Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-09
THE LATE GEN. THOMAS.
Arrival of the Remains nj Troy.

TRox, April Maj. Gen. Thomas re-
mains arrived here this morning at 10 A.
NJ. The funeral train was met at Schenec-
tady by a committee appointed by the cid-
zens of Troy. On arrival of the remains
they were laid in state at St Panl's Church.
Generals Mcdowell, Sheridan, Sherman,
Hooker, Meade, Hazen, Newton, Mckay,
Granger, and other distinguished officers
are in the city. The funeral exercises viii
take place at noon tomorrow. The body
will be inferred in lakewood Cemetery.
The President isexpected tomorrow morn
ing.
TRoH, April S.--The city is crowded to
OVERLOOKING with strangers attendant upon
the obsequies of Gen. Thomas. The Presi-
dent and suite, delegation of the Senate
and House of Representatives, Gen. Sheri-
dan and staff and Gen. Mcdowell and staff,
are here; also, an Indiana delegation,
composed of the officers of the militia of
that State, as well as citizens of prominence.
There is also 8 delegation from the old
Army of the Cumberland, of which the de-
ceased was affeetionately styled the Father.
The public buildings and many private
residences are draped IL mourning. Flags
everywhere are at half mast.
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman and staff arrived
yesterday afternoon. He is the guest of
Hon. George B. Warren.
The remains are now in state In st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, guarded by detach-
ment of United States soldiers. Immense
throngs are visiting the remains, which are
placed in the vestibule of the church. The
whole interior of the ediice is draped in
On dais, heavily shrouded
with Grape, lies the casket containing the
body. The funeral service at st Psul's
viii begin at noon precisely, and will con-
sist of the imposing ritual of the Episco-
pal Church, in which Bishop Doane and
Rev. Drs. Coil, Potter and Tucker will
take part. No eulogy or panegyric will be
pronounced. When the religious exercises
are finished the remains will be immedi-
ately taken to lakewood Cemetery where
they will be inferred, and not put in a
vault.
Both bodies of the Legislature will arrive
here by the 1920 train this morning.
President Grant and suite are the guests
of Hon. John N. Francis, editor of the
Troy Times.
In addition to the posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic from the surround
ing towns, the military organizations from
Albany will arrive here at an early hour this
The citizens corps and the Zouaves
from Utica have already been assigned
place in the line.
The following officers will act as pail
bearers: Maj. Gen. George Meade, Maj.
Gen. Rosecrans, Maj. Gen. John M. Scho-
field, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, Maj. Gen.
Gordon Granger, Maj. Gen. ]. NJ. New
ton, Maj. Gen. Hazen, and Brig. Gen, Nc
Kay.
Maj. Gen. James B. Carr is Grand Mar
shall of the day.
The obsequies of Gen. Thomas took
place to-day The weather was fine and
the streets were filed with people all the
Martial men marched to and
fro to the beating of muffied drums, TAX
ing their places in the line of the funeral
cortege. The President, Secretary of the
Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney
General, Postmaster-General, Gen. Sher-
man, the Congressional delegation, repre-
of the army, Governor and Leg
stature of the State, and citizens and dig
nitaries of all ranks in life were present to
testify the nations sense of its irreparable
loss. The services consisted of the hymn,
Brief is life, and the solo, 81 know that
my Redeemer hveth."
The procession formed in the following
order and marched to solemn music to the
cemetery: Troops; National Guards of the
State of New York; the independent
military organizations; the escort COM
posed of two companies, engineer corps;
first United States artillery; tive
of federal service infantry; Off
ciating clergy; body. When the cemetery
was reached the Episcopal oommitant
service was read by Bishop Doane, when
the procession returned to the church and