Son of Henry Z. Chastien and Wilma G. Mershon.
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No source noted, August 25, 1920, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
[Note: There were several articles about this incident all attached to the same page. Only one was dated. Unique information from the different articles is separated below and abbreviated as shown by the asterisks. Although the articles consistently note the surname as Chastine, the Rose Hill Cemetery Index notes the spelling as Chastien, and Chasteen is a common spelling variant.]
7-YEAR-OLD SON OF 'BABE' CHASTINE KILLED BY AN I. C. FAST TRAIN
Accident Happened at Construction Camp near Gilman, Illinois
A heart-breaking message was received in Bloomington last night by Mrs. W. S. Woods living just north of the city on the Dixie Highway which stated that Zanna Edgar Chastine, 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed yesterday afternoon at a railroad construction camp near Gilman, Ill., 80 miles out from Chicago.
This morning another message was received by Mrs. Woods. It said: "Zanna was hit by a passenger train about noon and died in the hospital at Clinton at 5:30." The boy, with his mother, was visiting his father, Babe Chastine, at his father's construction camp. Babe Chastine has been with the I. C. for several years and for the past two years has been at the head of a construction gang. He has about 60 negroes and several bosses under him, and the outfit travels and camps on a special working train. Mrs. Chastine and Zanna were visiting with the father on his car when the accident happened. It is supposed here that the construction train was in camp along the main tracks and that the little boy was at play and accidentally ran on the tracks just as one of the I. C. passengers went past.
The tragedy is a terrible one to the relatives and friends. The boy and his mother went to the construction camp about two weeks ago and a letter received within the last two or three days told of the wonderful happy time the little fellow was having. The father has been quite successful with his work with the railroad and the family has lived part of the time in Bloomington and part of the time in the south. The father has been planning to build a home here so the little chap could be educated in Bloomington, as he was right at the school age and ready to start in this fall.
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Zanna Edgar Chastine, the 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed while on his way across the Illinois Central tracks near Gilman, Ill., to join his father who was at work on the other side of the tracks, is the word the funeral party brought to Bloomington last night when it arrived with the body. Mr. Chastine's car, on which he lived and on which his wife and baby boy were visiting him, was on one side of the I. C tracks and his construction gang was at work on the other. The little boy was going across to join his father when the I. C. passenger came along. Either he became confused and approached too close to the tracks or he thought he was standing far enough away to be in the clear, and the engine struck him as he was standing by the track. He was hurled into the air and fatally injured.
The father and mother arrived with the body on the I. C. evening train from the west last night, and it was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley, West 4th Street. The funeral will be in charge of Rev. Morgan and burial will be at Rose Hill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chastine brought more details of the terrible tragedy when they arrived in Bloomington and were met by McDaniels and Company. The little lad had started to join his father who was with the construction crew a half mile distant from the private car on which he lived. He was walking down the main line of the I. C., which had three tracks, when a passenger train running at over 60 miles an hour, rounded a bend, whistling as it came on.
The whistle evidently confused the lad for he did not get in the clear, and the engine as it passed struck him a blow on the side of the head knocking him into the air. The mother heard the train whistle at the curve and, missing the boy, rushed out. She looked down the track and saw the little fellow's body hurled into the air.
Starting to run towards the scene, she fell, and the engineer of the train seeing her fall and then knowing that something was wrong, stopped the train. Zanna was taken to the hospital at Clinton but died in a few hours.
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Thank you genealogyfever for your research.
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No source noted, August 25, 1920, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
[Note: There were several articles about this incident all attached to the same page. Only one was dated. Unique information from the different articles is separated below and abbreviated as shown by the asterisks. Although the articles consistently note the surname as Chastine, the Rose Hill Cemetery Index notes the spelling as Chastien, and Chasteen is a common spelling variant.]
7-YEAR-OLD SON OF 'BABE' CHASTINE KILLED BY AN I. C. FAST TRAIN
Accident Happened at Construction Camp near Gilman, Illinois
A heart-breaking message was received in Bloomington last night by Mrs. W. S. Woods living just north of the city on the Dixie Highway which stated that Zanna Edgar Chastine, 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed yesterday afternoon at a railroad construction camp near Gilman, Ill., 80 miles out from Chicago.
This morning another message was received by Mrs. Woods. It said: "Zanna was hit by a passenger train about noon and died in the hospital at Clinton at 5:30." The boy, with his mother, was visiting his father, Babe Chastine, at his father's construction camp. Babe Chastine has been with the I. C. for several years and for the past two years has been at the head of a construction gang. He has about 60 negroes and several bosses under him, and the outfit travels and camps on a special working train. Mrs. Chastine and Zanna were visiting with the father on his car when the accident happened. It is supposed here that the construction train was in camp along the main tracks and that the little boy was at play and accidentally ran on the tracks just as one of the I. C. passengers went past.
The tragedy is a terrible one to the relatives and friends. The boy and his mother went to the construction camp about two weeks ago and a letter received within the last two or three days told of the wonderful happy time the little fellow was having. The father has been quite successful with his work with the railroad and the family has lived part of the time in Bloomington and part of the time in the south. The father has been planning to build a home here so the little chap could be educated in Bloomington, as he was right at the school age and ready to start in this fall.
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Zanna Edgar Chastine, the 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed while on his way across the Illinois Central tracks near Gilman, Ill., to join his father who was at work on the other side of the tracks, is the word the funeral party brought to Bloomington last night when it arrived with the body. Mr. Chastine's car, on which he lived and on which his wife and baby boy were visiting him, was on one side of the I. C tracks and his construction gang was at work on the other. The little boy was going across to join his father when the I. C. passenger came along. Either he became confused and approached too close to the tracks or he thought he was standing far enough away to be in the clear, and the engine struck him as he was standing by the track. He was hurled into the air and fatally injured.
The father and mother arrived with the body on the I. C. evening train from the west last night, and it was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley, West 4th Street. The funeral will be in charge of Rev. Morgan and burial will be at Rose Hill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chastine brought more details of the terrible tragedy when they arrived in Bloomington and were met by McDaniels and Company. The little lad had started to join his father who was with the construction crew a half mile distant from the private car on which he lived. He was walking down the main line of the I. C., which had three tracks, when a passenger train running at over 60 miles an hour, rounded a bend, whistling as it came on.
The whistle evidently confused the lad for he did not get in the clear, and the engine as it passed struck him a blow on the side of the head knocking him into the air. The mother heard the train whistle at the curve and, missing the boy, rushed out. She looked down the track and saw the little fellow's body hurled into the air.
Starting to run towards the scene, she fell, and the engineer of the train seeing her fall and then knowing that something was wrong, stopped the train. Zanna was taken to the hospital at Clinton but died in a few hours.
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Thank you genealogyfever for your research.
Son of Henry Z. Chastien and Wilma G. Mershon.
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No source noted, August 25, 1920, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
[Note: There were several articles about this incident all attached to the same page. Only one was dated. Unique information from the different articles is separated below and abbreviated as shown by the asterisks. Although the articles consistently note the surname as Chastine, the Rose Hill Cemetery Index notes the spelling as Chastien, and Chasteen is a common spelling variant.]
7-YEAR-OLD SON OF 'BABE' CHASTINE KILLED BY AN I. C. FAST TRAIN
Accident Happened at Construction Camp near Gilman, Illinois
A heart-breaking message was received in Bloomington last night by Mrs. W. S. Woods living just north of the city on the Dixie Highway which stated that Zanna Edgar Chastine, 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed yesterday afternoon at a railroad construction camp near Gilman, Ill., 80 miles out from Chicago.
This morning another message was received by Mrs. Woods. It said: "Zanna was hit by a passenger train about noon and died in the hospital at Clinton at 5:30." The boy, with his mother, was visiting his father, Babe Chastine, at his father's construction camp. Babe Chastine has been with the I. C. for several years and for the past two years has been at the head of a construction gang. He has about 60 negroes and several bosses under him, and the outfit travels and camps on a special working train. Mrs. Chastine and Zanna were visiting with the father on his car when the accident happened. It is supposed here that the construction train was in camp along the main tracks and that the little boy was at play and accidentally ran on the tracks just as one of the I. C. passengers went past.
The tragedy is a terrible one to the relatives and friends. The boy and his mother went to the construction camp about two weeks ago and a letter received within the last two or three days told of the wonderful happy time the little fellow was having. The father has been quite successful with his work with the railroad and the family has lived part of the time in Bloomington and part of the time in the south. The father has been planning to build a home here so the little chap could be educated in Bloomington, as he was right at the school age and ready to start in this fall.
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Zanna Edgar Chastine, the 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed while on his way across the Illinois Central tracks near Gilman, Ill., to join his father who was at work on the other side of the tracks, is the word the funeral party brought to Bloomington last night when it arrived with the body. Mr. Chastine's car, on which he lived and on which his wife and baby boy were visiting him, was on one side of the I. C tracks and his construction gang was at work on the other. The little boy was going across to join his father when the I. C. passenger came along. Either he became confused and approached too close to the tracks or he thought he was standing far enough away to be in the clear, and the engine struck him as he was standing by the track. He was hurled into the air and fatally injured.
The father and mother arrived with the body on the I. C. evening train from the west last night, and it was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley, West 4th Street. The funeral will be in charge of Rev. Morgan and burial will be at Rose Hill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chastine brought more details of the terrible tragedy when they arrived in Bloomington and were met by McDaniels and Company. The little lad had started to join his father who was with the construction crew a half mile distant from the private car on which he lived. He was walking down the main line of the I. C., which had three tracks, when a passenger train running at over 60 miles an hour, rounded a bend, whistling as it came on.
The whistle evidently confused the lad for he did not get in the clear, and the engine as it passed struck him a blow on the side of the head knocking him into the air. The mother heard the train whistle at the curve and, missing the boy, rushed out. She looked down the track and saw the little fellow's body hurled into the air.
Starting to run towards the scene, she fell, and the engineer of the train seeing her fall and then knowing that something was wrong, stopped the train. Zanna was taken to the hospital at Clinton but died in a few hours.
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Thank you genealogyfever for your research.
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No source noted, August 25, 1920, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
[Note: There were several articles about this incident all attached to the same page. Only one was dated. Unique information from the different articles is separated below and abbreviated as shown by the asterisks. Although the articles consistently note the surname as Chastine, the Rose Hill Cemetery Index notes the spelling as Chastien, and Chasteen is a common spelling variant.]
7-YEAR-OLD SON OF 'BABE' CHASTINE KILLED BY AN I. C. FAST TRAIN
Accident Happened at Construction Camp near Gilman, Illinois
A heart-breaking message was received in Bloomington last night by Mrs. W. S. Woods living just north of the city on the Dixie Highway which stated that Zanna Edgar Chastine, 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed yesterday afternoon at a railroad construction camp near Gilman, Ill., 80 miles out from Chicago.
This morning another message was received by Mrs. Woods. It said: "Zanna was hit by a passenger train about noon and died in the hospital at Clinton at 5:30." The boy, with his mother, was visiting his father, Babe Chastine, at his father's construction camp. Babe Chastine has been with the I. C. for several years and for the past two years has been at the head of a construction gang. He has about 60 negroes and several bosses under him, and the outfit travels and camps on a special working train. Mrs. Chastine and Zanna were visiting with the father on his car when the accident happened. It is supposed here that the construction train was in camp along the main tracks and that the little boy was at play and accidentally ran on the tracks just as one of the I. C. passengers went past.
The tragedy is a terrible one to the relatives and friends. The boy and his mother went to the construction camp about two weeks ago and a letter received within the last two or three days told of the wonderful happy time the little fellow was having. The father has been quite successful with his work with the railroad and the family has lived part of the time in Bloomington and part of the time in the south. The father has been planning to build a home here so the little chap could be educated in Bloomington, as he was right at the school age and ready to start in this fall.
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Zanna Edgar Chastine, the 7-year-old son of Henry "Babe" Chastine, was killed while on his way across the Illinois Central tracks near Gilman, Ill., to join his father who was at work on the other side of the tracks, is the word the funeral party brought to Bloomington last night when it arrived with the body. Mr. Chastine's car, on which he lived and on which his wife and baby boy were visiting him, was on one side of the I. C tracks and his construction gang was at work on the other. The little boy was going across to join his father when the I. C. passenger came along. Either he became confused and approached too close to the tracks or he thought he was standing far enough away to be in the clear, and the engine struck him as he was standing by the track. He was hurled into the air and fatally injured.
The father and mother arrived with the body on the I. C. evening train from the west last night, and it was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley, West 4th Street. The funeral will be in charge of Rev. Morgan and burial will be at Rose Hill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chastine brought more details of the terrible tragedy when they arrived in Bloomington and were met by McDaniels and Company. The little lad had started to join his father who was with the construction crew a half mile distant from the private car on which he lived. He was walking down the main line of the I. C., which had three tracks, when a passenger train running at over 60 miles an hour, rounded a bend, whistling as it came on.
The whistle evidently confused the lad for he did not get in the clear, and the engine as it passed struck him a blow on the side of the head knocking him into the air. The mother heard the train whistle at the curve and, missing the boy, rushed out. She looked down the track and saw the little fellow's body hurled into the air.
Starting to run towards the scene, she fell, and the engineer of the train seeing her fall and then knowing that something was wrong, stopped the train. Zanna was taken to the hospital at Clinton but died in a few hours.
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Thank you genealogyfever for your research.
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