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THE DAILY PRESS I? tho only newspaper In Newport Newe that receive* full As? sociated Prose report. VOL. XI. NO. 284. PRESIDENT OFSOUTHlRN KILLED ON HIS OWN ROAD Private Car Demolished and Slaep ing Inmates Killed Their Bodies Burned. SIGNAL ERROR PROBABLE CAUSE Train Following President's Was Giv? en "Clear Block"?Dispatcher Da yie, a Porter and Three Passengers Dead; Many Injured?Son Unearth? ed Charred Remains of Father. (By Associated Press.) L-YNCHBURG, VA., Nov. 29.? Samuie Spencer, president of the Southern Railway Company and one of the foremost men In the devel? opment of the sothern states, was hilled this morning at 6:10 o'clock id a rear end collision of two fast' passenger trains ten miles south of Lynchburg and a mile north of Lawyers depot. In the same wreck three others guestB were killed. Only Mr. Spen ce/% Private Secretary Chas E. aierrll! of New York, and one of the three porters survived the ac? cident. The Dead. PRESIDENT, SAMUEL SPENCER, New York City. CHAS. D. FISHER, of Baltimore. PHILLIP SCHUYLER. of New York City. FRANK T. REDWOOD f Balti? more. J. W. SHAfW. colored. Spencer, N. C. fireman. POLLOCK, Porter on President Spencer's care who died In hospital here. Ah unknown person whose head and limb? are bnrnd off short, who is believed to be the third porter on the car, who is missing. His name cannot be learned. The Injured. LiUtORBTA ALLEN, colored, Danville. Va., leg is broken and amputated below the knee. WILLIS WINSTON, New York city, leg badly broken. J: W. SHAW, colored Spencer, N. C, fireman, badly crushed and breast broken. ' "WILLIAM POLLLAR, colored, porter on president's car. GARLAND THOMAS. colored, Oronsboro, N. C-, leg broken and badly bruised up. ;P. E. VAULET. Wayneshoro, Va., colored, badly broken up and bruised. CORA LOGAN, colored, Shelby, N. 0,i both legs broken. 1,'SAM COX, clored porter ou priv? at car, of 611 First street, Wash? ington, D. C, leg broken. \ORUETT ADDISON, the supreme organizer of tho Heptasophs, back badly, wrenched. vSON HOGLAN, clored, Charlotte. Nv. C. badly bruised. A. M. MERRILL, New York city, " private secretary to President Spen? cer, head and arms badly burnod. wljl recover. Were Sleeping. President and his entire party, a6 far as Is known were sleeping when the collision happened and the probabilities aro that all of them excepting dispatcher Davis were killed instantly. It is certain that life was extinct before the flames touched them. President Spencer's body was burned almost boyond recognition as was that of Mr. Fisher. The body ' of Mr. Schuyler was taken from under the train before Jt was burned severely. President Spencer's car was at? tached to the rar of the Jackson? ville train, which was standing stiff when struck. President Spencer was lying directly under tho loco? motive of the rear train. So great waB the force of the impact that the forward train was sent at least 150 feet ahead, the locomotive go Jng over and upon the body of Mr. Spencer. Until after the debris burned it? self out and the engine cooled off the bodies could riot be recovrd the impact drove the combination car forward and the express car, lifted up together with Its truck, and crushed the express car forty feet away leaving the remainder -of the car strewn with its baggage and C. O. D. packages which were pushed back as the express car crushed the oc? cupants of the combination car like rats in a trap. Car Ran a Mile. "tha combination car did not leave the track and in clearing the track the express car was hauled to a biding a mile distant on top and in tho debris of the combination car.. How tho colored passengers in this combination car known as the JItn Crow passenger train escaped none of thorn beink killed Is be? yond explanation. Tho wreck, occurred on crest of a steep grade when the Atlantic train could not have been ruuulng more NEWI thirty miles au hour. Had it been a mile of two further south, the number of dead would bavo boon frightful, as tho train was about two hours behind its schedule and In the grade there that would have mount a speed of more than sixty miles au hour. It waB at first thought that En? gineer Terry, of Spencer, who was in ehnrge of the onglne on the At? lanta train was killed but this proves to be Incorrect. Torrty received only a few slight bruises which were dressed and did not go to a hospital. Son Found Father's Body. . Mr. H. O. Spencer, the sixth vice president of tho Southern was a pnss enger on a north bound train from the south, which reached the scone of the wreck a few minutes after it had occurred. He spent Boveral hours there unearthing the charred remains of his father which were taken from under the locomotive. Then came to this city with the remains of his father and those of his party. Uaed M. Steven's Car, Tho coach containing the corpses woro sidetracked in the :-'ar,d of this city. There ?coffins were pro? cured for them and these were placed in the private car of Presi? dent Stevens of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, who was passing through the city. It was tendered for that purpose by Mr. Stevens. This car and tho ono containing, the remnlns of the killed were at tached to a lato train going north and the remnlns were transferred to caskets while the train was in I transit. Precedes Funeral Train. Judge John 0. Horseley, division counsel of the company and a gen? eral superintendent of the company, of Danville, ore in charge of the remains, M. H. B. Spercer having preceeded the train on a special made up hero In order to he In I Washington upju the arrival of the regular train. At the city hospital all the In lured persons are reported to be loing nicely. All are expected to recover. Dispatcher Davis' Death. Dispatcher Davis was alive when he \ wus taken from under the wreck. He was crushed about (be lower portion of body and was considered near his end. He asked that word be sent (o [his wife and child. The death of Mr. (Davis was touching. Ho stated to his , rescuer that he know he was dying land know that end could not be far 1 off. "Place your finger on my mouth" I he said, "It fools so cold and Rood." I He pleuded witn the gentleman, who was also a passenger on the train, not to leave him and for 10 min? utes (he man stayed with him until he saw that nothing could be done for him. Coroner Did Not See Bodies. County Coroner j, W. Davis, at the leanest of the Southern officials wen I (his afternoon (o the scene of (be wreck for the purpose of holding an inquest, but he found that the bodies had been removed before his arrival. He returned (o his home In the su? burbs and tonight could not say what steps would bo taken tomorrow. Question of Responsibility. The Jacksonville expre.jp had the right of way in the block when engine left the train and was two miles be? yond Lawyer before the engineer no? ticed he was without his train. It may be that when he pnssod Lawyers that the operator there gave Rangoon a clear without noticing whether or not the rear end markers were to bo seen before he did so. In the absence of an official state? ment, excepting that 'he operator at Rangoon was at fault, that statement Is being accepted here. Will Receive an Investigat'on. It Is possible that a railway investi? gation will divulge that the Rangoon oporator let the Atlanta train Into the .dock on a notice from Lawyer that the block was clear, tho operator there thinking tho trnlnless engine cleared the block, and the rear train had pass? ed Rangoon before it could be stop? ped, when the mistake was discover? ed. The other statement Is that Law vor gave a clear track after the en? gine had passed his station without noticing the roar end markers, then the cause of the accident was at Law? yers and not at Rangoon. Only an of? ficial investigation will reveal the cause. Operator Disappears. At 7 o'clock It was ascertained from official source that the operator at Rangoon who was on duty at the time of accident has disappeared and ho cannot not be found although railways officials have made an effort to locate h'.m. Details of Collision. The collision was between train number 33, the Jacksonville Express nnd number 37. the Washington ar.d Southwestern Vestlbuled J.lmltcd, both southbound. The heavy engine of the Southwestern train nlowed in? to Mr. Spencer's car, which immedl latelv caught fire. The wreckage was piled around the engine and every por tlon of wood work in the engine was burned nnd the onglne torn and twist? ed into a useless mass of debris. Baggage Covered Passengers. Passengers were taken from the combination coach of forward tra'n. They were literally covered with j heavv bageago thrown through the partition of the baggage comnart-; ments. Most of them were badly hurt and all sustained cuts and bruises. Rescue Work. Tho rescuo work was begun as soon as the news nf the wreck wan receiv? ed here. A special was quickly made I up and doctors Terrell and Carroll (Continued On Page Eight.) 'ORT NEWS, VA., FI Unexpected Strength Developed by White and Yellow Boys Made Score Close. RICHMOND'S VICTORY WELL EARNED Crowd of 'Twenty-five Hundred Peo? ple Saw Clever and Stubbornly Contested Football Game on Casino Gridiron?Single Touchdown For Wearers of Blue and Red. Fully 2,500 people, the greatest crowd that ever turned out. to a foot ball game on tho Virginia Peninsula, witnessed the stirring bid of tho Wil? liam A Mary College eleven for vic? tory over the Richmond College war? riors In a spcctnculnr strugglo at tho Casino gridiron yesterday afternoon, i and saw the wearers of tho red and ! blue, in a final supreme effort, sweep across tho field for a lono touchdown and victory In tho middle of the last hnlf. It was a clean played game of a whirlwind stylo and from the Initial kick off until the final minute of play ! the enthusiasm of the vast throng of ] spectators that filled the standB and occupied every uvnilablc foot of space] around the side linos was unbounded. \ A Surprise for Richmond. In the first few minutes of play Richmond hearts were in Richmond throats, for William A Mary showed unexpected speed, dash and vim that carried the red and blue playerB off their feel and rapidly forced them hack down the field to a point within the shadow of their own goal noBts. This wns a happy moment for Wil? liam & Mary supporters and white and yellow flags and pennants woro waved on high all along the side lines and the color bearers sent up shout after shout of joy. When tho white und yellow warriors woro within five yards of a touch? down and It looked as if nothing could check their onward march, that In? domitable courage and determination of the Capital City boys, which ulti? mately resulted in a victory for the red and blue, first made Its appear? ance and the onslaught of the Wll llnmsburg hacks was spent unon n line that held like a wall of solid granite. Richmond on Its Feet. With the bnll in their possession, and having recovered from their surprise at tho unlookcd for speed and strength of the white and yellow team, thn Richmond eleven, by a rapid exchange of punts, line plunges, end runs and a cleverly executed forward pass, car ried the ball to William & Mary's three yard line, only to loose it on a fatal fumble by Waite. who had been called unon to carrv the pig skin across the lino. William A Mary minted out of danger and the half was brought to a close with honors even. The intermission between halves was the signal for a demonstration on the part of tho WiUiamsburg followers that will long be remembered. Hun? dreds of people, wearing, the white and blue, gathered around the team In the center of the field and cheer af? ter cheer went up for the plucky war? riors who had proven themselves a match for the champion eleven of Richmond College. The Richmond College supporters also gave their team a rousing recop- | tlon during the intermission and when play opened both elevens wore deter? mined to do or die. William A Mary started off again with great. daih and vigor and for a f?w minutes she awont all before her. Slowly Richmond yield? ed until within tho danger 7one and then It 8eemed to take new life. Getting the ball on a mint, the red and blue players forced tho white and vellow warriors across the field bIow ly, but surely, only to loose the ball when the goal was but 25 yards dis? tant. Goor-h to the Front. . WiUiamsburg could do nothing against the now dogged Richmond team and was forced to punt. Then it was that, when all others had fail? ed, the diminutive Gooch. the star of the game was called unon io lead his team to victory and responded by smashing through the line and around the ends for long gains, finally landing the ball on William & Mnrv's six yard lino, where Bowen and Walte were called upon to finish the work Gooch had begun. Crowd Arrives Early. Long before ?. o'clock, the hour set for the onenlng of the eamo. people began flocking to th? field and nt 2:30 o'clock about 1,300 wore within the nark. The William & Marv team was the first to reach the gridiron and an it filed on tho field It was met with cheer after cheer from lt? supporters. The Richmond team arrived a few minutes later and both elevens went through light signal drill. W. A M. Wins Toss. After a brief consultation In the confer of the field. Wlliam A Mary won the toss and choose io defend the (Continued on Pago Two) MDAY. NOVEMBER ;* CARLISLE DEFEATS VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Virginia Made the First Touch? down But the Hans Won in the End. MISSED GOAL PREVENTED TIE Pennsylvania and Cornell Battled to a Tie, Cornell Coming Within a Foot of Winning the Game?Whistle Sounded When Game Was Thought to Have Been Won. (By Associated PreHs.) - NORFOLK, VA? Nov. 21).?Soven thousand people saw CnrllHlo defeat Virginia here today by a score of 18 to 17. ? A missed goal prevented Virginia tying tho score. Virginia made the first touchdown on a blocked kick and three lino rushes. Her other scores wore made by Johnson nnd Ilonnker In runs of 80 yards. The Indians scored through Mount Pleasant and Little Hoy by hammer? ing the lino In two lnBtailcos and a firty yard run. Litllo Boy scorod twice, as did Johnson for Virginia. Line up: Indians. Positions. Virginia. /Right Bud. Lubo, Tomahawk . Mnddox Right Tackle, llowcn. Cooko Right Guard. Laroue . Willlnms Center. Hunt . Gloth Loft Guard. Dillon. Old Man . Woods Loft Tacklo. Wascnkn . Vnnghan Left End. Gardiner _?;. Myero Qunrtorhack. Archie Tibby .i Hornakor ? Right Halfback. Mount Pleasant, .!. Tibby-Johnson I^ft Hairbnck. Hendrlcka, Winnie.Randolph Fullback. Little Boy . NOff I/. P. /. WINS FROM THE A. & M. BY CLOSESCORE ^ Neither Ride Scored In the First Half, But Blacksburg Rallied in Second. (Bv Associated Press.) RICHMOND, VA.. Nov. 2!?.? The . foot ball game here today between I the Agricultural and Mechanical Col-1 lege of North Carolina and Virginia Polytc-cblal Institute was won by j a score of ft to 0. A. & M. won the toss nnd chose the western goal. V. P. 1. steadily j pushed the bnll down the field to the A. & M. 20 yard line, where Wilson failed to kick a Held goal. Tho first half ended with the ball on V. P. I. 40 yard lino and in A. & M. possession. Neither side scor? ed in 'his half. In the second half tho same hard line playing was noticeable with occasional kicking. After about 12 minutes of play Nutter, for V. P. I. was forced through for a touch? down. Goal was kicked. The ball was hammered to within two y&r'ds of the V. P. I. goal line when Wilson got It and made a seventy yard dush only to be down? ed on the A. & M. 35 yard Iii?. The game ended with the ball on A. S. M. 15 yard lino. Cornell and Pennsylvania. (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, PA., Nov. 20.? With the ball within one foot or the home team's line, the annual game between Pennsylvania and Cornell foot ball elevens on Frank? lin field today came to an end with? out either side being able to score. Finish Was Sensational. The finish of the contest, with Pc.ni sylvanla fighting deapcrately to *ard off defeat was as sensatlo-iol a piece of foot, ball playjng as has j been seen on red and blue gridiron In a long time. Tl ere were but a few minutes of fine loft when Holenback, for Penn? sylvania kicked against, the win I to the home teams 45 yard line, where a Cornell man got tho ball. Two line plays nnd a quarterback kick put the ball on Pennsylvulna's 15 yard lino, ?Uli in Cornell's possess? ion. Here the Ilhleans tried a forward pass. Holenback Interrupted that pass but. was unable to hold the hall and Van Orman for Cornell, fell on It seven yards from Penn? sylvania's goal. Two plays against the tackles and Cornell was on the one yard line. Pennsylvania Holds Fast. It scorned as If nothing could stop her but on the next plunge Into tho line the Pennsylvania men held and Cornell dropped in her tracks. 0, 11)00. It was tuen Pennsylvania's ball on downs. Pennsylvania doelded not Io take a ehance to cany the ball with It practically on nor goal lino, anu llolenbnck was *ont far back of goal posts to kick out. Ho was directly behind tho cross bar and In order to avoid it ho kicked, to ono sldo. Tho punt was bad and the ball wont out of bounds about two yards from the goal lino, one Yard to Qaln. With tho ball In her possession, two yards from Pennsylvania's goat lino the ithlcuiiK mado a yard on tho flrst play, but at tho second phtngo Into the Pennsylvania Hue railed to gain. Tho ball wim thon on tho Quakers ono yard Hue. Cornoll had ono moro try while Pennsylvan? ia wag in the last ditch and dcB porate. Tho signal was given, tho teams crashed agahtBt ono another and half of Cornell's playora woro on top of Ktruggllng mafia of men. WhlBtio Stopped Game. The teams plunged Into ench other, tho tlmo keepers wblBtlo announced the end of tho game. Every ono thought Cornoll had won but whon tho reforeo and Umpire Edwards finally separated tho struggling play? ers they found thnt Cornoll failed to mako the distance. Yesterday's Games In Brief. Ashcvllle?Blngham School 10; Maryvlllo 17. At Norfolk, Va.?Indiana 18; Virgi? nia 17. At Macon, On.-?Auburn Polytechnic 0; University of Georgia 4. Gordon Institute 0; Georgia University, (sec? ond tenm), 0. Clemaon College 10; Georgia School of Technology 0. At Philadelphia?Cornell 0; Penn? sylvania 0. Boston, Pn.?Dickinson 0; Ijtfny etto 20. At Marietta, Ohio?-Marietta 12; Ohio University 0. At Washington?Georgetown 10; George Washington University fi. At Washington?Howard Univer? sity 12; Shaw University fi. At PittBburg?Western University of Pennsylvania 0; Pennsylvania I Stale college 0. At St. Louis?St. LouIh UnlvroBlty HO; Iowa University 0. At Knnsns City?University of Kan? sas 0; University of Missouri 0. At Lincoln, Nob.?Nebraska u ? Cin? cinnati 0. At niehmond, Va.?Virginia Poly? technic Institute 6; A. & M. College of North Carolina 0. At L^nchburg?Davidson(College fl; Virginia Military Institute 0. At Nashville?Vanderbllt Univer? sity 20; Sewaneo 0. At Poland?Stinaon Univcrsitv 2; Collins Scliopl 0. FIRE AT SAGAMORE HILL. President's Houre Threatened When Woods Burn. OYSTint BAY Nov. 29.?-Prosldent Rooseveil's Sagamore Hill liome horn had a narrow escape from destruc? tion by fire hist night, being aaved because the wind wn? blowing In such a direction as to carrv a frost (ire on Cooper Bluff away from It. Cooper Bluff Is on tho estate Of W. ICmlen Roosevelt, which ad? joins the Sagamore Hill property. Captain William Blngham. who lives in Cold Spring Harbor, across tue boy, was the man who discovered the r.rii, and he lost no lime in telephoning to Noah Seaman, the superintendent of tho president'.! home, that the woods were nflro. Captain Blngham offered to send fifty men In boats to help fight the names, hut this was afterwanl found to be unnecessary. All tho men available on the dif? ferent estates got together, and the combined forces started for ? t> miming woods. They found that, tho fire had started north of Sagamore ?IHR, and was gradually making its ' way toward the president's property. Tho wind was from tho north, and proved a strong ally of the fire fighters, who resorted to back-firing to stay the progress of the flames. YOUTH SHOOTS HOST AND IS KILLED HIMSELF Story of Mysterious Double Tragedy Comes Fnsm Macon, Georgia. (By Aasoclatcrt rrcss.) .MACON, OA.. Nov. 29.?Horace 'Smith, a young man who was a vis? itor ut the home of Dock Jones near Wintervllle, Ga., yesterday, was or? dered to leave, as he was under tho Influence of liquor. While go? ing down the front steps Jones shot Smith, killing him instantly and some one shot Jones through the head a:?.d he. feil dead near his lown victim, it J.s not known who fired the fatal shot that killed Jones. Eighteen Passengers Hurt. DAYTON, OHIO, Nov. 29.?A trac? tion car on the Dayton and Xenln lino filled with suburbanites and people from Xonia was struck !>y a Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis freight engine, which was backing out of union station about midnight and 18 passengers were badly Injured. None of them will die. In order to mako the. pathway of his successor smoother Prosldent ?Roosevelt Is taking pains to leavu ii ) precedent unbroken.?Washington Post. THB WRATHilk. Fair* Thursday ,andf Friday light'to fresh7 northwest winds. PRICE TWO GENTS LITTLE GIRL KILLS INVADER OF HER HOME Ethel Smith, 13-rear-Old, Pets " Five Bullets Into Man With With Father's Pistol. PARENTS WERE NOT IN HOUSE Providence Chief of Polloe Detain* Plucky Child, Who Is Daughter of Special Officer, In His Office Pend? ing an investigation of the Shoot? ing. ? . . . > (By Assoolnted Pfoss.) ? THORNTON, R. I. Nov. 29.? ; l?thol Pmlth,. tho 13-year-oldHlaughtor or 8poclnl Policeman Leonard Smith,'t Ih under arrest tonight at bouse or Chler or Police Klmball, charged ?." with killing Elmer Briggs, a real- i\ dent or Thornton. Special . Officer Smith took pity upon Mrs. Drlggs who had boeh . desorted by her husband*1 anil he> hand his wife rocolved Mrs. Briggs nnd her thrno chlldron into tholr homo nnd wore arranging to sond ; them to tho homo of Mrs. Brlgg'a v brother, who lives In Nlantoco, Bn'gga Invaded Home. This aftoruoon during tho nhBonco or Mrs. Smith, Briggs arrived at: tho Smith homo and demanded ad-'' mission, which was rofiisod. Briggs | drew a large cnrvlng knlfo from beneath his >coat and out away the netting rrom the screen on the front | door. Ho then smnshnd a pane of glnss In" tho door and reached . hh) . arm inside, turned tho koy .In tho door nnd renchod his arm Inside, tufnnd tho key In the lock and throw back theybolt. >-. t: Little CJrl'" Stood Guard. As ho stnrtod to enter the house;; ' IClhol, armed with her fathot'tf' Yolv?r,^flrod-stwo; shots at hlrpk Vb?tt^ bullets lodging"|n?*'?? ^'A^xmagmm hesitated for a moment ami/themr stopped forward; tho child ' fiMl three moro shots, every bullet tak? ing offecf, and Briggs stnggorod ahtl fell down tho steps. HONEY MELODY IS NOW CHAMPION OF THE WORLD Joe Walcott Quit In Twelfth Round ?Said His Arm Was Disa? bled. (By Associated Press.) i BOSTON, MASS.. Nov. 20;?Honey Melody, of Chnrlestown wop .tho wel? ter weight championship of the world from .Ion Waleott ot Boston nt tho Lin? coln Athletic club In Cliolsoa. tonipht. In the twelfth' round Walcott nuJU lie sold Inter that IiIb loft nrm bo came disabled In the ninth round and that It would be Impossible to Hoop fighting. "TGHT MAKES PRICES JUMP, Kentucky Planters Estimate Profits Will Reach $4,000,000. (By Associated Press.) '/ LEXINGTON. KY., Nov. 20.?The tobacco trust Is ofreiing fourteen cents for unstrlppod hurley tobacco here, which last year brought but seven; cents. A member of tho Burloy To bncco Association eutlmntoB that the fight made ugalnst the trust by th,e Burley Company will bring to the growers of forty counties in Kentucky about $4,300,000. Nearly every hur? ley tobneco county will be represent ed by large delegations at the tobacr co convention at Winchester on Mon day. MORGAN TERRIBLY 8HOCKED. Financier Almost Collapses Wher Told of Spencer's Death. (By Associated PresB.) NEW YORK, Nov. 29.?News fro death of Samuel Spencer in. th Southern Railway wreck reached J P. Morgan Just as he was about to en, ter Grace Church to attend . th Thnnksglving day exercises. When the news of his friend's death was tol him. Mr. Morgan turned deathly pale "What Sam Spencer? bo almps' shouted: "My God man. Is Saro>Spen cor dead?" He trembled until his limbs almost" gave. way. "This Is a torrlblc shock,'' Mr. Morgan said, when he had some? what recovered himself. A fiien helped the financier to a carrlago ah ho was driven home. Death of Capt. Edmund Berkley (Rv Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA. PA.. Nov. 29.. Captain Edmund Herkley, of Atlant C?n., general agent of the Bcattoar Air Line railroad died at a' honpP here today as the result of an o oration performed three weeks ftf Cantain Berkley was promlnont ' railroad circles and was 59 v0*? I old.