Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-10-25
INSTANTLY KILLED BY
MOVING ELEVATOR
Miss Marie Cline Crushed to Death In
General Hospital, Knoxville Sum-
day--Remains Inferred Here
Yesterday Afternoon.

IeSleT0ay HIleInOOn,
Miss Marie Cline, daughter of Prof.
j. s. Cline and wife, Crab Orchard,
was instantly killed IN the General hos
pital, Knoxville, Sunday afternoon at
four O'Clock, when her body was
caught between a moving elevator and
the floor of the building.
The unfortunate accident occurred in
this way: Miss Cline had taken a pa
trent from the third to the first floor
and was returning with the wheel
chair. When she reached the third
floor she opened the elevator door and
pushed the wheel chair from the eleva-
tor to that floor. The elevator was
moving very slowly and as Miss Cline
attempted to step back into the eleva-
tor, intending tO go on to the fourth
floor, she missed her footing and fell.
When she fell her hand left the .en-
trolling wheel of the elevator and she
could not stop the elevator. She was
carried up to the next floor " where her
life was quickly crushed out. The
the right ear and her throat was
bruised and lacerated to some extent.
She gave one scream and all was over
before any assistance could possibly
come to her.
Miss Florine Thompson, another
nurse, was passing and spoke to Miss
Cline Just before the accident occurred.
Miss THOMPSON ran for help but notn-
ing could be done for the unfortunate
girl SO quickly was it all over. The
body renamed wedged so tight III the
elevator shaft that quite portion of
the elevator floor had to be cut away
before the body could be removed. 1t
required an hour to do the necessary
work to secure the body.
MISS Cline was born at Wapello,
Iowa, Feb 19, 1898, and was in her
year, had been student at
the Knoxville General Hospital for
four months and had Deen making such
splendid progress that the superintend-
ent, Miss Laura N. Plerson, had stated
that Miss Cline promised to make one
of the best nurses ever turned out by
that institution. She taught school in
this county one term. Last year she
was one of the winners in the Panama
subscription contest put on
by the Chattanooga News and made
the trio with the News party. She
was a bright and IovabIe girl and had
many friends IN this county.
Prof. Cline was notlfied by wire Sum
lay evening about six o'clock. The
message stated that she was fatally
nurt and could not live until morning.
were being made by Prof.
Cline and wife to go to Knoxville by
at once, but phone mes
,age apprised them of her instant
ieath and the trip was abandoned.
Prof. Cline. wife and s. e. Bishop
vent to Knoxville on the early train
Monday morning. On arriving at the
,ospitai they found the body had been
and prepared tor the casket.
The casket was selected and the re-
mains we're brought to Crab Orchard
Monday.
The expenses of einbalming the body
md furnishing the eaaket we're borne
" the institution and every possible
courtesy was shown both by the insti-
ution. Mayor McAillin. and Miss Pier.
on, superintendent Of the hospital,
vho accompanied the friends to the
rain and in every way possible con-
eyed their deep regret at the unfortu-
late accident. u
The funeral services were held at
he Cline residence. Grab Orchard. yes
erday at ten o'clock. conducted by
sevs. W. l.. Patton and Kobt. Hall.
he pail hearers consisted of six young
ady friends and six young gentlemen ,
riends. Misses Marie Wheeler and {
.elah Hembree sang Nearer My God 1
D Thee" Miss Cline had drilled them $
or this song at Christmas time last !
ear and at the time stated to the c