Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-03
FUNERAL OF DEAD MACNATE
Men Prominent in Railroad and Financial
World at 5penoer's bier
CoLoRED CAR PoRTlRs BEAR THE BODY
As Funeral Bell Tolls Every wheel
on Great system Ceases to Turn
and Every Telegraph In
strument IL stilIed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ALL that Is
mortal Of Samuel Spencer, late president
of the Southern railway, whose tragic
death on his own railroad on the morning
of Thanksgiving day shocked the people OF
two hemispheres, was laid to rest this
afternoon In the receiving vault at the oak
Hill cemetery there to await final disposi-
ton. notable tribute was paid to the
memory of the distinguished railroad mag
nate by his associates, by statesmen, ana
by men eminent in the walks Of public life.
The funeral obsequies, held in historic ST.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church, were
attended by railroad officials, hnanciers
ana public men from all parts Of the coun-
try. Many of them were lifelong asso-
ciates. Hundreds Of friends came from
the south.
Long before the hour announced for the
funeral, D. m, admission to the church
had to be de enied 70 all except the closest
personal and official friends of Mr.. Spencer
Hundreds of people stood outside the
church in the crisp December air through
out the services, paying solemnly ana
silently their tribute Of respect.
Shortly before 1880 p. m. the oficers anu
employees of the Southern railway Sls IN
number, assembled at the general oihces
of the company and proceeded as pouy
to St. Johns church. They were heaueu
by the four general superintendents Oh tne
company, Messrs. Foraker, Loyal Hltc1le
and Chapman and included General Fas-
senrer Traffic Manager Hardwick, General
Passenger Agent Taylor and Genera As
sistant Passenger Agent carey
Many Railroad OHicinls Present
Practically all of the officials OF the COM
many throughout the system OF nearly
5000 miles were in attendance Jolliliis
their friends of the Southern railway III
,,.,,irv respeot to President Spencer were
representatives of the Mobile q O'o'
Georgia Southern & Florida, the Cincih-
natl, New Orleans TeXas FaCiio'
Neu, Orleans & Northwestern, the Cen
-, - Georgia. the Atlantic Coast Lne'
saaboard Air Line, the Chesapeake
49, ~ pennsylvania and Norfolk q
Western. ~, ,+-
k-oorg the distinguished people who at-
.ssa tha church services were vice
I,rosiaept Fairbanks, Justice White Oh She
s,,nr.r,e court of the United States, Sena-
49,. "a Mrs Foraker of Ohlo' SeiiN'o,
- ~ Georgia, Governor Swanson am
se-ato- Martin of Virginia, Senator hean
- o-oy Jersey, Secretary of the lh'e-iU. lh.I,l
II,.otcock senator Wetmore Oh niouo I,
-, 49,. former Senator Henry u D@'l9
of West Virginia. o,,s Of
Vi 80 . o'clock the soft strains o,
! r-.oD,r,s beautiful funeral marcn
thro,,vb the church from the orea
'ras rendered by Prof. II. II, Freeman tu.
orr,a mist Of St. Johns. AT the same
,,,-o,,gbo,t the system of railroads recel'y
e-a,,ss5 over by Mr.. Spencer every uali' ,
came 10 a dead stop, every vince, oo- s,,
~ -, every employe put aside his "orA'
~ ave minutes over thousands OF H'iles
- ratIv,av every employe paid silent respect
| to the dead president ., .Ao
! rro the strains of the funeral H"l'n ~
,,,rnliced choir of forty male voices en- 80
! the church and ranged itset on e'o" -
~ the altar The choir was ioho"eu
! the Right Rev. Henry Y, satteriee' aol Disnop
OF Washington; Rev. Dr. Foiahu (,1.S.,t Gsoil
smith. rector of st. Johns ana 'ho
rector Of the church.
I5Qbts in Financial World
! Immediately afterward j. FieIPo -
gan of New York, lifelong Irlehu alo ~
S.H,-oss associate Of President Spencer;
Charles Sterling of New forh, anu 49,
vice President Andrews and SECOND vice
pros,dsnt Finley of the Southern railway
artered the pew reserved for them. Ihey
,,,ora followed by the funeral party tue
great concourse of people rising and remain
ing standing as the casket bearing the re-
mains was placed in front of the altar and
the members of the family were ushereu
to their seats. The body bearers were
| salected from among the colored porteIs
~ the southern railway. All Of them have
heen IN the service of the company for
many years, and all were known personaliy
to president Spencer Following the Dous
came the honorary pallbearers, all OF them
personal and oficial friends OF Mr. Spencer
They were principally presidents or high
oFaciaIs of the railroads of America and
Il was noted that either personally OF oy
proxy they represented quite one-ln'[u ., o.
~ ,,ast wealth Of the United States. e. H
Hartman, a lifelong friend, was one Of the
last to arrive at the church.
The funeral service was strictly In ae'
oordance with the ritual Of the Protestant
Fpiscopal church. 1t was conducted by
Risbon satterIee, assisted by Rev. DIT
Smith