Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
COL. H|NE, EXPERT
RA|LROADER, DIES
V;rginian, Who Spent Much OF
Boyhood Here, Had Mill
tary Record.

Col. Charles DE Lano Hine. soldier
and railroad organization expert. died
early yesterday morning in Roosevelt
Hospital. New York City. where he had
undergone an operation one week ago.
News of his death reached tins CITY
Yesterday and caused profound
shock to his many friends. Washing
ton was IN effect his boyhood home
and where he had served in various
capacities. Funeral services will be
held in New York at st. Thomas
Church tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. Inc
body will be brought TO this city IN
the private car of President Davis OF
the Delaware and Iackawanna Kali
road, reaching here Wednesday. After
services at the Fort Mycr chapel at
Z o'clock lnterment will take place at
$50 at Arlington.
Col. Hire was born March 10, 1867,
at Vienna. Va. the son of Orrln r..
and Alma De l.. Hine. lie was edu-
Gated at home and in the county
schools and graduated from the Wash
jngton High School in 1885. Admitted
q a competitive examination by Repre-
sentative John $. Barbour, he won the
designation as a cadet at the Military
Academy, from which he graduated
in 1891. A assigned to duty at Fort
Thomas, Ky. as q lieutenant, he en-
tered the Cincinnati Law School ana
was admitted to the bar in 1893. Two
years later he resigned his commission
in order to enter the railroad business.
Determined to learn it thoroughly, he
took a position as brakesman on the
~1eveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and ST.
Louis Railroad. in turn becoming
sWitchman. Yardn1a ster. conductor,
chief clerk and trainmaster on that
system. -s..
Expert on Organization.
Eventually he rose to positions of
general manager and vice president on
other lines. The knowledge of prac
tical railroading thus gained enabled
Col. Ifine to establish himself as rail
way organization expert, and in that
capacity he has served numerous sys-
TENS. He helpeds to reorganize the
Union Pacific Southern Pacific system
between 1908 and 1911. He was vice
president and general manager of the
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
and Arizona Eastern. and in that ca
paCity saw much of Mexico in revolu-
-ionary conditions in 1872 and 1913
While he was on duty with the Find
ley, Fort Wayne and Western Rail
road in 1898 he returned to military
duty. At the outbreak of the Spa nish-
War he rendered his serv-
ices to the War Department and was
placed in command of a battalion Of
the District regiment. He participated
in the siege at Santiago, and on the
return of the District regiment to this
country and it's discharge at the end
of the war he resumed his railroad
duty. His engagements were various
and important During the past %
years Col. Hine has been engaged for
special researches and services by
some of the largest railroad systems
in this country. and he was at the
time of his death regarded as one of
the leading specialists on transporta
ton organization in the United States.
Given Regiment Command.
When the United states entered the
World War Col. Hine was given com
mand of the f65th Regiment of United |
States Infantry, comprising the old |
j9th New York and detachments from |
the Eth, 18th, l4th and 23d Regiments !
IF the National Guard of New York. |
1t was assigned to the And Tor Rain. /;
oow') Division. After several months (;
IF active service in France. Col. Hine |
was assigned to special duty at Ameri- |
AN headquarters, under Gen. Per |
shing. to aid in organizing the Ameri- |
AN railroad system in France. Upon |
MS return TO this country after the !.
irmistice he resumed his railroad |
york. which he conducted actively upI
o the time of his illness.
Col 1iine was writer of force and |
numerous articles TO /
and transportation and !
engineering journals. The late f. II, |
hartman. on whose systems he in |
stalled an efficiency plan. which has |
become generally adopted, described |
1iln is THE best expert on railroad |
and efficiency in the !
United States"
In 1915 Col. Iiine married Miss /
Helen Underwood OF Covington, Ky, |
who survives. His mother. Mrs. Alma |
DE Lano Hine. and his sister. Mrs.
John Warnock Echols. reside at
Vienna. Va.
Representative Moore Of Virginia !
oday. on learning of Col. Hines |
ieath. said: Charles Hine was man
If great ability and usefulness, and |
40 one was more loyal to his friends.
While most of his activities were out
side of Virginia, he was always keenly
Interested in everything that per-
aimed to the welfare of his native |
state and county. He was instru-
mental in having the line of the
Washington, Arlington and Falls
hurch Railway Company extended to
fairfax. and later. as the receiver of
he company, was helpful in extricat.
ng it from its financial troubles.
IN glad to recall having had a little
'art in shaping his career. AS a boy
Ia was anxious to enter West Point,
md at my request John s. Barbour.
hen representing our district in
congress. permitted young Hine to
inter- the competitive examination,
which resulted in his securing West
Point cadetship,"