, 1866-12-29
THE DEATH OF MAJOR GENERAL
CURTIS.
His Remains Pass Through ahts City
for kntermeNts

N orr kilograms Of yesterday WAS announced
tie death Of Major General Samuel II Curtis,
well known a. the hero OF Pea Ridge, and since
the close Of tho war, orc OF the Commissioners
appointed or Government to infpect the several
sections OF the Dnlon Pacific Railroad and its
he eirean s.sncss at.eadins his deeease rum ths
u's e % H. a ma stS ias the General tho
as .ssss SsiSs f a. 9ss :
ton lie ecth Inst, after maxim. oar report TO the
Secretary Of the Interior, AZ rint ~ he n2rn!ug
sNs m 9s IN .s e e psnsa1 Z Ii !fses sei:
L 'ss ss a. !. Fl Ss.ssss
shst we thould get out Of The carriage and walk.
sisee IL a. foiiowiaa diS rs. We hsd no diMsulty,
lie ltIgh wind which WAS rsryaillr=, the ssnd
wh.eh blew into our eyes, and tho severely cold
eeeS1aSs * sss Crossing the Genera. sclus
to SHOW fatigue, we ali resumed our eea,s IN he
ssa aS sa .ss os hs sRs o"
esa es1t "s' faile. Nheu &c Doctor. % Who vs. rs
t1s asiueF; f b.,isSs % ;he oeae1al / t.ipt!nsH
Immediately cast my eyes upon, httn. when
pp. I'D ~; suIsn: r. saufai noi.e tom his
Hs1: pasc4ssm. IL pcssof and j tnmedsaseiy is,a
Tue i1iter to G1ve bin al The room possible: His
clothes we're ioosencd about his throat aud the
drive: directed to drive r1pidly three miles dis
| lopc and tr9ed friend Of the General. who hap
pened To live on the vcrse OF Council Huus,
el ne sn .D5 Sas. 1S es
he Doctor feeling no pulse At the wrist or aetlo
e ths heart, expressed the opinion that 10 Waa
*Ariisinc ., Colonel Npt's, Ms. Nnts as sccZ
a she leaned she I'D M event, had 6sa plsces
and Bundy imncala.ely called IN. Meantime
Doeess nosn sna
examined him, eoueuHtne wiia Dr.. Waite, ihs
}iic was extinct and that probably he hsa dlet
The t6ock VA thc greater to bis colleagues aui
to hl. many friends about him, for The reston thu
during bis hole .tsy At Omaha; md Tails be ~ w
moment of hI- deceasc, be had nesrr appeared Ii
lcttes health and spirits, nor more coagcnlas.
Id soS !. soseF I'D
| | man, has made hfe mark bat nowhere. probably
was be more conspicuous than when In Congress
| As the chairman Of The CoMm1ttcs on the karln
; Isai!road, be advocated with success the pseia
. .Voioael Mutt and others Of the Generate man
/ At Council Blmis; W. Webster snyder. Majo
Rent aud p1nlel T. Caseueut, Of The unio
pnrife Railroad, ut once made all the ptepass
tlons Tor the removal of his remains to Ills hom
keoknk; and ,e..eFday naeEn,us: the attiilet
The hCuec OF Colonel Nutt, his body was carrie
. in hearse to the outskirts Of the CITY, the ant
eione,e following In p.ocession, and there tran
: feITed to an ambulance, which carried him 10
i Johns, whese 1t wst consigned 70 4 special {;
Tor Cbics9o, ,hepte. n twelve tonight, TO- 20 Il
The Chicago s Qumey Railroad to KeoEuk.
{ 4 meeting Of Iaililary oeacett VIA called. re
tefday morning, IN the ofhce Of Hon. v. scaie
Collector Of he Port or Chicago, II which i y.
. resolved to proceed to the CARS md eeeo:t The I
i rAIr1 from The Wells street depo; to The depot
{ the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy RAILROAD
E the evening, Tle gentlemen who assembled {
: General n K u. Wallace, General ". B. sea,e
: General ErsLine, General O. I. Aaun Colon
b HARDEN, Colonel b. g. Rush, and Dr.. 5. G. Blak
, lhe remains wrre takcn ont last evening for e.
: kuk, lows, at,ended oy t;eneral simpson and y
Y White, on ,he part OF the Govetnnent. and
!, Bent, Of The Union Pacific Railroad: and Colons
Nntt and sapp. on the pant Of The ciizsns Of cou