The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-06

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to twitch ones body like the fever?
NEW GOVERNOR A HERO.
Sir William Macgregor, who has just
been appointed Governor Of Newfound-
land, is one of the most remarkable
men of the British Colonial service,
both physically and Intellectually. and,
indeed. his herculean strength has con-
tributed in no small degree to impress
the savages, over whom he has been
| called on to rule in the past, with
| sense of the power of the British En-
pire. No more remarkable illustration
OF his muscular force can be given
than the feat which led Queen Victoria
to bestow On him the Albert medal,
granted to civilians for acts Of extra
ordinary gallantry, which in the army
; and navy would have won the Victoria
Cross. In fact, the Albert medal,
| which Sir William is the only Colonial
Governor 10 wear, may be looked on
as the civilian counterpart Of the Vic
| toria Cross.
1t took place while he was High Com
missioner and Administrator Of Eng
| lands possessions in the Pacific, with
headquarters at Suva, the capital Of
Fiji. The Syria, with a shipload Of
Indian coolies on board, had struck on
rock at some distance from Suva.
The only way by which the vessel,
which was stuck on reef at the foot
Of a precipice, and being pounded to
pieces by the surf, could be reached,
was by means of ropes and a broken
mast, which had fallen against the side
Of the cliff. Again and again Sir Will
lam made the perilous journey to and
from the wreck, either with man or
a woman on his back, and sometimes
with a child held by it's clothes be-
tween his teeth in addition thereto.
The greatest tax on his strength
was, however, in connection with the
rescue from the wreck Of white wo-
man, who had got at the spirits, was
mad with drink and had fallen over
board. The captain Of the ship and
police officer, who had gone after her.
were being swept out to sea. Sir Will
lam caused himself to be let down by
rope. caught the knot Of the woman'S
hair in his teeth. and with his hands
seized the two men and dragged them
all three to safety. Then he wrote his
report of the disaster and Of the res
cue. Several Of those who had taken
part in the latter received the Royal
Humane Society medal. But as there
was no mention in Sir Williams re-
port of his own services, or, in fact, Of
his having been upon the scene at all,
it was not until much later that the
matter was brought to the attention
of the Government and by the latter
to that of the Queen, who, as stated
above. conferred on him the Albert
medal. Sir William is a Scotch ply
sician hailing from Glasgow.
BOY SAVES LIFE IN NIAGARA.
Within an hour Hughie Mclean.
fourteen years old, son Of Donald Nc
Lean, owner of large lumber yard
in North Tonawanda, n. Y, rescued
two boys from drowning in the Mag
ara River, at the risk Of his own life.
on a recent afternoon.
The first life saved was that Of Har-
ry Wagner, twelve years old, who fell
from q pile Of lumber off McLean's
wharf into the swift surrent of the Nj.
agara River Young Mclean knew that
Wagner could not swim and quickly
he was in after him. Wagner was
sinking for the second time when Nc
Lean caught him by the leg. Being
an expert swimmer. Mclean succeed
ed in keeping Wagner mp until taken
from the stream by several men who
had been drawn by the cries for help.
Young Mclean went home in his
fathers automobile to get dry clothes.
He was returning to the wharf less
than an hour after, when he heard 4
splash in the river, then cries for help.
He ran to the edge Of the wharf. where
several boys stood as though glued to
the spot, and saw Henry Coyer, a boy
Of his own age, struggling in the wa
ter. Again Mclean dived in the river,
and after O brave fight succeeded in
reaching one Of the supports Of the
dock. Here he clung with Coyer's
limp body in one arm until assistance
arrived.
GIVES LIFE IN VAIN.
While Nathan Weiner, Barney Wein-