Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-30

railroad The body was first brought to
this city and taken to Grace Church, where
1t remained until shortly after o'clock.
It was then taken to the Grand Central
station and placed on special train for
Ardsley on Hudson, which place was reach
ed at 1926 o'clock.
At Jersey City the body was met by w.
Pierce Hamilton, a son-in-law OF ]. r.
Morgan, and a second cousin of Gen. Schuy-
Ter, and taken in charge by H. B. Hollins
of the firm Of H. B. Hollins & Co. The
funeral has been arranged for tomorrow
from ST. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1rv-
ington. Mrs. Schuyler is in a state Of
prostration at her home at Ardsley.
Victims Brought to Washington.
The train bearing the remains of Presi-
dent Spencer and the other victims of the
Southern railway accident which occurred
yesterday morning near Lawyer, Va, ar
rived in this city last evening shortly after
II o'clock. The bodies on the train be-
sides that Of President Spencer were those
OF Philip Schuyler Of New York. Charles D.
Fisher and Frank Redwood of Baltimore
and the body of unidentified cOlOred
porter, who has since been found to be
Benjamin Boswell, who resided at PIT v
street northwest The train made brief
stop at Alexandria to transfer the body OF
d. W. Davis, President Spencer's private
telegraph operator. to his home In that city
The two colored servants on President
Spencers train and who are said to be
fatally injured were taken to a hospital
IN Lynchburg. 1t was expected that Mr..
e. A. Merrill, private secretary to Mr.
Spencer, would come to the city, but in
| stead he stayed in Lynchburg to have his
| burns dressed. He is stated to be the only
| survivor Of those who were in the coach
with Mr.. Spencer at the time of the acct
dent.
General Superintendent Coapman of the
| northern division, Southern railway, was in
charge of the train, which was made up at
Lynchburg yesterday, and started north
shortly thereafter When the train arrived
| at Monroe, Va, it was met by a special
| train from Washington having on board
the second vice president of the road, Mr..
w. w. Finley, and Mr.. A. P. Thorn, gen
| eral counsel of the Southern system In
Washington.
Body of Walter Davis Conveyed Home.
The remains of D. Waiter Davis, who
was killed in yesterdays wreck on the
Southern railway near Lawyers Station,
Va, reached Alexandria at 1920 o'clock
last night and were carried to the under
taking establishment of B. Wheatiey, on
King street, and prepared for burial. They
were removed this morning to the residence
O. Mr.. E. c. Joyce, father-in-law of Mr..
Davis, 913 King street. Funeral services
over the remains will be held at Mr.. Joyces
residence tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev. DR..
w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, of this city, assisted by Rev. DR..
Muir, pastor of the Temple Baptist Church,
Washington, and the remains will be tenn
porarily placed in the Henderson vault, in
the Methodist Protestant cemetery. The
services at the grave will be conducted by
the Masons, the deceased having been
member of the Alexandria Washington
Lodge of Masons. The pallbearers have
not yet been chosen, but will be selected
/, from the members of the Masonic frater
nifty. The members of Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge Of Masons will assemble in their
temple at o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
from there viii march in q body to the
house.
Mr., Davis was born at Manassas. Va.
and was twenty-eight years of age. AS
previously stated in The Star, he married
Miss Edna Joyce, laughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Joyce of this city. but during
the past two years had resided at 215 E
street northwest, Washington. Mrs. Davis
is at the home Of her father, and is pros
trated with sorrow over the death of her
husband.
Other Alexandrians in Wreck.
Among the other Alexandrians in the
wreck were Mr.. Kosciusko Kemper, jr.,
| and bride of this city, who were married
at Delaplane, Va, Wednesday last They
| were in a coach adjoining that of Presi-
dent Spencer, but escaped injury. AS a
| result Of the wreck Mr.. Aemper and his
| wife abandoned their bridal trip and re-
turned to this city at a late hour last
night. They are living at 2O4 North
| Washington street. Mr.. and Mrs. Kemper
| were badly shaken up Mr.. Kemper is a
| brother of Mr.. Edward H. Kemper auditor
| of the Southern Railway Company.
Mr. John Gary, a railway mail postal
| clerk, was In the mail car of train No. 49,
and was badly shaken up. He also re-
ceived slight cut on the forehead. Mr..
Gary returned to his home, Del Ray Alex
andria county, this morning.
Officials Meet.
When the train pulled into the station
and came to a stop First Vice President
Andrews of the Southern railway stepped
into a private car and called meeting of
the officials of the railroad. They assem-.
bled Immediately, and shortly thereafter
the bodies of the dead were taken to the
undertaking establishment of Joseph Cav
Ter at 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. While the train was slowing
up In the station the very atmosphere was
funereal A bridal party was about to
leave upon their wedding journey when it
was announced that the bodies Of the vic
tins of the Southern railway accident were
being borne into the station. Instantly
those who had a moment before formed a
merry party. INDUCING In mirth and laugh
ter, became quiet. The gayety of the party
of but a moment before was in strange
contrast to the scene that followed imme-
diately after the arrival of the special
train bearing the bodies.
Statement of Mr.. Thorn.
Shortly after the arrival of the train Mr.
| A. P. Thorn, the general counsel of the
| Southern railroad in Washington, made the
| following statement of the wreck:
! Mr.. Spencer was taking a party of
| friends to spend Thanksgiving day hunting
at his country place. Friendship near
Greensboro, N. c.. He left New York We'd
! nesday afternoon on the Congressional
Limited. arriving in Washington about 80
| o'clock. Mr.. Schuyler came over with him.
| His private car, No. 100 and known as
| the Officers car was attached to the rear
| of train No. 80. which was delayed in leav-
| ing Washington, owing to the fact that
! 1t waited for a Pennsylvania connection.
AT Lynchburg one of the couplings was
| found to be in an unsatisfactory condition
| and the train was further delayed for about
an hour at that place while the defect was
being repaired. This brought it's departure
from Lynchburg up to very near the time
when train No. 81. which ran into her, was
due at that place.
when Mr.. Spencer's train had proceeded
\ below Lynchburg about eight or ten miles
| the defective coupling broke and the train
i Martial a q accidenf