The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-22
sSl'lsAT0RS SCOTT
real HERO.
MEXICO CITY HERALD HAS LONG
6RTlcLE ABOUT OUR JUN.
TOR SENATOR.

J.
The press reports gave reports o,
the tesrue made Oh last snrday b,
/. un.tca states Senator =. i. Scott al
two young indies IN d runaway. Fur
Their details are offered BY the Mexico
City Herald, which In their Monda,
edition print the picture OF senate,
gcctt ara hgye This to gay:
SEt..aa e. scatt. tinted States sen
ator from 1Gest Virginia. had So: cely
landed In Mexico @lty yesterday be
fore he became the hero OF n romance
having helped to stop runaway horse
having assisted three Mexican ladies'
TO pIieht, from tho c,rri,ge. and hsv'nr
then held the struggling animals head
on The pavement until the cocherc
could aIight and get It out OF the tan.
gled harness. All OF this haDpened on
Sunday afternoon In Ayeuila Jaurez
the most fashionable thoroughfare oil
the city, which was crowded at the
, time. and but a short distance from
the home OF Minister OF Finance Linn
antour = strenuous afternoon for
even a United States senator.
When the senator arrived Just one
day late to salute Mr.. Root. whom he
euloglzes as n great statesman, he was
Just In time to figure in the episode on
Gale Jaurez. The senator's party. con
sistIng OF himself. his wife, his broth.
er.in-law, william Lennox, Mrs. Len
nox and Miss willabel I-ennox. was
driven to the St. Francis Hotel by
Mrs. David E. Thompson. wife Of the
American ambassador. While the
other members of his party were rest
Ing In their apartments, Senator Scot,
took n wall, toward the central mart nj
the city, and when he was about hall
way between the west end of the Ala,
media anil the kiosk saw the madfened
horse tearing. down the avenue In his
direction. He ran TO the middle of the
street. where the horse struck the
sprInliled pavement and fell. The sen.
ator pulled open the door and assisted
the three ladies TO alight and then
rushed around to the horses head
which he held against the payemen,
while his harness was loosed and he
was eXtricated. A broken shaft was
all the damage done. the ladies' not
being even badly frightened.
Il regret very much" said the sena.
tor. after the affair. that was unable
TO understand what the ladies said,
They were very profuse. | know. In
their expressions OF gratitude for what
little assistance | was able to render
them"
|, After the runaway the. senator re.
turned to the St. Francis Hotel. where
he joined the members OF his party at
dinner.
He Is now one OF the most intluen.
tial members OF the United States
senate. He is one of the senators
CONFUSING the committee on The IN.
vestigation OF the shooting I'm Of
Brownsville. which committee, adj.
jonrned last June ana Will recoprens
In November. He is also a very prom.
incnt member on senate committee on
military affairs. lie met at the 81
Francis hotel last night John r. Dowi.
Ing. of Washington, who spends a
great deal Of his time In Mexico. and
who, being an old soldier, called tho
attention of the senator to the upkept
condition OF the American national
cemetery here. The senator will visit
the cemetery and promised TO do all
possible for securing an appropriation
Tor It's care.
Senator SCOTS party had planned
10 reach Mexico Saturday, In which
event he would have been able to con-
sratllate Secretary Root IN person
upon the success OF his visit TO
Mexico.
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