The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

New York, Nov. 2s.-President Spencer
/ left here Wednesday afternoon on the
! train which leaves one minute after the
Congressional Limited al the PennsyI-
yania station. Gen. Schuyler accompanied
him. He was to be gone a week OF more.
MI Spencer was accustomed to take
such trip every year at this season. and
usually he was accompanied by a few
conseniai friends. II was said that II was
nis intention 10 stop at Greensboro to at
tend to some business matters. and then
join the shooting party at Friendship a.
shooting preserve Just over the line in
North Carolina
Mt Spencer had been living at his hons
in Tuxedo recently. His wife was there
this morning. When the neys of tb.,
accident was taken to her. although
almost prostrated, she expressed at once
her intention Of going and meeting ber
husbands body.
General Eastern Passenger Aes,s
Thweatt. OF the Southern. whose of8csa
are at LOO Broadway, was early apDrised
Of the accident, and hurried down 70 his
Offices. Although the earlier reports ha
got had If that President spencer-g body
had been completely burned, Mr.. Thweatt
was relieved later. after talking with
Washington over the telephone, 70 hear
that this was not so.
Mrs. Schuyler Frustrated.
Mrs. Philip Schuyler got a dispatch
early this morning that her husband had
been seriously injured. She was at her
home at Ardsley. With her were her two
daughters-step-daug Of Gen. Scbuv.
ler-Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll and Mrs.
Townsend. They were there to spend
Thanksgiving.
Soon after this word reached the bo,isa
the Offices here were called up by Mrs.
Schuyler Mr.. Thweatt hesitated 20 con-
vey the news that Gen. Schuyler was
dead over the phone but Mrs. SCHUYLER
begged TO know the worst When sha
was told he was dead she exclaimed:
Oh. my God, it can't bep' and dropped
the receiver. It was said that she was
completely prostrated after this. Several
iFlends subsequently, conveyed some OF
the details 10 the house.
Gen. Phillip Schuyler who was killed
in the railroad accident, while on his way
South with President Spencer. was =
member Of a family with a particularly
distinguished lineage He was a grandson
Of Gen. Phillip Schuyler. Of the revolu-
tionary army, and was grand nephew
OF Alexander Hamilton the maternal
grandfather OF Gen. Schuyler, and James
Alexander Hamilton. who was a son OF
Alexander Hamilton
The father OF Gen. Schuyler was George
Lee -,
cup, the great yachting trophy. along
with several other men who had formed
syndicate for the purpose He married
one OF the Hamiltons, as has his an
eestors.
Was Born I'm New York in 1895.
Gen. Phillip Schuyler, who had in
herited the name Of the distinguished Off.
Ger in the Revolution from whom he was
descended. was born in this city in 1886.
He was educated at the Harvard Scieu-
tEc School and at the University Of ber<
lin. He entered the United States regu-
lar army on May 4. 1861. as a first lieu4
tenant In the Fourteenth Infantry He
served throughout the war and resigned
on June %. 1850. having been bTsvetted a
brigadier general
Gen. Schuyler was never active IN busi-
ness, living largely the life OF a country
gentleman of the old school. He was long
identified. however, with the New York.
Life Insurance and Trust Company. of
which he was a trustee at the time OF
his death, and he was also director Of
the Southern road
Was Prominent as CIubman.
AS a sportsman, clubman, and public
widely known by the older and even the
younger set OF New Yorkers. He was ex@
tremely interested in yachting, and was
one of the best-known members OF the
New York Yacht Club. In 1893, when
Lord Dunraven challenged with the Val>
kyrie, Gen Schuyler was a member Of
the racing committee of the club
He took a prominent part IN forming
the Ardsley Club, and was president Of it
when he died. He was also president Of
the Union Club, and one Of its oldest
members. He was elected president OF
the Union in February last
Home Was Hudson show Place.
General Schuyler's country home as
Ardsley has been one Of the show places
on the Hudson, and interesting because
of its historical associations, II was once
the home Of Alexander Hamilton, and re-
tains its colonial appearance. Gen Schuy-
ler has given many house parties there.
Nevis was what ne called 1t.
Just before the Columbian Exposition
the women in charge of the woman's me-
mortal fund decided to have the statue OF
Gen. Schuyler's stepmOther, who was q
Miss Mary Hamilton. placed IN two
groups Of prominent women Of the coun-
try Mrs. Schuyler had taken a prominent
part in founding many women's societies.
Gen. Schuyler objected TO having the
statue made, and carried on q legal bat
tie, which he finally won. By decision
of the Court of Appeals it was decided
that on account Of his objection, the
women of the memorial fund had no right
TO make statue of Mrs. Schuyler in the
group.
Gen. Schuyler married Harriet Langdon.
She was a widow at the time OF her mar
Tlage, and was one of the famous Lown-
des sisters, OF Maryland.
Gen. and Mrs. Schuyler returned two
months ago from Europe. where they had
spent the spring and summer.