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There is an ENORMOUS story, including a picture, in the Aug. 6, 1897 issue of The Valley Chronicle (St. Charles, Ill.)
highlights:
A Sad Departure
W.B. Pease, Surveyor of Kane Co., Instantly Killed on Thursday Evening While Returning From His Work.
It is too bad, and seems almost improbable, that a man who had been prudent and careful all of his life should lose it form one moments miscalculation. But such was the case in this instance. Mr. Pease had been away form home at work surveying for the day and was returning along Batavia avenue, a little late for supper. William Howard Pease was born at West Eaton, N.Y., on the 29th day of January, 1826. he had been a resident of the State of Illinois and Kane county since 1856. He was married to Miss Lucy Cook at Burlingon in this county on the 17th day of May, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Pease were parents of as fine a family of girls as wer ever born and reared in Kane county. They were seven in number: Mrs. Eva Skillin, of Oak Park, Miss Lucy, who teaches at Hampshire but claims Geneva as her home; Mrs. Minnie Wood, Geneva; Mrs. Clara Granger, Detroit, Mich.; Miss Alice, who resides at Fort Smith, Arkansas; and the twin daughters, Bertha and Bessie, who reside at home and attend the Geneva High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Pease were as devoted in old life as are lover of to-day. She never left the home without being in his company, and his word and judgment to her was without fault or question.
He was elected county surveyor in November 1876; held the office ever since; the present term would have made a total of 24 years. On the evening of his death he was returning from Batavia where he had been to re-survey the city cemetery. He had been assessor of the city and town of Geneva for six consecutive terms and had just turned in his books to County Clerk Raymond.
A coroner's jury was called. Michael Ryan, the fireman of the train gave evidence that the train was on time and running about 25 miles an hour. He saw Mr. Pease joging along the road and had no thought that he intended to try and cross ahead of the train. He whistled for the crossing, rang the bell and was astonished to see Mr. Pease slap his horse with the lines when about 20 feet from the crossing. He at once shouted to the engineer, who applied brakes, reserves the engine and stopped the train within two train lengths. Th engineer state that the engine struck the buggy about midway, that the deceased was thrown into the air about as high as the smoke stack, fell onto the pilot, was carried about 20 feet and the rolled off onto the side of the grade.
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This newspaper item posted as a courtesy. I am not related to nor researching this family and have no further information.
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