The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-30
DIR. scorT DIES IN THE WHITE HOUSE
A Little More thnn 81 Month After the Death
OF HI, Daughter. the Presidents Wiz.


WAsaIaaroS. Now 20--Thc Rev. Dr. John
". Scott tho venerable father-n law OF Pres
iient Harrison. died ut 10 o'clock this after.
noon at tho White House. His illness was
short. lie went to indianapolis with tho party
that ACCOMPANIED Mrs. Harrison's body. lie
| bore the fatigue OF tho trip very well and re.
| turned 10 Washington IN his usual health.
On Saturday. Nov. IL. he caught cold and
| was compelled to 60 TO bcd and place himself
| under Doctors cure. At u o'clock this morn
| ing he was rational. and held short CONVEX
sat!yn with Lieut.. Parker. who had been sit.
ting up wiki him. At $50 the family were
| called TO the bedside. as the nurse thought he
| WAS dying.
| They remained in the room until o'clock
! and then left the patient having rallied.
| Throughout tho day until about o'clock the
| family thought there was e chance for his re-
covery. OWN. to tho great vitality he had
shown. At > o'clock DR.. Scott again began to
| decline and did no, again rally
There were present ut The bedside the fresi-
| dent. Mrs. Mckee. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harr-
son. Lieut. Parker and Mrs. Parker Russell
Surott; DR.. SCOTS Erendson. and DR. Tmn,s
| oiwhich Dr. scott was member. 49,
| ,I1hn ". scott. the only surviving son. anu Mr.
Mah"s wrrg me 1niy msmoels OF e., the ia MY
,runctal services VIII Ie held in the last
Noon 9 Of ;nG Who SnIs , on phM I "iss
'v%nins f"r was hnr Ton s iS where the 6oiS
rucst"d hy Dr scott. beside that OF his wife.
WHO was buried there in 1876 and that OF his
t!n. capt Horace scott.
the funeral PARTY. viii return inmcdiutcE
to WASH .nI'on. Judge scott will not be nbir
to attend the funeral e. he ha. "st reaehsa
ten led tho fune al Of Mrs. Harrison.
Tho death Of Or. Scott is tho ninth that lns
1iansiSn Since The he G"rinnIns Of President
i@TIso" hdmn!s,,"iHN Inc rr 's lnr' VIA
lar.sSas o', l.i 1S VIZ 'iss' Q, rFyss
lighter. VIII" nai Heon employed in THO White
House for Iunrter OF y century: Frank A.
a a" mt ISsTnnn "rSfi'rr Mrs Harrison"
:, DR.. nnrhncr, the "ttopding physician; SAYS
tn, immcdlat" cause OF Or. Scoti,s d"nth was
ssnht on Week exc aao +" was %,s Swca ~ eV' low
fever viii ia greatly rrostt atei him..
=, Nhen mis- had run i'a course !. ,iiGht renr.
iorty-"ight hours. on saturday night there
was turn for III" worse. aud he rapidly sank
The Eev. John wit.hersroon Scott was bornq at
at E n was Sssa' as
tol!rE". at Washington. Ia. HIS iathrr ieinre
him wa,a minister. He married early in lie
Mary Neal of Pennsylvania. At the time o.
his daughters marriage to Zen amin l!arri-
son II" was ropdUclns:@ young la'Iie.s' semi
mary at oxford. o. A, Il" advanced in years
he gave W. preaching. and while his snn-in-
law wasa United states senator he was APP
loin'ci to n rlorkship in the Pension ONCE.
When the Present Administration came in ho
res sn::i his clelSsl, hip and ,oernme a member
- the Presidents household. For IL man ~
years old he was remarkably active and until
within Il few days of his death =" was fro
pHentiy seen on the streets in Washington.
After going to live in the White House lie was
provided with u man servant. who was in
struCteI to accompany MIN In all his daily
wal KS IN the early part OF the Harrison Ad
ministration many o. Or. SCOTS religious ac-
rnatutances imagined that he exercised con-
siderable influence with tho President. as far
rs the distribution Of Federal patronage was
concerned Day after day the venerable gen
tl"man was appealed 20 by religious Office
seekers: until the President gave orders that
Private Secretary llai!ord before seeing the
Doctor