NO HEADSTONE ON THIS GRAVE
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS and Mr. John SHELTON went to Chicago this morning. They will bring the body of Miss Fannie SHELTON to Rochester.
A telegram to Mr. J. H. SHELTON, the florist, yesterday afternoon, brought the sad intelligence that his daughter, Miss Fannie SHELTON was badly hurt in an elevator accident.
The telegram was from Dr. BECK, a dentist, by whom Miss Shelton was employed. Soon after another telegram came from an undertaker asking what should be done with the dead body.
This was all that could be learned until this morning when the Chicago papers told the following story of the sorrowful death.
Frances SHELTON, who resided at 357 Dearborn avenue, was killed yesterday by being caught between an elevator and the fourteenth floor of the Reliance building, 100 State street. Miss Shelton was employed in the office of Dr. Rudolph BECK, a dentist, occupying room 1117 of the building. Her home was in Rochester, Ind.
During the morning Dr. Beck experienced some trouble with the electric lights in his offices and Miss Shelton went out to look for the electrician. She entered an elevator and rode to the top floor. The doors were opened, but she did not move to get out. As the elevator started on its downward trip the young woman said she thought she would get off and she put out her hands to stop the closing door. As she did so her body leaned out of the open door and she lost her balance. The top of the car descended on her body, which was lying on the floor and half in the car, and she was so severely crushed that she died before she could be rescued.
The girl's relatives in Rochester were notified by the police and they wired that they would take charge of the remains today.
Mr. John SHELTON, father of the deceased, and Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS, her uncle and aunt, went to Chicago to bring the remains home for burial and the funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon at the John Shelton residence.
Frances Shelton was born in this city in October, 1875, therefore being nearly 24 years old.
When she was yet a little child her parents moved to South Bend, where her mother died when Fannie was about 12 years old. Mr. Shelton then brought his children, Fannie and Bert [SHELTON[, to Rochestr, and again took up his residence here. As the children grew up Bert learned the printing trade and is now in Marion and Fannie learned bookkeeping. She secured a position with Montgomery Ward in Chicago several years ago, but soon after went into the office of Drs. Beck, one of whom is a physician and the other a dentist. Here she was engaged with her office duties when she met her death. She last visited her relatives here on the 4th of July.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1900
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS and Mr. John SHELTON went to Chicago this morning. They will bring the body of Miss Fannie SHELTON to Rochester.
A telegram to Mr. J. H. SHELTON, the florist, yesterday afternoon, brought the sad intelligence that his daughter, Miss Fannie SHELTON was badly hurt in an elevator accident.
The telegram was from Dr. BECK, a dentist, by whom Miss Shelton was employed. Soon after another telegram came from an undertaker asking what should be done with the dead body.
This was all that could be learned until this morning when the Chicago papers told the following story of the sorrowful death.
Frances SHELTON, who resided at 357 Dearborn avenue, was killed yesterday by being caught between an elevator and the fourteenth floor of the Reliance building, 100 State street. Miss Shelton was employed in the office of Dr. Rudolph BECK, a dentist, occupying room 1117 of the building. Her home was in Rochester, Ind.
During the morning Dr. Beck experienced some trouble with the electric lights in his offices and Miss Shelton went out to look for the electrician. She entered an elevator and rode to the top floor. The doors were opened, but she did not move to get out. As the elevator started on its downward trip the young woman said she thought she would get off and she put out her hands to stop the closing door. As she did so her body leaned out of the open door and she lost her balance. The top of the car descended on her body, which was lying on the floor and half in the car, and she was so severely crushed that she died before she could be rescued.
The girl's relatives in Rochester were notified by the police and they wired that they would take charge of the remains today.
Mr. John SHELTON, father of the deceased, and Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS, her uncle and aunt, went to Chicago to bring the remains home for burial and the funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon at the John Shelton residence.
Frances Shelton was born in this city in October, 1875, therefore being nearly 24 years old.
When she was yet a little child her parents moved to South Bend, where her mother died when Fannie was about 12 years old. Mr. Shelton then brought his children, Fannie and Bert [SHELTON[, to Rochestr, and again took up his residence here. As the children grew up Bert learned the printing trade and is now in Marion and Fannie learned bookkeeping. She secured a position with Montgomery Ward in Chicago several years ago, but soon after went into the office of Drs. Beck, one of whom is a physician and the other a dentist. Here she was engaged with her office duties when she met her death. She last visited her relatives here on the 4th of July.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1900
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
NO HEADSTONE ON THIS GRAVE
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS and Mr. John SHELTON went to Chicago this morning. They will bring the body of Miss Fannie SHELTON to Rochester.
A telegram to Mr. J. H. SHELTON, the florist, yesterday afternoon, brought the sad intelligence that his daughter, Miss Fannie SHELTON was badly hurt in an elevator accident.
The telegram was from Dr. BECK, a dentist, by whom Miss Shelton was employed. Soon after another telegram came from an undertaker asking what should be done with the dead body.
This was all that could be learned until this morning when the Chicago papers told the following story of the sorrowful death.
Frances SHELTON, who resided at 357 Dearborn avenue, was killed yesterday by being caught between an elevator and the fourteenth floor of the Reliance building, 100 State street. Miss Shelton was employed in the office of Dr. Rudolph BECK, a dentist, occupying room 1117 of the building. Her home was in Rochester, Ind.
During the morning Dr. Beck experienced some trouble with the electric lights in his offices and Miss Shelton went out to look for the electrician. She entered an elevator and rode to the top floor. The doors were opened, but she did not move to get out. As the elevator started on its downward trip the young woman said she thought she would get off and she put out her hands to stop the closing door. As she did so her body leaned out of the open door and she lost her balance. The top of the car descended on her body, which was lying on the floor and half in the car, and she was so severely crushed that she died before she could be rescued.
The girl's relatives in Rochester were notified by the police and they wired that they would take charge of the remains today.
Mr. John SHELTON, father of the deceased, and Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS, her uncle and aunt, went to Chicago to bring the remains home for burial and the funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon at the John Shelton residence.
Frances Shelton was born in this city in October, 1875, therefore being nearly 24 years old.
When she was yet a little child her parents moved to South Bend, where her mother died when Fannie was about 12 years old. Mr. Shelton then brought his children, Fannie and Bert [SHELTON[, to Rochestr, and again took up his residence here. As the children grew up Bert learned the printing trade and is now in Marion and Fannie learned bookkeeping. She secured a position with Montgomery Ward in Chicago several years ago, but soon after went into the office of Drs. Beck, one of whom is a physician and the other a dentist. Here she was engaged with her office duties when she met her death. She last visited her relatives here on the 4th of July.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1900
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS and Mr. John SHELTON went to Chicago this morning. They will bring the body of Miss Fannie SHELTON to Rochester.
A telegram to Mr. J. H. SHELTON, the florist, yesterday afternoon, brought the sad intelligence that his daughter, Miss Fannie SHELTON was badly hurt in an elevator accident.
The telegram was from Dr. BECK, a dentist, by whom Miss Shelton was employed. Soon after another telegram came from an undertaker asking what should be done with the dead body.
This was all that could be learned until this morning when the Chicago papers told the following story of the sorrowful death.
Frances SHELTON, who resided at 357 Dearborn avenue, was killed yesterday by being caught between an elevator and the fourteenth floor of the Reliance building, 100 State street. Miss Shelton was employed in the office of Dr. Rudolph BECK, a dentist, occupying room 1117 of the building. Her home was in Rochester, Ind.
During the morning Dr. Beck experienced some trouble with the electric lights in his offices and Miss Shelton went out to look for the electrician. She entered an elevator and rode to the top floor. The doors were opened, but she did not move to get out. As the elevator started on its downward trip the young woman said she thought she would get off and she put out her hands to stop the closing door. As she did so her body leaned out of the open door and she lost her balance. The top of the car descended on her body, which was lying on the floor and half in the car, and she was so severely crushed that she died before she could be rescued.
The girl's relatives in Rochester were notified by the police and they wired that they would take charge of the remains today.
Mr. John SHELTON, father of the deceased, and Mr. & Mrs. Albert BITTERS, her uncle and aunt, went to Chicago to bring the remains home for burial and the funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon at the John Shelton residence.
Frances Shelton was born in this city in October, 1875, therefore being nearly 24 years old.
When she was yet a little child her parents moved to South Bend, where her mother died when Fannie was about 12 years old. Mr. Shelton then brought his children, Fannie and Bert [SHELTON[, to Rochestr, and again took up his residence here. As the children grew up Bert learned the printing trade and is now in Marion and Fannie learned bookkeeping. She secured a position with Montgomery Ward in Chicago several years ago, but soon after went into the office of Drs. Beck, one of whom is a physician and the other a dentist. Here she was engaged with her office duties when she met her death. She last visited her relatives here on the 4th of July.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1896-1900
by Wendell C. Tombaugh
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