The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-30

Lynchburg, Va, Nov 29.-Samuel
Spencer, president of the Southern
railway, and recognized as one of the
foremost railroad men in the develop
ment of the southern states, was kill
Cd this morning at 6:10 o'clock in a
rear end collision, in which two fast
passenger trains were involved, ten
miles south of Lynchburg and a mile
north of Lawyers Depot. In the same
wreck three of his guests were killed
Only Mr.. Spencer's private secretary,
e. A. Merrill, of New York city, and
one Of the three porters survived the
accident The dead:
President SAMUEL SPENCER,
Washington.
CHARLES D. FISHER, OF Balti-
more
PHILIP SCHUYLER, Of New York
- - REDWOOD, OF Baltimore
D. W. DAVIS, Of Alexandria, Va
private dispatcher to President Spen-
Ger.
- - POLLOCK, colored porter On
President Spencer's car, who died in q.
hospital here
An unknown passenger had his
head and limbs burned off, short, who
is believed to be the third porter on
the private car who - missing. His
name cannot be learned.
The injured:
Lucretia Allen, colored, Danville
Va, leg broken and amputation be-
low the knee; left arm badly broken;
Willis J. Winston, 233 east 127th
street, New York city, leg badly
broken; J. w. Shaw, coIored, Spencer,
N. c., fireman, badly crushed and
both legs broken; Garland Thomas,
colored, Greensboro, N. c., leg broken
colored, Waynesboro, Va, badly
broken up nd bruised; Cora Logan,
colored, Shelby, N. c., both legs
broken; Sam Cox, colored porter on
the private car of Gil First street, S.
W., Washington, leg broken.
Cruett, address unknown, the supreme
organizer of the Heptasophs, back
badly wrenched, Son Hoglan, colored,
Charlotte, N. c., badly bruised leg;a
A. W. Merrill. New York city, private
secretary to President Spencer, head
and arms badly burned, will recover.
Mr.. Spencer's destination was
Friendship, North Carolina, where he
was going ON a hunting trip, with
Messrs. Schuyler, Fisher, Redwood
@end Merrill as his guests.
President Spencer and his entire
party, as far as is known were
sleeping when the collision happened
and the probabilities are that all of
them, excepting Dispatcher Davis
were killed instantly. 1t is certain that
life was extinct before the flames
touched them Pre*iden. Spencer:
body was burned almost beyond recog-
milton. as was that of MIR. Fisher. The
BODY of Mr.. Schuyler was taken from
under the train before it was m.rns':
very fnuch, having been slnged only
slightly. President Srencer's car vas
attached to tic rear Of the Jackson
sonyille train, which was standing
still when struck.
President Spencer was lying direct
ly under the big locomotive OF the
rear train. So great was the force or
the impact that the forward train was
sent at. least $50 feet ahead, the To-
comotive going over and upon the
body of Mr.. Spencer. Until after the
debris burned itself out and the en-
gine cooled off, the bodies could not De
removed The impact drove the COM
bination car forward, and the ex-
press car lifted up together with It's
truck and crushed the car forty feet,
leaving the remainder OF the car
strewn with tons of baggage and col
ored passengers who were pushed
back as the express car crushed those
in the combination car like rats. The
combination car did not leave the