The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
Body viii be Buried in Hollywood
This Afternoon.
HE WAS A GALLANT SOLDIER.
Was an Officer in tho Confederate
Army and Promoted for Gaiiantry.
Long Engaged in Newspaper
Work, and His Services We're
Appreciated by the Dem
ocratic Party.

Captain Page McCarty, for many years
prominent newspaper man in Virginia.
died at the Retreat for the Sick at S:Sd
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
While he had been in falling health for
a long time his death was rather sudden.
He was able to read u newspaper, which
he was doing. few moments before his
death, when he was taken with attack
of shortness OF breath. which was the
beginning of the end He touched an
electric bell near his bed. and a nurse
came to his assistance, but. before his
physician, Dr. John r. Wheat. who was
Immediately summoned, could arrive, he
was dead.
FUNERAL. ARRANGEMENTS
The funeral will take place this after
noon at . O'Clock from the Mortuary
Chapel at Hollywood. and the services
will be conducted by the Rev. Landou 4.
Mason, of Grace Episcopal Church. The
in ment will be III Hollywood
The following gentlemen will act as
pall-bearers, ar" are requested TO meet
at the Chapel ut AIS O'clock this after
noon: Capt a. Charles U. Williams,
Major Philip y clifford. Captain W. NJ.
Bridges. Messrs. W. L. Royal, CT. Watson
james, Blair Boiling. John l.. Williams
and Eugene c. Massie.
Captain McCarty was born about sixty
years ago at Cedar Grove. in Fairfax
county. Va. and was direct descendant
of Daniel AIcCarty Speaker of the House
of Burgesses in II5.
He was a son of Colonel William Me
Carty, and a great-grandson OF George
Mason, of Virginia. His mother, who
died q few years ago in this city. was a
Miss Burwetl. and belonged to a distin-
gu!shed Virginia family. Captain McCarty
was a nephew OF John SfcCarty, who
fought the famous duel with Armistead
Mason, in Loudoun county, years before
the War.
His nearest living relative is a step
nephew, Mr.. William McCarty. of New
York City. Captain McCarty was a cousin
and lifelong friend OF General F!tzhugh
Lee. being related on the Mason side OF
the family.
y PROMINENT FIGURE.
For nearly third OF a century he was
prominent figure in Virginia politics.
though he was, perhaps. better known as
an editorial writer EIe was d bold, fear
| less man. During the exciting campaigns
he attracted much attention by his vigor-
Gus newspaper attacks upon the leaders
OF the party he was fighting.
He was educated at the schools III Rich
mond, and afterwards studied law at the
University of Virginia. But he never
practiced that profession. He was at tho
University short time before the war
broke out. He volunteered his services
TO the Confederacy, and soon became al,
officer.
Captain NcCarty won his rank in tho
army i'm 1853. being commissioned as cap
tain, though recommended by the rank
ins general of the Confederacy as major.
which position he declined with that
mdtIesty which became a beardless youth
| and perhaps decided his Journalistic
| career until 1876, when his first literary
| work. consisting of TWO magazine arti-
cles and a number of sporting sketches.
were written.
| In 1873 ne was managing editor of tina
| washington Capital, and afterwards was
| ON the Post and New York World.
| IN POLITICS.
| In 1883 he was selected by the Virginia
! State Democratic Convention 30 edit tha
! Democratic organs, and had the compu-
usenI of being elected delegate at largo
| in 1884. the choice being made by aceia-
| nation. EIe was presented with a gold
| watch by the committee, with the inscip-
ton Virginia Redeemed, 1855" and tho
| crest and motto OF his family. He was
editor OF the Times for three years. and
| later edited the Norfolk News.
He wrote ten stories IN the last year or
two for the Sunday Philadelphia Times.
! Though Captain McCarty has been
| soenrtimes considered lighting editor
! 1T 1S q fact that he has never had a
| single difficulty during his professional
| career, SO carefully has he marked the
! line between criticism and personal
! offence.
Mr. T. C. Crawford. the distinguished
| journalist and author. characterizes him
! as a model scholar and companion OF
| the highest artistic taste. and the late
! editor Of the Charleston News and Courier
| is equally complimentary TO his friend.
/ whom he knew in the army and after
| wards professionally.
| The Captains first literary attempt
| was an article in Scribner's Magazine. In
| 1876, which attracted general attention.
/ as an iconoc!astic treatise on General
! Ivashington's public and private charac-
ter.
| WAR EXPERIENCES.
| Captain McCarty once said that, not
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