The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-24
'DEATHOF CAPT.
 THORINGTON Lifelong Citizen of
 Montgomery. OF DISTINGUISHED ANCESTRY Served as Vice Consul on Isthmus
 of Panama. Kinsman of One of City's First I'm tendents Was Gallant Confederate Soldier and Public Spirited

| Margaret's Hospital after an illness of popular citizens and lifelong resi- dent, died yesterday morning at St Maragrets Hospital after an illness of two months. Death came at 11:25 o'clock, and at a time when the body
 of the deceased was spent with weari- uess, thoug hthe mind was clear and
 the heart full of cheer and expectant. To the friends of Capt. Thorington | who numbered his friends by the scores, the news of the death of the well known character comes as a
 blow, in spite of the fact that the end
 was expected and almost hourly looked for. So severe had been the illness of which the deceased died the end was
 expected before 1t was proclaimed, yet
 the news was none the less shocking nor grievous.
 He who had been a friend even to death of memory, and this memory of the deceased was present with the | news, and cast it's shadows over the | lives of those who heard 1t and had lived with and loved the deceased. To say that Capt Thorington was we'll known Is but to say the half. He was a part of Montgomery having lived here a life time and participated in It's rise and achievements, its suc- | cesses and it's drawbacks. He was a familiar figure on the streets of the SisSp anu tildn SCOTe OI years was closed allied with its busi- ness interests.
 In the year of 1S44. on the 26th of November, Captain Thorington was | born in Montgomery. His early years were spent in scholastic pursuits and pleasures. and his education. in part, was received in the city of his birth.
 Later he was a student at Oak Bowery. Chambers county. which institution he left to take a part in the war of the States at its early beginning and
 fought through the four years of hos
 tility with his heart bent to the task
 and the strength of his soul given to
 the Southland in which he lived and to Alabama, his native statea Joined University Command. Though but sixteen years of age at the time he enlisted with Captain Storrs, whose University of Alabama command he joined, the young patriot
 met with favor wherever he went and
 easily won the good graces of his com
 rades and superior officers. The com mand of Captain Storrs was a part | of the escort of General Rucker, who | was a member of Forests staff and | one of the South's most valiant heroes For the excellence of his services in | command with which he had enlisted | joining the troops in Montgomery
 Capt Thorington was presented by
 
 which was always cherished by the deceased as one of his fondest mem- ories of the great struggle. The gift not only attested the love and affec- | tion which the commander had for the soldier. but it also served to show | the affection of the troopers for their comrade, one of the youngest enlist | cd privates in the company.
 During the war Captain Thoring- | toms service was confined mostly to Tennessee struggles. He was never wounded. and served throughout the contest with credit to himself and the family whose name he bore.
 At the close of hostilities Captain Thorington returned to Montgomery,
 where for awhile he engaged in mis-
 cellaneous business. Very shortly af- ter this however, he was appointed Vice e-Consul of the Isthmus of Pana- ma. under the consulate of his father in-law. James Thorington, a native of | Montgomery but later a resident of Iowa.
 Captain Thorington was connected
 with the consulship in Panama for twelve years. during which time he | served the country with credit which won on several occasions commenda- tion and praise from the United
 States officials at Washington. Some of his diplomatic manoeuvers were es-
 pecially praised by the Senate and the Secretary of State, and his success with the situations always was a mat ter of pride to him and a mater of joy on the part of his friends and acquain- tances. During his term of office the affairs of the Isthmus were almost ex- clusively under his control, and were handled to the entire satisfaction of the government which he represented. Upon his return to Montgomery Cap xafv, WRv wk%,1 rr1 fAN. Der of years in banking business and miscellaneous industries. He was an aggressive and substantial citizen, talk 1 ing to heart the alms of the city and | endeavoring to the best of his ability | to improve its resources. As a bank | CT and tradesman he was popular and
 well liked. and was noted, as always. for his courteous demeanor and South
 ern chivalry.
 Gentleman of old School. The story of Captain Thorington's s | life summed up, is brief. He was a gentleman of the before the war type, and the traits of his earlier life al- | ways chung to him. He reverenced the
 South as a king, and was out of sympa-
 thy with those who tried to dishgure
 it's beauty or mar it's sublime outlines.
 The last years of the life of Captain
 Thorington were spent at Tallassee,
 where he was connected with the Tall lassee Falls Manufacturing Company.
 While in the discharge of his duties
 at this place, two months ago, the ill.,
 ness came upon him. from which he
 was never to be a well man. Coming to
 St. Margaret's Hospital, this city, Cap | tain Thorington submitted to treat
 ment until he decided to visit his
 brother, Judge w. s Thorington. of Tus | caloosa,
 While on this visit, Captain Thor ington, to all appearances. improved steadily. Upon his removal to this | city, however, he had a reaction, and two weeks ago last Thursday he was again taken to St. Margaret's, ana never recovered.