Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-28
DEATH CALLS HENRY ORTIZ
VENERABLE CITIZEN EXPIRES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
Former Prominent Patent Attorney
and Civil War Veteran-Thirty-
Second Degree Mason.

Henry Ortiz. patent attorney, who had
been a resident Of this city for more
than forty years. died yesterday at his
home, 1O11 l. street OF paralysis. after
an illness Of about four months; Mr..
Orth was stricken last June, and. despite
his vigorous constitution, gradually grew
weaker. Although his death was not AN
expected, it was a severe shock to the
members Of his family and an unusually
large circle of friends in the city. Mr..
Ortiz was seventyfour years Of age.
The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the Orth home.
The services at tie house are to be con-
Quoted by Rev. John T. Huddle. pastor
of St Paul's Lutheran Church. OF which
the deceased was member and the last
rites at the grave will be in charge
Of Lebanon Lodge. r. \. 4. N. The
burial will be in the family lot in Glen
wood cemetery. The pallbearers. selected
from among Mr.. Orth's intimate asso-
ciates. are George spransy, Philip F.
Long, w. D. Hoover, Albert L. Fox.
Thomas Young and E. W. Sommers. all
members OF the Masonic fraternity.
citation of Oldest Inhabitants Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, president of tie Ma
sonic Temple Association and a thirty
second degree Mason. In the latter or
garization he was an active worker. serv-
ing In Washington Commandery. Knights
Templar, and Mount Vernon Chapter.
Royal Arch Masons. Five years ago Mr..
Ortiz retired from the active practice Of
patent law after a continuous business
career of thirty-Six years.
Mr.. Ortiz is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Caroline Lang Of Richmond.
Va: his son. Henry Ortl. jr., and one
daughter. Miss Caroline s. Lang.
Born in Alsace.
Mr.. Orth was born. in the then French
province Of Alsace, OF French parentage.
February %, 1885, At the age Of twenty
three years he came to America and first
settled in New York city, later removing
to Richmond, where he resided until the
outbreak Of tine civil war.
His sympathies lay with the southern
Confederacy and shortly after the out
break Of hostilities he enlisted in the
Confederate service and was shortly aft
erward attached to Gen "Stonewslr'
under Gen. Jackson through the harrow
ing Virginia campaign Of 1862, the in
vasion Of Maryland during the early part
of the fall and through the campaigns Of
the spring Of 1858 to the time of Gen
Jacksons death.
|, Afterward he was transferred in the
same capacity to the staff Of Gen. Lee
and served with the leader Of the Con.
federacy for about a year. when. because
of Ill health. he was sent to the noun
tains Of northwestern Virginia. where he
became a member of Col. Mosbys cavalry
band and participated in many of the
raids and captures by that leader. After
the close Of hostilities Mr.. Orth returned
to Richmond where lie remained for two
years. then moved to Washington and in
1853 took up the practice of patent law.
In 1860 he married Miss Lang.
During his entire residence in the Ma
tional Capital Mr.. .Orth took deep In.
terest In the city's welfare and associat-
His civic interest continued long after
he was compelled to give up active work
in his business. Because OF his public
spirit and his long residence in Wash
ington he enjoyed the friendship Of many
Washingtonians in all walks Of life.