Clara Scott 1841 - 1897

SCOTT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/7/2020 at 17:01:20

Source: Decorah Republican June 24, 1897 P 5 C 2

Two Deaths from a Runaway.
Dubuque, June 21.—Mrs. D. D. Myers, Mrs. Dr. Hay of this city and Mrs. Scott of Chicago, were out riding this morning, and while passing a high wall on Eleventh street the horse took fright and plunged over the wall, killing Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Scott outright and seriously injuring Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Scott's neck was broken. The accident has cast a gloom over the city. The ladies were returning from a funeral at noon. The horse run away down the steps. Mrs. D. D. Myers, wife of a wholesale tobacconist, was first thrown out, and sustained serious though not lethal injuries. Mrs. Hay, daughter of the late G. W. Jones, was next thrown out and instantly killed. Mrs. Henry Scott, the next victim, also met instant death. The horse went over a ten-foot wall and its neck was broken.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows Mrs. Hay was Maria who was born April 28, 1839 and died June 21, 1897. She is buried in Mt. Olivett Cemetery. Mrs. Scott was Clara who was born Dec. 3, 1841 and died June 21, 1897. She is buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, IL.