Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-03
TIE SPENCER FUNERAL
More Than Third Of Nations
Wealth Represented at
the Obsequies
HIGH AND LOW PAY TRIBUTE
Distinguished Gathering at the Church
Entire System Of the Southern
Railway Still During the Exercises,
Not a Wheel Turning = Floral Of
ferinss Distributed.

Washington. Dec. 3.--The body of
Samuel Spencer, late president of the
Southern railway, who was killed on
his own railroad on the morning of
Thanksgiving day, was laid to rest
Sunday afternoon in the receiving
vault at the Oak Hill cemetery,
there to await final disposition.
The funeral was notable tribute
to his memory by his associates. by
statesmen, and by men eminent in all
the walks of public life. The services,
held in St. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church, were attended by railroad Off
cials, financiers. and public men from
all parts of the country. Many of
them were lifelong associates. Hun
dreds OF friends came from the south
Unable to gain adnittance hundreds
of people stood outside the edifice In
the crisp December air thruout the
services.
Among those who attended the
church services were Vice President
Fairbanks, Justice White of the SUI
preme court of the United States,
Senator and Mrs, Foraker of Ohio,
Senator Bacon of Georgia, Governor
Swanson and Senator Martin OF Vir-
GINA, Senator Kean OF New Jersey,
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
NF I9hnIn TSlo
former Senator Henry G. Davis of
West Virginia, ]. Pierpont Morgan of
New York. lifelong friend and bus
mess associate of President Spencer;
e. H. Hartman, Charles Sterling of
New York, and First Vice President
Andrews and Second Vice President
Finley of the Southern railway.
The body bearers had been selected
from among the colored porters OF the
Southern railway. The honorary pall-
bearers. all of them personal and Off
cial friends Of Mr.. Spencer, were prin-
cipally presidents or high officials Of
the railroads Of America, and it was
noted that, either personally or by
proxy, they represented quite one-third
of the vast wealth Of the United States.
The funeral service began at 2
O'clock. At the same instant, turnout
the system of railroads lately presided
over by Mr.. Spencer, every train came
to dead stop, every wheel ceased to
turn. every employee put aside his work
for five minutes.
The funeral service. which was
strictly in accordance with the ritual
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
was conducted by Bishop Henry Y.
Saterlee Mrs. Spencer selected the
hymns Lead, kindly Light" For All
the Saints, Who From Their Labors
Rest" abide With Me-"
No such profusion of floral offerings
has been in Washington since the OBJ
sequies Of the late President Mckinley
as yesterday filled the Massachusetts
avenue residence of President Spencer
and the chancel of the church. These
tributes came from all parts of the
country. President and Mrs. Roosevelt
sent wreath of orchids and white
roses, tied with white satin ribbon;
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks, a
huge bunch of chrysanthemums; J. P.
Morgan, mass OF rare cut flowers,
and e. H. Hartman the same
BY direction of Mrs, Spencer all Of
the floral offerings were distributed lat
er among the various hospitals and
charitable institutions of Washington.