The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
MET DRATR ON BAIL.
His Private Car Was Dashed Into and
Demolished by Train That Was
Following 1t, On Account of
the Carelessness OF an
Official.

irjurod ab La a@Yer's, Va.
With party oi offlolals and othe,
guests, Mr.. Sponcor was travelling
south On bTain that lefb Washington
late Wednesday night. They occupied
q special car on the roar of tine train,
which, while making stop for re-
pairs, waa craahGd into by o passenger
train from the rear.
THE DEAD.
President Samuel Spencer, Wash.
ington. ~
C1as. d. Fisher, Of Baltimere, Md.
:: Philip Schuyler Of New York oity.
Frank T.. Redwood of Baltimore.
D. w. DRvig Of AlexendriS. Va,
private diBpatoher to Presidents Spen.
Ger.
WillisHa Pollard, eolored, porter on
President Spenoer's oar, who died In
the hospital.
: An unknown person, whose hea i
and limbs are burned Cff short, who
is believed to be the third porter on
the private oar, who 10 missing, His
name oannCt be learned.
TIE IND UEED,
LuoratiA i.mn, eelured, Danville
Va, lex b1oksn and amputated bslow
the knee; lefe arm badly broken,
Willis J. Winston, 233 east One
Hundred and Twenbv seventh street,
Nav York city; leg badly broken,
j. w, Shaw, colored, Spencer, N,
O., fireman. badly crushed and both
legs broken.
Garland Thomag, colorSd, Greens
boro, N. O, leg broken and badly
bruised up.
p. E. Vauls, colored, Waynesboro,
Va, badly broken up and bruised.
Cora Logan, oolored, Shelby, N. O.,
both legs broken.
rs eafa Cos, loroa, passer on Jtho i
\ vate csr, of Gil First street., 8.
Washington, D. O., leg broken.
Cruett, address unknown, the
supreme organizer Of the Heptasopha,
back badly wrenched,
Son Hoglan, colored, Charlotte, II.
O.. badly bruised leg.
E A. Merrill. New York city, pr
vato secretary to Presidanb Spencer
head SDd arlas badly burned, will 70.
cover.
Mr.. Spsnoer's destination Was
Triendship, N. O., where he was going
on q hunting trip, with MeGssrs.
Schuyler, Fisner, Morrill, and Red
wood, NJ lis guests.
ASLEEP WHEN CRASH CAME
Pfesle ent Spencer and his entire
party occupied the rear car on the
forward train and as lar as is known
were sleeping when the collision hap,
pen6d and tho probabilities sre that
all OF them excepting Dispatched
Davis were killed instantly. Ii is
Ger ain that life wae extinct before
the flames touched them. President
SpruCor'a body waB burE6d aluCst bs.
You'd recognition, az wa0 THAI OF Mr..
Tlsher. The body CT MIR. Schuyler
waa taken from under ahe train before
1t w&s burned very muoh, having beOn
Binged only slightly. Pfcsiden6 Spsn.
9,eel's Gar WAS Stsaohed 20 the rear OF
\ tho JaoksOhville train, which was
standing SILL when atruok.
President Spencer was lying direct
ly under the big locomotive OF the
rear train. So great was the force OF
tho Impact that the forward train WAS
sert 100 feet ahead, the locomotiv We
going ovsr and upon the body CT Mr.
Spencer. Unhil after the dcbriA burn
ed itself out and the engine cooled Of
tho bodies could LoS 10 removed.
The impact drove the combination
cs1 forward and this express car lifted
up together with It's truck and crushed
Che car 40 foet leaving the remainder
OF the arc streWn with tons OF bag.
gage and colored passengers, who we're
puehGd back, as the express cur
crushed the combination car like rats
OPERATOR AT FAULT.
Tho responsibility for tho disaster
has not boon fixed, but 1t is believed
to have been due either to negligence
of the operator In allowing the second
passenger train to run by the block
and crash into the preceding ono,
Which had stopped for repair8 or tc
the failure OF the brakeman ON sht
first train to 60 back ana flag.
'rfe Jacksonville express had the
right OF way In the block and toe on
gine l9fh the t1aln and proceeded two
miles, one OF which WaB beyond Law
yers before tho engineer noticed ht
was without his train. It may ht
that when he passed Lawyers tina
, the operator there gave Rango0n Q
clear block, Without noticing wnothel
or not the rear end markers were tt
be seen before he did So
The car ptxt ahead OF Presiden
SpshCer's was destroyed by fra, bu
IL ID reported thao the passengers Il
IL ESCAPED before 1t caught on Gre
The club car On the tlrsh cctlon OF Nc
81 wab dosLroyeIby fire, but no on
on board is reported injured.
GREAT RAILROAD MERGER.
President Sp. hC6f, Who waS d Oatlv
OF Georgia, Is sale TO have done NOR
towards merging tie railroads Of tn
South 'nto III s tilain railway syS
tenn than any other man. Presiden
SpoDce. o. ~. u uxVy years old. LII
was of sliRht bu ID ard had steel gra
hair aud mou6taoho In appf srsnc
he was q atfiGkiDg man. He did muo
for tho indu3trial development Of tn
South and gave many Thousands c
collars to technical schCOls In tha
section, especially In Georgia, 4
9hi0h utata hfu ynad onntaya