Karle - Julia Mayer
Source: 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. -- kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Feb 4, 1916
Horribly burned about her entire body as her clothing caught fire probably from a match she had lighted, Mrs. Julia Karle, 77 years old, died at Culver Union Hospital at midnight Saturday after suffering terrible anguish for six hours. Mrs. Karle received the fatal burns at her home, Washington and Spring streets, at six Saturday evening. There was no sign of an explosion and it is believed she had struck a match to light a lamp and the match set her clothing aflame. While the garments were blazing about Mrs. Karle's body a woman who resides in the neighborhood walked into the house. Aid was quickly summoned and the central fire department was called. The residence did not catch fire however A physician who was summoned found that Mrs. Karle had been badly burned from her forehead to her knees. She was taken to the hospital at once. During most of the time from the hour of the accident until her death, Mrs. Karle remained conscious but was unable because of her intense suffering to relate how she had been burned. Mrs. Karle was the widow of the late Bernard Karle, whose death occurred here in 1888. She had resided for 50 years and six months in the residence where she received the fatal burns Saturday evening. She was a native of Switzerland, having been born in that country in May 1838. While a child she came to America, her first home in this country was Tell City, Ind and she came here in 1865. One son, August Karle of this city and two daughters, Mrs. August Mayer of Lafayette and Mrs. Herman Ross, of Cynthiana, KY survive. The deceased is also survived by two brothers, Martin Mayer of Springfield, Ill and Henry Mayer of Chicago. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9 from St. Bernard's Church. Mrs. Karle had been a member of this church. The services were in charge of Rev. T.M. Conroy and burial was in Calvary Cemetery. -- kbz