The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-13
Went to the Army.

Went to the Army. Il
! In May, 1861, like so many others IN the
service Of the United States Govern
ment. he surrendered his position at the
call of his native State, Virginia, and with
difficulty ran the blockade. Arriving in
Richmond, he was appointed to the engi-,
Eccr corps in the Confederate States
army, and assigned to the duty Of erect-s
ing defenses at jamestown Island. He was
afterwards with the engineer Corps
OF the Army OF Northern Virginia, with
which he remained until the close of the
war. From January ], 1869 10 January
/, 1870, he was engineer of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg q Potomac Railroad;
January l, 1870 10 date general supcril-
tendent of same road November, No, TO
date, Asogprcsdent same road; also gem
eral superintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad. From 1901 until the date
OF his death he was also president Of; the
Washington Southern Railway Company,
Major Myers was for three terms prcsi-
dent OF the American Railway Association,
and was consequently chairman or a
member of many Of It's most useful and
active committees lie was Il member Of
he American Society of Civil Engineers,
and was also closely identified With many
other institutions in his native city. He
was member OF the Standing Com
mittee of the Mutual Assurance Society
OF Virginia, chairman of the Building
Committee, and felt great pride in the
construction OF its magnificent build
ing which is rearing completion at the
corner of Ninth and Main Streets He
was a member of the Board of Directors
OF the City Bank Of Richmond. of the
Retreat for the Sick. of the Memorial
Hospital, and Of the Colorcd Reformatory
Association of Virginia, and former
member of the Board of Police Commits
sioners of this city, of the Prison Associa-
| ton of Virginia.
| He devoted the last years of his life TO
the great work of reconstructing and
| doubletracking the line of railroad from
| Richmond to Washington, and it was his
| great wish 10 live 10 see this work COM
| pleted.
Funeral This Afternoon.
The funeral will take place this after-
| noon at O'Clock, from Holy Trinity
| Church, which Major Myers always at
tended. Pallbearers and friends will be
! dismissed after the services at the church.
The intcrment will be in Hollywood.
The following gentlemen have been in.
| vIted 10 be pallbearers:
Active=-W, d. Duke, Warren +. Taylor,
Samuel b. Rice. r. H. Wright. Joseph
/ Z. Cox. G, W. Culp, Norman Call, ". t..
] Kapp, Caspar ". lianes, Ca! tain Enders
/ Dickinson. l.. Redlord, Jr,. and w. 7.
! Bryant,
| IIonorary-colonel w. H, Palmer. John
| III. Montague, Alex Cameron Charles
| s. Stringfelow. Dr. o, a, Crenshaw,
Judge w. j. Leake. Thomas Atkinson,
VIM, l.. Royal, Judge James Keith, Chas.
+. Boiling, Thomas Boiling. Jr., Richard
| NJ Boiling, Or. A. G. Palmer. DR.. Jacob
| Michaux, DR.. NJ. d. lIoge, Dr. George
Pen Johnston. DR.. ". 4. Oppehhcimer,
| Henry l.. Cabell, Levin Joynes, Dudley
/ Mcdonald. j. Caske, Cabcl Andrew IA.
Christian, Colonel Il. NJ r. Talcott.
/ Colonel ". Il. Cutshaw, YIN, Ct. Ferguson,
Barton II. Grundy Barton Haxall,
Colonel 10 Lane Stern, Y. l.. Courtney.
Frank J. Dike, James 3, Winston, j.
Taylor I,llysnn, Decatur Axtcll Colonel
Archer Anderson, Eghert G, Leigh, Jr,
b. Rand Wexford, Joseph Bryan. Leigh
II. Page, Colonel a. S. lsuford, y. w.
Christian, Judge George l., Christian, liill
Garter, Coleman Wortham, Colonel John
h Purcell. James n Boyd, Judge a, L.
Holiday, Major Robert stiles, Charles
@. Walker John T. Mcclure, X. A.,
Taylor, II. o'Brien, Judge y. II Crump.
Hon, Jos. F.. willard, r. A, Catlin, n. w.
Bowe Colonel Morton Marye. Il l.. c..
Scott, II. g. Buchanan John l.. Williams,
John L. Branch, a. w IIarman, r. b..
Addison, Preston Cooke Henry Taylor,
Jrr Pelham I3lackiord. Ashton starke,
!, james e. ROY. James NJ BAH, John b.,