The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
MAN WHO KEPT
 JUMBO DIES AT LAKEVIEW HOME Matthew Scott, Veteran An imal Trainer, Had Disap- peared om.Public Life NEVER RECOVERED
 FROM LOSS OF PET
Accompanied Pachyderm From London Zoo When
 Barnum Bought Animal

In the little holiday chapel at Lakeview with only others of life's unfortunates, with whom he had been associated for the past two years, as mourners, simple services were said at 1:3O o'clock this afternoon over the body of Matthew Scott. in former days one of the most expert of elephant trainers, personal guardian of the famous Jumbo Iand lifelong circus man. Rev. P. D. Matthias, pastor of the Kings Highway chapel, ofhciated. Following the service with six of his former associates acting as bearers the simple casketawas carried to the little cemetery at the institution. Un- der lowering skies, far from his be- loved England the body of one of the most famous of animal trainers was laid to rest.
 In his day e'Scotty," as he was known not only to circus men but throughout the civilized world, was one of the most valued employees of the old Barnum & Bailey circus. He was special keeper for the gigantic Jumbo in the old London zoo and re- fused to allow his charge to come to America alone when F. T. Barnun bought the famous elephant. In fact he had to be taken along, too, as Jumbo refused to mind other keepers. 'tScotty'' is claimed by circus men to have been the only human able to
 
 one that Jumbo would mind without punishm ei1t.
 During the years that Jumbo was leading attraction in parades and per formances in cities throughout the civilized world no one was allowed to attend him but tsScotty.'' The anil nal and it's keeper were attached to each other in a manner seldom seen in such eases. When Jumbo went to his tragic death in Canada "Scotty'' was broken hearted. It is said that he never had anything more to do with the elephant department and re- fused to touch them. On account of tained in the small animal branch un- til he became a feeble, premature1y- old man and was let go about six years | ago.
 It is a tradition among the older circus men that at midnight he always sat if in a trance and responded to inquiries by saying that he was com muning with the spirit of his beloved E Jumbo. During the past five or six years he had been lost track of. His l falling on evil ways are believed to have resulted from his never recov- ering from grief occasioned by the death of his big friend of the elephant herd. Few of the old circus men l knew that he was in Ilakeview. Still fewer knew Of his death. , 1 F Two years ago this month he was l admitted to the institution broken down and suffering from kidney trou- ble. He suffered with this disease until his death and often was con- fined to his bed Tor days at time l When able to be about, he acted as a sort of an orderly. He seemed to be forgotten and to want to be. No one of. his old friends and circus com panions called te see him during the two years. He frequently said thai he had no home, no relatives and nc one who cared about him. Naturally unconmunicative about his past, he refused to tell. anything about his pas life. Few of those aSsocia1ing Witf him knew that he had been with the circus It was not until last nigh that Lakeview officials learned of the former status of the little bent form Accidentally it became known tha. the dead was once one of the big fig
 ures in the circus world, had beer honored by royalty and received tn. homage of thousands. He was T. years o1d.s