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OBITUARIES, AMERICAN. (BRUCE BUNTING.) 



official organ of the American Neurological Asso- 

 ciation, and of the New York, the Philadelphia, 

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Bruce, John, jurist, born in Stirlingshire. Scot- 

 land, Feb. 16, 1832; died in Waters Park, Pa., 

 Oct. 1, 1901. He was brought to the United 

 States by his parents in 1840, who settled on a 

 farm in Wayne County, Ohio. He was graduated 

 at Franklin College. New Athens, Ohio, in 1854, 

 removed to Iowa, and, being admitted to the bar 

 in 185G, practised in Keokuk till the outbreak of 

 the civil war. He enlisted in the National army, 

 and attained the rank of colonel and was bre- 

 vetted brigadier-general. After the war he became 

 a cotton-planter in Alabama, and in 1872 he was. 

 elected to the State Legislature. He was ap- 

 pointed, Feb. 27. 1875, Federal Judge of the Mid- 

 dle District of Alabama, and served continuously 

 till his death. 



Bryant, Montgomery, soldier, born in Fort 

 Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 28, 1831; died in Wichita, 

 Kan.. June 17, 1901. He was a son of Thomas 

 S. Bryant, an assistant surgeon in the United 

 States army, who accompanied the command that 

 established the post at Fort Leavenworth, then 

 in a wilderness. Montgomery Bryant entered the 

 regular army in 1857, receiving his commission as 

 a 2d lieutenant in the 6th Infantry, Feb. 21. He 

 was appointed 1st lieutenant, May 3, 1861; cap- 

 tain, June 10, 1861; and Dec. 13, 1862, was bre- 

 vetted major for gallant and meritorious services 

 in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. He received 

 the regular appointment of major of the 14th In- 

 fantry, Oct. 7, 1874; and, June 22, 1882, he was 

 made lieutenant-colonel of the 8th Infantry, and, 

 Dec. 16, 1888, colonel of the 13th Infantry. Col. 

 Bryant was in command of the 13th Infantry at 

 Fort Sill, when, at his own request, he was re- 

 tired, March 1, 1894. 



Bryce, Joseph Smith, soldier, born in George- 

 town, D. C., in 1808 ? died in New York city, April 

 16, 1901. He was graduated at West Point in 

 1829. Robert E. Lee was at the head of that class, 

 Bryce standing third. He remained at West Point 

 for some time after his graduation, and then re- 

 signed from the army and studied law. At the be- 

 ginning of the civil war Mr. Bryce again entered 

 the army, was commissioned major, and served 

 on the staff of Gen. Wadsworth as adjutant-gen- 

 eral. After a year he was transferred to the 

 staff of Gen. Barnard, and while serving under 

 him assisted in the preparation of the defenses of 

 Washington. At the close of the war Major Bryce 

 retired to private life, and after that spent much 

 of his time in travel in the United States and 

 abroad. 



Bulloch, James Dunwoody, naval officer, died 

 in Liverpool, England, Jan. 7, 1901, at the age of 

 seventy-seven. He was a captain in the Confed- 

 erate navy during the civil war, and at its close 

 he went to England and settled at Liverpool, 

 where he lived in retirement. He was the author 

 of The Secret Service of the Confederate States in 

 Europe, or How the Confederate Cruisers were 

 Eouipped (1883). 



Bunce, Francis Marvin, naval officer, born in 

 Hartford, Conn., Dec. 25, 1836; died there, Oct. 19, 

 1901. In 1851 he entered the naval service, and in 

 1852 was appointed to the Naval Academy. He 

 was graduated in 1857, and on June 10 was com- 

 missioned midshipman and attached to the gun- 

 boat Germantown, of the East India squadron, 

 June 25, 1860, he was made passed midshipman 

 and assigned to the corvette Brooklyn, of the 

 Gulf squadron, then engaged in survey work. 

 He was commissioned lieutenant. April 11, 1861, 

 and in 1862 was appointed executive officer of the 



Penobscot. While he was executive officer of 

 the ship it took part in an engagement with the 

 Confederate forces at Yorktown, Va., where he 

 had charge of the debarkation of the heavy artil- 

 lery for the batteries in the investment of York- 

 town. He commanded a successful expedition up 

 Little river, between North and South Carolina, 

 and destroyed several vessels, besides extensive 

 salt-works and large quantities of cotton, tur- 

 pentine, and rosin, and for these achievements he 

 was mentioned in special orders and commended 

 by the Navy Department. Later the Penobscot 

 captured the Robert Bruce. He took the vessel 

 to New York in November, 1862, and was then 

 ordered to the South blockading squadron, and 

 took part in the operations on Stono river, South 

 Carolina. Jan. 15, 1863, he was commissioned 

 lieutenant-commander, and on July 10 of the same 

 year he commanded the naval maneuvers in the 

 combined assault of the land and sea forces that 

 resulted in the capture of Morris island. He was 

 again highly commended for these services. He 

 was then attached to the monitor Patapsco, and 

 took part in all the actions in the siege of Charles- 

 ton and in the night attack upon Fort Sumter. 

 For his part in these engagements he received hon- 

 orable mention. In November, 1863, while in 

 action with the Patapsco, he was wounded by the 

 premature explosion of a cartridge. He recovered 

 rapidly, and in January, 1865, he was attached to 

 the staff of Admiral Dahlgren before Charleston, 

 where he w r as in charge of the scouting and picket 

 boats. He served in this capacity till April 6, 

 when he received command of the Lehigh. In 

 September, 1865, he took command of the monitor 

 Monadnock, and he was in charge of her when she 

 made her famous trip between Philadelphia and 

 San Francisco. This was the first extended sea 

 voyage of a ship of this class, and Lieut.-Com- 

 mander Bunce received the thanks of the Navy 

 Department, and was recommended for reward by 

 the Secretary of the Navy. He received his com- 

 mission as commander on Nov. 7, 1871, as cap- 

 tain on Jan. 11, 1883, and as commodore on 

 March 1, 1895. From 1866 to 1869 he was on duty 

 at the Charlestown Navy- Yard. In 1869 he fitted 

 out the monitor Dictator for sea service. In 

 November of that year he assumed command of 

 the Nantasket, and was stationed at Santo Do- 

 mingo. On June 1, 1886, he received the com- 

 mand of the Atlanta, the first of the new cruisers. 

 He remained in command of her until Dec. 1, 1889. 

 On Feb. 12, 1890, Capt. Bunce was assigned to- 

 the naval station at New London. Later lie com- 

 manded the new naval training squadron, the 

 Richmond being his flagship. March 1, 1895, he 

 was selected to command the North Atlantic 

 squadron, with the rank of active rear-admiraL 

 At the expiration of this service, May 1, 1897, he 

 went to the Brooklyn Navy- Yard, where he super- 

 vised the conversion of many fast ships and 

 yachts for use in the war with Spain. He was 

 commissioned rear-admiral Feb. 6, 1898, and re- 

 tired from active service Dec. 25, 1898. It is said . 

 that the policy of the Government in furnishing 

 the navy with abundant ammunition for target 

 practise and giving prizes for the best shots, 

 which produced such remarkable results in the 

 Spanish War, was due to the efforts of Admiral 

 Bunce. 



Bunting, Charles A., founder of the Christian 

 Home for Intemperate Men, born in Edgartown^ 

 Marthas Vineyard, Mass., Jan. 2, 1828; died in 

 Keyport, N. J., May 30, 1901. At an early age he 

 ran away and went to sea before the mast. After- 

 ward he was for many years a hotel-keeper. Dur- 

 ing all this time he drank heavily. In 1876 he was- 



