The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-15
JAMES w. SCOTT DEAD
OWNER OF THE CHICAGO TINES
HERALD A VICTIM OF APoPLExY.
Died Suddenly at the Holland House,
New York, Yesterday Afternoon
Tributes from Personal Friends.

NEW YORK, April Thames W. Scott
chief proprietor and editor of the Times
Herald, of Chicago, and The Evening Post
of that city, died at the Holland House.
in this city, at 2:45 o'clock to-day Mr.
Scott arrived in this city on Friday last
from Chicago with his wife and niece and
adopted daughter, Miss Grace Hatch. He
was apparently in good health and spirits
but said to his friends that he had been
overworked and intended to visit Old Point
Comfort and Virginia Beach to take
complete rest for some weeks. On Satur-
day night Mr.. Scott was at the Hotel
Waldorf with Capt. John Allen, of the
United States navy, and some other friends
He then complained of feeling the effects
of the strain he had been under since
the consolidation of the Times and the
Herald. This morning he complained of
pain in the left side and asked that a
doctor be called in to attend him. DR.. John
A Irwin, of No. IA West Twenty-ninth
street, was summoned. He found that Mr.
Scott was suffering from renal calculus,
caused by the passing of a stone from the
kidneys to the bladder. DR.. Irwin treated
Mr.. Scott and he became much better
He asked if he might leave his room at
the hotel and take drive in Central Park
with Mrs. Scott. DR.. Irwin advised him to
remain quiet and left his patient at noon
At 1:30 o'clock DR.. Irwin was again hastily
called to see Mr.. Scott. He found that his
patient was suffering from an apopletic
seizure which he knew must prove fatal.
ing became stertorous and he lost con-
sciousness. He died half an hour after he be-
came unconscious and passed away in that
condition Mrs. Scott and Miss Hatch were
with him when he died.
The news of Mr.. Scott's death spread
quickly and number of his friends in
the city and from the West, who happened
to be in New York, called and sent to Mrs.
Scott their coincidence and expressions of
deep sympathy. Among those who called
were Ambrose Butler, James S. Metcalfe,
of Life; Walter Durham, Moses p. Handy
and John r. Wilkie, who returned from
London yesterday.
TRIBUTES FROM FRIENDS.
Capt. John Allen, U. s. N, said that he
was never more shocked than when he
heard of Mr.. Scott's death. He considered
that his loss to Chicago would be frrepar-
able. He had an immense influence in po-
ltical and municipal affairs. and invariably
did what was right II was at the Waldorf
with him last night" said Mr.. Allen. ''NIr.
Scott never appeared in better spirits. i
asked him why he had called the conso1-
idated newspaper the Times-Herald. He
said, laughing. When the paper is folded
the word Times will be on the inside
and t5a the Herald g sdntt always
good man. and shall miss him more than
/ can tel.'
and / spent considerable time with Mr..
Scott on Friday evening. He was in re-
aa gdoa toa eut US that ha
tended to stay for three weeks at Old Point
Comfort and Virginia beach: and have a
complete rest from all business affairs.
ticular personal friend OF his. cannot ex-
press my feelings since ! heard Of his
Mr. John wilkie said: II only arrived
from London yesterday. ! was horrified
and fellow-journalist had died. wrote to
him from London when heard OF the con-
soldation of the Times and Herald under
his management, congratulating him and
expressing my belief tnat under his direc-
financially and would prove a great factor
in the public interest. He was president
of the Press Club and l succeeded him in
Or. irwin said: .sMr Scott's death was
due to apoplsxy He was at short h,4 I'M, man land and
was fatty degeneration of the heart. Mr..
Scott had long suffered from renal calculus.
Ing ls,s and nd Mr. Scott did not leave his bed
The agony caused him to thrash about in
sci in the brain and caused mis- death. The
kidney trouble had nothing 70 DO With his
death beyond that It asausi, eansed the activity
The funeral viii take place In Chicago.
but no date has as yet been nxed: Mt.
fo-morrow afternoon by the West Shore
limited. The Eastern newspaper men, will
make arrangements 70 escost the body TO
morrow morning to complete the arrange
ments.
MIR. SCOTS BUSINESS CAREER.
James Wilmot Scott was sborn In Wall
uorfh county, Wisconsin, near the Illinois
line. In June, 1S49. When boy his parents
removed to GaIena. ILL.,. where they both
remained until they died. The elder Scott
was for many years postmaster Of Galena,
having been appointed by Grant. James
WI passed through the public schools OF
Galena and was then s4nt to Beloit, Wis,
college. where ne spent two years in the
academic course. Leaving college he went
| for short time TO New York city, where
| he vas engaged in business. but occasion
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