OBIT: John KLINE, 1902, South Fork, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 17, 1902 YOUNG MAN CREMATED Fire at South Fork Monday night caused the burning of the scalehouse of the Argyle Coal company and the cremation of John Kline, a young man who was sleeping in the building. The monetary loss will hardly exceed $300 on which there is an insurance of $170. The scalehouse was situated about 150 feet from the tipple of the Argyle Coal company, a quarter of a mile from the town of South Fork. Shortly after 11 o'clock Monday night the men who were working on the tipple discovered flames coming out of the roof of the scalehouse and hurried over to it. They endeavored to open the door of the building which was a frame structure, 16x24 feet in size and a story and a half high, but were driven back by the flames. They could do nothing but stand idly by while the shed burned down, the rain which descended in torrents shortly before, being the only thing which saved half a dozen other buildings. The origin of the fire is not known. The fire had burned itself nearly out when it was learned that young Kline was missing and the men remembered he said he was going into the scalehouse to lie down a while before going to his home nearby. The men found the remains and removed them from the smoldering ruins. The body was charred beyond recognition, one hand and both feet were burned off, and the other arm was but a stump, leaving little more than the trunk, and head to show what a few hours before had been a young man in full life. The dead youth was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kline, his father being a dairyman. He had worked for the Argyle company off and on for five years. He was 20 years of age. 1900 South Fork, Cambria County census - Harry Kline, 46 Maggie A. Kline, 45 John H. Kline, 18 Chas W. Kline, 9 Geo W. Kline, 7 Ida May Kline, 5