The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-03-21

SAD DEATH OF AN OLD MoNoNGA-
LANA SMALL KKETcH OF His HIS
ToRY.-We publish below an account
of the sudden death of George Scott,
taken from the Gibson City, Illinois,
Courier, which will be of interest 10
his many relatives--the Evans,
Dents and Scots in this state.
George Scott was born, not at Nor
gantown, but at Granville. He was
the son Of Felix Scott who laid out
Granville. Felix Scott was the son
of Col. David Scott, one of the first
settlers of Monongalia county and
held the original patent fer the 400
acres of land whereof Granville is a
part, "tomahawk' right, originally
urveyed about 177S. Felix Scott
married Nancy, daughter of Capt.
John and Margaret Evans Dent in
1871 and George was their first born.
Felix was man of remarkable char
acter, splendid physique and brave
as lion. He represented this coun
ty in the Virginia House of Delegates
in 1878 or thereabouts. But Vir-
ginia could not hold his restless spir-
it. In 1920 he went to Missouri, and
served for considerable time in the
Senate of that State. From thence
he went to California in 1S49 and in
q few years thereafter he moved to
Oregon. There he was very prosper
Gus, owning a large rancho stocked
with horses and cattle Shortly pre-
vious to the late war, and when over
80 years of age, he came to the
estates" as they called it, to buy
blooded stock. He visited his son
George in Illinois thence went to
Kentucky purchased fine horses and
cattle to improve his Pacific coast
breeds, started home overland, and
his stock was stampeded and he and
his men brutally murdered by the
Indians. So persisted one of the
boldest and bravest men of modern
times.
The saddest news that it has been
our duty to chronicle since taking
charge Of this paper, is the tragic
death of"Uncle George" Scott, which
took place at his residence in this
city at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening.
The following are the sad facts: On
Monday morning Mr.. Scott went out
to shovel snow from the walks. Find
ing his mittens too clumsy, he ex-
changed them for thinner pair and
froze his hands quite badly. This
he did not discover, however, until
he entered the house, when the pain
became so intense that he tainted.
Restoratives were applied, his hands
were cared for, and he was soon in a
fair way to be about again. But on
Tuesday morning about o'clock he
was attacked by an acute pain in the
stomach, and was compelled to arise
from his bed. Clothes thoroughly
saturated with kerosene and turpen-
tine were applied to his chest and
abdomen and the pain was soon allie
waited. But when he arose to retire
to his room. he staggered as if about
to fall and Miss Laura Ellis, who is
visiting there, stepped between him
and the stove, but in doing so her
dress touched the red hot stove, TO-
nited and was soon in flames. Mr..
Scott, not thinking ofhis own danger,
caught up his overcoat and wrapped
it about the burning girl. The fire
caught in the bandages on his hands,
spread to his body, and, fed by the
kerosene and turpentine, had soon
completely enveloped him. Still he
retained his presence of mind, asked
his wife to open the door, rushed out
and threw himself headlong into
drift of snow. His wife whose hands
were terribly burned and Miss Ellis,
who by this time had extingushed
the flames in her own garments, did
all they could for him but in vain.
AS soon as he arose the flames burst
forth anew and he was so badly
burned that he died at the time stat
ed above, in spite of all human eff
forts.
George Scott was born in Morgan
town, Va, March 22nd, 1918 so that
he was II years, 10 mos. and 25 days
old when he died. He, with his ia
ther and the rest of the family, moved
to Missouri in 1920, resided in that
state until 1887 and then removed
to Putnam county, Ill. He was mar
ried Nov. 30, 1888 to Miss Harriet B.
Phillips, a daughter of Capt. Phillips,
who won considerable fame in the
"Black Hawk War;" Mr.. Scott lived
in Putnam county, until 1857 with
the exception of one year which he
spent in California during the gold
fever, of 40. From Putnam county,
he moved to Henry, Marshall county,
where he became one of the largest
grain dealers in that part of the state
He moved from there to Ford county,
in 1870 and since then has resided
here. He leaves a wife and four
children, three boys and one girl, to
mourn his death. His life was one
of adventures and his chara cter above
reproach. Always ready to fly to
the assistance of others regardless of
the consequences to himself. The
funeral services will be held at his
residence to-day Thursday at IL
A. NJ, Rev. j. G. Brainard officiating.
The sorrow stricken relatives COM
mand the deep sympathy of all in
their sad affliction.