The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-30

Lynchburg. Va. Nov. 30.-Samuel Spen-
Ger, president of the Southern Railway
company, and recognized as one of the
foremost men in the development of the
southern states, anC six other persons
were killed and eleven others in
Jured early this morning in a rear
end collision between two fast passenger
trains ten miles south of Lynchburg and
mile north of Lawyers depot. Philip
Schuyler. a retired capitalist of New
York. was among the killed. together with
other guests of Mr.. Spencer. OF those on
Mr. Spencers car. only Mr.. Spencer's pri-
%ate secretary, E A. Merrill, of New
York, and one of three porters, survived
the accident.
The Dead.
President Samuel Spencer New York.
Charles ID. Fisher Baltimore.
/ Philip Schuyler. New York
: Francis II. Redwood Baltimore
ID. w. Davis. Alexandria. Va, private
dispatcher to President Spencer.
}. w. Shaw, colored, Spencer, n. c.,
An unknown person. whose head and
limbs are burned off short, who is believed
: 10 be the third porter on the private car.
learned.
The Injured.
Lucretia Allen. colOred. Danville, Va;
leg cut off and arm broken.
Willis j. Winston, New York; leg
Garland Thomas. colored, Greensboro,
y. c.: leg broken
p. f Vauls. colored. waynesboro, Va
crushed.
VIM. Pollard. negro porter on President
Spencers car.
Cora Logan. colored. Shelby n. c:
both legs broken.
Sam Cox, colored, porter on the private
- car; leg broken.
John A. Cruett Baltimore. supreme
organizer of the Heptasophs' back badly
Son" Hogan. colored. Charlotte. n. C.,
bruised
E. A. Merrill. New York private secre-
tary to President Spencer; head and arms
burned; will recover
Preston Bane, address unknown.
Asleep When Accident Occurred.
The collision was between the Jackson
vile express and the Washington and
southwestern vestihule limited, both
entire party, as far as is known. were
sleeping when the collision occurred. and
the PROBABILITIES arc that all Of them ex-
ceptlng Dispatcher Davis were killed in
stantlN. 1t is certain that life was ex-
ticct before the flames touched them.
President Spencer's body was burned al
most beyond recognition. as was that of
Mr. Fisher. The body of Mr.. Schuyler
was recovered before il was burned very
mtch. President Spencer's car was at
tached to the rear of the Jacksonville
train; which was standing still when
struck.
spencer's Body Found.
President Spencer's charred corpse was
found under the big locomotive of the rear
train So great was the force of the i'm
pact that the forward train was sent at
least 100 feet ahead. Until the debris had
burned itself out and the engine cooled
off. the bodies could not be removed.
The combination car of the rear train
crashed into the express car ahead of it,
Forty feet of it was splintered. leaving the
rest of the car StTewn with tons of bag
gage and cOlOred passengers, who were
TANNED back By the express car. How
me negro passengers IN the jim CroW
part Of the train escaped death is beyond
explanation.
Wreck Near Steep Grade.
The wreck occurred on the crest of
steep grade when the Atlanta train could
not have been running more than thirty
miles an hour. if so swift. II it had been
= mile or so further south the number of
dead might have been frightful. as the
train was about two hours behind its
schedule, condition taken with the down
--.-ade that would have meant a speed of
mSre than sixty miles an hour
II was reported at first that Engineer
Kinney. of Spencer. y. c, who was in
charge OF the engine Of the Atlanta train.
was killed, but this proved incorrect He
suffered only few slight bruises and
cuts.
First Train Stopped.
Tho collision was between train No. So.
the Jacksonville express and No 3. the
Washington and Southwestern vestibuIe
train had stopped at the top OF a heavy
grade to repair slight breakdown and
the other train dashed into ii before a
fiaCman could get back 10 give warning.
Tne 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 itself torn and twisted
into a useless mass of debris.
Pathetic Incident.
Dispatcher Davis was alive when taken
from the wreck He was crushed about
the lower part of his body and cOnciOus
TO the end. He stated 10 his reScue- that
he knew he was dying. place your fin
ger on my mouth he said, lit feels so
cool and good
In response to his pleadings a fellow
passenger remained with him for ten min
utes until he saw that nothing more
could be done for Davis
Two passengers that were taken from
the cOmbina ton car Of the forward train
were literally covered with heavy baggage
= thrown from the baggage compartment.
Moth of them were badly hurt and ali
sustaind cEts and bruises.
Work of Rescue.
The rescue work was begun as soon as
the news OF the wreck was received here
\ special train was quickly made up. and
doctors hurried to the scene. a fire en-
gRle from the Lynchburg department was
>rsut to the wreck, but on account of a
ff.onflagratiOn il was not dispatched I'M
= iii $50 O'Clock and did not reach the ac-
! cldent until an hour and half later,
n because the relief train with the injured
messengers had the right of track between
the wreck and Rangoon, the nearest
telegraph office.
The Jacksonville train was composed
of a mail car. combination baggage and
8 passenger coach, two pullmans and Pres
ldent SDencer's car. which was IT the
sea-. The sleeper in front of Mr.. Spen-
ffher's car was wrecked. but not burned.
pnIcn forward
pullman Tere practically uninjured. but
the combination coach. second from the