DIR. McCAW, OF RICHMOND.
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The Richmond papers publish the obituary
notice of DR.. McCAw. In reading this obi
tuary we were struck with the heroic con-
duct mentioned in the following extract.
which will no doubt prove as interesting to
our readers as it did to us:


"When the appalling burning of the Rich
nond Theatre took place, in the winter OF
1911, DR.. Nc CAV was present. AT the cry
Of fire, recolecung the great crowd and mar
row lobby, he leaped from the side box on
the stage, in the hope Of securing the escape
of his party behind it, Pressing the curtain
aside, he discovered such mass of fame as
most effectually cut off all egress in that
way. Returning instantly by backward
leap, and supporting his wife, he forced his
way to the famous window, around which
he found clustering and snfocating a crowd
Of persons, whose every effort had proved
unsuccessful in opening the shutters, which
strongly barricaded on the outside. By an
effort OF strength almost supernatural, ) he dash
ed to pieces the obstacle, and the first gush
of fresh air gave life to numbers who had
perished without it. Taking his stand then
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termination to secure the safety OF every fe-
male before any man should escape. This
he carried into effect, and then literally sur
rounded with hames) assisted the men in the
same way. AT last, after saving very many
lives, his clothing reduced to a crisp, as the
floor sunk beneath his feet, he leaped from
the window, the last human being that es-
capped through that outlet His fall produ-
ced an injury of the thigh that rendered him
powerless for motion, and he lay under the
wall OF the burning building until his own
son "a mere lad recognised his voice, crying
for aid, and dragged him down the hill, out
Of danger from the falling wall. Months of
severe pain followed, during the first weeks
OF, which he could not permit the removal
Of a single piece of his clothing; when al
length this was done, the very flannel next
his skin was found burnt, and universal
cicatrix of the back evidenced the amount
of heat he had borne, the painful effects Of
the burn having been completely concealed
by the greater suffering from The torn mus
cles of the thigh. The herosm of this
conduct was only equallcd by the modesty
which prevented his giving the details for
publication, often solicited from him."


FRiDAY. Jan. l6, 1916.


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