The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-11
OFFICES IN MOURNING
FOR CAPT. 7. D. KLINE.
Remains to BE Taken to Admission,
Ala On SnecinI Car.

Ala, On Special Car.
The funeral of Capt. Theodore D.
Kline, whose death early yesterday
morning was announced in the Morning
News, will take place in Admission, Ala,
for which place the remains will leave
Savannah tonight.
The body will be taken on the private
car formerly used by Capt. Kline,
which will be attached to the Central's
regular train, and will he accompanied
by his son. c. D. Kline, Esq. who is
expected to arrive from Admission this
morning; his daughter Miss Ida Kline.
who was with him during the last few
days of his illness; Mrs NJ. O. Kline of
Columbus "A sister-in-law. Mr.. J. C.
Halle and Mr.. Cecil Gabbett
This morning the remains win be
taken to the home of MIR. Joseph Hull,
on Chippewa Square, where they will
remain until taken to the train. The
details of the funeral will not be known
until the arrival of Mr. G. ID. Kline.
Mr.. w. r. Kline of New York will not
come to Savannah, but will go direct to
Admission.
Yesterday the general offices of the
Central were draped in mourning.
These emblems of sorrow reflected the
feelings not only of a host of friends
that Capt. Kline numbered throughout
the city and the state, but of all the
employees of the system, who feel that
in the death of Capt. Kline they have
lost not only just and impartial su-
periOr, but a personal friend.
10 at1ft al q nnCf y
fcient officer one whose devotion to
his work and marked ability had Sc
cured for him the high place that he
occupied at the time of his death. No
higher proof of this is needed than
the statement that throughout his re-
cent illness he kept up, from his bed
side, a general supervision of the work
of his office, and kept the knowledge
of his ill health from the public for
fear that it might effect the efficiency
of the service of the road.
Through a long and busy life Capt.
Kline yet found time to acquire knowl-
edge in many fields of thought and
speculation, for he possessed a Guilt
waited mind and taste. He was fond of
philosophy and governed his life by
its precepts. Only a few days before
the end came he remarked cheerfully
to a caller that he was not yet the sub
ject for an obituary, but that if the
end were in sight his friends knew
that he was prepared to meet 1t.
Theodore D. Kline was born at Co
lumbia, $. c., on March 26, 1843, and
entered railway service on March 10,
1855 as apprentice in the machinery
department of the Charlotte and South
Carolina Railroad. From May, 1865, to
August, 1870, he was master mechanic
of the same road and its successor,
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta,
and from August, 1871, to February,
1874, was connected with the Savannah
and Memphis in the machinery, trans
portation and construction depart
ments. He was then for three years
in charge of transportation and ma
chinery of the Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta division of the Atlantic
Coast Line, and from July, 1877, to No
Vember, 1879, was again with the
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta as
Superintendent. In November, 1879, he
was appointed superintendent of the
Richmond and Petersburg, and from
April, 1888, to October of the same
year was superintendent of the Geor-
gia division of the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia. He then went
TO the Central of Georgia as superin-
tendent of the Southwestern division
and of the Montgomery and Eufaula
road, and in August, 1888, he was APP
pointed division superintendent of the
Mexican National. He was general
superintendent of the same road from
June, 1889, to January, $780, and gen
eral manager from the latter date to
December. 1892. On Aug. l, 1893, he
returned to the Central of Georgia as
general superintendent, and his APP
pointment to the position of general
manager took effect on Dec. Z, 1903