The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-03
MAJOR JOHN D. RUGGEkS
HIS DEATH IN LEXINGTON LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.

Resuft Of Injuries Received In the Coils
ion In Uhssh Captain DuvAi Lost Nj
Iif~->kesch OF tffe Deceased-Thc Fun.
erai-Lexingtos Notes.
LEXINGTON. Va. December a. >tscial.
Mayor John u. Rodgers died at his residenr'
ON Letcher avenue tate Saturday night after
n lingering illness Of three months. and was
buried from the Lee Memorial Episcopal
Church this evening at three O'Clock. Earl,
: in August last he was cH rOutc from >cott>-
VILE. on the Richmond and Allegheny. to
Richmond on the Inflated >cotf-,iile ac-
commodation that came into collision near
that station the early hours OF the morn
INK with the west-bound freight tram
Captain James Dunlap Duval WAS killed
by his side. and Major Rodgers received IN.
I itrics to his spine. from which he never r.
covered He was brought home and r,
malupd In bed for weeks under the 60 n 81
Drs. :. Il. Morrison, Of the Rockbridg,
Baths: ". +. Walker, the Richmond and
: Slleghany phy ysician from Lynchburk. ant
| Rohr,.. Glasgow. Of Lexington. and after q
,,r,a got bout again and resumed biz
,,s,,e.. but he su.-tsd a relapse, which de
yeIopei into spinal n.ae other Internal IN
;nr;aS s.ver a., and sftsr long suiierin'
he has yielded 10 DEATH
SKETCH OF HIS fffx.
lie was born in the county OF i<r1Goun
This state. in 1880 and was son OF tue Lave
General Asa Rodgers, the second AuuiW'
of yir,inia. his mother being n Miss lie
a b,ccd +eI,ti,e OF General X. 4. Lee. Dul
/ in, the war no served as chief quarterina-
ter 10 General 4. II. Hills division OF ih'
army al Northern Nirginia. At on'
time he was closely contested with. th'
Orange. Alexandria and Manassas Ran
| road. but later with the Organ,s u'on Q, 'l'
/ Richmond and Allegheny, win "hlcn "
WIS identified in its management AZ sonc'
tor until merged into the Chesapeake an.
OHIO system, ret aiming Il similar posa'iol
with that line. making an efficient officer
| An official Of the road says OF hlni hi'
knowledge OF men and large Acquaintance
and business capacity enabled him TO aver
many lawsuits, thereby saving MS iih'
many thousands Of dollars annually. ana o.
a promoter OF Legislation in the interest ol
the line be served So wen lna'
he had no equal" At ono time
be lived in fredericksburg. where ~
X, J. McBryde. -. d., rector Of Lr''
| Memorial Church here, was former lccuI
" II. Georges Church. in both Of when
Major Rodgers was commitment, ana
his rector says Of him: He died In an hunl-
bic. child-like faith in th prson ana Nuns.
try of the saviour. and in bright hope o'
eternal life. \ more heightened, generous
charitable man never knew
His death l. pronounced TO have been que
I 10
PARALYSIS or THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
caused by the shock in the collision. lie
owned "A nice home here. and held an acci'
dent insurance policy Of live thousand do.
I Il i. m a ft4r
widow and children % secur" ten thousand
dollars for his life.
Major Rodgers was married twice. BIZ
first wife being Miss Wexford. of Fred
.rlcksburg. relative of Judge Welliord' Z"
Richmond. and other highly connected peo
ple. His second wife, who survives hin
with three children. was Il Miss Minor. OF
Amherst. a daughter II Launcelot Minol
and n niece of Professor Minor OF the M
yorsity of Virginia. There were n''
childpen by the first marriage.
FUNERAL SERVICES
at the Lee Memorial were largely aitendc'
| this evening. Among the visiting frlend'
were Colonel Decatur ANtell anh WIFE %
Richmond: Dr. ". I. Walker. of Lynch
birg. and Captain Mcllhaney. OF >tauni7n
The services AT the church and grave were
conducted by DIR. McBryde. The pail
bearers were: Colonel John VI. Brooke.
NJ. l.: Professor \. l.. Nelson, Washingi"l
and Lee: Mr.. T.. A. Moore, Mr.. :, Houston
Ietcher. General q. W. &. Lee. Nashingioi
and Lee; Mr.. Morgan Pendleton.
THE COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF THE Y.
| G..
adjourned sunday night after most sue
cessful session. leaving behind II AN innu
ence for good that will work Tor the mora
and religious character of the Virginia slu
dents. Among the prominent speakers Il
the sunday night meeting there were fro
fessor j. X. Tucker. LID. Professor r. ~
smith. Professor ". W. smith: Dr. X. >
McBryde. DR.. j. B. Taylor. {. X. Ober. j
K. Mott. Rev =. +. Price. Collin Denny, :
NJ sayford aud others.
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