Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-16

ook store. HySela Hotel, Chamberlin
Ensign John Ferguson. of the same
sp' ray master Neccr ana E.;sirp
n."uacr, OF the Cumberland. and Paw
"as'e' hucannon. Of the Congress. WHO
was 4 brother of Admiral Huc,.n,,,
commanding the Merrimac."
remember paymaster Ruc,nron
"'S asked VINO. commanded tho Nerri-
mac. and lie replied
brother ''' ~" II ''es'f
There seems to he some diu,renr. os
"'lhi1n as to which vessel was IN. VIZ.
| s"f IN TINS historic engagement h,,t
| HiS'N'hs from my standpoint and as
"te "n" witnessed til" fight. Their. is
~ "o"ot in my mind that the monitor
49, ''e victor, Not long ago Il news
| PAPER article appeared stating that ~, =
Mrrfinac had heavy odds aroirst ;,
| ih!S account referred to the prescn >,
on me scene of the Minnesota wifi,
anout $40 men: the st. Lawrence WIN
~, Nv, me 'unberland lon: the Collyre IS
a'o. and the Roanoke, 500
| The fact is. that the I,o,nok. u.:,h
ne" SHAFT out. was about 10 miles from,
tHe scene. The st I4aWr,,f.., whi.b r-.,,
u't,,!iii'iided D.: admiral purviancc ;,
''a1 tl'norean. don't believe fired 81 gan
| an" When the Cumberland ana tn. con
| $500 49, Ni'tN l)N tEtt NtrriIrIt.
were at anchor. While tie, alinncsn,a
| MIS- iaSt aground some fivt. or six r,iJss
| aMaS- me Cunb"r'and Congress ard
! -, Lawrence We're sai!iu. vessels an,,
| as thcfe was dead calm they co,,,d
| not nlanouNrc.
| ne monitor arrived in the Reads
| a""ut . clock OF the night bcfor. tn.
batt!c and anchored unGc;. the lsc tf ,hn
| minnesota. where she remained un.,I
me morning nf The eug;,=ement. ,rhn
| isht started about $50 A. Nj and last1
"htll ii"o clock. considered il an ur-
. ~, contest. as Every man on board
| ho'h the Cumberland ana the Conwrc $
WAS exposed 10 III. fire Of the Mrrr
| mae. while these on the Confederate
Eam We're protected by it's armor Tie
| Meri!mac also had the assistance or tbs
| Icaser. ....
II furnished many of ,ha crows or ,fo
Cumberland and Congress with food
| ana clothing. as there was no hote,
! 'pcn, the old Hygcia being used as a
i''>l''ai' ana my own house as head
quarters for army and navy officers rs
my old friend. Paymaster Arthur j.
f'.tchhr'. will testify"
MI. Kimberly leaves five sons ana
three daughters-George Kimberly
Wh" is Il paymaster in th.. navy: Viii
llan' H. Kimberly. Jr. who resides in
baltimore: John Il. Kimberly. tn. pro-
prietal Of the We'll known ship chand-
- <'i'u coi!!nllSS;irS. ana the present
postmaster at Old Point; Harry kim
berry. bookkeeper for Schmelz Brothers
bankers Hampton: Samuel Kimberly
With the American Tobacco COMPANY.
Mrs Wesley Olei, Wife of the vice-p:es-
ident of The Citizens National Sank. Of
Baltimore; Mrs. Hazelhurst. Wife 81 a
Well known Chicago capitalist. and
Mrs. Clifford. Wife Of Captain Clifford
L. S. \.
Inc funeral took place last evening IT
p o'clock from the residence ana was
attended! by scores of people. The serv-
!c"s We're conducted by the Rev. r.
..Jule1and FaSe. chaplain Of the First
Maryland regiment, and We're very inn
presstve. Numerous floral tokens he
Sits of friends here and elsewhere
We're sent TO the house and filed the
room in which the remains lay with
sheir LAGRANGE. At the conclusion OF.
che service the ca>ket was borne to the.
learse by the active pall-bearerS. COM
based OF the colored employees os Alr.
kinlberly's large establishment and
several OF whom We're slaves in the
family before the war. The honorary
pail bearers We're:
MAJOR Iiernan. commander IF the
Fort Monroe artillery school: Cinverno.
Noodtin, of the Soldiers Home. Cieor-e
\. and II. T.. Schmelz, c. NJ w, Walter
William 8auleh. ray Inspector c. Fl
-idridSe. Pay Inspector Goidsbcrourh
r n. Pike \. f. Campbell George
Booker and William T.. Allen.
The remains We're placed on the ev-
ening steamer for Baltimore ana de-
ronInanied by the members of the. fam
~. We're taken u that city where they
VIII today be laid to rest in C;reen.nuu. Ii
cemetery.
In commenting on the death Of Mir.
Kimberly. yesterdays Baltimore sun
says: ..H..
Mr. Kimberly was born 1T Fens
Point. baltimore in ISL. He attended
the first public school in the city, his
teacher being Thompson Randolph. we |
known in those days as the author ot
an arithmetic used in the schools of
that time. In ls5osh. became associate
with his brothers, Samuel. Henry and
Edward Kimberly. in thu. provision bus
mess on Pratt street. When the Sixth
massachusetts regiment was attacked
ny the mob In baltimore at tile begin
ming If the civil war. tI,e frs, pers n
Killed fell in iron, of the store Of the.
Kimberly l:rothers At this time the
H'n was buS!iy ensa aset in getting pro
VISIONS for the. army and navy. and on
account of its attitude frequent threats
We're made To burn the property.
In 1851 MIR. Kimberly removed his
business to old Point. where. naval cx-
petitions We're being fitted nut, iIa was;
witness to the fight between Thu, Mer-
rniac and the Monitor, and entc!Ial nc q
at his home the officers OF the Monitor
ana other vessels of the United States
navy on the day Of the battle. He fire.
nuen1ly sa" jefferson Davis when h.
was confined at Fort Monl5c, and saw
the Severn Teackie Wallis. Mayer
Brown, OF Baltimore, and the rlcnb e.s
or the Maryland Legislature when thy
We're imprisoned at the fort and show
ed them much attention. He also mat