The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-06
]. B MOORE
VERY SUDDENLY |.
Insurance il. I'M Man Sue.
Cumbs to Heart Dis
ease at Murphy's.
TAKEN ILL WHILE
AT DINNER TABLE
Registered and Was Assigned to
Room Where He
Expired.
WAS A HOWITzER WITH
FINE RECORD AS SOLDIER
Went Into the Confederate Army
When Youth; Saw Service
With Famous Battery and
With Mosby; Was Mem
Der Of First Presby-
terian Church.
WAS A HOWITzER WITH .
FINE RECORD AS SOLDIER

Frotound sorrow was caused yesterday
afternoon by the announcement OF the
sudden death about 4:3o O'clock of Mr..
=. -. Blythe Moore, we'll known insurance
man OF this city. who resided at Bon Air.
Mr.. Moore died OF heart failure IN His
room. No 217, on the second floor Of
alMaurphys Hotel Annex. He had for
months been subject to attacks az heayt
disease.
Coroner w. II. Taylor, who was sum
moned by the hotel mana cement as soon
as 1t was discovered. that Mr.. Moore was
beyond medical ald,, made an examina.
. tion on OF the body, and having ascertained
that death was due to natural causes. de-
cided that an inqueE. was unnecessary.
and turned tho body over to relatives,
Tho body was conveyed by Bennett to
the the residence @ OF ]. H. Grant. at No. 1900
Park Avenue, where it was prepared for
burial. El5
Mr. Moore came to this city every day,
\ MS, business being. here. and returned in
the evening to his home at Bon Air. yes
terday nc dined at the hotel with Mrs.
CHARLES Montagu Of Bon Air.SAfter din
fner Mr.. Moore was feeling unweu and
asked for and was assigned to a room
! In the hotel. 55 E q i 7.75 - -
Dead When Physician Came.
Some time afterwards the hotel nan.
agement was Informed that the pentla-
man IN No. 2l7 was very ILL., probably
dying "A physician was hurriedIy called
and employees Of the hotel Shastened to tho
room room OF the III man. Upon entering they
round the body OF Mr.. Moore lying on
\ the bed and A lmost wholly disrobed. Life
I had Just become extinct, rs the exan,i-i
nation made moment later deyeloped. I
Upon learning that Mr.. Moore was dead
coroner Taylor was telephoned for and
+ responded quickly, making an examtna-5
+ ton OF the corpse, with the result already
sannounced-thnt death was duo to natural
causes. r 4,a fST'ss
James Blythe Moore was born in Penn
syvanln sixty-two years ago. and was
tho oldest son Of Rev. 7. Werner Moore Z
who was for years pastor OF the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Of this city. The
minister removed to this city when the
son was but q small boy.
Spent Boyhood Here.
T His boyhood and youth were spent lin
this city. Like thousands OF Virginians
Mr.. Moore at the age OF eighteen or
nineteen years OF age volunteered In the
service OF the State and OF the confed-
eracy. first entering the artillery service
as a member OF tho Richmond Howitzers,
IN which branch OF the service he was
engaged during much OF the war Later
no became member OF Mosby's COM
mand. and attained the rank OF lieu
tenant. therein He was dashing and
efficient soldier, Mr.. Moore became q
momber of the Howitzer Association. and
was an enthusiastic Confederate veteran.
For many years Mr. Moore had been
the senior member Of the firm OF j. B..
Moore & Son. fire Insurance underwirt-
ers, at No. 1909 East Main Street. reps
resentlng several we'll known companies
His was n familiar face on the streets
OF Richmond. He was active in the Con-
fcderate veteran organizations, esteemed
socially and was connected with the
First Presbyterian Church, Of this city
AS a business man he was universally
respected.
The Surviving Family.
In his early n manhood, I, 3D. n Mr.. Moore vas
AS stated. Mr, Moore lived with his
children n beautiful suburban home
Carrie p and Hermine Dew Moore,
Messrs. ]. B. Moore. Jr., T. Werner Moore
md r, I. Moore 4 brother. Rev. r, Iy,
MGE1e afa ana sster 4 Tfsdss IL
ton Is n resident of St. Paul.
Tho funeral services will take place
from tho residence Of Mr.. Grant. No.
10 o'clock, Rev. u, T.. McFaden, d. D.,
pastor OF the First Presbyterian Church,
officiating. The lnterment will be madt
In Hollywood Cemetery, this city