The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-06
CRASH AND THEN the FLAMES
cREPT SLOWLY OVER THE PILES
OF TWISTED DEBRIS.
Where Samuel speneer's Body Lay
Pinned Beside Those Of His
Distinguished Guests.

Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 30.-Samuel
Spencer, president of the southern
railway. was killed in a rear-end col
lision on his own road neal Lawyer.
Va. ten miles south of this city. Gen.
Philip Schuyler, of New York, mead OF
the present generation of famous rev
olutionary family and u guest on
board President SJcncc's private car,
south-bound on a hunting trip, was al
so killed.
Two other mernbA-s of the hunting
party. Charles .. rlsher and Frank +.
Redwood, business men of baltimore,
are missing. Their bodies were Gre
mated in the ire which followed the
collision.
G. Perdy. engineer " one OF the
wrecked trains, also lied instantly in
the crash ID. w. Davis, telegraph
operator on the Spencer car, was Ia
ken alive from the wreckage, but died
in short time. 4 negress died on
an operating table in Lynchburg,
where she had been taken on train.
The other victims were all negroes,
being either personal employees Of
President Spencer or passengers in
day coach.
Mr.. Spencer and his guests were on
their way south on hunting trip. and
were to be met by his son and other
friends at Raleigh. y. c.
The private car in which he was
riding was struck and split open by
the colliding locomotive. 1t immed.
ately caught fire. and the body of Mr.
Spencer was burned almost beyond
| recognition In the car with him
were Philip schuyler Of New York
city. his private secretary, Merrill,
and his private dispatcher, ID. W. Da-
Wis. of Alexandria Va. Operator Da-
Wis was crushed and died in 10 min
utes. Mr. Schuyler was instantly kill
| ed. hut his body was not badly burn.
ed before II was rescued by passen-
gers. Engineer c. Perry, who was on
| the rear train. was killed. Private
Secretary Merrill was wounded.
Eight negroes are in the city hos
pital here, having arrived at IL
o'clock. The collision was between
train No. 80. the Jacksonville express,
and train No. 81. the Washington and
southwestern vestibuled limited. The
| Jacksonville train stopped on the top
| of a very heavy grade a mile north
| of Lawyers depot to repair slight
| breakdown, and before II Is said, a
| nagman could get back To protect the
| train, the Atlanta train dashed into II.
Washington, Dec 3.--All that Is NOR.
tai OF Samuel Spencer, late president
| of the Southern railway. whose tragic
death on his own railroad on The morn.
| 'ng of Thanksgiyna day shocked the
| people OF two hemispheres, nas il,d
to rest in the receiving vault OF the
Oak Hill cemetery. there 10 await
final disposition.
The funeral services, held in his
torlc st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church. was attended by railroad Off.
cials. inanciers and public men from
all parts Of the country Many of them
were lifelong associates.
Just at o'clock the soft strains OF
| Chopin's beautiful funeral march peal.
ed through the church from the or
gan. At the same instant, throughout
the system OF railroads presided over
by Mr.. Spencer, every train came To q
| dead stop, every wheel ceased TO turn.
every employe put aside his work. For
FIVE minutes, over thousands Of miles
OF railway, every employe paid silent
respect to the dead president.