Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door.
*** A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924.*** The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Brother of Robert L. Manning
and Lieut Francis Bartlett Manning.
*** A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924.*** The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Brother of Robert L. Manning
and Lieut Francis Bartlett Manning.
Charles B. Manning, who studied at MIT as well as Harvard, became an engineer like his father. They worked together at the Amoskeag before Charles set up his own consulting business. Charles married Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, the girl next door.
*** A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924.*** The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Brother of Robert L. Manning
and Lieut Francis Bartlett Manning.
*** A terrible tragedy occurred on February 11, 1924.*** The three Manning brothers, Charles (50), Robert (52), and Francis (34), were on a trip to Lake Tartleton in Grafton, New Hampshire. They were avid outdoor enthusiasts, and had taken this trip many times before. This time they decided to walk to their destination on the railroad tracks, after getting off at the station. Suddenly, an unscheduled train traveling over 40 miles an hour came around the bend and struck them. They were killed instantly. Their companion, Ralph Reed, a Manchester auto dealer, was injured, but survived. The train was pulling Henry Ford's private railroad cars, which were being transported to Canada. The engineers never saw the men. They decided to stop the train a few miles later, when they spotted a knapsack hanging from the engine. The death of the "Manning boys" was a terrible shock to all who knew them.***
Brother of Robert L. Manning
and Lieut Francis Bartlett Manning.
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Interred 14 Feb 1924
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