The sun., 1901-12-03
CHARLES II. KITTINGER.


Ii was in the performance OF a sor-
rowful duty that The sun announced the
death Of Charles H. kittingcr, yesterday
morning.
The announcement Of his serious illness
and Of sudden death came MS II shock to
his friends. They knew that he was Ill,
and that he had gone away from home
for rest and treatment, and while they |
were for this reason anxious about him,
they did not anticipate So sudden and 80
fatal il termination of his illness They
were hoping Cor his speedy recovery
when the announcement Of his dangerous
illness came to them, 60 he folgwod all
too quickly by the sad news of his death.
The deceased was Wilminctonian and
Ind spent the most Of his life in this
city, where he was wcll-known to a very
large circle or acQuaintnnccs. The son
Of Dr Leonard Kittingcr, and the
brother or nr. T.. 4, Kittrngrr, two Of
the best known physicians. Of the city, he
was literally horn into large friendship
and acquaintance. Educated in our local
schools. and the school comradc OF boys
of less than u generation age hekncw the
people nf the city, its men in all walks
Of life we'll and held n relationship OF
intimate friendship with many of them
His was an attractive personality; and
when he chose 10 cNcrt il possessed n
~
hearty in NIL his undertakings. he was
also tactful and energetic, attempting
and succeeding in enterprise that to one
of less hope loss tact aud energy seemed
not only uninvitnG but hopeless. or
happy disposition and apparently careless
about many things. he WAS really warm
hearted and generous. No one was more
quickly touched, or mere deeply moved
by knowledge of misfortune that
brought pain. suffering and bereavement
To such sufferers he gave hearty sym
pnthy and where necessary, y helping
hand What We know about this, war.
rants Us in saying that there are many
sincere mourncrS for his death that the
world knows not Of and with whom his
name will be held in grateful rrmcm
brnncc
In his relation to public matters the ID
ceased will be remembered us nm active
participant in the political movements ~
the last eight or ten years by which the
State govcrnmrnt has been rrvolutioni2cd
and the state made To assume her place
amnnE the Republican States Of thu
Tnion An ardent Republican, he en-
tered heartily into the movement ror I'll,
winning ot this state from the Demo
Gratis After mn extended absence from
the state hc canN hamr iuSt III time /,
take part in the early incidents ot wha
has proved IA w nnc " tho most I'M
portant and desperate political conflict
III thc history II the State; ANA il is du
10 him 70 say that ta his Shir tact an,
energy great Aral II the early succeS
or the movement is duc Allyius himsel
With VIM Republican, party organization
and aihrrinG II II with persistent 10y
atty, hr became Union Republics
when a holt from the Republican part
u~urrei it~ authority ami was given III
pnrtl'> name and emblem by nrmd
crn> interested Ill tha division ami Al
feat ~ thu, party Like his colleague,
hr was misrrprc>entrd mil malignet
wa> dNl>ed opposed ana beaten. bu
r"rcr defeated Beaten IN ouc contest il
wnuW apprdr With His part,'S has. III III
fore H thc urNt fight Daring in hi
diplomacy aud trrttlr III r<prdicut ri
lpyaHA WIS never questioned was iii
uur~tmaabIr HIM Republican cau>
ln>e> faithful and capable adhercnt !
His Irath Ills colleagues i'll that cali,
pari With him with Sjucgrc>t sorrow
rhr SUa Mi.h wbirh NIr Njrinscr Iii
trrm ultimately connected turing Ii
la~i twn yylr~ hra.s th~ testimony
th mul i, i kuew him. AHA o}Irrs =
mwfNt SYMPATHY I'M all tlia>a VIM mon,
his a4r'> departure
To thr iumedalr faull, NJ thr a
raa>e3. personal trrH!> Hill III hishc
esteem the editor NJ rhr sun tenders h
Nupathy ani tAulalHucr aut III Il hc4
sorrawtnl in the sense NJ Is bcreayamr
iha h,> w fgirud ,hat wa, alwa
hnt aul gau>ia,ratc.