The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-28
DROPPED THREE STORIES.
GEORGE p. sCREVEN KILLED BY A
FALL THROUGH A WINDOW.

After Ten Hours From the Time Of
His FalI-Was Never Conscious q
Moment-His Neck Broken by the
Fall.
From the third story window of his
boarding house on Liberty street, opposite
the DeSoto, a few minutes before ! O'Clock
yesterday, George P. screven fell to his
death uopn the hard brick pavement be-
low
He went to his room, which was the hall
room in the third story of the boarding
house kept by Mrs. Wayne, No. e
Liberty street east, few
minutes before the accident oc-
CURED; had taken off his coat
and shoes, as if preparing TO lie down, and
had opened a book which it was evidently
his intention to read while lying on his
bed. He found, it is clear from the cir
cumstances, that there was not enough
light in the room for him to read by and
going to the window to push the blinds, or
shutters open, he lost his balance and fell
out.
The window sill is unusually low, and
the blinds were more easily welded, for
the reason that there was a strong breeze
blowing, and the blind on the western side
of the window flew open without the least
effort. This probably, accounts for the
way in which the young man lost his bal
ance and went head foremost out of the
window with a heavy thud upon the roof
of the stoop below. and from there to the
pavement, where his mangled form lay I'M
ill Mr.. j. NJ Sherier, a boarder at the
house, and Dr. Martin, who lives next
door, rushed out and lifted him into the
house.
Several physicians were summoned to
attend him. Those who made examination
of his injuries were DR.. J. D. Martin, Dr.
J. B. Read, DR.. William Duncan, Dr.
George H. Stone, and DR.. T. ]. Charlton
They found at once that the injuries were
fatal, and that the young man could not
live many hours. Rev. c. H. Strong, rector
of st. Johns church, was soon upon the
scene and prayer was offered in the
presence of the young mans family and
a number of friends who had gathered
hastily in GREATNESS anxiety upon learn
ing of the occurrence.
The physicians ascertained that Mr..
Screven had sustained several severe
wounds. There was a fracture and dislo-
cation of the spine at the neck, which In
itself would have been fatal; there was
also a chest fracture on the left side,
where 1t joins the collar bone; there WAS
a scalp wound on the left side Of the head,
behind at the base of the brain, and a
dislocation of the right hip.
The young mans mother was the only
relative present at the time of the acci-
dent. She was Immediately at his side
and heartsore. She was completely stun
ned with the weight of the grief and an
xiety which had befallen her. Other
members of the family were quickly sent
for.
Mr.. Screven had not been in his room
fifteen minutes when the accident occur
red He had gone up stairs but a few
moments before, having come in from the
street and gone directly to his room. He
had just left his brother-in-law, Mr.. w.
W. Gordon, Jr., at the door, and gone to
rest awhile as 1t seemed. before lunch
Aiiltt ne ndu pdtNldAl uAiuA NH0NAs NhS
heat being almost insufferable at that
hour, and as stated, had opened a book
10 read While lying across the bed. His
shoes were found lying beside the bed eX-
actly as he had left them In taking them
from his feet. The book he had laid aside
10 read was Berlin and SansSoucl, or
Frederic the Great, and his Court"
1t was considered remarkable by the at
tending physicians that Mr.. Screven
eh he li1 bqW-
ing broken his neck in the fan, besides
other injuries which were more or less
serious. With wondrous strength he sur
vived ten hours, when he breathed his
last, a 20 o'clock, attended by DR. Mar
tin and surrounded by his Borrowing rela-
tives.
The deceased was the youngest son of
the late George z. Screven, and leaves a
mother, two brothers and two sisters 10
mourn his death. His two sisters are Mrs.
w w. Gordon, Jr, and Miss Nan Screven,
and his brothers are Mr.. Frank B.
Screven manager of the phosphate indus
try for Conner, Hull & Co, at Hull, Fla.
and Mr.. Murray l.. Screven, agent for the
S. p. Shotter Company at Mobile, Ala
His two sisters are both in Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, where they went
few weeks ago to spend the summer
The brothers were telegraphed of the ac'
cident Immediately. and viii probably b'
In Savannah early tomorrow morning.
MIR. Screven had lived in Savannah near
ly all his life. He was about
Is years old He was educated
here, and soon after leaving schoo
went to Baltimore where he wal
engaged in business for awhile
returning to Savannah. Not Ions
ago he became associated with th'
work OF the park and tree commission o
the city Of Savannah in looking after tn
care of the parks. In this work he wa
successful. The recent cessation OF tn
work by the park and tree commission ha'
caused some delay. and the force was he'll
from continuing its duties. Mr.. Screvel
had his whole heart and interest in thi
work. and had been instrumental In al
reeting some excellent plans for the com
mission. He had received a summons Z
serve on the jury next week, and woul
have been IN the court house this morn
ing. but for the untimely death which be
fell him.
In falling from the window Of the thlr
story OF the house Mr.. Screven's bod
struck against the western end OF tn
roof OF the stoop In front below, evi
IDENTIFY upon the back OF the head, as IN
eye witnesses to the fall from the outsid
declare that his body whirled completed
over in the air from the roof OF the stoo
70 the pavement The roof Is also covere,