The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-09-10
Virgil Scott Accidentally Killed.

virgil SC0lt Accidentally Killed.
The sad and distressing news reached
Lamont Sunday by telegram from
Great Bend, Kan, that Virgil Scott,
the Oldest son of Elder Columbus S colt,
had been killed in wreck on the rail
road there.
The Kansas City Star for Sunday,
August 30, contained the following de-
scription Of the accident:
"Great Bend, Kan, Aug. 30 No. 76,
the Sante Fe local freight east, ran into
the branch local engine tonight in the
Sante Fe yards, killing Virgil Scott
brakeman of the branch crew, and seri-
ously injuring Nate Williams, fireman.
Engineer, William Carr, received a
broken leg. His head, too was bruised.
The local freight escaped injury. No
cars were dcrailed, but the branch en-
! CINE was made into scrap iron. The
branch crew had finished it's work in
the yards and was backing it's engine
up the main line track to the "Y" to
turn it before going into the round
house. No. 76 crashed into it at the
west end Of the yards. Neither engine
had it's lights on.
Virgil Scott, the dead brakeman, is
from Lamont, Ia, where his father is a
preacher of the Latter Day Saints. He
! had been here about two years. He
had been married only a few months.
Nate Williams, the fireman is from
Newton. His injuries are such that he
is. not expected = live. He leaves a,
t -----s.'~-,s. - ~ 1tdrClI'
The receipt of the news of this sad
accident cast deep gloom over this
community; and a most tender and
touching feeling of sympathy for the
bereaved parents was absolutely mani
| tested.
Elder Scott was notified by telegram
and arrived Tuesday morning to join
his stricken companion.
The remains of the beloved first born
came Tuesday night accompanied by
the heart-broken wife, Mr.. Byron Bass
and Hemen Thompson, and were inferred
on Wednesday from the Brick Church
at 10 a. M, Elder John Smith being in
charge and Elder E. i. Kelley preaching
, the sermon.
Virgil was born at Lawrence, Mich
May 80, 1879, making him "a years and
3 months old at the time Of his death
/ He was a graduate Of the Lamont High
1 School and of Graceland College.
3 1t seems, as we learn from MIR. Byron
Bass, that Virgil lost his life in trying
l save others. Seeing the approaching
l danger in time to save himself, instead
e of doing so he rushed forward into tn
: cab to warn the engineer and fireman
a and before he could get from there to
L place of security the crash came i
d which he lost his life. When men rush
r ed to the aid of the engineer and fire
S man they said, eco to Scott, he ha
1t saved our lives but we fear has lost hi
e own" Unfortunately both enginee
r and fireman have died; but Virgil los
u ms lie IN Trying 10 save Unenl-a noD
m deed with which to close a young lif
"a and one which will constitute swet
I'll memory in the future.
d, A large concourse Of people attende
er the services at the church and folio,
in ed the remains to their last resti1
ar place i'll Rose Hill.
se The deceased leaves wife to who
a he was married but few months az
g. father and mother, one brother and OF
X. sister, a number of uncles, aunts al
other relatives to mourn his untime
~ death.
II The bereaved ones have the sympatl
NC of the entire community. Lamont 7
70 triot.