McCOMAS, Robert - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Laredo Texas Times: Miss Lou McComas, of Crawfordsville, Indiana arrived in this city yesterday and is stopping at the Hamilton. Miss McComas is a sister of engineer McComas who died in this city several months ago and was interred here by the B of LE order. Miss McComas went to Texas to have a monument erected over the grave of her brother, Robert, who is well remembered here by many friends. - kbz

Source: New Richmond Record 14 Feb 1901 p 5

News of the death of Robert McComas, in an engineer’s hospital at Laredo, Mexico, reached the relatives at Crawfordsville, and his sister, Mrs. William Dewey here on Tuesday. His death occurred on Monday, Feb 4 and is reported to have been from injuries in a smash-up, he being a passenger engineer on a fast run on the MK & T Railway. His home was at Laredo, but with railroad headquarters at Saltillo and where he has been located for about three years, going from Crawfordsville to the far southwest about five years ago. Mr. McComas was 31 years old and single. He was the only living brother of Mrs. Dewey, the only other brother, Stowe, having died at Dennison, Texas some 5 years ago, he too being a railroad engineer. The family are greatly bereaved at the son’s and brother’s untimely death and no certain news having been received of his fatal injury more than a report a few days before the news of his death that he had been killed or injured in a railroad wreck. An attempt will be made to, if possible, have the remains brought home to be buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 15 February 1901

A message was received last Tuesday that Robert L. McComas had died in the railroad hospital at Laredo, Texas, of Bright’s disease, instead of from injuries received in an accident. He was an engineer on the Mexican National Railroad in Mexico. Bob was born and raised in Crawfordsville, and was 29 years of age. His mother, Mrs. Susan E. McComas, now resides on East Market Street. No word has been received here as to whether the body will be brought here for interment. -s

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 15 February 1901

A message last Tuesday from Laredo, New Mexico, announced the death there of Bob McComas, a son of the late ‘Squire McComas, of this city. The young man was hurt in a railroad wreck several days ago and died on Tuesday. He lived here until recently and was well and popularly known. -s

(*Later article says he died from Bright’s disease)