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Spencer Dies in Virginia Train Collision On Hunting Trip
Samuel Spencer president of the Southern railway and guests Charles Fisher Philip Schuyler and F I Redwood were killed when a rear end collision between two southbound trains at Sawyers Virginia ignited a car fire. Spencer secretary E A Merrill survived. Ten injured.
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Lynchburg
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Charles D. Fisher
Baltimore
Philip Schuyler
New York City
F. I. Redwood
Mr. Spencer
D. W. Davis
Alexandria
Sawyers
Spencer
E. A. Merrill
Washington
United States
Southern
Alabama Great Southern Railway Company
Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Railway Company
Southern Georgia and Florida Railway Company
Mobile and Ohio Railway
Central Railway of Georgia
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Erie Railroad Company
Northern Pacific Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Richmond and
Danville
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company
Rapid Transit Company
Columbus
University of Georgia
University of Virginia
Louisa Vivian Benning
Savannah and
Memphis Railroad
Savannah
Memphis
New Jersey Southern Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Midland Railroad
Long Island Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Transohio
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co