[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John McCandless was born in Derry a good while ago. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Derry on the Map of Ireland) Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.05,0:00:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that time, Derry was part of Old Ireland. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.01,0:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John was sent to school in Scotland. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.07,0:00:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's family eventually decided to emigrate to America. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.05,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was there that John completed his studies and went to college. Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He went on to attend Gallaudet College in Washington DC. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.04,0:01:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A woman fell into the water and was swept away by the rapids Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in between the rocks, for about three miles. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.10,0:01:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John saw the woman in distress so he tried to save her by swimming out to her. Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.07,0:01:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woman was almost unconscious, so John stayed with her at the rock until help came. Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.07,0:01:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her life was saved. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.10,0:01:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The two Deaf men who saved her life was Mc Candless and Jaffray. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.08,0:01:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were celebrated as heroes, much applauded by Americans. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.05,0:02:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's first teaching job was at a school for Black Deaf children. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.07,0:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John spent many years in Mississippi. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.08,0:02:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John was a Protestant, a Baptist by faith. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:03:05.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John was an ardent Church volunteer with a ministry with Deaf people where he helped discuss Protestant theology. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.02,0:03:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He carried on volunteering for many years.