Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-04-21
Sudden Death of
Calvin II. M'Cauley.
Funeral at Rideway Monday Very
Largely Attended.

throughout the country.
We copy the following correct ac-
count from the Ridgway Daily Record
oflast Friday:
Calvin Hudson M'Cauley, senior
member of the law firm of M'Cauley &
Whitmore, one of the most widely
known lawyers III the State, died at his
home in Ridgway this morning, few
minutes before eight o'clock, after
brief illness due to an attack of pneu-
monia. But comparatively few peo-
pie knew that he was even i'll and the
announcement of his death came as
great shock to the community and to
his friends everywhere. He returned
from Florida recently suffering with
cold, but thought nothing of it, He
was attending TO business as usual last
week aud assisted in trying an impor-
tant case in court, but left his Office be-
tween and 5 o'clock Friday after
noon, saying that be did not feel we'll
and would 90 hoIue and lie down. His
illness dates from that time, but did
not assume a serious aspect until yes
terday, when there came a decided
change for the worse, eliminating
in death this morning
Mr.. M'Cauley was born in Fox town
ship, Elk county, July 10, 1850, and
was therefore SO years old. He start
ed in life without any of those advan-
tages which wealth afford, working on
the farm and in the mills and driving
| team, as did the average country boy in
those days. He acquired the rudi-
ments of a common education, and
later spent year at the high school
in Painsville, Ohio, and for year at
tended the University at Lewisburg,
this State. He taught school, studied
law, and on August Z, 1872, was ad-
mitted to the bar, since which time he
has devoted his entire time to the
practice of his profession, in which he
! achieved distinction such as is attain
| ed by few.
Mr.. MCauley was married Decem-
ber 25, 1871, at Olean, N Y, to Miss
Juliette A. M'Gibbony, of that place,
who survives him; he is also survived
by three children, Ruby ", now Mrs.
John S Elliott, of New York city; Cal
vim II. M'Cauley, of Williamsport, and
Miss Katherine Hyde M'Cauley, at
home.
He was a baptised member of the
Episcopal Church, and after the New
Grace Church was built, gave it some
handsome gifts, among them an Angel
Lectern, or Bible stand, carved by the
Oberammergau Passion Play people,
and the handsome altar rails now in
place. The funeral will be held Mon
day afternoon at 2o'clock at the family
residence on Main street.
Mr.. MCauley was man who de-
voted his whole life to his profession,
which, with his marked talent and
adaptability, accounted in large mea-
sure for his great success. He had not
much time for social life and did not
belong, as far as we know, to any of
the secret societies. He took a great
deal of pride in his record as a mem
ber of the borough council of Ridg-
way, just after the borough was organiz-
ed in 1881, and he always had the best
interests of the town good deal more
at heart than his busy life would lead
many to think. He was lover of art,
as is plainly illustrated by the furni-
shings of his splendid home in this
place. Mr.. M'Cauley was a most hos
pitable man and enjoyed entertaining
his friends on occasions in his home il
this place. He was devoted to his fam
lily and frequently took them abroad
on his vacation trips, especially his
wife and youngest daug ghter, Miss
Katherine. MANY of the new peo-
pie do not know Mr.. M'Cauley we'll
because he had not much time in re-
cont years to mingle with the people,
and his professional duties took him
out of town great deal of the time,
but to those who knew him best, he
was very pleasant and social gentle
man, and his friends were unfaltering-
ly devoted to him. His sad and un-
timely death has cast a gloom over the
whole community. The death of such
man is always great calamity.
THE FUNERAL,
The funeral took place last Monday
afternoon from the handsome resi-
dence of the deceased, the attendance
being very large from all parts of the
country. Seldom have we seen such
large gathering of friends, from
every walk of life, gather to pay re-
spect to a deceased friend. Large
delegations from Rochester, N. Y,
New York city, st. Marys, Dubois,
Punxsutawney, Sterling Run, Smeth-
port, Ralston, Sheffield, Emporium,
Lock Haven, Brookville, Williams
sport, Costello, Pittsburg, Butler, In
diana, Kane, Warren, Bradford and
Remove, including every section of
Elk county.
The services at the residence were
conducted by Rev. R. 8. Radcliffe,
rector of Episcopal Church, assisted
by Rev. Harvey, of Phelps, N. Y, his
former Rector. The services were
short and simple. Miss Maud Harris,
sang, LEAD Kindly Light" The re-
mains ware nlacad in the family mana-