The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

The remains Of Samuel Spencer, and
those of the members Of his party. who
| were killed in the railway accident at
Lynchburg. Va. were brought to Wash
ington last night on a special train, which
/ arrived shortly before II o'clock.
! Besides the body of Mr.. Spencer there
was aboard the train the remains of his
/ intimate friend and associate. Philip
! Schuyler, of New York. and the bodies of
/ Charles D. Fisher and Frank Redwood.
/ both Of Baltimore.
/ The body of D. ". Davis, Mr.. Spencers
/ private operator, was brought as far as
/ Alexandria, Va. where Mr. Davis lived.
and was taken care of there by friends.
The train also brought the body of the
| unidentified colored porter. who was one
/ OF the three coIored servants aboard Mr..
! Spencers car. Two others, one OF them
probably fatally injured, are now in Il
hospital in Lynchburg.
Z. A. Merrill, Mr.. Spencers private
secretary, who was the only man aboard
the il-fated car to escape serious injury.
remained in Lynchburg. where his few
slight burns We're dressed.
Train Met by OmciaIS.
The special train which brought the
bodies was made Up in Lynchburg yes
| terday afternoon, and started north in
charge Of General Superintendent Coap-
man. Of the Northern division. and Judge
Horseley. assistant district counsel at
! Lynchburg
At Monroe. Va. it was met by another
special train. which started out from
Washington yesterday morning. having
on board ". ". Finley. second vice presl-
dent Of the road. and Alfred p Thorn.
general counsel. Of Washington. Their
car was attached 10 the north-bound
/ special, and the remains were brought TO
/ Washington in charge OF Mr.. Finley.
H. B. Spencer. elder son Of the president
Of the road. was on a train coming into
/ Lynchburg from NortG Carolina at the
time of the accident, and reached the
scene Of the catastrophe about two hours
after it happened. He gave directions for
the preparation Of the bodies OF his father
and the others for removal to Washing
ton, and then came on here. He arrived
shortly after O'Clock. in time TO meet his
mother, his brother, Vivian, and sister,
Mrs Laying. who reached Washington at
$50 o'clock last evening from Tuxedo
Park
Funeral Plans Not Made.
The body Of AIr. Spencer was taken TO
Ian undertaking establishment, and to-
morrow will be removed to his late resi-
dence. on Massachusetts avenue, where
the funeral services viii be held. Com
lpIete arrangements have not been made.
lbut the ceremonies probably will take
Iplace on Saturday.
The body Of Mr.. Schuyler was shipped
to New York on the 1870 o'clock train
this morning. and is due 20 arrive there
at Z O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Craig, or
the general Offices Of the Southern, was
assigned By Second Vice President Fin
lley 70 accompany it home. The remains
OF Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Redwood were
: met at the Pennsylvania depot here by
friends. and viii be sent on 10 Baltimore
this morning.
The unidentified body of the porter
VIII be taken charge Of by the railroad
officials and held until claimed by friends
1t is believed the man lived in Wash
ingtOn and has relatives here.
1t was a strangely unusual and affect
l
train pulled in. Thirty minutes before
, the arrival of the train a gay wedding
. party Of fifty. with the usual compile
ments Of old shoes and rice, filed the
, station with merriment.
Funeral Party Follows wedding.
Even then. Vice President A b. An
drews. Of the Southern Railway, and
other officers Of the road were waiting
in the station for the train. Mr.. Andrews
had been crying.
The gayety of the wedding party was in
strange contrast to the scene which fol-
lowed q few minutes after the departure
of the bride and groom. The gates were
) opened to permit Mr. Andrews and the
other officers Of the road to go upon the
platform. A great many people had been
r drawn TO the station through curiosity.
The very atmosphere seemed funereal
after the statiOn-master passed along and
announced that the special bearing the
bodies was then entering the yard a
great hush fell upon all those assem-
bled. As the engine came putting slowly
> into the station there was rush for the
train. Representatives of the bereaved
, families were present to arrange for the
, disposition of the remains. Undertakers
were in waiting. Many strong men had
: been crying.
As soon as the train had been brought
to standstill, Acting President Andrews
, boarded a private car and called a meet
ing Of the other officials of the road, at
! which relatives and representatives of
the bereaved families were invited to ap-
, pear and make known their wishes as to
the disposition Of the remains.
Arrange the Details.
= No attempt was made to remove the
bodies until after this meeting had con-
cluded. It lasted perhaps thirty minutes,
q and at its conclusion it was announced
D that the body Of Mr.. Spencer would be
taken to a local undertaking establish
ment, there to await the orders of the
, family.
e Funeral arrangements will be made, it
= is understood, some time tomorrow.
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