BIOGRAPHY
Julia KARLE
Crawfordsville Review
Monday Jan 31, 1916
Mrs. Julia KARLE, 301 N. Washington St. died at Culver
Hospital 12 o'clock Saturday evening as a result of burns
received earlier in the evening. Shortly before six Saturday
evening neighbors were attracted by screams from the Karle home
and running to the back of the house found Mrs. Karle with her
clothing in flames. The doctor and priest were at once called but
when the doctor arrived, Mrs. Karle's condition was so bad he
could do nothing for her and she was at once removed to Culver
where she died at midnight. Mrs. Karle never regained
consciousness so that the cause of the accident is not known. In
the excitement the fire department was called and the house was
gone over carefully but there was no signs of fire inside. Mrs.
Osborn who lives with Mrs. Karle says that just before the
accident Mrs. Karle had prepared to take a bath and that she,
Mrs. Osborne had gone to a neighbor's house across the street.
She thinks that a bath towel probably caught fire from the gas
jet and that in trying to put out the flame, Mrs. Karls' clothing
ignited. Others believe Mrs. Karle had gone to a dark room and
instead of taking a lamp had struck a match and that her clothing
caught fire from it. Mrs. Karle had lost consciousness before
help arrived so that no one will ever know the cause of the
accident.
Father Conroy of St. Bernard's church was called as
soon as the accident occurred and the last sacraments of the
church were administered. It is not thought Mrs. Karle suffered
much pain after the first shock of the accident since she did not
regain consciousness even after being removed to the hospital.
Mrs. Karle who was 76 was one of the best known citizens of
Crawfordsville. She has lived at her present address ever since
coming to this city from Lucerne Switzerland over 50 years ago.
During this time she has seen the city grow up around her and she
will leave a host of friends. The deceased was a member of the
St. Bernard's Church and was widely known. She was always willing
to leave her own work to help others and it is probably there is
not a neighbor who does not owe her a debt of gratitude for some
act of kindness. The surviving children are: Mrs. August Mayer of
Lafayette; Mrs. HA Ross of Cynthiana, Ky and AM Karle of this
city. Mrs. Karle's husband has been dead 25 years. The funeral
will take place at St. Bernard's Tuesday morning at 9.
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