Evening star., 1901-04-02
DEATH OF DOCTOR HORD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AS
NAVAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Highly Regarded in His Profession
and Warmly Esteemed
Personally.

Medical Director VIM. i. Hord, u D
| N, retired, died shortly after o'clock last
| night at his residence, No. 1902 18th street.
| For several weeks past he has been seri-
| ously i'll of diabetes, which developed In
| February while he was visiting his son,
| Rev. Arnold Harris Iiord of Philadelphia,
rector of st. Michaels Church, German
town. He was removed to his home here,
but grew steadily worse until the end
came He is survived by his widow, who
was the daughter of Major Arnold Harris
of the army, and by two sons, DR.. w. t.
Hord ir of this CITY, ard Rev. Arnold H.
Hord The funeral viii take place Thurs
day afternoon and the services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. ASpiDwall, rector of st.
Thomas Church. Interment will be made
at Arlington.
Active Service of Years.
Medical Director Hord held the relative
rank of captain on the retired list. His
naval service covered a period of nearly
forty years. He was born in Kentucky and
completed his medical education at the
University of Pennsylvania, graduating
from that institution in 1858. The follow
ing year ne was appointed in the navy from
his native state and commissioned as as
sistant surgeon November 1, 1854. His
first sea service was in the Mediterranean
during the Crimean war in 1856, he being
later to the frigate Saranac- Returning to
the United States in 1856, he was in Au-
gust of that year ordered to the store
ship Relief of the Brazilian squadron. He
also served subsequently on the ship Sup
ply of the same squadron. From October
1857, until June, 1858, he was on duty at
the naval hospital, Norfolk.
Dr. Hord was promoted to be passed as
sistant surgeon in April, 1889, and was
Immediately ordered to join the steam
sloop Lancaster of the Pacific squadron.
he was serving on the slOop Cyane of the
Pacific squadron at Acapulco in 1851 when
the civil war was begun. Dr. Hord was
promoted at once to the rank of surgeon,
detached from the Cyane and ordered
home He acted volunteer aid on the
staff of General Nelson from the battle of
Corinth. Miss, by General Beauregard
lie was again ordered to sea duty June A.
1867. being attached to the receiving ship
ONO at Boston. Detached from the Ohio
IN december, 1867, he was ordered to the
steam sloOp Pawnee, which was attached
to the South Atlantic blockading squadron
On the Pawnee he participated in all the
operations against the works at Charles
ton under AdmiralS Dupont and Dahl
gren and General Gilmore While off
Charleston In August, 1868, he was trans
ferred from the Pawnee to the steam frig-
ate WABASH, serving on the latter ship
uhtli december of the same year, when ne
was detached on account of sickness
from that time until the close of the war
he was on recruiting duty at Jersey CITY.
N. j., and Mound City, Illinois.
Vessel Was Wrecked.
Dr Hord was ordered November 8. 1865,
TO join the steam sloop Monongahela, OF
the w est Indian squadron and he was with
that vessel when she was wrecked in the
earthquake at Santa Croix, West Indies
November IS. 1867. Following this experi-
ence he was attached to the navy ward at
Norfolk and remained there for a full term
of shore duty-three years. DR. Hord was
commissioned as medical inspector July g.
1SI2, being assigned fleet surgeon Of the
South Atlantic station, serving as such un-
til April 1, 1874 He was a member of the
board of medical examiners during 1874
and 1876, and was stationed at the Boston
April l, 1879. His promotion to the grade Of
medical director was then announced, his
commission being dated May l. 1879.
At that time DR.. Hord was In command
at the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass He
was then for four years a member of the
board Of examiners at Washington, D. c.;
was in command of the naval hospital at
Philadelphia from 1856 to 1889 and president
of the naval examining board from 1891
Until his retirement in 1898. He was a dele
gate at the congresses of the National Med
ical Association, held at Chicago in 1877, st.
Louis, 1886, and Cincinnati, in 1888, and was
invited to act as one of the vice presidents
of the section of military and naval medi-
cine and surgery at the international medi-
1857 composed of the most distinguished
physicians from all parts of the world.
DIR. Hord was a man of most attractive
personality, amiable, courteous, kindly,
charitable, and he was widely regarded
with esteem and affection.