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- [S490] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 30 Jan 1892 - Page 6, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 30 Jan 1892;), A Well-Known Character Dead. Charles H Cann the Colored Orator Killed This Morning.
A WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER DEAD
Charles H. Cann, the Colored Orator, Killed This Morning.
There is sorrow in the humble dwelling at No. 233 Cranberry Avenue, and no more will the oratory of Charles H. Cann, the well-known colored barber, be heard on our streets or in the various offices at the courthouse he was wont to frequent when not working at his trade. Cann was struck by the Northern Express near Bridgeport at about 2 o'clock this morning while walking on the Northern Central track from New Cumberland, where he had a shop, to his home in this city. His remains were at once gathered up and taken to the station at Bridgeport, where an inquest was held today, and a verdict of accidental death rendered. Both his legs and arms were cut off, it is said.
Deceased was born in Annapolis, Md., 65 years ago and came to this city at about the age of 18, learning the barbering trade with Henry Fry. Since then, at various times, he carried on business for himself in the leading hotels of the city and other locations. He was an intelligent colored man, and but for his insatiable love for strong drink, which probably caused his sad end, might have attained a much more honorable and higher position among his race. He is survived by a wife, who was a slave and raised by Mrs. Espy of North Front Street, and four children, as follows: Mrs. Amelia McClintock, Charles H., who when last heard from was in St. Louis; Dollie, residing at home, and Sarah, who, for the past seven or eight years, has been an invalid. Two grandchildren are also left.
The funeral will take place from his late residence either on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
Night Track Walker
John Reneker of Marsh Run found the body of Cann along the track at the stone quarry near Bridgeport. One arm and one leg were badly mangled. Deceased had a shop in New Cumberland for the past ten or twelve years. He also did work at Camp Hill and Bridgeport. He was the barber for the late Governor Geary.
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