The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-11-30
Head of Southern Railway
Loses His Life With Six
Other Persons on His
Own Road.
asleep when Death COMES
ALL THE FATALITIES IN PRESI-
DkNT'S PRIVATE CAR.

ALL THE FA IA LITIES IN PRESI-
DENT'S PRIVATE CAR.
Eleven Are Badly Injured-Dead IncIud,
Philip Schuyler, Director of tht
Southern Railway, and ID. w. Davis
Mr.. spcncer's Private Dispatcher
Presidents Body Burned Almost Be-
y0nd observation-disclosures the Re-
suit Of Read-End Collision Between
the Jacksonville Express and the
Washington and Southwestern Vesti-
bule Limited, Both SOuthbound-Re-
spOnsibility for Collision Not Clear
Engine of the Jacksonville Had
Broken Away From It's Train-Con-
fusion In Blocks PossibIe--operator
Blamed for the Time.
Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 29.-samuel
Spencer, president of the Southern
Railway company, and recognized as
one of the foremost men in the devel-
opment of the southern states, and six
other persons were killed and eleven
injured this morning at 6:10 o'clock in
rear-end collision between two fast
passenger trains ten miles south of
3Lynchburg and a mile north Of Law
yers Depot. Philip Schuyler, a retired
capitalist of New York, and a director
/ in the Southern railway, was among
4 the killed, together with other guests
aof Mr.. Spencer. Only Mr.. spencer's
Bprivate secretary, E. A. Merrill, Of New
York city, and one Of the three porters
Survived the accident.
The Dead.
PRESIDENT SAMUEL SPENCER, of
ENew York city.
CHARLES D. FISHER, of Baltimore
md
PHILIP SCHUYLER. of New York
/. FRANc1s T. REDwoow, Of Balti-
'fnore Md.
4 d. w. DAVIS. of Alexandria Va, pri-
gate dispatcher to President Spencer
Y An unknown person, with head and
Che third porter on the private car,
swho is missing. His name cannot be
4 ]. W. SHAW (colored), of Spencer,
egs broken; died later in Lynchburg
hospital.
The Injured.
WILLIAM POLLARD, negro porter
Hpn President SDencer's car; seriously
LU5Cj5RETTA ALLEN (colored) of
EDanville, Va; leg broken and amputat-
I'd below the knee; left arm badly
WILLIAM ]. WINSTON, of 288 East
Dne Hundred and Twenty seventh
Street New York; leg badly broken.
GARLAND THOMAS (colored, of
Greensboro, n c.; leg broken and badly
P. +. VAULs (colored), of waynes-
boro, Va; badly broken UP and bruised
CORA LOGAN (colored), of Shelby. |
N. c. both legs broken
SAMUEL cox, of Washington D. c., |
|colored porter on private car; leg
broken
JOHN W. cRUETT, of Baltimore, Nd,
the supreme organizer of the Hepta-
sophs; back badly wrenched
'SOpREHOGLAN (colored), of Char |
hot T. c.; badly bruised leg.
ri. A. MERRILL, of New York city |
private secretary to President Spencer;
head and arms badly burned will re-
cover.
PRESTON BANE, address unknown.
Before Flagman Could Get Back.
The collision was between the
Jacksonville express No. SO and the
the washington and Southwestern ves-
tibule limited, No. 81, both southbound. !
The former train was stopped at the
top of heavy grade to repair a slight
breakdown and the other train dashed
into 1t before a flagman could get back
to give the warning signal. The heavy
engine of the train plowed into Mr..
Spencer's car which Immediately |
caught fire. The wreckage was piled |
around the engine and every portion of |
the woodwork on the engine was burn |
|ed and the engine torn and twisted in
to useless mass of debris.
All Were Sleeping.
President Spencer and his entire par
by, as far as is known, were sleeping
when the collision occurred and the |
probabilities are that all of them ex-
cepting Dispatcher Davis were killed |
INSTANTLY. 1t is certain that life was |
Extinct before the flames touched them. |
President Spencer's body was burned |
almost beyond recognition, as was that |
bf Mr.. Fisher. The body of Mr.. Schuy-
er was taken from under the train be-
fore it was burned very much, having
been singed only slightly President
fpencer's car was attached to the rear
bf the jacksonville train which was
standing still when struck.
Pathetic End of Davis.
Dispatcher Davis was alive when
e was taken from the wreck. He
|Vas crushed about the lower part of
bis body and he was conscious to the
md. He stated to his rescuer that he
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