The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-09
oBsEou1Es TO COLONEL BOWERS.

Appearance OF the Deceased-The Re-
mains Shrouded in tho National Flag
The Lying I'm stato-The Burial, SC.
AL that was mortal OF tho lstc Colonel Theodore &
Bowers, Adjutant General the stat OF Lieutenant
General Grant, committed ground In the Caict
Cemetery at the United States Military Academy, West
Point nj O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The funeral
ceremonial though strictly military, deeply I'M
pressve one its chief features being ts touching sim
pcity and solemnity From the fact that the time thas
the burial 10 take place not generally known
because the hour originally determined upon by General
Grant-four 6clock-was changed TO one o'clock
p NJ. the attendance from abroad was ,not
30 large expected This, with the fact that tho
or 10 this military post just very
inadequate all visitors having 10 be put tho ferry
through the Ice in small rowboat may further help
70 account for the slim attendance other than military
THE MELANCHOLY rRELIxrNARIKs.
After the remains OF the dead Adjutant General had
been gathered up from the fatal spot at Garsons they
placed In OF DR. March, OF the surgeons OF
the post, with directions 70 see the mangled parts
could be put together TO preserve the semsanoe
Of corpse This found to be utterly impossible,
10 thoroughly had the body dsntegraicd by tho
passage Of the It, II then determined that
the American flag should be the only shroud Of the
laentcd Colonel and the fragments Of tho perfect
body were 20 enwrspped and enooned previous 70 tho
final rites.
APPEARANCE OF THE DECEASED.
So much OF the body Of Colonel Bowers VIVA pre-
served made only partial corpsea portion OF one Of
the extremtes, part Of one arm, exceedingly INITIATED
portions OF the chest and head forming all that was
committed to the earth. II was remarked inat on
that part Of the face remaining comparatively
intact smile rested indicating that no lied without suf
fering And here, u may be added was the only rcog-
nizabe feature earuy had tho terrible crushsg be-
after the enshroudmsnt and dsposins Of the billy in
the casket
TIM LYING TN STATE.
Early In the forenoon OF Wednesday the RENAME, en-
closed In neat caskc covered with the national hag
were laid In state In the handsome chapel ntiichcd
o% ny cadets ss Tss
OF the guard OF honor was Sergeant Gnmth,
caao. son. % West Point for faithful and intelligent
services In the ncld upon the nomination OF General
Grant himself During this period Of tho obscquts all
Of those In any way attached to tho Military Academy
20 70 sx Of Se q burma s
forenoon of yesterday the Lieutenant General and his
staff performed the same sad solemnity
Tho funeral was In charge Of Captain Y C. Boyttcn
Adiuant Of the Academy The religious serviccsEere
very simple and brief consisting only Of tho reasAg Of
a few sentences Of Scripture from the Episcopal ria
service In presence Of the Lieutenant General and tan
the officers OF the post and their families, the academic
among whom werc Colonel william s. HIlyer, fon}rly
OF General Grants star ccmrads Of the deceased Ind
k;sa ss. ana .:
Noul.on, Of the Congressional delegation. The Sdst
battalion entered the cdiacc In its order the whole emo
unmstakably indicating that ell wAs being done hat
staff officer Of the General Chief Of tho army, whad
i met an untimeiy and melancholy death
THE xARcu TO rHI GRAVE.
Tue services being closed a. the chapel the fueral
procession took mp is line o. marnh 10 shs grst
l follows:-
i l. Music
| q Esoort Of battalion, &c.
| 8. Chaplain and surgeons.
| Hearse and pail bearers
/ o. Engineer company.
/ Cavalry detachment
Z ohcsrs Of the army visiting at post and citizen
| o. Academic staff
Q. Lieutenant General Grant and stan.
THE MUSIC
on the occasion WINS In part suggested by the sut9ed
letter from Major General Barnard, Chief Engineer he
Arm ea OF the United states In the Field whIcwe
rive because embraces General Barnards opind Of
| the character OF Colonel Bowers
Mr. Aryrrrrs-DrsR Srr--rf you get this time Amy
my friends Colonel Bowersl funeral We IRE
| most estlnaole oacer. ioors. truly, ,. q. BARNA9
THE FALL rEARERs
on Che occasion Brevet Brgadlcr General Nicts
Hrcvet BriQadcr General Vincent Adjutant Gencraof
tho Wnk Department; Colonel GeorHe A. Keneel, ted
states Army, during the war OF The general staff ofbc
| Army Of tht James, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Lkr
Prcvct Lieutenant Colonel Gorcnthcr and Captain Nde
| CAT Of The Ordnance
the cBsrr MouRSxRs
were Lieutenant General GrnuL Genera Constock, DO
mel Adam Badesu, Colonel Ely Parker Lieutenant 10
mel Hudson Major Webster, STAFF Quariermasier, d..
rron pcrcman, Captain Willisn McKie Dunn and W.
crick Dent Grant, The eldest son Of the General
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS rnEsxyr.
L Among the distinguished pcrsons present were ND