Not Expected To Recover (1894)
Dr. McGraw, the Snake Charmer, Bitten by a Rattler
Springfield, Tenn., Sept. 29 –RADr. J.W. McGraw, the snake charmer and soap man, was bitten by a rattler this evening and is not expected to live. He is now at the Springfield hotel and medical aid is in attendance.
Source: Nashville American, 30 September 1894.