Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1901 — Death of a Former Resident. [ARTICLE]

Death of a Former Resident.

Captain Albert J. Gutbridge, of No. 516 Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California, died of heart failure on the cats, at Santa Monica, that state, on February 11th, 1901. He had been out on an Island, in the Pacific Ocean, for his health, for some two or three weeks, and it was thought he w r as improving, and his son started home with him. He stood the boat ride very well, and was unusually happy all the way over, and by leaning on his 'son’s arm walked from the boat up the bank to the cars, and boarded the train, and in just a few minutes after entering the car he expired,. His age was about 68 years. The captain was for many, years, a resident of this city. He enlisted in the service of the United States from this city, at the outbreak of the civil war, and was assigned to duty in Co. G. in the 9th Regiment of Indiana Infantry volunteers, and served there during the three months service. Upon his return he helped to organize Co. K. of the 48th of Indiana Infantry was elected the first lieutenant and later as captain thereof, and served as such, until he was wounded at the battle of luka, on September 19th, 1861. After which he was transferred to the Invalid Corps, and did his duty until the close of the war. He was stationed at Indianapolis, for more than two years, guarding Rebel prisoners, and on one occasion he moved about three thousand of them over to Camp Douglas, in Chicago, without losing a man. After the close of the war he came to this city, married a Miss Helen Glover, and from here they moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and lived there many years, and accumulated some property. Afterwards he sold his interdhts at Lincoln, and moved with his family to San Diego, California. At that place the captain was very unfortunate, because very soon after his arrival there, his wife and fourteen year old daughter sickened and died within a few days of each other. Since then he has lived in California, but he has not been so well satisfied as he formerly was- The captain was one of the early settlers of this county settling here more than sixty years ago. Captain Guthridge leaves a married daughter, in Lincoln Neb. and two sons in Los Angeles, Cal., to mourn his loss- He was buried on his lot in the beautiful cemetery at San Diego, by the side of his wife and daughter. Thus closes the life of one of the bravest and noblest men that ever lived in our beautiful, little city. He was a special friend of our townsman, Capt. M. F. Chilcote, the captian of his company, and to whom we are endebted to the above facts. When Capt. Chilcote was in California, in 1895 and again in 1898, he spent many pleasant hours with his old companion in arms. He came to Rensselaer when a boy, living here many years, as above stated, and had his home where J. C. Chilcote’s residence now is, on Weston street. His occupation here was that of a carpenter. He was a Ist cousin of Addison Parkison of our town and J. V. Parkison, of Pleasant Ridge.