The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-15
A CHICAGO JOURNALIST DEAD.
James W. scott of the Times-HeraId
l. Carried on by ApopIezy.

New York. April A-James ".
Scott proprietor and editor OF
the Chicago Times-Hcrald, died sudden
ly Of apoplexy in his room in the Holland
house. at Thirtieth street ana Fifth ave
nue., at 2:S9 o'clock this afternoon His
death was as peaceful as it was uneXpect-
ed. Mr.. Scott arrived in this city from
Chicago last Friday evening. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Scott and their niece.
Miss Grace Hatch. aIr. Scott was then
apparently in the pink of health. Ii was
his intention to spend a few days in New
ork and then proceed TO Cape May and
afterward to Virginia Beach. From there
the SCOTS intended TO return 10 Chicago.
The trip was intended purely for recrea-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott spent Saturday very
quietly, as IL was too rainy to drive out.
He was in his usual health when he re-
tired on Saturday night and he did not COM
plain of illness until after breakfast this
morning. This was at 10 o'clock. Then
he suffered considerable pain in the abdo-
men and DR.. J. A. Irwin was called in
The doctor found that Mr. Scott was af-
tiicted with renal calculas, or stone in the
kidney. The substance passed from the
kidney to the bladder and this caused Mr..
Scott intense pain. His sufferings threw
him into nervous state and
bed be No Mas serious qiSsed results BBoweves TO-
were anticipated and Or Irwin thought
that with few days rest and treatment
pain ceased at noon and Mr.. Scott felt so
much better that he asked the doctor II he
might not take a drive in the afternoon.
DR. Irwin said it would not be wise to tax
his strength and Mr. Scott lay back on
the pillows with a sigh of resignation.
He sank apparently into a peaceful
slumber soon afterwards, but at 1:45
O clock Mrs. Scott, who was alarmed by
his stentorious breathing, hastily sum
moncd DR.. Irwin. who had left the hotel
hardly an hour before. The doctor, after
a brief examination, said Mr.. Scott had
suffered an attack Of apoplexy and was in
a serious condition. It was 2:l0 O'Clock
when Dr. Crook reached the hotel and
twenty minutes later Mr. Scott passed
peacefully away without regaining con-
sciousness. The remains VIII be taken to
Chicago tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Scott
and her netce Will accompany them on the
train.
MIR. Scott was a son of a printer and
journalist and passed his life in the same
vocatiOns. He became publisher of the
Chicago Herald when 1t was founded. and
so continued UP to the time Of his death.
He held a controlling interest In the Chi
cago Times Herald and in the Chicago
ber of a number OF the
leading clubs of Chicago He served four
years consecutively as president OF the
press club, was for six years president
ed president of the American Newspaper
Publishers Associa ton and was president
Of the Fellowship Club at the time of his
death. He was also member OF the Clo-
yer Club of Philadelphia and the New
York Press Club
Mr.. Scott was one of the original pro-
moteTs of the worlds Columbian exposi-
ton. OF which he afterward became a d.
rector a member of the executive com
mittee and chairman of the committee on
printing. He was offered the presidency
of the local board of directors, but de-
clined on account OF the pressure of his
private business