The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
PROF. GRISW0LD DEAD.
THE CULTURED yIKGINIAN Sue
GUMS TO PNEUMONIA.
Sketch Of His Life and Carocr-Captain j..
M. Hudgins Endorsed for United states
Marshal-Other Virginia Events.

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 9.-Speciai.-
! professor ). c.. Griswoid died at his resi-
dence in this city at o'clock yesterday
morning. after brief Illness of pneu-
| nonia. Joseph G. Griswold was born
| June 10. 1896. In Essex county, Va. where
his father, the late c. ]. Griswold, In his
day one of ,he most prominent lawyers
in Tidewater Virginia, then resided In
1853 he was n student at Hanover Acad-
envy. un.lcr Lewis Coleman. Subsequently
he entered William and Mary College,
which In February 1861. conferred upon
him tire degree of Master OF Arts. In 1868
he was an Instructor on large scale III
williamsburg, but subsequently went TO
Europe and pursued his studies in one or
more OF the German universities and In
Paris. While In Paris he was made a
bearer Of dispatches for the United States
Minister, Hon. James NJ Mason, to the
Government at Washington. Upon the
breaking OFT Of the war young Sriswold
went into IL with an .rdor as the captain
OF the Old Dominion Guard. Of Richmond.
Company y. First Virginia Infantry, and
became the chief OF staff OF General Eppa
Hunton's brigade. Whilst on duty In this
capacity in the trenches near the Hewlett
House. I'm Chesterfield couatY, during the
latter part Of June. 1864, Captain Girls
void received severe wound In the
head and shoulder, from which he never
recovered. He was, however. soon there
after promoted to the rank OF major and
assigned TO duty on the staff of General
r. S. Ewell, whose headquarters were In
Richmond, and In that capacity served
TO the end Of the war
The war over Major Griswold for a
while practIced law in the city of
Richmond, in copartnership with his
father, as he had done just before the
beginning Of the war but the life OF
lawyer being unsuited 70 his taste, he
soon sought employment In other fields,
and. accordingly. in 1866, he was for a
short time purser OF the steampship
Cuba. which piled between Baltimore and
New Orleans, touching at Havana. Just
before. or shortly after, his service with
this vessel he held the position OF pro-
fessOr OF modern languages In San Chris
tobcl College. In August. 1866, Major Girls
void married a daughter OF DR.. f.. A.
Morrison. Of Lawrenceville. Va. and soon
afterwards became Instructor of ancient
languages and mathematics i'm the Ec
lectic Institute for Young Ladies, in
Baltimore, In June, ISL, he was elected
to I'LL the chair Of modern languages in
the University Of Alabama, at Tuscaloosa,
which position he held Until December
lS72. Whist here, Mrs. Griswoid died in
April. 1872. Leaving Alabama Professor
Grswold returned 10 his native State
and located In Petersburg. as the prln-
cipd1 OF 81. PauIs Church School, which
he conducted for several years. In 1881
his health failing him, he abandoned his
profession as educator In which he took
great pride and had attained distinction
and entered into mercantile life IN this
city He was an active and enthusiastic
member Of a. =. Hill Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans. Of this city, Of which he
held the position Of first lieutenantcom-
mander. His war record was that Of
brave and gallant soldier.
The sixty-ninth am ual meeting Of the
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Associa-
tion was held tonight, when the officers
were elected. MIR. ". II. Baxter was APP
pointed n delegate to represent the asso-
citation at the Worlds Fair.
II is reported here this afternoon that
the two scows which left Petersburg for
Wilmington, n. c., last Tuesday in tow
Of the steam tug Hattie Jones. were lost
off Cape Henry The scows cost $3.50 each.