The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-03

appointment Assured.
FT. WAYNE. Dec. 27.-Special-Col
| Charles A. Zollinger. the mayor of this
city. died tonight at 11:30 o'clock.
AS announced i'm this mornings In
dianapolis Sentinel, he was critically I'll
last night, and the physicians thought
then that he was threatened with the
| disease that ended his career tonight
| neuralgia Of the heart. Last Saturday
/ he was stricken down in his Office with
an attack Of neuralgia of the stomach,
| and he was but little better Sunday and
| Monday Tuesday night he suffered ter
I rible agonies, but was somewhat better
this morning Tonight he grew worse,
and about 1890 he told his family that
he could not live and that his end was
near. He had been many terms mayor
of this city, and during the first Cleve-
! land administration was pension agent
! for the state Of Indiana, with headquar-
! ters at Indianapolis. He was a candi-
date for the same position and was the
only one named for the place. He re-
appointment has been daily expected
! He served throughout the war and at
/
was formerly a republican, but for the
! last twenty years had been very active
! in democratic politics, and at the time
! Of his death was the chairman Of the
| democratic county committee. The fol-
! lowing is an outline of Col. Zollinger's
life:
! Charles a. ZOlinger was born in Wies-
baden. Nassau, Germany, in December,
/ =
and attended school in Germany until
he was ten years cid, at which time he
removed with his parents 10 this coun-
try and settled at Sandusky, o., where
/ he attended school a short time, when
/ the cholera broke out and the family
/ removed to Ft. Wayne and settled in
J the woods about eight miles from that
/ place.
He remained at home working on the
farm until he was seventeen years of
/ age, and then wishing TO do something
| for himself went TO Wisconsin, where he
/ worked as a laborer for two years. He
! then pushed farther west TO Missouri
and worked i'm the lead mines for nearly
1 two years, at the expiration Of which
( time, on account of poor health, he went
/ to Minnesota and there learned the
! blacksmith trade. A year later, after
/ an absence of nearly five years, he re-
/ turned to his home, and at the village
J
! learning the trade and worked at il un-
/ til the war broke out. When the call
: was made for $4,000 troops he was the
! first to enlist from that place. He in
! formed his employer that he would not
| strike another blow until the war was
over, and in April, 1861. enlisted for
three months and was assigned to COM
pany p, Ninth Indiana. In August he
| was mustered out and, returning home,
was elected first-Heutenant Of company
/ d, Thirtieth Indiana, which was the
| first regiment raised in that district.
! He served two years, resigned his po-
| sition on account of disability, spent a
! few months at home and in answer to
| another call raised a company and was
| in March, 1868, again mustered into the
! service as captain of company b, One
! hundred-and-TWent Indiana In
| the same month he received a commits
] sion as lieutenant-cOlOnel Of the same
| regiment which was in active duty from
the time it left home.
In July following he received his COM
mission as colonel of the same regiment,
| which. in fact, he had commanded from
! the first on account of the COlOnei's i'll
/ ness Col Zollinger led his regiment
being twice in command of the brigade.
| until August, 1865, when at the close Of
! the war he was mustered out Of the
| service.
| He returned home and followed the
| blacksmith trade until 1870, when he was
! elected sheriff of Allen county, being
an independent candidate. In 1872. at the
| close Of his term, he devoted himself
/ TO his hat and cap business. which he
had engaged in during his term Of Office
| and which he carried on in Ft Wayne
/ until 1873 In the spring of that year
! he was elected by the democrats mayor
| of Ft. Wayne, was twice reelected to
! successive terms and was holding the
same position when he died. In 1885 he
was appointed pension agent of the state
| by Mr.. Cleveland and served four years.
Col. Zollinger was mason Of high
rank and had also held the highest Of
! fees I'm odd fellowship. In 1871 he was
married at Plymouth, Mich, TO Miss
Mary Kellogg and had a large family
/ of daughters. He was a member of the
! English Lutheran church and one Of its
! trustees. When in the army he was in
the battles of Murfreesboro and Shiloh,
| was with Sherman during the Atlanta
campaign, and took part In the battles
| of Franklin, Nashville and the last battle
Of the war-at Kingston, N. C.
He was good soldier, gallant officer
and was held. in the highest esteem by
all who knew him. While he filled the
| duties Of office with dignity, he also al
ways conducted his own affairs in
highly satisfactory manner and was ever
the same even-ternpered gentleman
whether engaged in business or pleasure
FIT. WAYNE, Dec 31-Special-At
high noon today the central streets of
the city were alive with marching bod
les
After week of rain and gloom, dia-
| dem of snow covered Underwood ceme-
terry this afternoon. The winter wealth
er was as calm. as peaceful and as
silent as snowf1akes falling on the sod
In quiet winter Tepose nature seemed to
mourn. The city is dressed in mourning
black and earth wears a mantle of
white. This municipality IS bedecked
with sorrowful tints because her peo-
pie mourn the departure of a citizen,
who lived as they desired-for the peo-
pie.
The remains of the late Col Charles
A Zollinger rested in the drawing
room of the residence on a bank Of
flowers and foliage Floral offerings
were visible on the casl0et around the
| bier and a bank Of figures appropriately