The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-14

dents t 81 the nstltutiontfo their Network,
4 Theirs nre thousands 1 OF physicians II and
/ surgeons In the country to day who VIII
recall his kindly manner. his never-fa II
Hing oourtesles and the high example set
by him. a N Il 5 s3
Had Many H onors 4;
All the honors that n citizen and pros
| fessional man could have wished were
conferred upon Dr. H Nc Cav by his fel-
lows. He has been president of the West-
moreland Club, president of the N edical
Society Of Virginia, president Of tho. Acad-
envy OF Medicine and I Surger y, i. pres dent
8of the Eye and Ear ! Urinary and for
many years a member Of the AHestry OF
st Paul's Church.. AT the time Of his
death Dr. Nc Cav was senior warden Of
the church, d. position he had ahe cid for as
much as twenty years. II In 1901 Dr. n l G.
Cav announced his a purpose 70 a retire
from the active practice OF his profess
sion lin which he had been engaged for
5nfty-seven years (, and was rendered Ea
great banauetaat3the CommonwealthSCl ub.a
At the close of the festivities his brothers
of the profession presen led y him Wit , q
handsome loving cup, ich u he greatly
priced up to his Hast hours, s5,s5 X
a scho lar1y N All Il 4 81 .S5B585
The news Of DR. slda Cav deaf hswept
overa$the q city ,rapid idly rs es terd ay IL and
great streams Of sorrowing friend s made:
their pilgrimage to the, strlc ken house.
hold Ito express their sorroN. and &c ten
der their services i5 81
The period Of time covered by the pr g.
,fessional and social promin ence of DE-
sNrcCaw' S 81 family sex tends rom 7S6 Ii TO-
1901, years crowded with the march 81
progress and II the e mighty sequence 81 OF
great events. H Is own mind was 5enric hed
not alon eli with his pers onal Tex experiences
.yaried. andsi Interesting as they had BEEN
but he was tho y4lelri OF those tof Is line;
who have precede ghimiand who have be-
5queathed hlm The Pr e eless a !ccumula-
gtions %of trad lton, med cal lore, Ind tls;-S
tory. During the time OF IA his Il ctiYef
in the interests OF the meai-i
Smonders have played their PAL Is y poi
the stage Of life! sand, with but few ex *.
sceptio -, have pas sed. % " "
II The months and \ years Of the Civil
War, with their soul-stirrlng record and
tho heroes who made II, NJ were freshly
and vividly alive in the wonderful mem
DRY OF DR.. Nc Cav. up TO the time OF his.
death. Il N 3 .!5 IN
Hospital ( s |sa:v IL s5 .:
chimborazo Hospital, Including tho
main building and those Of \ N orth and
South Carolina, Georgia !, a labam 2 and N,
Mississippi was under his immediate
charge and supervision, a trust involving
"a great responsibility ana one most faith
fully met During the four years OF his
Incumbency here seven ty- 81 < y ousand
wounded and sick soldiers received no g.
ipitnl treatment. ana nine thousand Of
that number are now sleeping their last
sleep iii the shad es OF Oakwoo The
names OF theso nine thousand z soldiers5
were accurately kept and be al. .ad a tlonal
testimony to. theGnntirlng gener OF the
medical director, " hose OF err the
list was mnde out and preserYe .5
n. DR.. McCaw attended General Robert
r, Lee through a severe and pain ful At
tack OF rheumatism which Id envelope In
the midst OF the campaign Of 1862. The
Doctor always Quilted whether General
Lee ever fully recovered from II this Sc
we're Illness, which 4proba bly, left behind
Its seeds OF heart trouble. eventually.
causing death. a short time before his
cnd, General Lee came to Richmond and
DR.. NIcCaW, who examined Ills heart as
certained the danger which threatened
him. 5 ii 81 ~
From enlargement t theallleart, a he
died. said the Doctor, mot roma broken
heart, as some people have thought Gen
ernl Lee was supported by the conscious
moss OF having done everything that
honor, duty and triotsmg u do inl-
perative, and he was too strong, manly
and brave. he faced lll-fortune too sereno-
sly and calmly, to die OF n ibroken heart
EAylfe-!l1e painting OF General LOO. taken
while In camp at Petersburg, was kept
for years In DR.. Arct,aw's study. standing
on an easel where his eyes ouldHreadily
fall upon It., This beautiful picture Will
become the property Of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society ana be chief
among other precious relics OF The
museum, ii Al * w "a
e DR. McCaw was present during tho
last hours OF President Tyler, whose
death occurred III the old Ballard House,
the scene of5soS many memorable happen
ings and tho preferred l.ostelry Of so
and the President were close and lnti-
mate friends, having known each other
IN early life In Charles CITY county tho
home OF Mr.. Tyler for. many years
Had Things Rernedied.
III On ono occasion Dr. McCaw was called
to the bedside Of Mrs A. p. Fiji. Rich
inond was crowded with refugees during
those lark days. and when the physIcian
answered an urgent summons he found
his patient In q room with no carpet
on tho floor, no fire on the hearth and
with her child to be born IN 4 row hours.
my God, madam" exclaimed the
Doctor. "can such = state Of things as
this be possible, while your gallant hus.
band Is dit the front risking his life for
his oountrys"
Then, without more ado, lie sent for
two Richinond women that he knew 10
come to his aid They came nj once
carpet WAS procured and tackled down,
q fire was speedily blasing, and when
the hugband and father, who had Ridden
twenty miles from his lines In great
anxietv, reached the house. DR. MeCRw
met him with the assurance that all
was well, and that AirH. Hid and HIS little
daughter were safe and cared for s
Famous Marriage. s
The marriage Of the famous war
time beauty and belle, NJ isB ietiiei Cary.
~ General Pegran, which took place In
81. Paul's Church hers while the army
lspf N9gthera va were encGnpca ut l'elsgs-