, 1866-03-13
Awful Accident-The Appearance Of
the Deeeaaed-g}.e RemaInn Shroutled
In Shc National Flag-Tne Lyfn. In
State--The Bur1aI, dc.

AWl0A Acc1oent-Ehe Appearance 0l
the Deeeaaed-'r},e Remainn Shrouded
In the National FIas-.Tne Lytn. In
State-Fhe Buriai, dc.
- From the Ncw York World, 0fh.J
THE ACCIDENT.
On Tuesday last, Gen. Grant and Col. Bow.
e1s, having just returned from visit to West
Point took the train down to New York.
Gen. Grant had got On the car and seated him
self and Was followed by Col. Bowers, who
suddenly remembering that be had left a car
pet bag behind, returned to the railroad office
70 procure 1t, md running out to take the
train which was IN motion, attempted to jump
on board Of The, third car. sEoslng his baiauce,
bis body swuhG around, aud he WIS precIpi.
tated to the ground between the platforms Of
the two cars, the train By this time being in
swift motion. His clothing Was torn instantly
to iIagments, the wheels Of the cars passing
over hls body With relentless force, .seyering
the heat, with the exception OF few 1lga-
slnents Of desh, from the shoulders. The pas
sc1geHs In the trufn heard terrible shrek
Of agony, the engine. was revers.
e., an omiaous silence following.
" rht5e tbs %as sss,oa.s thu51y,nK to and 70
stoppage Of the trim. Gen. Grant appeared.
On the platform, looking as calm and uniu1-
FASHIONED as ever. The passengers and trnke-.
men told him that Col. Bowers was dead. He
simply said: :" feared 3d." And In answer
~ aAotGA ,4oeat!o4s Ae "a6 an esllnA0le
man and officer" The body Of poor Bowers
was discovered hanging where be struck, mu-
ti1ated In frightftl manner. The turr,-rail
for two hundred feet was spattered- with a
Eory.red substance. He had been dragged MI
this distance by the revotutiona Of the wheels
OF the CIR. The surgeons examined the body,
were taken 10 Myers Hotel, short distance
from the scene Of the .nccidcnt. The right
arm WIS broken just above the elbow. and
the left am vas entirely serered from tho
bleeding trrnk. The body was cut to pieces,
the wheel passing over the head, carrying
! away portion Of the head and the right side
Of the face, only Gagrnentary portion OF the
lower jan remaining to enable Gen. Graut to
recognize the person Of bis Adfutaut General,
The Wheel Also mnde d. gropved line through
the body 1eDgthWisc, with the exception Of
the lunge, which remained untouched.
[Frum The N. T. Hezald. gtt.t
|, TIE oDsEQu1Es-
AL that was mortal Of the lnte, Col. Theo-
dore $: Bowers, Adjutant General on the
staff Of Leutenant General Grant, was com-
mitted TO the ground In the Cadet Cemetery,
at the United States Military Academy, West
Point, at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. :, r
Alter the remains Of the dead Adiutaut
General had been gathered up from the fatal
spot at GalTfsoD's they were placed iu care Of
Dr.. March, one Of the surgeons Of the post,
with directions to see If the mingled parts
could be 70 Put together as to preserve the
semb!mee OF corpse This was found to be
body been disfntegrated By the passage Of the :.
car over It. TWAS then determined that the
American flag should be the only sl1roul Of
the lamented Colonel, and the fragments of
the once perfect body wtre go enwrappcd and
encomned previous to the final rites.
was preserved made only partial eoEpse-a
portion OF ohc Of the extremities, a part Of one
arm, exceedingly mutilated portions Of The
chest and head, forming all that was com
mitfed to the earth. It was remarked that
on that part Of the face remaining co1npaea-
tITely intart a smile rested, indicating that he
died without suffering. And here, It may be
added, was the only recognizable feature, so
fearfnl1y had the terrible crushing beneath
the car done Its work. The coffin was not
opened after the fushroudnent and deposit
tinn Of the body IN the casket.-
Early IN the forenoon Of Wednesday the re-
the national flag, we're laid In state tn tho
handsome chapel attached to the Academy,
the guard Of honor being selected from tie
cadets, During this portion Of the obsequies
MI Of those In any way attached to the Mili-
tary Academy visited the chapel to take
final gaze Of all that remained to mortal view
Of the departed: During the forenoon OF yes
terdaY the Lieutenant General and his staff
performed the sn1ne sud eolcr1n!ty.
: The tunera1 was IN charge Of Captaln T. c.
Bo5nton, Adlutant: of the ACADEMY. The re-
ligious services we're very simple md brief,
consisting only of the reading oF q few SEN
fences Of Scripture from the Episcopal burial
service, in presence Of the Lieutenant General
and staff, the officers of the post and their
families, tue academic Corps, the pail bearers,
mourners, md few citizens, among whom
we're Colonel William s. uillJer, formerly Of
General Grants staff, . comrade Of the 1eceas-
a, and family: General Kent, formerly
foVost marshal IN ono OF the late armies, and
Il. E; B. Washbu1ne. and Judge Mou1ton, !
kbe Congressional delegation. The cadet