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Night Edition The Atlanta Georgian. m PRICE: Funeral of Mr. Spencer Takes Place Sun day. WARRANT IS OUT FOR THE OPERATOR AT BLOCK STATION Flagman Sent Back to Warn Oncoming Train Failed to Prevent Crash. The funeral of Mr. Samuel Sptncer will be held In Washington at 2 o’clock Sunday aftemooh. The services will be conducted at the St. Johns Episcopal church, and the body will be placed In a vault, where it will He until the relatives decided where the burial will take place. Local railroad officials were apprised of the funeral arrangements Friday afternoon. Washington, Nov. 30. — President Samuel Spencer's body lies in state at his home,' 2012 Massachusetts avenue. Northwest, today. Reposing in a copper-lined casket, the remains, scarcely recognisable, were viewed today by grief-stricken relatives and friends who turned away from the bier, after one glance at all that was mortal of the Southern rail road’s brilliant president ■ .and % u man who had done more for the commercial development of ' the‘ country solith of the Mason and Dixon line than any other individual of recent years, this calamitous mishap. Hundreds of messages of condolence from prominent men and women In all parts of the country and some In Eu rope have been received today by Mrs. Spencer. New York, Nov. 30.—The selection of a successor of Samuel Spencer as pres ident of the Southern and Queen and Crescent roads was generally discussed in Wall street today. It was conceded dial In the selection of a new head for the system the voice of J. P. Morgan would have great 'Influence. In fact. It Ih wild that any mai\ that Is named by Mr. Morgan will be elected to the position.. It has been suggested that H. B. i Hpeneer, son of the late president of j th* system, will succeed his father in the presidency, but this is not given much credence In the financial dis- •rhr. it |h pointed out that the young man. while capable and Industrious, kek# flic experience necessary in the handling of so big an undertaking. Was General Managsr. Young Hpenccr went to work imme diately after leaving college with the purpose of- learning railroading from mp to bottom, and he proved an apt pupil Moon lie was made superlntend- * m "f the. Burgtn division of the hern road. letter he was made ***t|eral manager of the Ht. Louis and houhvWe lines, but was soon promoted t*» be general manager of the Bouth- **'‘ n i allway, with headquarters at Washington. "nly a few days ago he was made ■* x, h vice president of the road, with '■hsrge of purchasing and construction, It was quite evident his father was training the young ttmn for the position "f President. NOW IN CHARGE OF THE SOUTHERN W. W. FINLEY, 30,452 GEORGIANS YESTERDAY — Our Thanksgiving gift to the little street boys—giving them all the Georgians they sold yesterday free-- put $106.40 into the pockets of the kids if they only got 2 cents each for them (they sold 5,320 papers). Some people paid 5 and 10 cents for some of them-so they, must have made about $150.00. • We’re glad, aren’t you? PINNED UNDER WRECK, NEGRO PORTER BEGGED PITEOUSLY FOR HELP The lire is driv- “Bave me, oh sav Please save me!” “Pray, boy, pray. Ing us away.” Tills was the tragic conversation that took place between a negro porter on the wrecked Southern train and United States Marshal A. Lea, of Shreve port, La. Pinioned down by heavy timbers ot President Spencer's demolished private car, und with the deadly flames gradu ally encroaching upon him, this negro begged piteously for Marshal Lea und other passengers on the train that dealt out death .to save him from torture that he saw leaping upon him. Marshal Lea Arrived fn Atlanta Fri day morning and ho gave a graphic account of the wreck Frldny-afterhOon at the Piedmont, where in- In stopping until he feaveM for ills home in the aft ernoon. He was returning from Wash ington with ills assistant. George W. Duson, after taking several United States prisoners to (’heltenham, Mr!. When the collision occurred Marshal Lea was asleep in the same car oil which A. L. (’uesta, of Atlanta, was a passenger, und witli others he hastened Co the hurtling coaGhCtf. There he found this negro pinned »wn by debris and In the early morn ing light, tin* writhing face of 'the negro, distorted by fear ami pain, made a ghastly picture. Illuminated os ft was by the Humes that were leaping toward the unfortunate prisoner. "1 tried with others to get this ne gro out, but strain ns we would," said Marshal Lea. “we could not lift the me. white folks! | heavy Umbers which held him a prls- joner. Pleaded for Life. " ‘Have me, oh save me, white folks. Please save me,’ cried the poor negro, as we worked like fiends to pull him out. And as we worked the flames drew nearer and nearer and the heat became almost unbearable. I soon saw that the Imprisoned negro wan doomed, und as he made a last qppeal, 1 told him he hail better pray, lor we could do nothing for him. “Much as 1 hated to do It, I, with the others, was forced from this work of rescue, and as we retreated the flames swept over the unfortunate negro, and with one despairing cry, he perished. It wusderrlbje/'. Marshal Lea said that the negro train hhnds who were not killed or Injured tvero too demoralized to be of any serv ice. He said the work of F., M. Curtis, of Jamestown, N. Y„ mentioned In the press Ulsputchos, ,was.of the heroic or der, und thut he was due all praise. He I also declared that A. L. Cuesta, off Atlanta, ; tvorl**\l heroically in rescuing; the Injured,, wtjiougli ho did not know i his name uotU.,u>la. Willie MumJasL Lea did not see any 1 the ghodUriwi vork done by negro porters and wfthnr pussengers. his us-* slstunt wok aif^yewltnoss to something of this sort, nfjp R white man pick up a.roll of nuirJy and'also saw an other going through n grip. But In .the excitement both managed to get away with their loot. . ' AL • It was truly, a day of . thanksgiving for me,” concluded Marshal Lea, “and ns long as J II v« I will .he* thankful fori escaping with my life, But never, can I erase from my mind, the picture of that negro as he gave Ills last cry. when .'Plniuxl him " Race Results BENNING. Washington, Nov. 30.—Today'* nice* resulted a* follow*: FIR8T RACE—Handicap, *1* fur long*: Temmeralre, 101 (Miller), 6 to S. won: Zlenap, 117 (Notter), 2 to 1, second: Bellestrome, 110 (J. Johnson). 2 to 5, third. Time, 1:15 1-5. SECOND RACE—Six and a half fur longs: Cadlclion, 104 (Miller). 3 to 1. won: Yorkist, 112 (R. Wilson), g to second: Old Colon}’, 104 (Notter), 7 to 5, third. Time, 1:22 2-5. THIRD RACE—The amateur cup, gentlemen riders, six furlongs: New York, 143 (Mr.. Wright), 8 to 5, won: Niblick, 140 (Mr. Kerr), 7 to 10. sec ond; Quadrille, 140 (Mr. C. Kerr). 3 to 5, third. Time, 1:17. FOURTH RACE—One mile: Clols- teress. 06 (Beckman), 8 to l, won; Wa ter Bearer. 95 (O. Burns), even, sec ond; Milter, even, third. Time, 1:45. FIFTH RACE—Milo: Avaunter, 110 (Miller), even, won: Luretta, 95 (Not ter). 2 to 1, second: Reldniore, 90 (Tay lor), 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:41 1-5. SIXTH ■ RACE—Cedarstrom*. Ill (Horner), 8 to 6. won; Lord of the Vale, 111 (Miller), 8 to 5. second: Pater, 100 (lillao, 7 to 10, third. Time, 1:57 2-5. NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, La., Nov. SO.—'The re sults of today's races follow: FIRST race:—Olid, 7 to 10, won: Gold Circle, 12 to 1, second; Tyroleun, 40 to 1, third. SECOND RACE—Seond Suadu, 5 to 1, won; Frank Flexner, 4 to 1, second; Glonerl, 3 to 1, third. THIRD RACE—Beecher, 8 to 1, won; Flavlgny, 30 to 1, second; Pride of Woodstock, 60 to 1, third. Time, 1:40 4-5. FOURTH RACE—Jane Rebblck, 12 lo 10. won; Citemen, 8 to 5, second; o-'dniate, 11 to 30, third. Time, 1:14 4-1. FIFTH RACE—Bonart, 7 to 2, won; Huron Arnold, 13 to 5, second; Dr)’ Dol lar, 7 to 1, third. Time. 1:02. SIXTH HACKr—Quinn Brady. 2 to 1, won; Dr. McClure. 2,to 1, second; Hod Co»t, .SO to 1, third. Tlpie, 1:40 3-5. FOR RUE 'IS Reports of Other Cities Revelation of Economy. EXPERT TO INQUIRE IN LOCAL EXPENSE by Special Committee City Gas Plant Discussed of Council. WRECKED ENGINE Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 30.—The fourth section of No. 13 ran Into the third section of No. 18, both Louis ville and Nashville freight trains, while the third section was taking water at Castleberry early this morning, and Flagman Meivlllo McDonald, of De- Funlak Springs, Fla., Is fatally and Fireman Tate and Engineer Frailer seriously Injured. 1 Tho Injured men were brought to Montgomery for medical treatment. An unknown hobo was also serious ly Injured. McDonald remained under the over turned engine five hours. He was un conscious when brought here today. ATLANTA HAN’S STORV OF WRECK ON SOUTHERN Vivid Picture of the Scene Described by A. L. Cuesta Who Was in Train Which Plunged into President Spencer’s Car and Was First to Engage in Work of Rescue Amid Flames and Debris. the flumes enveloped him.” EVERY WHEEL ON SYSTEM WILL STOP TURNING AS BELL TOLLS FOR FUNERAL GENERAL SCHUYLER’S BODY 13 TAKEN TO NEW YORK. New York, Nov. 30.—The body <i " ,, |*i«I Philip Schuyler, who, with Pb*ld*nt Samuel Spencer ami who wan killed In the rear-end "Vision on the Southern railway near I.HA\er*, Va., arrived at the Pennayl- Var, lft "tntlon .early today. The re- ma *n* were in charge of Mr. Craig, of ,h " Bom hem railway. Arrangement* for Mr. Schuyler's fu- | n '' ra| have not yet been completed, but f Craig, who wan assigned to the *ad j ,|,m |,y vice President Findlay, of the 1 s,, uthern. In attending to the details. AOad TO FIX BLAME FOR WRECK AT LAWYERS. Washington, D. C.. Nov. 30.—Tho j southern railway baa started a rigorous j n **tlgat|on aa to responsibility for the i '•!’: Table wreck at Lawyer*. Va., Tti »nksglvl ig morning, which resulted 'he death of President Spencer and "•* hunting trip guests. ‘t Is slated that the fault rests solely *hh an oi era tor, either the one at 1 *->".ver» or the one at Rangoon. D. J. •isiMox. who was at the key at the lat- • r place, has disappeared and a war- I is „ut f„ r nis arrest. | 3peneer’t Funeral Saturday. •• bodies of General Philip Bchuy- *' '* New York, and Charles D. Fisher »n I f. r. Redwood, ot Baltimore, were I —»'t to their homes early this morning. P* 1 *! of - - - ‘ - I*® * Heal uin'erutking establishment While the details rf the funeral of Presl dent Samuel buvo not yet Iwen announced. It I* believed."that every wheel on the 7. IK tiillca In this big system will atop Htc initiates* or longer on the day of tile funeral na n murk of respect for the memory of one of the world’s greatest railroaders. The big throbbing loeomotlves of both mol freight trains will ho stilled they might happen to he ot the hour of the funeral. Whether In the cotton fields of the South. In the pusses of tho llhlge mountains In Virginia, or Hear tits banka of the Mtsalsalppl during thla hour of sorrow, every train will halt ns a tribute to life memory of the late presl* pasae nger ,,Ic- iii official, from the engineer or do-the porter, will wear n pc its a token of regard ami the esteem In whlelt President Spencer tvna held. The inaehlne shops over the entire system, and the hundreds of.offices nVoesaarV In the transaction ot Mialneas for the thousands of miles ot rails, will be closed to (he public during the funeral. ■•resident Spencer was known personally | to titan) of the minor employ - * “ If tin* «’OIU puny. ,„d was a general favorite among -it ' Tile engineers of the road from Wash ington to Atlanta and St. Diula knew him, and nowhere wnn the shock felt more than among these men In the ranks of the flouthern roft'L OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I GOTHAM M T .LK p TRU8T ce uR | % New York. Nov. SO.-Another O O step toward lo-eent milk was O O taken today. The mllktrustl* « o determined to. force the retail a O price up from *5 and # cents to O 0 8 and 10 cent!*- These new retail O 0 rates are to be put in force on D 0 January 1. OUOOOOOOOtHJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The funeral will be held tomorrow. The body of President Spencer was removed to hla mansion on Massachu setts avenue. Washington, where the funeral will I* held. Mr. Spencer, according to present HI be burled In New York. Ing the horrible stale of urfulrs, the women and children In tho trtiln which tlsttlt death were calm and there was no screaming or crying. The passen ger* hurried from the train and Mr. t'uesta anil several others assisted the women and children tip the steep em bankment. One of the first to recover from the effects of the wreck which killed Pres ident Samuel Spencer, of the Southern rallwny, was an Atlanta man, and for- i getting his own bruises, he plunged 1 amltl the debris and did what he could I to alleviate the sufferings of others. This Atlanta inun Is A. L. Cuesta, of LaFrance avenue, Edgewood. and sen ior member .of the big cigar inanufac* luring linn of Cuesta, Key & Co. When tho engine of the fast second train plunged Into the car that con tained President Spencer and his friends. Mr. Cuesta had Just risen from the berth 111 hie state room anil had started to wash for breakfast. As he reached to turn on the water, he was told of the wreck. And It was in a startling manner he got thl. In- olhe^'inX^'iuZ room 'oo.mpYed'by formation. The large glass globe that Mr. Cuesta anil there he was cared covered a Plntach light fell crashing on for. the head of the Atlanta man, and Im , A A. th *‘ »I me no physicians had Cuesta and never learned hi. name, but Ihe man was tiulte stout—went to where K. A. Morrill, private secretary to Pre.ldcnt Spencer, was lying, with debris piled on top of him. This man was found right at (lie engine, and although he was rescued a few minutes after the trains came to gether, he was severely burned, so rap idly did the lire, which caught Imme diately. make progress. His hair was singed nearly off and hi* hands and face were blistered by the flames. Mcr- wes carried by Mr. Cuesta and SOUGHJJY JAPAN SlMnghal, Nov. 30—Disinter.*(nl ob servers In Korea' afa of the oplnlotj that Japan'la trying to pick a new uuarre) with china over'the posses sion of tho province of Kandu, at the headwater* of the Ynlu river. GOT INSIDE RATES OVER BIG SYSTEM Salt Lake. Utah, Nov, 3u.—Methods by which the Denver nntl Rio Grande llallroud Company has secured a mo nopoly' of the coal business In the stutn of Utah and has prevented competition, have been disclosed before the Inter state commerce commission at Its ses sion here. From testimony given by witnesses whom Attorney J. T. Marchand suc ceeded In producing. It was shown that for years the Utah Fuel Company and the Pleasant Valley t’oal Company have enjoyed preferential ratee on nil the commodities shipped by them over the Rio (Irande system. The evidence brought out some *s- toumllng facts regarding the disposi tion by the Utah Fuel Company of the lands which It obtained by ulldged fraud from the government. private secretary made as comrnrtable ” lu same time other pas- as possible under ihe circumstances, , tills city, died at his home In Hast n ,, n iv a short Mr. i'uesta returned to-the wrecked Rome Wednesday night at -I o'clock, ar it onty ‘ private car and again look up hi* He was 74 years of age and had been J. PIERPONT MORGAN. IN WHom'Hands Rests Selection of Samuel Spencer’s Successor. railway disasters reveals tho fact that this was the firs: instance In the coun try’s history where a railroad presl- dent was hilled In n week on his own line. Flagman Went Back. This official statement regarding tho wreck was Issued by General Counsel A. P. Thom, of the Southern, this morn ing: •'When Mr. Spencer* train had pro ceeded below Lynchburg about 8 or 10 miles the defective coupling broke and the 'rain (airted. ,As soon as the nccl- Cnntinued on Page Nina. me neau oi me aiwius uBm, '*'■ , -v —: —,,— r"i — , — • , C. J. Warner. wa. thrown headlong through the door ;rpV,TJ!e i ^L;•eY^^r h « , ‘a < !e , J , ?v.'; U h r ^o‘ m 0 o , j 1 J Warner of his state room and landed In n vaseline he hnd In his grip. With the ’ * # ’ —C .'/’ 1 heap. private xecretary made a* comfortable |" n °ld and Jilchly, respected citizen of Almost at the sengem In this car- lBI UIIU m distance front the engine—peered from f or victims.' *" In feeble health for some time. The their berths and anxiouHly Inquired This name stout, mini who Hsslstr I deceased leaves, beside his wife, two what had happened. Mr. ('uesta at the beginning ugnli sons, Eduard Warner, of Atlanta; iimt'intlv realizing that u disaster helped the Atlanta man and the tw» Charles Warner and Miss Lula War- . . . - 7L , into ili* ’ delved Into tits wreckage to extricate ner. of Rome. The funeral services hnd occurred, Mr. (uesta got Into the | 10(ly (l) w |,| c , t „ protruding hand ! will be held tills afternoon at 3 o’clock rest of his clothes and left the ear. In belonged. *t St. Peters Episcopal church. fact, lie Was one of the first to reach Like Trojans did th» Atlanta msn : the Injured, for at the time of the col- . and Ills helper work to extricate thin i OOjOJTWOODQOOtWJOOOOatSOOOOO listen he wa. the only passenger who J SSjF-ftnr Mr. Uuesi. say. he » .ursjO DCA LaS LJTTLe' EFFECT O wan not tutleep. A Terrible Sight. And It was a terrible sight that met his eyes when he stepped from his coach. The wreck occurred at a point where them was a steep embankment »» each side, and piled In this cm was the wreckage of President Spencer's private car. Mr. Cuesta went at once to where the engine of hla train was plied high with debris, and with two other passengers he helped remove Ihe negro portera, one of whom had his eye gouged out. "The Impact,” said Mr. Cuesta at his home Friday morning, "split Pres ident Spencer's car In half ns clean os If cut by a knife, and on each side of our train were the dead and dying and wounded. On the left was a man about 35 yearn of age. with a clean ehaven face and refined feature*. He was dead. On that aide, too, wu Frank T. Redwood, the Baltimore man who met death. .. . , "One ot the ntosl touching sights I have ever seen, and one | hope never to see again,” continued Mr. Cuesta. “wa* when Dispatcher Davis died. We took him from the wreck and put him In a field along side the track, and while he was conscious, he seemed to know the end was near. I could not stand the sight, and I turned away to search for more wounded.” Woman War* Calm. ! that life was extinct—but It was „ , - _ useless fight- The flames which stall* ;0 _ ON PRICE OF 8T0CK. O ed Immediately after Ihe Impact en- 1 C New York, Nov. 30.—The*ileath O rroached upon them Inch by inch and * O Samuel Spencer, president of the Q they were forred to give till* body to C Southern railway, had practically O the finmos. O no effect on the price of that stock O Spencer's Body Burnsd. *" < l uu " ,l l ln Wall street today. O That this wns the body of President if XAT dici,g Spencer Mr. Cuesta feels certain, hut It o rent In the opening trading this O wax Impofttilblt to (xtrlrate It. P!l(* I 0 morning. Ax uxual. It wa* traded O high on It were h<»avy timber* of the 0 In very lightly. O wrecked «*oach and they had nothing 100O0000OOO000000000000OO0O with which to work. Finally the flAttieM were in control and were rapidly eating their way Into the bagguge coach of the train which did the terrible work. Then It wa« I that the rondmnzter of that xectlon of j the Houthern came upon the acene and ; with a corp* of volunteer* tried to e X - . tingulidi the flames by a bucket brl- j gade. but the ft re only Increased. Bee - j Ing that the entire train wax about to be coneutned. thlx band of volunteer* threw out the baggage In the car and managed to *ave most of It. The car In which .Mr. Cutata wax rid ing wan about 100 feet from the engine and where the private necretary to Prexldent Spencer wax found. AnJ right In front of Mr. Cueata’a mate room were found Prexldent Bpencer’a various railroad pa*sex. “Thl* ahowa,” aald Mr. t.'uexta, “how far the engine of hi* train nhoved and I ploughed along after the tollMon with Mr, Cuesta oayx that Botwhtw*tad- It* burden of dead, dying an** Injured DIES Chicago. Nov., 30.—Otlo Young mul ll-mllllonalrs rent estate man former ly owner of the Fair store died sudden ly at his home at I p. m. before It finally stopped.” Private Secretary Merrill told Mr. Cuesta that he had no Idea how he got out of the car and he practically knew The special council committee on mu nicipal: ownenhlp of the.gas and etae- trlc. lighting. plant Friday morning unanimously adopted a resolution recommending the appropriation of $50u for a thorough Investigation of the practicability of the proposition. This was the first active step taken by the city officials looking towards municipal ownership of the plant, arid the fact that not a member of the committee looked upon Ihe .appropria tion with disfavor Is token by the advocates of municipal ownership as an evidence that council realises Just how strong tho sentiment for a cUy lighting plant Is ln Atlanta. The |5«0 Is. to be spent In making careful survey of the streets; an In spection as far as can be had of the present privately owned plant: as es timate of what It would cost the city to bulhl a plant; an appraisement of what tho actual vnlue of the present plant Is; what the cost of production would he In a municipal plant, taking Into consideration ull local conditions; what gas and electric light could profit ably be furnished t,. patron- for hi tlto city; how much thn city would save If she furnish*,1 her own light In stead of paying tlOO.nno to the present private company. Goea to Council. The resolution will be Introduced In council alontlay. It I- highly probable Hint the rejoin of the committee will be adopted with little or no opposi tion. The contract will be let-to an Atlanta firm of electrical and mechanical en gineers, It being generally understood thnt this firm will be the Hall-lllgcs Company, which aided the committee Very materially by securing reports of a large number of lighting plants, pri vately and municipally owned, all over Ihe country. Sir. Roland B. Hull, Jr., of the Hall- Illgsa Company, attended the meeting. He submitted the report of his Inves tigation, which proved to be thorough and neeurnto. The rejiort 'bowed so plainly tile advantages of. municipal ownership thut tho committee devoted onty a few minutes to discussion be fore adopting the resolution. Mr. Hall submitted' a compilation from government statistics results from the operation of twenty gas plants ap- proachlng the slxe of the dfie In this city. Fifteen of these twenty are under private management nnd two tire tnii- nlclpally operated. This table showed that the plant that produesd gas the cheapeit was a mu nicipally.owned onet that thi, plant told gas the cheapest of Ihe twenty, and yst rsapad the greatest return on the investment. The other of the municipally.owned plants produced gas cheaper than any of the eighteen privately-owned plants, with the exception of one, whose cost of production was the same: only ona private plant furnished gas as cheap, and none cheaper, and yet it had reaped mors than 12 per cant profit eg th* in vestment. Coat of Gss. Tits first plant.produced gus for 5J 1 -2c (ter thousand ft., and sold gas for 31 per thousand, with a 36 per cent dls ■ count for cash, and yet reaped 15.1 per cent on the return Investment. The second municipally-owned plant pro duced gnu for 58 cents Jter thousand feet, -old It for tl. and reatted a return of 12.4 per cent. None of the privately-owned plants In cities the slae ot Atlanta produced or sold gss as cheap as the first, amt only one aa cheap as the second. Yet both reaped large returns. The municipal ownership committee meeting was attended by Alderma.i Key. eh.ilrinun: Alderman Qullllaii, Coundlmen Ellis, Terrell and McEach- ern. "We can't judge altogether by the experience of other cltlee,” said Coun cilman Terrell. 1 "Lorn! condition* will , have to enter ‘ largely Into our discussion of the prop osition. We must consider the price of coal, of labor, the i-K-uflar condition of our streets and other matters. There Is a wide discrepancy In the cost of Continued en Page Thirteen. Mrs. P. L. Moore III. Mrs. P. L. Moore, of Cedartown, Ga. mother of R. T. Moore, manager of the Daniel shoe store, and Dr. P. L. Moore Is lying critically III at her home. Mfs. R. T. Moore spent Thursday night at the bedside. Her many friends In At lanta will hop* for her recover} - . Pittsburg. I 1 *.. Nor. JO.—V Gardner, who Is said by the pa have an unenviable record, was i ad last night after he had attack attempted to rob Gram Marl Washington, D. C. ‘ J