Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-29
MIS- CAR REDUCED TO ASHES.
Irain to Which il Was Attached
In Collision Few Miles Below
Lynchburg, Va.
N Private Secretary, Private Dis
nvher and Several Others Dead
Many Passengers Wounded.

lrchburg. Va. Nov 29.-Presdent
s-ae Spencer, Of the Southern rail-
W. was killed and his body burned
bond recognition at Lawyers, Va,
! ii miles below here at $3.50 o'clock this
nsIng
hlip Schuyler, Of New York, OF Mr..
'wter's party, also was killed, as was
" Spencer's train dispatcher, D. w.
hyis Of Alexander, Va, and Engineer
lsE one man not yet identified
vas killed.
Eight negroes were injured, one prob
iby fatally.
The accident resulted from collision
slween train No. 81, the Washington
I'D southwestern vestlbuled limited,
y'eh ran into the rear end Of train No.
. Known as the Jacksonville limited.
PRESIDENT Spencer's private car, which
!" at the rear Of the train. was en-
|tity burned.
PRESIDENT Samuel Spencer, Of the
hu'AeFn Railway system, who was en-
que to the south, was killed this
A'Inlng In rear end c3lllsion ut Law
!ss, 10 miles south Of Lynchbnrg. The
NaN car IN which he was riding was
asCA and split open by the coliiding
.SvlollYts. II Immediately caught
y, ana The body Of Mr. Spencer was
4 s'usa Almost beyond recognition. In
sv Al WIN MN were Philip Schuyler
y, = s'S York City; Mr.. Spencer's prl-
~ secretary Merrill. and his private
sslcnel, u. Davis of Alexander, Va.
r1swl Davis was crushed and died
minutes, Mr. Schuyler was In
~ Killed. but his body was
s burned before II was rescued by
rrsslgers, Engineer C.. Perry. who was
S,v v lear train, was killed. Private
y" aerrlll was injured but the ma
Az MS Injuries has NOT been
A, ne VIII be brought TO this
aoout noon. Twelve or thirteen
s~sisssfs' most Of them negroes. were
Az Wy ~ only one OF whom is thought
y% fatally hurt
Mi X r.. negroes are In the city hos
- having arrived at II o'clock.
THE COLLISION.
h NC collision was between No. ss the
4 S9Olyllle express, and train No
,,ga', washington and southwestern
'trrs 'lea limited The JacksonyilIe
Nav, ,wpped on the top OF very
d,s; srade a mile north of LAWYERS
M % repair a slight breakdown.
nj b so,gfe' 1t is said, lagman could
hna ,ra, protect The train, the At
~ HSalh dashed into ii.
hto ia ueavy engine Of the train Moved
IN in ' private car OF President Spen-
sqnras,s winch he and his guests are
neiIstegI 70 have been sleeping. I'm
Eye-,, the private car caught Arc
rns W peSe OF woodwork on the en-
ann. 70" s burned and the monster ma.
0ssless \. mere torn, twisted and
tat N. y was under the locomotive
S,sresr burned body OF President
H. sr,nNas found. 1t is evident thnt
Tat y 'Vyr was Instantly killed ana
q bslns IVA not suffer the tortures
q nom ~ Davis was alive when TAX
1ushed asr The wreckage. He was
Ne hodv "VoIt The lower portion of
"a Ii s"t was conscious until the
NJ wife e ~ asked that word be sent TO
Davis wse vac enlld. The death Of Mr..
Ms resenes touching. He stated 10
ahs srS that he knew thai he WAS
y tsr os knew that the end could not
aouthp h. Place you finger on nv
I'D good - said. 1T feels so cool
lIenssnY ~. He pleaded with the s u"o'
Ne tain "n no was also a passenger on
slngtes ~ not 10 leave him. and for 10
Z saw me ne man stayed with him until
hrs for i bIn nothing more could be
PLuNDERING CARS.
} Il 'I csr were ransacked for plunder.
Nv on rv n Of Jamestown. n v
adys erin 'srp porter go through a
n:h N.Y.. He saw him throw s,.a,
M and an, as were OF no value ~
AvsnteS Pp,r,opriate those thlngs thai
You'd ha.o MI, Curtis declared Thai h.
sts la rs certainly killed the por,ar
mad something to do ii with.