Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-30


the keenest interest was manifested IN one
accident The Fisher family has been. rep
resentative in Maryland for many years
The father Of Charles d. Fisher, the late
William Fisher, was an influential banker
Of Baltimore in early days Charles b.
Fisher himself was numbered among the
city's most successful men.
Mr.. Redwood came from distinguished
Virginia family. He, like Mr.. Fisher, was
prominent in the financial and business
world. President Spencer, from his long
connection with the Baltimore & Ohio
1872 to 1S99-had a wide acquaintance here
In railroad circles, particularly the greatest
regret was expressed at his death. The
Baltimoreans Joined Mr.. Spencer on the
train here last night and had planned to
spend several days hunting in North Caro-
ina.
Prominent Railroad Man.
T NEW YORK, Nov. 2g-Samuel Spencer,
president Of the Southern Railway company,
who was Killed in theywreck OF a train on
the Southern railroad near Lynchburg, Va,
was resident of Washington, but his busi-
ness headquarters we're in this city. He
was one of the most prominent railroad men
of the United States and for nearly twenty
years had been at the head of one or more
great railroad enterprises. At the time of
4 his death, in addition to the Southern, he
was president and director in the Ala
bama Great Southern Railroad company,
the Cincinnati New Orleans & Pacific Rail-
road company; the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railroad company and the Mobile
! & Ohio Railroad company. He was also
a director of the Central Railway Of Geor-
gia, the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad company. the Erie Railroad com
Z a..
pany and other corporations. Mr.. Spencer
was president of the Baltimore g. Ohio in
! 1887 and in 1888 and later was appointed re-
ceiver for the Richmond & Danville Rail-
road company and for the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia Railroad company. He
was a member Of the Rapid Transit COM
mission OF this city from 1891 to 1895
Mr.. Spencer was born In Columbus Ga,
| in 1871 and was educated in the Unvergity
Of Georgia and the University of Virginia
In 1879 he married Louisa Vivian BenninR
at Columbus. Ga
Mr.. SpeRcer's Rapid Rise.
MIR. Spencers railroud career had a most
humble beginning. When he left the Uni
versity of Virginia In 1869. after taking
course in civil engineering. he entered the
/ employ Of the Savannah & Memphis rail-
road and was assigned to work as rodman
with a surveying crew. In the succeeding
\ three years he worked gradually up to the
I position Of principal assistant engineer OF
/ the road. In 1872 he left the Savannah g.
| Memphis to become clerk to the superln-
tendent OF the New Jersey Southern rail-
| road and year later became assistant
supervisor of trains for the first division
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. In 1877
| he became superintendent Of transportation
for the Virginia Midland railroad, and a
year later was made general superinten-
dent of the Long Island railroad. Another
i year found him assistant to the president
of the Baltimore s. Ohio. One year later
he was acting as general manager OF the
Trans-OhiO divisions Of the same road. and
in the next six, years he became success
sively third vice president. second vice
president and first vice president He was
elected president OF the entire system in
1887, retaining this position for one year.
A few months after his retirement from
the presidency OF the Baltimore & Ohio
he became associated with the firm OF ],
p. Morgan & Co. and assumed the dreo-
tion of that oompsny's railroad enter
prises From that time until the moment
OF hts tragic death today he was one of
/ the commanding figures in the railroad
world.
Philip Schuyler who also lost his life In
the wreck was a member OF one OF the
oldest and best known families being a
grandson OF General Schuyler OF revolu-
tionary fame and graHd-nephew OF Alex
ander Hamilton. He was born In 1896 and
was graduated from the Harvard scientiac
school and the University OF Berlin and
served with distinction with the army OF
the Potomac during the civil war. He
lived at y-on-the-HudsOn and was q
director OF the New York Life Insurance.
and Trust company OF this city.