Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1868.

DhAth OF SoL. hlMBALL,--AS We
were prepared to issue our paper of to day,
40 acre mel by the astounding Intelligence
OF tho death-we hope by aocident--of
1T. Col. Kimball, ofthe Hawkins Zouaves.
In view of tho high moral worth, and con-
siderston in which Col. Kimball was hold
by US, and those WHO know him well in
the days when he held a highly response
bic position among the people of Vermont,
We find il duty to surrender this space
in our columns to his memory.
The first announcement we had of this
melancholy event was the following notice:
LIT. Col. Kimhall, of Hawkins New
York Houaves, reported killed between
Norfolk and Suffolk, on Saturday night,
halls from Vermont. Ito was Major in
the New England Regiment employed in
the Mexican war, and was at one time oil
itor Of the Woodstock (Vcrmont) ago,
Democratic paper"
Those who remember Col. Kimball "a
editor of tho Cage and especially cdi-
tors Of contemporanious journals in Yer
mont, viii bear witness to the fact that
while he strongly held to tho peculiar text
Of the Democratic party of that day, he
was at all times courteous and manly.
Later and more particular accounts,
giving various explanations as to the man
ner Of the death of Col. Kimball, are ex-
ceedingly conflicting; but the most relia-
BILE that we find is the following from the
Tribune.--A correspondent of this paper
says
g i learn that Col. Kimball had COM
mand Of the outer picket-guard, and dur
ing the evening Gen. Corcorau approach
ed the post and was properly challenged
by the guard. Instead of giving the coun-
tersign Gen. G. simply said, ] am Gen,
Corcoran.' Under the circumstances, with
a rebel force in close proximity, an enemy
might have said the same thing, and Col.
Kimball refused to let Gen. Corcoran pass
without the proper word Gen. G. attempts
cd to ride on when his bride was seized by
Col. Klmball. In the excitement of the
moment Gen. Corcoran drew pistol and
fired the fatal shot,
We hope that different version of this
sad story may be given and such explana-
tons given as will exoulpate General Cor
coran from the charge of rashness here
brought against him At Fort Monroe
the flags were at half mast in honor of the
deceased, and we find the following 10 all
the Now York papers of yesterday:
g a meeting of the friends of the late
Lieut.. Col. Edgar A. Kimball, of the
Ninth New York Volunteers Hawkins
zouaves), was held yesterday morning at
l0l Nassau street. Ex-Alderman Ed
ward Pell, Of Brooklyn, was called to the
chair. The following resolutions, intro
duced by Col. Belts, were unanimously
adopted:
Re8oJued, That we hear with deep and
sincere sorrow of the death of Lieut..
Col. KiInball, who had endeared himself
to his friends by his noble and manly char
acter--to the army by his unsurpassed
courage, and to his country by his unwa-
vering patriotism.
ReSoJ0ed, That this Committee respect
fully request the Common Council of the
city of New York to take proper measures
TO bring TO this city the remains of Lieut..
Col, Kimball, and to give to them suitable
interment, and that committee of nine
be appointed by this meeting to carry into
effect this resolution.
The following named gentleman were
chosen the committee:
Colonel Belts, Major j. M. Turner,
Colonel Farnsworth, Allen Conroy, Esq,
John Kempston, ESD, Daniel Geary, Esq,
Henry Vandewater, Esq, Captain 7. A.
Glover, VIM. NJ. V. Roby, Esq, and al
derman Pell, eg-oHcio.
AT two o'clock in the afternoon the
Committee on National Affairs of the Com
mon Council held a meeting, Alderman
Farley presiding, and Councilman Web
ster acting as secretary, at which Ex-Ai-
derman Pell, of Brooklyn, appeared at the
head OF committee of the friends of the
deceased and presented a copy Of the fore
going resolutions. After considering the
request therein contained, on motion of
Councilman Joyce, joint committee of
six were authorized TO proceed TO Suffolk,
Va, to procure the body. The chair APP
pointed Councilmen Joyce, Mcconnell and
Brandon, and Aldermen Ottiwell, Henry
and Mitchell, who will proceed on their
mission to-day. A committee appointed
by the friends CT the deceased to go on
the mission will also start to-day.
On the arrival of the remains IN this
city, they will be received and laid in state
at the City Hall, and afterwards be buried
with military honors, under the auspices
of the Committee on National affairs OF
the Common Council"