Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-22
BRAVE MISS SCpTT
Her Presence of Mind Saves Her from vio-
lent Death.
New York Times.


George s. Scott, the capitalist. is one of
the most popular men in Wall street.
Everybody knows hin; everybody likes
him. Yesterday, though. his hand was
shaken with even unusual earnestness by
friend after friend who called at his office.
And there was good cause, too, for the
congratulations that were showered up-
on him.
Mr.. Scott has q country home down at
Seabright, and one of the attractions of
that home are two pretty daughters. Miss
Lulu Scott, who is Is years old. is a most
accomplished and daring equesterienne.
On Saturday, accompanied by two gen
uemen friends she mounted one of her
favorlte horses, thoroughbred, cross
country hunter, and set out for pleasant
ride down the Oceanic road. The little
party were going along pleasantly when
suddenly, Just around bend in the road.
appeared two Jersey buggies. each with
man and whip in great activity. Jer-
sey was having race. Down the road at
the maddest sort of a pace came the
wagons, pell-mell. A collision seemed in,
evltable for Miss Scott and her friends
on horseback so recklesSly came the
plunging buggies.
The young ladies turned her Lexington
colts head to the side, but the man in the
buggy on her side of the road, suddenly
discovering what was ahead. lost all his
presence of mind and wheeled with q
rush to the left, aiming fairly at the i'm
perlled young woman. Too late he gavs
another wrench at the reiuS and brought
his excited animal sharply to the right,
but there was no escape now, and Miss
LuIuS friends sat tranSfxed on their
steeds, too far distant TO be of any ser
wee, and waited through moments that
seemed hours for the sequel of the reck-
less racing. Down suddenly crouched the
Intelligent hunter at word of
command from the brave girl on his
back-crouched to make a desperate leap
to carry If he might his fair burden over
the danger that threatened her safety.
While they waited breathlessly, Miss
Lulus friends had no doubt of what the
result would be to the rider. if but the
Lexington powers were sufficient to en-
able him to clear the obstacle before him;
for In all this country round there are
rev young ladies who can compare with
Miss Lulu Scott on horseback. She rides
across country, reckless of bitches. care
less OF fences, regardless of hedges, dar-
ing everything-a rider as brave as she
is graceful
But just then that buggy horse turned
with a leap further aside even as Miss
SCOTS hunter sprang upward and for
ward. There was a sad collision. The
buggy horse was hit fairly on the head
by the hunter and fell instantly dead, his
neck broken. Miss SCOTS horse, i'm
peded by this collision, strained too
much, his back broke, a blood-vessel at
his heart burst-he too sank dead on the
moment.
And Miss Scott: Through the air she
was shot headlong squarely at the front
of the still moving buggy. She fell upon
the dashboard; it smashed into bits be-
meath the weight of her body. Then she
fell below on the whif1letree of the wagon
and at the feet of the horse lying there
prone and dead. Had that animal been
but manned the end would have peen her
death sure: as it was, not scratch, not
bruise, did she suffer. There seemed Il
miracle in it.
And this is why George S. Scott was
congratulated so warmly by friend after
friend yesterday. He was one of the
happleSt fathers this town ever saw