"FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM MOVING TRAIN, Fireman Compton Killed Yesterday Morning. Will be Taken to Old Home.
Jack Compton, a fireman on the Pocahontas division, was found dead early yesterday morning at the second bridge west of the Big Four mine. The body was discovered lying in the creek by Engineer Sam Worley, who was running train No. 7, which leaves Bluefield at 6 a.m. Fireman Compton was running with engineer Howell, and was missing from the train at Hager. It is not known how he was killed, but the natural presumption is that he fell from the train. his right arm was broken, and he was cut about the head. Engineer Worley notified the company and a work train was sent after the body. It was brought to Bluefield yesterday afternoon and taken to the undertaking establishment of W.S. Crockett, where it was prepared for shipment to his old home at Fallsburg, Kentucky. A committee at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accompanied the remains. The committee was composed of Messrs. W.M. Looney, K. Munsey, J. Gilbert, Moses Jones, W.P. Hutton, J.H. Wilson, Irn Lankford, J.J. Bailey, A.B. McKinney, F.E. Fanning, J.C. Angel, C. Lavinder, and S. Compton. They left last night on No. 3. Mr. Compton had been in Bluefield about two years and was 23 years of age and unmarried. He was a member of the B.L.F. and highly esteemed by all who knew him."
(Article from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, WV, 18 June, 1904.)
[Death Record, Lawrence Co., KY, states that he fell from train and was an engineer.]
"FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM MOVING TRAIN, Fireman Compton Killed Yesterday Morning. Will be Taken to Old Home.
Jack Compton, a fireman on the Pocahontas division, was found dead early yesterday morning at the second bridge west of the Big Four mine. The body was discovered lying in the creek by Engineer Sam Worley, who was running train No. 7, which leaves Bluefield at 6 a.m. Fireman Compton was running with engineer Howell, and was missing from the train at Hager. It is not known how he was killed, but the natural presumption is that he fell from the train. his right arm was broken, and he was cut about the head. Engineer Worley notified the company and a work train was sent after the body. It was brought to Bluefield yesterday afternoon and taken to the undertaking establishment of W.S. Crockett, where it was prepared for shipment to his old home at Fallsburg, Kentucky. A committee at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accompanied the remains. The committee was composed of Messrs. W.M. Looney, K. Munsey, J. Gilbert, Moses Jones, W.P. Hutton, J.H. Wilson, Irn Lankford, J.J. Bailey, A.B. McKinney, F.E. Fanning, J.C. Angel, C. Lavinder, and S. Compton. They left last night on No. 3. Mr. Compton had been in Bluefield about two years and was 23 years of age and unmarried. He was a member of the B.L.F. and highly esteemed by all who knew him."
(Article from "Bluefield Daily Telegraph," Bluefield, WV, 18 June, 1904.)
[Death Record, Lawrence Co., KY, states that he fell from train and was an engineer.]
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