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Show BAD WRECK IN SOUTH. j President Spencer of Southern Rail-' way and Five Others Meet Death. Lynchburg, Vn. Samuel Hpcnccr, president of tho Southern Railway company, and recognized Jos. ono of tho foremost men In tho development of tho southern states, nnd six other persons' 1 wcro hilled nnd olovcu others Injured early Thursday morning morn-ing In n rear end collision, -botweou two fast passenger trains tdn miles Boutll of' Lynchburg and a mllo 'north of Lawyers depot,, Philip York, was among tho killed, together; with other, gjuesti of Mr. .Spencer. Of thoso on Mr. Spencer's car, only Mr. Spencer's prlvnto secretary, K. A. Merrill, of Now York, apd ono of tho thrco.-portors, survived too ncciilcnU, . Tfocfc collision wn hetween tho Jncitsdnvlllfc oxproVa mid V10 'Wash-lruA'Qfl 'Wash-lruA'Qfl Vand Southwestern limited,1, boqli soutlibound. Piesidcnt Spencer iand his entire I'artynHfar ns knqwn, wer6sIee"iiliiB' wTieii'tlio" colTlslun' oc- curjrod.-ftuiL tUtt-UioliablUUca uro. .that all-, of them wcro killed liiHtnntly. It Is ccrtuljii, that llftj was.oxtluct before thf flaincjr'f touched thiri. rrostdent Silencer s body was burned nlmosthc-yoid nlmosthc-yoid recognition. |