Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-30
COURTNEY JENKINS.
AFTeR AN ILLNESS OF LONG pURA-
TON HE DIES PEACEFULLY.
Having Lived a True Man and Brave SOL
dier lie was Ready TO Meet
Ills End,

He was fifty-ono years Of age and a Mary
lander by birth and Of a distinguished
family. He was one Of those adventurous
,aaths of Baltimore who IN April. 1861, re-
,s;ed the passage Of the Massachusetts
r.iment through that city On route 20
Washington. and Immediately thereafter
oile south with number Of companions
a.I Joined his fortunes with the Confedc-
t4.T.
SOLDIER.
'lr Jenkins enlisted in Company b.
TNeuty-socond Nirgini7 infantry. and was
i.. e.rht months an service with that com
n.nl ~ Western Virginia.
l October of that year he was detailed
s- picket on Cheat mountain. and be-
r.mug separated from his companions
rri losing his way wandered for three
.l.s and nights in the forests of that range
.lI was without food other than what no
could gather from the trees and shrubs.
T.. was "a youth of delicate constitution,
1r.ne tail. slender. and of little strength.
.al Tins irighttul experience brought upon
inl an attack OF illness and be- was sent 20
f.r Warm S9rings, where the Couiederates
IaI established hospital for their troops.
NIT MOTHER.
A. the Warm Springs Mr.. jenkins met
Ms. William 4. Jenkins. who had come up
rm Richmond rs representative oil the
dies Ail Society with the view OF seeing
..st could be done 20 succor the SICK ana
..nuded soldiers. She found Mr.. jenkins
lnlut lying on a blanket with KNAPP
.,.k under his head Near by hlm WIS his
cousin Carol jenkins, who was also Ill
sri who soon thereafter died.
rfrs. jenkins thus saw Courtney jenkins
lr tlc first time in her life and though
lf.re was no acquaiutanceshlp or klnshlp
itwe.u them She was attracted 10y ms
INGENIOUS mind and warm heart ana
lr.uslt him 90 her home inldchmond ana
e..ptei him and became a mother TO him
g. place OF the noble woman who bore
w. and who was then in her grave.
SERVICE AFLoAr.
Having been discharged from the army
ou account of ill health the deceased se-
cured "a clerical position IN the CommlssnTy
irreau of the War Department and re-
.Iu,d there until he was appointed flag
.Hirrr's secretary hv Commander Lynch
aud entered the navy. lie served hoth at
Er.Slurg and Wilmington and was a.
.rrti 10 sea-dutv on the Confederate
steamship Cmckamauga. which ran the
blockade ont OF the port OF wilmington,
y. g.. and had "a long and successiui cruise
Iu winch she destroyed several ol the enc
,rt', merchant-ships Later Mr.. Jenkins
,..s transferred to the Tennessee. In the
navy he held the position OF purser, ana
t.r close 0f the var round mm III London.
MARRIED.
On the stsof November. 1s65, al Wilson,
x. e.. Mr.. Jenkins was married 10 Miss
Frances lenn0X ITedwcu, VINO, with Tour
children. survive.
Inc dcccnsed was educated al Ioyala
.0CU,oe. Baltimore. and distinguished
himself MS q hele-tt'rtS scholar. He was
Also fond of tho drama and gifted * a
musician. and he was one OF the taihe'l
members of the Mozart Association, and
took great interest ia ITS n'S'cdts' ana
sometimes appeared Oh the stage In ANA
tour thcatricals. In one OF these enter
talnment-. winch was given about elgnt
wears AGO. he contracted cold which lld
the foundation of ms last illness and
finally ended m his death.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER.
The deceased was IN the mercantile in
surauce business until the election ot
Cleveland. when Postmaster w. H. Cul-
hurworth appointed hIm ~ ms first assist
ant. iu which position he continued until
the end Of hlr. tuillngWoTths term. re
was then so broken ~ health thai though
several positions were open TO hlm he was
unable 10 enter upon any other employ
meut.
In April Of Tins wear in the hope Of being
benefited by the soft air of the tropics he
and his wife embarked upon Brazilian
steamer az Newport News and sailed Tor
iao. returning 10 this country about the
I.t of June, but the VOYAGE made but very
slcnt improvement IN his health. ana he
was able to leave the ship but once,
though II made eight or nine stops 0i
..o,f. To its destination. The past summer
WAS spent i'm Gloucester and III North
Carolina. and about a month ago he re-
turned to Richmond and entered ms home
never Go leave 10 again.
Death was from complication OF dis
orders. causing great wasting OF nesh and
.ugth, though almost up 70 the hour OI
his death he was able 90 rise from ms bed
and walk across his room.
Nr. lreiol jenkins. Master Allen Jen-
kius. and two little girls are the surviving
children.
ITEsoNAL.
Mr.. jenkins enjoyed the love and conf
dcncc of % wide circle of friends and was
ardent m his attachment 90 them. Ills
disposition WAS kindly and his converse
tiln atuuudc1 ia wit and 0neCdOte.
throughout years of lil health aud often
when 10 extreme pam be bore cheerful
couutenauce. and with all his might and
main heIOically sought 20 DO we'll the
work allotted TO him in life. At one time
he Was member of the Board of Directors
of tAe Chamber of Commerce Hcserycd as
one of tine Mozart Governors. lie was
active in h's church societies as long a.
health lasted. tie was Democrat in poll
fc.and was thoroughly loyal 20 his party.
ID - scholarship was of "a high order and
be- frequently made contributions to the
prns- lll of which were marked bv grace
ful stvle and case of diction. He left u
ary dating from his fifteenth year, IN
rudiug valuable observations made when
under the Confederate tag he sailed the
world over. Not all of bis business enter
uris.s succeeded. but misfortune did not
sour his temperament or plant envy IN ms
trDlst: on the contrary. be was u man Who
rluced in the success Of ms friends.
Driven out Of business by broken health
arl his active spirit doomed 20 an IN
v.h3's life. he bore with great patience his
lard lot and in humble submission and
-undent faith awaited the end. He was
f..ly conscious of his condition for weeks
rr.lr o. his death and spoke of the end OF
i.. as the entrance upon a falrer exist
once. lie was an the tul. possess of hI1
mental faculties and was bright and
clrery almost 10 the last.
rnE FUNERAL.
The funeral services will take place at II
O'Clock this morning from 81. Peter
Cathedral aui the body VIII be taken to
baltimore Tor Uuflal
Ihe pall-bearers will be Messrs. Archer
Anderson. \. y. Randolph, Reginald Gil.
lam. NJ. +. Montague, ". ID. Chosterman,
S. b.. Hawes. LewisD ID, Crenshaw, and Pey-
ton Wise.
ACTION or THE M'GiLL UNION.
AZ the regular meeting of the McGil
C.flone Union. held last evening, the Pre-
al.nt called the attention of the cOdy tC
fhe doutb of Mr. y. Courtney jenkins, who
aal hcrn one OF It's most useful members
anl who had served also a. ITS president
Dn motion. the business of the meeting
was dispensed with. and after the appoint
ment ~ "a committee, consisting OF ,. L.
kelly. John +. Delaney, and A. }. Caya
laugh. to draft suitable resolutions upoi
fne death OF the deceased. the union as
mark Of respect adjourned for the evening
Tie following committee was appointed L
attend the funeral: Colonel John Murphy
ID. J. kenefick, :. l.. Kelly, William /
kedly. Dr. ID. J. Coleman, A. }. Cayanaugh
William L. Ryan. and Thomas Cox:
The members Of St. Vincent dc Paui 30
cicty W.l meet IN the basement OF tnt
Cathedral this morning and attend tn'
funeral IN a body.