Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-06-10
{. DOYLE
DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken With Apoplexy in
His Private Car

Richmond, Va, June 6.-Charles
E. Doyle, vice-president in charge of
the operation of all lines embraced in
the Chesapeake and Ohio system, died
yesterday afternoon at las O'Clock
in the private car attached to Chesa-
peake and Ohio passenger train No A,
due to arrive in Richmond at 2 :45
p. e. Death resulted from apoplexy,
following a stroke sustained at Cliff
ton Forge, about 2 p. m. yesterday.
The body has been transferred to
his home, 916 ark Avenue, and the
arrangements for the funeral will be
completed ON arrival of members of
his family who have been summoned.
MrsDoyle had been in the service
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
for twenty years, and many OF his
associates last night, from Act n
President Decatur Ax:ell through all
of-the departments, expressed theil
sense of personal loss at the sudden
ending of successful railroad career.
President George W. Stevens, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, sailed for Eur
ope on the Steamship Arabic on Sat
urday, and was notified of the death
of Mr.. Doyle by wireless message
yesterday afternoon from station
on the coast of Halifax
While he had not been in the best
of health for some time, there was
little or no expectation of SO sudden a
stroke. Recent changes in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio system had advanced
him from the position of general man
ager to that of president in
charge Of operation of all lines, E
W. Grice succeeding him as general
manager. He left :. Richmond on
Saturday at O'Clock in his private
car for Cincinnati. In order to make
the entire trip, which was in the nat
ure of an official inspection, by day
light, the car was detached in the
Clifton Forge yards, and laid over
there Saturday night, the officials ex-
pecting to go on to Cincinnati yester-
day. It was about a. M, that he
was stricken with what at hrst did
not seem a serious attack. DR.. j. q.
Wysor, of Clifton Forge, was sum-
mcned. Mr. Doyle himself did not
consider his condition serious, and
expressed the wish to return to his
home in Richmond. Accordingly, his
car was attached to tain No. 4, COM
ing east yesterday morning, due to
arrive in Richmond at 2:45 p. M.
DR.. Wysor accompanied him. Gen.
eral Manager Grice was notified and
left here yesterday morning about 4
O'Clock by special train, taking Mr..
Doyle's family physician, DR.. w. T.
Oppenhimer, with him. The special
met the eastbound train at Mlllboro
station. All efforts, however, were
unavalling The patients condition
deepened into Inconsistencies several
hours before the end, which occurred
as the train passed Ffedericks Hall
Station, about l :45 o'clock.
kilograms were sent on ahead and
a large party of railroad men were
gathered at the Main Street Station
when the train arrived.
Mr.. Doyle is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Josephine Elicit, OF
Danville, ILL.,, and by two children, a
son and daughter. Hobart E. Doyle,
the only son, is student at Cornell
University and will reach here this
morning. Miss Alice E. Doyle, the
only daughter, was at Nimrod Hall,
not far from Millboro Springs. She
came to Richmond yesterday after
noon on special car, arriving shortly
after o. clock.
Mr.. Doyle was native of Missouri,
and was born May 20, 1851.