The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-04
PRES. SAMUEL SPENCER
KILLED IN WRECK
THREE GUESTS AND THREE EN-
PLOYES ALSO PERISHED.
Rear End Collision Between Passen-
ger Trains Near Lynchburg, Va
His Body Was Burned b.
yond Recognition, as
Was Also Another
Unidentified
Man,

w dS fAlSO AUOLllcT
Unidentified
Man.
Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 29.-Samucl
Spencer, president of the Southern
Railway company, and recognized as
one of the foremost men in the de-
velopment of the Southern States,
was killed this morning Mt 61O
O'Clock in rear-end collision in
which two fast southbound passenger
trains were involved, ten miles south
of Lynchburg and mile north of
Lawyers depot. In the same wreck
three of his guests were killed. Only
Mr.. Spcncvr's private secretary, f.
A. Merrill of New York city, and
one Of the three portcrs survived the
accident.
The Dead.
President Samuel Spencer, WASH
ington.
Chas. d. Fisher of Baltimore, Md.
Philip Schuyler Of New York city.
Frank II. Redwood Of Baltimore.
ID. w. Davis Of Alexandria, Va,
private dispatcher to President Spcn-
Ger.
William Pollard, colored, porter on
President Spencer's car, who died in
hospital here.
An unknown person, whose head
and limbs are burned off short, who
is believed to be the third porter on
the private car, who is missing. His
name cannot be learned.
The Injured.
Lucretia Allen, colorcd, Danvillc,
Va, leg broken and amputatcd below
the knee: left arm badly broken.
Willis J. Winston, 233 East One
Hundred and Twcnty-sevcnth street,
New York city, leg badly broken.
J. w. Shaw, colorc,l, Spencer. N.
C., fireman. badly crushed and both
legs broken.
Garland Thomas. colorcd, Green's
bnro. n. e., lc" broken and badly
bruised up.
p. +. Nauls. colorcd. Wayncsboro,
Va. badly broken up and bruised.
Cora Logan, colored, Shelby, n. G.,
both legs broken.
Sam Cox. rnlorcd. porter on the
private ear, of Gil First street. S. W.,
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. lee broken.
- Cructt, address unknown. the
supreme organizer of the IIcptasophs,
back badly wrcnchcd.
Son IIo"lan. colorcd. Charlotte. n.
G.. badly bruised lc=.
f.. a. Merrill, New York city, prl-
vatc secretary to President Spencer,
head and arms badly burned, will re-
cover.
Mr.. Spcnccr's destination was
Friendship, N. c., where he was 60
ing on hunting trip, with Mcssrs.
Schuyler, Fisher. Redwood and Mcr-
rill, as his guests.
Asleep When Crash Game.
President Spencer and his entire
party occupied the rear ear on the
forward train and rs far as known
were sleeping when the collision hap
pcncd and the probabilities are that
all Of them excepting Dispatcher Dav-
is were killed instantly. It is ccr-
tain that life was extinct before the
flames touched them. President
Spcnccr's body was burned almost
beyond recognition, as was that Of
Mr.. Fisher. The body Of Mr.. Schuy-
lcr was taken from under the train
before il was burned very much, hav-
ing been singcd only slightly. Prcsi-
dent Spcnccr's ear was attached to
the rear of the Jacksonville train,
which was standing still when struck.
President Spencer was lying di-
rectly under the big locomotive Of the
rear train. SO gra wetaehst2 7GaSR
rear train. So great was the forge of
the impact the forward train was
sent at least $50 feet ahead, the lo4
going over and upon the
body of Mr.. Spencer. Until after
the debris burned itself out and the
engine cooled off the bodies could not
be removed.
The impact drove the combination
car forward and the express car lift