The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
A Falling Tree Last Friday Caused the
Death Of Scott h. Kuspper, Of
Taylor Township.


at the Mason hospital at Roaring
Spring, Pa, last Sunday evening
7 h e circumstances connected
with the sad affair are about as
follows:
Scott H. Knepper, a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. David Knepper, was
born August 9, 1882, and at the
time OF his death, was aged 81
years, a months and 13 days.
Never having married, he had
not left the parental home. He
was a fine specimen of physical
manhood, good citizen, and as
a side line, paid some attention
to dealing in live stock.
Most of our readers will re-
that last Friday was
stromy day. In the morning he
told his father that he would GO
over to Harry Blacks some three
miles distant just across the line
into Huntingdon county, and get
a sheep that he had bargained
for.
His not appearing at home that
evening did not create any seri-
GUS alarm, as he had remarked to
his father when he left, that if
he did not get the sheep, he
might go farther and look at
some cattle. Learning, incident
ly, Saturday morning that Scott
had not spent the night at the
place his father expected, he at
once went to the telephone and
found that Scott had been at
Blacks Friday, got the sheep,
and started home with it. Mr..
Black told Mr.. Knepper over the
phone that he had accompanied
Scott to the Black Bridge over
Sideling Hill creek, and after
having suggested that Scott take
a by-road to his home on account
of the distance being much short
er, Mr.. Black returned to his
home. Further inquiry around
the neighborhood by phone re-
vealed the fact that Scott had
not been seen since he left Mr..
Black about noon the day before
and had started home on the by
road.
Accompanied by his sons at
home, the father went at once to
the point where Scott had enter
ed the by-road, and as there was
snow on the ground, they had no
difficulty in following his and the
sleeps tracks.
After following the trail for
some distance, they found where
a grounding had crossed the
path. At this point Scott had
tied the sheep to some bushes,
and followed the trail of the
grounding until he found where
the ground hog had gone into its
burrow. Returning, Scott got
his sheep and went on toward
home.
The father and sons following
on came to a spot where they
found the sheep in the road pin
ned to the earth by a fallen tree.
Gravest fears for the safety of
Scott were now aroused as they
followed the trail of his footsteps
the entire distance by
blood stains. Hastily following
the gruesome trail, through the
woods, over fences, and through
fields, for a distance of more
than a half mile, they suddenly
came upon the PROSTATE form of
Scott, lying in the snow, almost
devoid of clothing, frozen, un-
conscious, but still alive.
He was taken home, tenderly
cared for, DR.. Campbell summon
ed. When the doctor arrived,
he felt that the chances of saw
ing the life of the unfortunate
man were exceedingly meagre,
but that it might be worth the
effort to take Scott to a hospital.
This was done Sunday, but, the
hospital staff found that Scott
had been so much weakened by
exposure and the loss of blood as
to preclude any thought of an
operation, and he passed away at
) o'clock Sunday evening.