The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
FRANK D. SCOTT
 IS DROWNED Young Man Met Death
 In River. TIE BODY IS NOT RECOVERED Patrolman Graham Tried to Save
 Him. Tragedy Took Place in Alabama River, Three Miles from the City, Where Mr. Scott Had
 Gornc With Friends
 

Calling vainly for help that was be- yond reach, Frank D. Scott, we'll known young Montgomery man, was swept on by the swift current of the Alabama Kiver yesterday afternoon at 3:3o o'clock and drowned with the fingers of his friend, policeman Ed ward W. Graham. almost touching his hand.
 Mr. Graham and Goodwin Jones of this city had established "a camp on the river bank two miles above Jack son's Ferry, near MT. Scott's farm. They invited MT. Scott out yesterday to spend while. MT. Scott went over early in the afternoon and round Mir. Graham at the camp. A swim Tn men stripped and went in. Mir. Ora. ham says that after a reasonable length of time he told Mir. Scott it was time to come out, as his lGra- ham's) fingers were cold. MT Scott, however seemed having such a good time that in spite of his friends wern- ing, he decided to stay alone. MT. Graham grew uneasy. for MT. Scott was anything but a good swimmer, and went back in the water after starting for shore to dress, and showed Mir. Scott that the current. which at this point Is very sweft. was dangerous. In spite Of this, Mir. Scott persisted in staying in the water. and leaving hims MT, Graham went ashore and started dressing.
 When half clothed. he heard Mir. Scott call once for help. He turned, and, running back to the water. saw Mir. scott,s head appear above the surface of the stream some twenty feet from the sand bar on which he had been plashing about. MT. Graham diyed in and swan after his friend, but an eddy seemed to have caught him. for he sank, only to reappear again ten feet away Mir. Graham struck out for him at full speed. and was only a yard or so away when Mr.. Scott,s face showed moment above the surface and disappeared. Mir. Graham lurched to the place, and. treaainR water second. diyed under, groping bout, but did not touch any, thing. He repeated this several times until swept so far along. for his own safety, he had to turn to the shore.
 Running back along the little strip of beach, he called to a negro fisher man who was acting as camp COOK. and launching small boat, they dived from it repeatedly searching for the drowned man. but without success. The negro says that at one time he touched Mir. Scott, but 1t is thought he Is mistaken.
 For nearly an hour they searched dragging the river with pole and doing everything in their power to re- cover the body, but finding 1t useless Mir. Graham came ashore dressed, and going to Pickett Springs teleph toned the news of the tragedy to Mir. Scott's father-in-law, w. C. Rosser, of S2o Hull street. who was at his daugh- ter's house on the farm spending q few days.
 Mir. Rosser and others went to the scene. while Mir. Graham came to the city and told of the death of his friend He stopped long enough to get Good win Jones, and together they went back, driving the Scott horse and bug gy. which had been left at the camp.
 A searching party consisting of c T. Fitzpatrick, Dan Hudson. George Walker and Bert Francisco took a mo. tor car and went out immediately, while several other parties went to the scene in buggIes. The river was drag Eed until last midnight by them but without any trace of the body being found. Using the available boats oi the vicinity the river was dragged for several miles down stream and when midnight came the tired searchera came back to the city.
 At an early hour this morning a large party of men went to the river and a watch will be kept along the banks of the stream as Tar down a. Montgomery.
 MT. Jones and several friends will take launches and drag the river with nets and every effort will be made ts secure the remains.
 MT. Graham refused to come to town last night and stayed at the camp where he is stiIl trying to find the body. Several men are with him and the work was kept up all night.
 Frank Scott was one of the best known young men of the city. Ills father. M. c. Scott, was for long time identified with extensive agricultural interests in Montgomery county. At present he is visiting a resort In the North Carolina mountains. but is ex- pected home in a day or so. tele- gram was sent him this morning ln- forming him of his sons death.
 Frank Scott was engaged in farm ing and had a small truck farm near the scene of the accident. He has been very successful with the work and insisted on keeping the place when his father sold out his agricultural in- terests to W. M. Marks.
 The young man married Miss Maude Rosser about five years ago and Is survived by her and his two little AIJ