Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-25
JOHN SCOTT is DEAD.
The President of the Allegheny Val
ley Railroad Passes Away.
PNEUMONIA AND HEART TROUBLE.
The Story of His Life, and the Business
Enterprises He Was Engaged In.
THE REMAINS TO BE BURIED TOMORROW


Mr. John Scott, President and one of the
receivers of the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road, died yesterday morning at his late
residence in the East End. The cause of
his decease was pneumonia and heart
trouble.
Mr. Scott was one of the best known rail-
road men in the United States, and was
generally recognized during his whole life
as one of the shrewdest and most heavily in
terested business men of the city.
Among his interests may be mem
toned the following: In addition to
being President of the Allegheny Valley
road, he was director in the Peoples Saw
ings Bank, director in the Mansfield Coal
and Coke Company, heavy stockholder in
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works and the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Works at Creighton
station. He was at one time President of
the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston
Railroad. and director in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. He was one of the projec-
tors of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works,
and, until short time ago, member of the
firm of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. lie was
also dL Ouc lluc d uaIcCGOI III bnc L aImcIS
Deposit Bank.
A SELF-MADE MAN.
Like other great men of the city, Mr..
Scott was, to remarkable degree, self
made man. He was born in Pittsburg in
1881. His advantages were meager; but he
managed to pick up the rudiments of an
education. At an early age he entered the
wholesale grocery house of Church, Nc
Weigh & Gordon, well-known to the early
residents of the city, on Water street. Some
time about 184S he lett the firm and en-
Sarked in business for himself He opened
large grocery store on Liberty street and
his integrity and honest business methods
won him host of friends. He afterward tired
of the business and sold out.
He entered the railway service as clerk
number of years later, and soon developed
knowledge Of practical railroading. Pro-
motion became certain and easy, and he
kept rising step by step. In 1874 he was
elected President of the "VaIley" road and
continued at the head of the corporation
until the time of his death. About four
years ago, when the "Valley" passed under
the control of the Pennsylvania road, he
was made one of the receivers.
The news of Mr.. Scott's death was a sur
prise to his friends in the city. Mr.. Scott
had been working at his desk two weeks ago
Saturday. About that time he contracted
heavy cold, which settled on his lungs.
In addition to this an old heart trouble set
in, and he suffered terribly. He continued
to grow worse and worse until Saturday,
when he rallied. He continued to grow
stronger, and his family expected he would
tide over the crisis. Late in the night he
took turn for the worse. and, despite the
skill of a number of physicians, he passed
off in gentle slumber.
AN IMPRESSIVE MOMENT.
While the church bells were pealing
forth their sweet summons to worship, and
the sound was waited through his window,
his spirit departed as peacefully as if borne
out on the echo of the chimes. He was sur
rounded by his family at the time.
l. Among his family may be mentioned, be-
sides his wife, his sons, John F., who is
Treasurer of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Works and director in the Masonic Bank
Robert, David Stewart and Charles E.
| Scott, well-known resident of Wheeling,
W. Va. His daughters were Lucy, who is
the wife of DR.. Edwin T. Painter, the we'll
known specialist of this city; Mary, who is
Mrs. Burns, of Memphis, Tenn, and
Ella, who is still living at home. His
father was Thomas Scott, who was at one
time President of the NJ. and NJ. Bank. He
was also brother:in-law of the late David
A. Stewart of Carnegie Bros. & Co.
About Christmas time Mr.. Scott received
| injuries by being thrown from his buggy on
Forbes street, near his home. He was driv.
ing along when his carriage collided with a
buggy. He was thrown out of his vehicle
and was badly hurt about the spine. He
contracted cold at the time, but recovered
shortly. Several of his friends think this
accident was the indirect cause of hi.
death.
A friend of his last evening said that
there was not man in the city who had as
sisted in more public enterprises than haG
Mr.. Scott, he was yet always ready to helI
| anything along, and to number of young
men he had recently given a start in life.
The funeral services will be held at hi
late residence Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. They will be conducted by Rev
George Hodges, pastor of Calvary Eplscopa
Church. The interment will take place il
Allegheny Cemetery und will be private
The pallbearers will be business associate
| of Mr.. Scott.