Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
All Labor on Southern Railway
to Cease for Five Minutes.
PRESIDENTS FUNERAL HOUR
Services to Be Held at 2 O'Clock To-
morrow Afternoon.
BODY LYING IN STATE TODAY
Many Messages Of Coincidence Receiv-
cd at Family Residence-List
Of Pallbearers.
PRESIDENTS FUNERAL HOUR
BODY LYING IN STATE TO-DAY

uel Spencer, late president of the Southern
railway. every wheel Of the rolling stock
OF the great railway system will come to
a stop at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
All will be still for five minutes. At the
same moment that the wheels on the sys-
tenn Of railways over which Mr. Spencer
presided for so many years are stopped.
his body will be borne into historic old
st. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church.
where the funeral will be held. Rev. DR..
Roland Cotton Smith, rector Of ST. John
parish. will be in charge. At the moment
that the rector begins the service the still
ness of tnaction will have settled down
upon over 5000 miles Of trackage, and the
10000 employees of the great Southern rail-
way will be standing at their posts Of duty
with every thought upon the solemnity Of
the hour Thus the minds of many men
WIN go out in thought toward the capital
CITY or the nation, where the body of the
honored railroad president is soon to be
consigned to the grave.
General Orders Issued.
Late yesterday afternoon the following
general order was issue by Col A. B. An
drews, first vice president, and acting presi-
dent Of the Southern railway:
The funeral services of Mr.. Samuel
Y,
will take place at st. Johns Church, WASH
lngton. D. G., on Sunday. the I'd day of De-
cemDer, at pm, eastern time.
AS mark OF respect for his memory,
IT Is ordere dthat all trains on the lines of
this company come to full stop, wherever
they may be, at the funeral hour, and re-
main standing for period of five minutes
The fourth vice president and general
manager will see that this order Is carried
out"
The Pallbearers
II was decided by the members of the
amily after a conference with Fairfax Har.
rison. assistant to the president of the
Southern railway. yesterday afternoon that
ten OF the oldest colored porters in the
service Of the Southern railway would be
CHOSEN as the active pail bearers to bear the
remains or Mr.. Spencer to the grave The
number Of honorary pall bearers chosen
was thirty-six and the list includes some
OF the leading inanciers of the country in
ciuding Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan of New
ork, who was one Of the closest friends
of the deceased. The list was as follows:
Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice president
southern railway. Raleigh. N. c.: w. w.
Finley, second vice president Southern rail-
way. Washington, d. c.; J. M. Culp, third
wee president Southern railway, Washing
Southern railway. Washington; T. C. Pow
ell, fifth vice president Southern railway,
St. Louis. Mo-; Fairfax Harrison, assistant
to the president. Southern railway, WASH
counsel Southern railway, New York: AL
fred T. Thorn. general counsel, Southern
railway. Washington: Judge Alex. P.
Humphrey, general counsel, Southern rail-
way, Louisville. KY; r. D. Landlord, sec
rotary. Southern railway. New York; H.
c. Ansley. treasurer, Southern railway,
w. 8. Townsend, Presidents
office. Southern railway. New York; Col
g. L. Russell, vice president Mobile and
Ohio railroad. Mobile. Ala: W. ]. Murphy,
vice president Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific railway. Cincinnati, Ohio;
Maj. ]. F. Hanson, president Central Rail-
way OF Georgia, Macon. Ga; Col. A. r.
LaWton. first vice president Central rail-
way of Georgia, Savannah Ga: ]. Pier
pont Morgan. George 8. Bowdoin, George
F. Baker, president New York and Long
Branch railroad. New York; Joseph Bryan,
director Southern railway. Richmond, Va;
way, New York: Samuel M. Inman direc-
tor Southern railway, Atlanta, Ca; Odrian
Iselin. IT., director Southern railway:
Charles LAnier, director Southern railway;
Edmund D. Randolph. director Southern
railway; James T. Woodward. director
Southern railway; Harris C. Fahnestock, di-
rector Southern railway; Charles Steele, d.
rector Southern railway, all Oh New York;
John NJ. Cadwalader. Augustus D. Juillard.
DR.. ]. 8. Bassett. J. Turner Atterbury, Gen.
John Gill, Roswell Miller. chairman Of
board, Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
railway. New York; r. d. Underwood. pres
dent Erie railroad. New York: Henry Wal
ters. chairman Of board. Louisville and
Nashville railroad. New York: w. Butler
Duncan, chairman OF board, Mobile and
Ohio railroad New York.
The tnterment will be private.
Body Lying in State.
The body of Mr.. Spencer is lying in state
today at the family residence, 2O17 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, where many of
the friends Of the bereaved family have
called to express their sympathy. Mrs.
Spencer, who came to this city Immediately
after the news of her husbands death
reached her in New York. is Frustrated
with grief. All Of the members of the
family have arrived in the city, and are
with Mrs Spencer constantly. Mr.. Henry
B. Spencer, the eldest son. who Is the sixth
vice president Of the Southern railway,
was in the city when his mother reached
here, following the news Of the accident.
Vivian Spencer of New York, and Mrs
James D. Laying Of Tuxedo, N. Y, arrived
shortly thereafter. Throughout today many
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