Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-13
Prominent Railroad President
Passes Away Ii Richmond.
Ills END CAME SUDDENLY
Took Part With Confederate Engineer
Corps In Building Defsnses of
jamestown lslsnd-Lons President
R, F. P. r. R.
tspeelal to the Daily Press,

RICHMOND. VA. May 12-Major
Edmund Trowbridge Dana Myers,
president Of the Richmond, Fredericks.
purg and Potomac and the Washington
and ana Southern railroads, died at 3:46
o'clock this morning in his home. Rel
V1dere and Franklin streets
MAJOR Myers was taken i'll Monday
nlGht with an affection of the heart
AZ . o'clock last night he was thought
70 be much better. although it was
known all the time that his condition
was serious. -
All Major Myers children were in
the house and hurried to the room
out me end was SO sudden that only
NJ. l.ilburn Myers was in time to see
ms lather breathe his last.
Malor Myers was born in Richmond
ouiy 10 1890, In the home of his father
and grandfather, at Twelfth and Broad
streets. He was the son of Sommei
Myers and Eliza Kennon. his wife and
MS parental grandparents we're Samuel
myers and Judith Hays. the latter be-
ing OF the Boston family of that name
On Dec ?, 1856. he married Frances
Colquhoun Trigg, the daughter of LII.
pnrh H. and Barbara Trigg. of this
| city 's
Leaves Three Children.
Mrs. Myers died August 8, 1899.
Major Myers leaves surviving him
three children, Lilburn Trigg Myers,
Edmund Trowbridge Dana Myers. Jr
and Mrs. Eliza Kennon Preston wild.
ow OF William c. Preston, and six
Grandchildren. all living in this civ.
lie Is also survived by his only sister.
Mrs. Caroline Cohen, widow of the late
| Edward Cohen, Of this city.
Major Myers was educated to the
profession of civil engineer. He en-.
| tered railway service in January 1S48
inter which. to March, 1919, he WAS
rodman surveyor on the Richmond
anu Danyille railroad; from March,
1913 to June, lS49, he was assistant
resident engineer Of the same road;
June, 1919, to April, 1863. assistant
enfineer Blue Ridge railroad of Vir-
sinla. under the late Claudins Crozet:
April, 1853 to March, 1854, assistant
engineer Covington and Ohio railway,
now the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way; March, 1854, to July, 1856. as
sistnnt engineer Richmond and York
railroad; July, 1856. TO June. 1858.
chief engineer same road: January.
1858, to January. 1850, assistant enei.
neer Washington acqneduct; January.
1861, TO February, 1861, engineer and
surveyor ut Georgetown, D. c.; Feb.
ruary, 1861, TO May, 1861, principal as.
siStant engineer Washington acque-
duct. 57'
Ran tie blockade.
In May. 1861. liAe SO many others
in the se:vice CT the United States
government, he surrendered his posi-.
ton 2. the call ri his native State,
Virginia, and with officially ran the
blockade. Arriving in Richmond, he
was nppointed TO the engineer corps in
the Confederate States army. and as
signed to the duty Of bnilding defences
at Jamestown2iGland3 He served after
wards in the engineer corps Of the
Army, of North Virginia, with which
he remained until The close Of the war.
From January ], 1869, to January l,
1870. he was engineer of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad. and from January 1, 1870, un-
til his death was general superinten-
dent of same road; from November, 4
1889. to date he was also president of
the same road also general superin-
tendent of the Atlantic Coast Line rail.
road. From 1901 until the date OF his
death he was also president OF the
Washington Southern Railway Com
.pany.