The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-31
FOUND DEAD in Bed
Sudden Demise Of Horace S. Blood
good of An0waD Farm.

Horace 8. Bloodgood died Mt bis sum-
mer residence at Narrsgansett Pier this
morning. lie was found dead in bed
shortly after 3 o'clock. Death was caused
by ce ebral apopleIy. Deceased was
about 06 years Cf see. MIR. Bioodgood
and the disease which wasted hi' pow ers
had 9 perceptible effect upon his mental
condition. When he retired last even
ing Mr.. Bloodgood gave no token I al
death was near at hand and was appa,-
emily In his usual health. That he was
afflicted with fatal di eise has long been
plain TO Br. BIoodgood's numerous
friends and acquaintabces.
Mr.. Bloodgood was born in New York
city, about 81 y ars ago. His father was
lcat haniet Bloodgood. and his mother
Was daughter OF Rev. DIR. Crocker, well
rememh hered ~ the rector OF II. Johns
Episcopal Church. Mr.. Bloodgood came
10 Providence when about 20 years OF
age. He enlisted in Battery b, First Reg,
iment, Rhode Island Lignt Artillery
originally serving as second lieutenant.
He was commissioned August II, 1861,
mustered in the following day. lie sery. d
with his battery until July, 1862, when
he was on sick leave until October, 1867.
November IL he was comm issioned first
lieutenant, and in Decein Der was trans
captain of that company. From January
TO April, 1888, Captain Bloodgooi was
absent from his command on sick leave
when he resigned. In the battle OF
Frederick sburg, December 13, 1862, Bat
terry Is fought under Z OF fire In front of
the stone wall al the foot of Maryes II e ig hts
losi u IL men wounded and twelve bat.
terry horses" tAdiutant-G Re-
port), end Lieutensnt Bloodgood had
his horse shot uuder him. In his official
report to Governor Sprague, Colonel
Tompkins, commanding the regiment,
wrote, "The cond ct OF the office
and mon e this battery was credita bic
In the highest degree. for not man
Quilted his post on the field" IL Is
one Of the guns OF his famous battery
that has a ball in its mLzzle--the famous
"Gettys5urg gun"-and now stands I'm
the yard OF the Stale House, and no bat
terry in all the fe.eral artillery participat-
Ell IN more bloody engagements. it was
among he most famous of the volunt, er
batteries In the war;
AS captiin of Battery q, Mr.. Bloodgood
succeeded Captain Owen and Lieutenant
Crawford Allen, Jr, to whom the com
mtnd had been turned over. Under the
young officers command, the battery
Joined in the second movement OF
General Burnside, proce ding as far as
Bunks ford, when IL was forced back by
reason OF Dan weather ana roads, and n
general failure of the movement
1t IL said that prior TO en- listing i'm the
Rhode Island regiment Captain Blood.
good had Oeep a.member of the famous
Fire Zouaves OF New York.
After the war, Mr.. Bloodgood went
into the cotton business with John Ga.
Hazard. Later he married Miss Ida Davis.
daughter OF Edmund Davis, and grand.
daughter Of Perry Davis. Mrs. Bloc lpood
aied in April, 1895 Mr. Blood roo be.
came Identified with tho Perry Davis Pain
Killer concern, and for 10 or II years man
aced that business. He retired on the
ABSORPTION ef the business by the william
Iswrence compsny about wear ago.
and since then has lived on his farm
"anova1," Just north Of Narragansetl
Pier, where he died.
MIR. BloOdgood was a man OF fine per-
souai presence ana. was his hlv esteemed
by his associates and friends. He be.
lor~et 20 tn" Hone, Rhode Island and
Athletic clubs, the New York Yacht
Il Nhnn islaad Yacht lub, and
n Dun ber OF iher organizations. lie
was gfca lover of sports. IL was
Identified with thn National Le1gue
baseball ciuh vhon Providen,e was peu-
niut ciiv n wss ais intsi ed IN the
Narrsgansett Psrk Trotting As cisiion.
He wss known ~ q chivalrio and warm
hearted man whose schsriths were
large thosgh nsver displayed