Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-18
Death Of Gel. TurnbulI.

prised by learning that Col Turnbu of the corps of
Typographical Engineers, U S. A, had been found dead
in his bed having apparently died in his sleep as he lay
in the posture of in slumber with limb disturbed
and no feature contorted. His eyes peacefully
closed and but for the absence of pulse and respiration
there nothing to indicate that the last struggle had
been passed
We believe it is the opinion of the medical gentlemen
most familiar with his that he died of sudden af
lection of the heart to which he had BEEN or less
degree subject The vital machinery must have ceased to
work almost instantaneously
Col Tunbull had been residing here for some months
past having charge of the work at the mouth OF the
Cape Fear River. He was highly esteemed by all who
enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance and was dis
tnguished as gentleman Of courteous and unassumng
manners clear sense and honorable feeling He stood
high in his profession having occupied prominent po-
stion in his corps during the campaign made IN Mexico
bv General Scott We understand that he leaves large
family.
Yesterday afternoon, at the call of his Honor, the
Mayor large concourse of citizens accompanied his
remains to the cars The military companies were also
out to pay respect to the memory of gallant soldier,
and fired the usual military salute at the cars. COM
city.
Capt NOnGlahn requests us to state that the Ger
man Volunteers only prevented from forming as
company to pay respect to the memory Of COL Turnbu
by not having been of the fact of his decease and
funeral in time to enable them to turn out
COL Tunbull must have been about sixty years OF
age We have heard that he a native of Maryland
but are not at all certain.-Doily Journal llh inst.
Bzn The Fayetteville Corozinion of the 18th comes
to us this morning dressed in mourning for the death Of
its editor, VIM T. Wightman, Esq We copy from
that paper the following brief announcement:
Sudden Death o the Editor of this Paper
We stop the Press to the painful intelligence
of the death of VIM T. Wightman, Esq, the editor Of
this paper Mr. Wightman died in this town suddenly
during last night He was found dead in his bed this
morning.
Surely in the midst of life We are in death. On
Thursday we followed to the cars the remains OF Col
TurnbuI who had passed away with startling sudden
ness and now we receive the that, on the morning
after Mr. Wightman was found dead in his bed in Fay
ettevilIe We know nothing of the circumstances pre-
cedng Mr. WighmalS death, but feel assured that it
must have been painfully unexpected, and there is a
strange and melancholy likeness i'll the terms in which
their deaths have been announced dead in their
beds.
Mr. Wightman was, We think about twenty-Seycn
years of age and native of South Carolina He had
been for few years past connected with the Demo
cratic press of North Carolina editor of the Fayete
vile North Carolinldn. He gentleman OF talents
and education Warm and mpusve in his feelings, he
nav at times have allowed these feelings to betray him
in the use of expressions which cooler caution might
condemn but his motives and impulses were always
pure and his principles heightened and correct and by
his nntmely DEATH those who knew him lose esteemed
friend and his party has to regret the loss Of one who
babe fair, at no distant day, to rank with its abest
champions and defenders.
P S.-A letter received here from Fayetteville states
that Mr.. Wightman and young man named Elliott,
were both found dead in one bed in the Shemwe House.
having left note stating that they had taken Nitric
Acid for the purpose of committing suicide. With
the motives that urged them to this terrible act we are
wholly unacquainted. We only fulfil the divine
precept, which commands us to judge not that we be
iudged-Daily Journal 18th INST.