The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-13
The Railroad President.
Passes Peacefully to
His Last Rest.
CAREER OF ACTIVITY
AND USEFULNESS.
Railroad Offices Draped-Flags
at Half Mast-Institutions in
Which He Was Interested
Pass Resolutions Of Re-
gret-sketch OF
His Life.

Major Edmund Trewhridge Dana Myers,
president of the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad and the
Washington. Southern Railroad, and a
distinguished cx-offlcer of the Confeder-,
ate States army, died suddenly at his resi-
dence on Franklin and Belvidere Streets,
yesterday, morning at 3:45 o'clock In tho
seventy-ftfth year of his age. S#
The end came with little warning. and n
50 quickly that neither his sons nor
daughter were able to reach his bed t
side before he expired. 81
He was conscious to the last, and SO
rational that Dr.. Robert L. williams, who
spent the night In the house had no
idea that the end was near. Shortly after
half past three. Major Myers asked the
nurse to bring him a glass OF wa ter, say
Ing that his throat wns very dry. Dr..
Williams came to the bedside and saw
at once that the end was very near. He u
left the room to call Mr.. II bburn Myers
Mr.. =. T. D. Myers, Jr., and Nj RS. Preston,
the sons and daughter of Major Myers,
who were In the house. Before his re- 4
turn, before any of his children could
reach him, he died with only the nurse
to watch his spirit take Its flight into
enternity. sl 9s, # S i.t VI {ig Il
His was a peaceful death, quiet and
gentle, without lingering pain or undue
suffering. It was the end that he had
hoped and prayed would be his. 5 for
not many days ago in discussing the death 4
OF his intimate friend, General Fl itzhugh
Lee, he said: That was the way to die,
o1,I
end will be as Quiet and peaceful sSs
Ills end was, indeed, like that Of the man
beloved and there ls not a little path
In the fact that his suffering and anxiety
during the funeral OF General Lee, was in
a great degree responsible for his fatal
Illness. is9 " F3sifs@
Awell known physician who knew him
Well on sterdny said: 4 jamestown
killed Fitz Lee and Fitz Lees funeral
killed Ned Myers. s 3s
X No sooner had tho news reached Rich-$
mond that General Lees condition was
critical. than Major Myers nastened to
Washington to offer his services to Mrs
Lee, and to place the Richmond, Fred
erlcksburg and Potomac Road at he dis
.posal OF the family
On Monday evening he was stricken \
with heart failure while playing whist
with three OF his friends ut his own U
present. attended him and DR.. George
Ben Johnston. his regular medical ad KS
wiser, was sent for. Later DR.. Robert
Il. Williams was called in, although there
was no reason to believe that the illness
was OF an alarming nature.
Major Myers always modest and strv-S
Ing to repel public notice, requested that
his illness be kept secret and that the
newspapers be asked to make no mention
OF his indisposition. Els condition did
not grow worse and indeed. late Thurs
day evening a telegram was sent to one 4
OF his Intimate friends stating that his
condition had greatly improved and that L,
there was no cause to be alarmed,
Depot Heavily Draped.
The Union Station. In which was located
the offices of the railroads of which
Major Myers was president.l8is is heavily
drnped with black, broad band running
around the entire building.
In the offices, employees talked In lowered
voices yesterday, and an air OF gloom e, +
that almost could be felt permeated the 4
depart ments. Major Myers's office, desk
and chair were covered with black and
there was not wanting marks OF the af-{
fection in which he was held BY those
under his authority. Mr.. Warren Taylor
general traffic manager OF the Richmnnd.
Fredericksburg and Potomac. and MT. w,
d. Duke. general manager. both or whom
we're as sons to Major Myers. declined
10 talk about their friend and president.
Mr.. TAYLOR said: II feel as though had
lost my father, and then, too, J could s
never say all that should be said IN
praise of Major Myers. He was the
friend to all of us here, and there Is not
a man in the service who does not
mourn his DEATH,
Colonel William II. Palmer, who from
Ea1,, u It,t INN ia
said: ..No ono who did not know him inti-&
mately. appreciated his kind and Gener- +
GUS heart His charity was wide and
general His aim was always to conceal
tho good he did and his dislike for noto-
riety was marked, He WAS a lovable6
man, who endeared himself to all who
knew him."
Back In tho year 1889 there was formed
in this city an organization known as Z
Tho "Sauirrel Club, There We're but
thirteen members, who met once q week (
for the purpose Of social enjoyment, &
All through the years the club has met,
and although the ranks have been thinned
by death, the remaining members, draw
closer together, hold their weekly meet
ings. Ofsthe thirteen, there remain now
but four, Major Myers having been the
Last to say "adsum'
The Notable Thirteen.
They we're a notable thirteen-Major5
Lewis Gnter, Mr., Charles Workman,
Major Fred. II. Scott. DR., EdWard Ropin'
son. Major Robert Archer MT. John
Pope, Major Thomas Peyton, Captain q
Chamberlayne. Major u. n y, Myers
all OF whom are dead, and Golonel Johh
Montague. Colone, Alexander Cameron, S
DR.. O. A. Crenshaw and Major String
fellow.
Wrote Clever Poem.
Nhen tho club was frst formed Major
MYERS wrote a clever poem that has besn (.
used as the club roll call over since,