Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-21
DEATHS SUMMONS.
Ex-Congressnan William Scott
Called Hence.
END OF A LINGERING ILLNESS.

His Demise Occurs at Newport, Where He
Had Been Taken in the Hope That q
Change Would BE Beneficial to Him
Sketch OF His Career from Page in the
Halls of Congress to His Election to
That Body from Pennsylvania-How He
Made His Money.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept ELK Repre-
sentative William Scott, of Erie, Pa, died
at midnight Saturday night The body
was sent to Erie by special train to-
| day for interment He had grown worse
during the last day or two, and at IL
| o'clock Saturday night he was so low that
the attending physician decided to remain
by his bedside all night. As it was the
first time that this precaurion was taken,
1t was feared by the family and irqUiring
| friends that the end was near, and at mid
night he passed off quietly. Mr.. Scott
was brought here some days ago and the
change at first was thought TO have bene-
fitted him. An unfortunate turn in his
disease took place Thursday, however. and
it was necessary to recall DR.. Pepper, who
had been attending him but had gone
away for a few days DIR. Pepper imme
diately returned from Philadelphia, but it
was too late. as Mr.. Scott's disease was
accompanied by a complication of the
throat, and all that could be done was to
ease the last days of the dying man.
sketch of His Career.
William l.. Scott was born in Washing
ton on July ,. 1928 His parents were Vir-
ginians. He received a common school
education and when he was ~ years old
| he got an appointment as a page in the
| house of representatives. Senator Arthur
p. German, of Maryland, was a page in
the house at the same time. Nearly half
| a century afterward, in 1884, when Mr..
| Scott was elected to the Forty-ninth con-
| gress, he gave Senator German a gorgeous
| dinner at Delmonico's Young Scott
served as page in the house for six years.
| In 1sis he went to Erie, Pa, as a clerk in
| the shipping business
| Made Money Rapidly.
| Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio
| were attracting settlers from the east,
aud iron mining and shipping interests
| began to develop Mr.. Scott in 1850 Sc
cured an interest in coal fields, then de-
veloping in Pennsylvania, and in
| iron manufacturing and the shipping
! business on Lake Erie. He managed
these varied industries simultaneously
and made money rapidly. As the railroad
| interests of the section developed Mr..
! Scott invested in them until. it is said. he
owned or controlled, as president or di-
rector, %, 900 miles of railroads. Mr.
Scott was elected to congress in 1854, and
was reelected at the end of his term He
seldom spoke in the house.
| Was Fond of Horses.
! Colonel Scott's turf career was varied.
| He paid so 600 for the famous French
stallion RayOn Dor, bought some of the
most choicely bred mares in this country
and abroad TO mate with him and estab-
| lished the Al .-eria stud near Erie. In 1859
he won the great Futurity stakes with his
| gelding Chaos, the son of Rayon Dor,
defeating August Belmont's St. Carl by a
| neck for the $4,000 prize. Torso and
other horses in his stables were frequent
winners last year, and over 100000 went
! to Mr.. Scott's credit at the close of the
year from his turf ventures.