The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-28
Twenty Years i'm Public Life He Was
to Have Been Reappointed PEN
sion Agent by the President.
HAD A PROUD WAR RECORD
Democrats at Anderson and Shell
byville in Trouble.
One of Hoke Smiths AppOintees at No.
blesville Gets a ScOring-News
from All Parts of Indiana.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 27-Col
Charles A. Zollinger, Mayor of Fort Wayne
died suddenly tonight at IL 80 o'clock. He
had been suffering for two weeks with neu-
ralgia of the stomach. with indications Of
the disease attacking the heart During the
past two days marked Improvement was
in progress and his physician announced
to-day, that unless relapse occurred he
would soon be out, and at. 10 o'clock this
evening he commenced to sink rapidly and
told his family the end was near. He leaves
wife and four daughters. Two are mar
RED the eldest to c; r Walton; traanm mas
cago railroad, and the other TO Robert
Hammond. of this city. The younger daugh-
ters, Mamie and Alice. are at home.
Colonel Zollinger was born in Wiesbaden,
Nassau. Germany, in December, 1888. He at
tended school in Germany until ten years
old, when his father moved the family to
America and settled at Sandusky, o. When
the great cholera epidemic broke out In the
ffties the family moved to a farm eight
miles from Fort Wayne When seventeen
years old young Charles left home to make
a living for himself. He worked two years
laborer in Wisconsin, and then went
to Missouri, where he found employment
in the lead mines of Newton county for
eighteen months. Failing health caused him
to forsake mining. and he went north to
Monticello, Mimi, and learned the trade of
blacksmith. After an absence of five years
he returned to his home and soon engaged
in his trade at New Haven, a nearby viii
lage. He served during the entire war; en-
listing a private in the Eighty-eighth
Indiana Regiment, Company E, at New
Haven near here
In August he was mustered out, returning
home. In September he was elected first lieu
tenant of Company ID, Thirtieth Indiana
Regiment. the first raised In his district.
He served twenty-five months, and resigned
on account of disability. After, few
months rest he answered to another call.
chosen tG '' Captain, March s. 1863 being assigned
to the Observation-Disclosures ninth Regf-
ment. On the 10Th of the same month he re-
ceived a commission as lieutenant-colo-
mel in the same regiment He was
thence forward in active duty and, on
July l, made colonel of the same regi-
ment, which he had commanded from the
start on account of the disability OF the
ranking officer. He was twice in COM
mand of the brigade and served until
August 1869 He returned home after be-
ing mustered out and resumed his trade
as blacksmith until 1870. when he was
elected sheriff OF Allen county as an in
dependent candidate He served two terms
and was a Republican until 1872 He was
Democrat and reelected FIVE times Dur
ing President Cleveland'S FIRST term he was
appointed pension agent for this State with
headquarters at indianapolis. After serving
four years he returned TO Fort Wayne was
Immediately elected Mayor, thus proving
his popularity. He daily expecting
reappointmcnt as State pension agent. 1t
had been promised by. the President; He
hees and Turpie and all OF the Indiana
Congressman. and recently he had been as
sured by Senator VOORHEES, that there
was arranging accordingly. He had no OPP
position, which was surprise TO the poll
ticians He was a Knight Templar. thirty
second degree Scottish Rite Mason and an
Odd Fellow.