The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-07
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the City Council Out of Re.
Spect to the Memory of the Late
Col. j. E. TOurtellOtte.

WHEREAS, The Common Council of the City of
Mankato have heard with profound sorrow the
announcement of the death of Col. j. Z. Tourtel
lotte, Mankato's friend and benefactor, and we
as the representatives of the citizens of said City
and for ourselves. tender to the family and kin
dred OF the deceased the assurance OF our SYM
pathy in their sad bereavement,
That as token of respect for the memory OF
the deceased we offer the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That in the death of Col. j. E..
Tourteette, Mankato has lost noble, kind
and generous friend, and America one OF her
bravest soldiers.
When the bugle blast of war sounded its call
for arms, when its echo reverberated from every
hill top and filled every valley, when our citizen
soldiery from all over our land rallied to the
standard OF the Union he did not hesitate with
that devotion to what he conceived to be his
duty with an intrepidlty that was Unborn, he
shOuldered his muSket, Joined the ranks OF his
countrymen, and marched to the front. His
career as soldier is one that his kindred may
well be proud of and adds luster to our city
from which he enlisted.
In disposition hewas retiring and modest to a
fault; to his equals he was ever pleasant and
oblging; to his interiors, gracious and kind He
had great tenderness OF heart coupled with a
generous and liberal spirit. He was happy
when he saw others happy and always deeply af-
tiicted by human sufferlngs. In his earnest
practical, hopeful, manly breast, he desired to
do something that would tend to alleviate the
pangs of the sick and afflicted; how well he car
RED out his desires the beautiful Hospital pre-
sented to our city shows. In his letter present
ing it to the city he says 81 give it for the adj
mission OF the sick, disabled and wounded, no
charge being made against those unable to pay.
The chief object of this offer is to assist the poor
in some way, and to benefit the town in which
/ once lived:" words that should be written on
plates of pure gold.
If there was one thing more marked than an
other in his character, it was that great virtue,
Charity. Taught, as we are, by the utterances
of our Divine Master, that il is the greatest OF
all virtues, we may, amid the clash OF religious
opinions, indulge ourselves with the pleasing
hope that the vision of Abom Ben Adem shall
be realized by our deceased benefactor and
friend.
"Abom Ben Adem (may his tribe increase)
awoke one night from deep dream OF peace
and saw within the moonlight in his room max
ing it rich and like lilly in bloom, an Angel
writing i'll a book OF gold exceeding peace had
made Ben Adem bold, and to the presence in
the room he said: What writest thou?' The
all sweet accord aswered. THE names OF those
who love the Lord and is mine one?' said Abom
No. not So, replied the ANGEL. Abom spoke
more low, but cheeriiy still and said L pray
then write me as one who loves his fellow man.
The Angel wrote and vanished. The next night
it came again with great awakening light and
showed the names whom love of God had
blessed; and 10, Ben Adems name led all the
rest"
Surrounded by his fellow patriots and soldiers
he sleeps his last s.eep in the soldiers beautiful
cemetery at Washington. crest in peace"
To the hearts most sadly bereaved we offer
our words OF sympathy and with Them we min
gle our tears of sorrow.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of the city and that copy be
forwarded to the family of our friend, and that
they be published in the papers OF the city.
Dated August 3rd, 1891.
R. D. HUBBARD,
Acting Mayor