Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-30
REV. DR.. SCOTT,
The Aged Father-in-Law Of
President Harrison,
Died at 4.l0 O'clock tuesday After
noon, Passing Away Peacefully.
THIS Second Bereavement Falls Heavily o. the
President and Ms Family.

WAsIftsGroS, Nov. 2S+-Rey. Hr. JohI
Wnherspooa Scatt, President Harrison
father-in-laE, died at 4 10 o'clock this after
noon. The aged Invalid passed ava,
peacefully He had been unconscious fol
an hour. Stimulants were administered
hypodermically bat only served TO delay ths
inevitable
The President and family are very much
prostrated at the bereavement. The White
House Was closed to visitors today and the
usual semi.weekB cabinet meeting was
omitted.
DIR. Scott was born in Beaver county
Pa. January 32. 1900. He was the son OF
George McElroy Scott, who went from
Bucks county TO. Beaver county to take
charge of the Presbyterian church.
Dr. Scott graduated from college at
Washington, Pa, and subsequently took d
post graduate course at Yale. He after
ward accepted professorship in the college
from which he graduated, which position he
held two years.
About this time he married MARY Neal,
going West, and he accepted professor
ship in Miami University at Miami, Ohio,
in ls2o. While there three children were
born to them Elizabeth, afterwards Mrs.
Lord Carolina, afterwards Mrs. Harrison,
and John Neal Scott
A number of years later DR.. Scott
founded the Oxford, Ohio, Female Col
ie2 and in 1880 became its president.
As he advanced in years DR.. Scott gave
up college work, and coming To Washing
ton, was appointed to cierkeship in the
interior department, which position he held
until the advent in Washington of President
Harrison, when he resigned and took up his
abode at the White House.
Here he attended to large correspond
ence and -as engaged for months prior to
his death ALI voluminous genealogy ofnthe
Scott family. but was unable to finish it.
DR.. Alexander insisted that committee
man had no right to argue on the objection,
and Col. McCook resumed his seat. DR..
Briggs said that ore of Col. McCook :
points was based on typographical error
in the printed copy and must be dropped.
He declared that the offer made yesterday
to waive his objection to six of the other
charges WAS made conditionslly.
Dr. Alexander's motion TO strike ont
charge four was taken up. Prof. Brown,
OF MON Seminary and foremost of DIR.
Briggs supporters, said the committee had
acted unfairly in quoting part of DIR.
Briggs statements and taking them out OF
their proper connection.
DR.. Hastings, president of the faculty
with which the defendant is connected,
said The change made i'll the charge Is
radical. 1t gives the lie direct TO DR..
Briggs and there is no getting around ii by
casuistry.'
II call Dr. Hastings to order" exclaimed
William K. Worrall, Col. Shepard's private
secretary.
DR.. Hastings was cautioned to use miIdei
language. lie continued by affirming that
Dr. Brigg, should be his own interpreter
and as he disclaimed the charge the charge
should lie dropped vote was taken and
the motion carried, 10 to -. The seventh
charge suffered the same fate by about the
same vote,
Col. McCook asked that an exception Il
the courts action he entered on the record
in behalf of the prosecuting committee
The court took recess till tomorrow.
Brief religious services over the remains
will be- held in the East room of the White
House Thursday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Teuuis S. fIamlin, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. of which the
President and family are attendants
During the afternoon or evening the body
will be taken to Washington, Pa, where IN
tcrment will he made. The President and
family will accompany the remains TO then
final resting place.