The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
COL. KENDRICK DIES
OF BRIGHTS DISEASE.
Seemed to Be Improving, but Fatal
Attack Came on Saturday
Night=-HiS Career.

OF the first TO enlist and he became
a private IN the l1th Rhode Island
Volunteers, and later he was appointed
10 recruit men 10 MI tne quota Of this
city. lie recruited and organized COM
panies l and * of the llth Rhode ISL
and, and recruited 80 men of Company
A OF the l2th Rhode Island, largely
from ,ne Y. NJ. A.. OF which he had
been a member since 1856. ON the day
after he was mustered i'm. oct. 2, 1862,
he was commissioned captain OF Conn
pany l. one of the companies he had
organized. He participated IN the seige
of Suffolk. Va, and was then ordered
10 Yorktown. and thence 10 Williams
burg. where Capt. kendrlck remained
on duty until the eXpirat on OF his term
OF service. Capt. Kendrick returned 10
Providence and resumed his former
business relations. and although still
aiding in the Union cause, saw no
more service.
IN THE MILITIA.
He was acAvely identified with the
Rhode Island militia, and for 40 years
had been a member OF the First LAght
Infantry He went from step TO step,
and on Jan. 6, 1879 was commissioned
Lieutenant colonel Of the First Battalion
which was under command of Col. Rob-
ert III. /. Goddard When the rank of
commanding officer OF battalion was
reduced 10 lieutenant colonel on the re-
organiZat on of The militia into the
brigade, in that year, Col. Goddard ac-
ceDted a commission as lieutenant-col-
ouel commanding, while Lieut.. Col.
Kendrick was ISSUED one as major,
June 16. He resigned Jan. Q. 1888, be-
ing succeeded by the late William II.
Thornton, afterward colonel of the First
Regiment and of the First Light In
fantry regiment.
In the city council he had long and
honorably represented the Fourth ward
in the lower branch, of which he was
at the time Of his death, as i'm 1898. the
president. He was first elected from
the Fourlh ward in 1888. and continued
10 represent the ward until 1897. In
1898 he was again returned. and was
elected president. making one of the
faire5t and most esteemed presiding
officers ever i'm the council. Since his
recollection as president Of the common
council this year he has been able To
attend but one meeting. de was
member OF Orpheus lodge, No. SO. a.
F. Ind A. NJ. Hope lodge, No. 4. /. O.
O. F.. Rodman post, No -. G.. A.
r.. the Providence board of trade. ie
Squantum association and the National
Association OF Cotton Manufacturers.
INTERESTED IN NJ MUSIC.
Col. Kendrick had always been in
terested i'm the puncipaI musical So
ceties OF the city and was for sew
eral years the leading bass singer in
the choir Of the Union COngreg gauional
church where he was for long time
an efficient worker in the Sunday
school He had been a member of the
Young Mems Christian association Of
Providence for "A years and served for
some time as chairman of the mission
ary committee Of the association.
Col. Kendrick was twice married,
first in 1856 to Abby Il. Arnold. daugh-
ter Of William and EliZaba tn Mary Ar
mold Of CranstOn who died in 1883. In
1890 he married Helen NJ. Cook OF this
city. who survives him. There were
no children by either marriage. OF the
members of his family. sister. Mrs.
Abigail Martin Of Pawtucllet. is the
only survivor The funeral will be-
private and st is the request Of the
family that all flowers be omitted.