Thomas E. Shimer

Abt 1918 - 1952  (~ 34 years)

• Name	Thomas E. Shimer
  Birth	Abt 1918
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jan 1952	Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	A 34-year-old father of three children apparently was electrocuted last night while helping to install a conveyor in Eckhart Mine No. 10 of the Consolidated Fuel Company. District inspectors for the Bureau of Mines identified the victim as Thomas E. Shimer, husband of Mrs. Dorothy (Grant) Shimer, Cemetery Road, Eckhart. His death occurred at 11 p.m. Shimer was aiding several other miners setting up the conveyor in a small room 50 feet long from the main heading. His duties included pulling out a chain from a motor to the conveyor which loads coal. With him at the time were Carl Dixon, of Spring Street, Frostburg; William Pape, Route 2, Frostburg, and Michael DeMareno, Eckhart. A spokesman said Shimer came out of the heading in front of the motor and then went back in. Instead of retracing his steps, he tried to squeeze between the motor and a prop. Pape, who was about 15 feet away, said he heard Shimer exclaim, "Oh!" and turned around to see him hunched down with an arm on the motor and his head on the ground. Shimer's safety hat was still on his head and his hand was "jerking." According to Pape, he called to fellow workers and two men immediately began to give Shimer artificial respiration. Two hours of life-saving work proved futile . . . The body was brought to Memorial Hospital for an autopsy. (More to story) Besides his widow, Shimer is survived by a son, Thomas, seven years old; Dorothy, ten; Wilma Lee, two; his mother, Mrs. Lora Shimer; a brother, James W. Shimer; and a sister, Mrs. Orville Crowe, both of Frostburg. His father was the late James A. Shimer. The body will be taken to the home in Eckhart. The Cumberland Evening Times, January 10, 1952.
  Person ID	I13103	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Grant,   b. 1 May 1921, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland d. 20 Apr 2014, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Dorothy Elizabeth Shimer,   b. 22 Jan 1941, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland d. 23 Mar 2008, Corriganville, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Allen Shimer,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Wilma Lee Shimer,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F06313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021