The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-17
CRIPPLED AT FULTON.
Roy Scott Falls Between The Cars
And Both Legs Are Severed.

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Roy Scott, aged a. flagman on
train 80, was thrown from train at
$50 Saturday morning and both
legs were cut off.
Conductor Bob Smith, who was
in charge of the train, gave his ver-
sion of the accident as follows;
Scott was standing on top OF the
caboose as the train was going out
| to the new Yards. For some reason
the air was suddenly applied, and
the Jolt of the sudden stop threw
the unfortunate man between the
caboose and the car attached.
From the report of the engineer
and that of the conductor the con-
cluslon is drawn that the applica-
tion of the air was necessitated IN
order that a switch could be thrown.
The train was moving slowly,
otherwise Mr.. Scott would have
been instantly killed. He was
brought to DR.. Luten's office as
soon as possible, and Drs. MAJOR,
Gourley and Mcclure were called in
consultation. Amputation was
found necessary and both legs were
taken off just below the knees.
The injured man took his misfor-
tune philosophically, uttering no
word of complaint, although he
must have suffered excruciating
pain.
Roy Scott is son OF Dick Scott
a man of considerable wealth and
influence now residing near Nc
Cornell, Tenn, where he was
raised. He came to Fulton about
Is months ago and engaged with
the American Express Company,
which position he held for year or
more. Some two months ago he
severed his connection with the ex-
press company and accepted po-
sition as fagman for Conductor
Bob Smith, moving his family to
Jackson, Tenn, shortly after.
Two years ago he was married to
Miss Annie V. Massengill OF near
Union City, and they have one
child, boy about one year old.
Mrs. Scott was Immediately not1-
fed and arrangements made
through the kindness of Superin-
tendent Lorton-for her to come to
Fulton in a special car.
His parents, who still live near
were also notified.
Roy Scott is we'll known in Full
ton as one of the best young men 1t
ever contained, and in his awful
he has the heartfelt
sympathy of all What makes the
accident more deplorable-if any
thing could make it so-is the fact
that Mr.. Scott was not compelled,
for financial reasons, to take such
dangerous work as railroading as
means of earning a livelihood. He
was of a saving disposition, and
was quite we'll fixed in his own
name. His parents did not want
him to engage in railroading and
pleaded with him to desist, offer
ing, it is understood, TO set him up
in business, but to no avail. Roy
was independent, and had a most
commendable desire to make his
own way in the world. He formed
a craving for railroad life, and
was not satisfied until he had at
tanned the position.
LATER.
Contrary to their expectations,
Roy Scott, the young hagman who
lost both legs by being run over by
a train in the Fulton yards Satur-
day morning will recover. His
wife, OF Jackson, and parents, of
Mcconnell, arrived Saturday eve
ming, and have been with him ever
since the terrible accident, and now
that he will recover there is much
rejoicing. Roy is a mighty fine
boy and we trust that he will see
many happy days yet. In his Attic
ton he has the sympathy of the en- /
tire COMMUNICATIONS Leader.