Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-26

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Concerning the late Alexander
F. Scott, a man widely known
throughout the entire west, the
Council Bluffs Nonpdrea of yester-
day morning contains the following:
Mr.. Alexander F. Scott died at
the Pacific House in this city yes
terday morning at half-past ten
O'Clock, of consumption, with which
he had been Frustrated for several
weeks. The funeral services will
be held at the Pacific House this
morning, at 10 O'Clock, aud the re-
mains will be buried in Fairview
Cemetery. Mr.. Scott was born in
Ohio; came to Iowa in 1864, ana
entered the service OF the
Burlington and Missouri River Rail
road Company, as General Stock
Agent i'm 1868, and has been in the
service of that company, and Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road from that time, winning the
entire confidence of the companies
he represented, As well as the es-
TEEN and friendship OF the hosts of
men from Chicago to the mountains
with whom he had business rela-
lions. 1t is a rare thing for any
man to transact q large business in
an extended territory, dealing with
all sorts of men under a great varie-
ty of circumstances, tor q long
neriod of time, without giving
offense and making a large
list of enemies, and yet We
are told and believe that Mr..
Scott, living under these circum-
stances, died without leaving on
earth.a known enemy. Friends on
every hand, by scores, and by hum
dreds-enemies none! And few are
the men i'm Iowa or the West whose
loss would have been more deeply
felt by so large a class of business
men, and 1t is meet that his men,
ory be honored, for his virtues were
the friendships he possessed and
cherished. Large-hearted, generous
beyond a thought of self,
with the warmest sympathies
for the unfortunate of every
name and grade, ever ready to LEND
means and strength, and above all
SO deeply welded to the principles
of honesty and integrity, that they
we're never forgotten or laid aside; a
stranger to faisehoOd, or double
dealing, or trickery, or hypocricy
one whose word was truthfulness
and whose promise was conclusive
possessed of great intelligence and
sagacity, his counsel was freely
sought and freely given-all these
reasons and causes being amply SUI.
ficient to account for the legion OF
friends who will mourn his loss.
During his illness at the Pacific
House every attention has beer
given him by bis friends and rela-
tives and by the managers OF the
hotel. Two OF his sisters have been
with him for two weeks past, and
friends here and from abroad have
been constant and unremitting in
their efforts to make his last days as
comfortable as possible.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. r. H. Cleland, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church OF this
city.
The following gentlemen are de.
signated as pall-bearers: George +
Brown, Chicago; w r TOwne, o.
Cresten; Edward McShane, of Oma-
ba; H P Deuel., of Omaha; l. H Gal
liulp, Of BlattsMouthi George L Brad
bury, J H Rogers, and JR with:
row, Of Council Bluffs.
Jacob Gish, Of Omaha, the un'
dertaker, sent his elegant new
hearse hither this morning to carry
the remains of his old friend to thel
final resting place.
w. B. Strong, assistant general
superintendent, W. Reekwith, su.
perintendent Of track and bridges
Of Chicago, E. c. Brown, division
superintendent, Burlington, F. ID
Tubbs, superintendent Of telegraph
lines, Chicago, all of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy rsilroad,
will arrive this morning to attend
the funeral. <