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in;^connection with the Marine Biological Laboratory at Millport, in which Mr 
Fred. Piillar took a great interest. The following notice was written by Sir 
John Murray's secretary, who was much associated with Mr Pnllar during his 
many visits to the Challenger Office in Edinburgh and his work in connection 
with the initiation of the Lake Survey 
"The Late F. P. Pullar. 
" A melancholy interest attaches to the paper on the Scottish L(jchs which 
appears in this number of the Geographical Joimial and IScottish Geographical 
Magazine, owing to the tragic death of one of the authors, Mr F. P. Pullar, since 
the paper was passed for press. On February 15, while several hundred persons 
were skating on Airthrey Loch, in the grounds of Airthrey Castle, near Bridge of 
Allan, the ice suddenly gave way, and a number of people were precipitated into 
the water. Mr Pullar, who was a strong, muscular young man and a powerful 
swimmer, at once rushed to the rescue of those who were immersed, plunging into 
the water and floating ice with his skates on. He successfully assisted three of 
them to land, and then went to the succour of a young lady who was in an 
exhausted condition. It is confidently asserted by spectators, some of whom 
were submerged in their efforts to assist, that he might easily have saved himself 
had he relinquished his burden : this he refused to do. He supported the young 
lady for some time, but before help reached them his strength failed, and they 
both sank, their bodies not being recovered till three-quarters of an hour 
afterwards. This sad event cast a gloom over the whole district, and great 
sympathy was expressed for his bereaved parents, and for his only sister, who had 
just left the ice before the accident occurred. On February 19 he was buried 
in Logie Churchyard, attended by an immense concourse of mourners, and amid 
every expression of sorrow and sympathy. 
" Frederick Pattison Pullar was born at Bridge of Allan on the 20th December 
1875, and was the only son of Laurence Pullar, Esq., of The Lea, Bridge of 
Allan, and nephew of Sir Robert Pullar of Perth. In his earlier years he 
was rather a delicate child, and much of his education was conducted at home 
under private tutors. Later on his health imj)roved, and his education was 
continued at the Stanley House School, Bridge of Allan, and the High School of 
Stirling. Afterwards he attended the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical 
College in Glasgow, where he exhibited a marked ability for mathematics, 
mechanics, and applied science generally. He ultimately entered his father's 
business, but devoted a good deal of his time to scientific pursuits and studies. 
By his frank and genial nature he became endeared to the large number of 
workpeople employed by the firm of Robert Pullar & Sons. 
" About five or six years ago, while cruising in his father's yacht, the Freija, 
he, under the guidance of Sir John Murray, commenced to take an interest in 
oceanographical observations and problems, exhibiting a lively devotion to the 
practical work carried on at the Marine Biological Station at Millport. He 
enthusiastically embraced the study of meteorology, and established at his 
father's residence at Bridge of Allan a complete meteorological observatory, his 
instruments including deep earth thermometers. He became a member of the 
Royal Meteorological Society and of the Scottish Meteorological Society, 
sending in reports regularly to the last-mentioned Society during the 
past five or six years. He presented a complete set of meteorological 
instruments to the Scottish Hospital which proceeded to South Africa last year 
under Professor John Chiene. A room in his father's house was fitted up as 
