Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-07
gen. Thomas Funeral.

be about 600.
gen. Thomas Funeral.
Troy, April 10.
No definite arrangements have been
perfected yet for the funeral of General
Thomas on Friday, on account of the I'M
certainty attending the arrival of the re-
mains If nothing occurs to interfere
with he present plans, the body will be
taken directly from the depot to st. Paurs
church, where in will lie in state for a
short time and brief religious service be
held at III a. m, as the Commanding
General may decide, after which the pro-
cession will form and the cortege proceed
to lakewood Cemetery. The process
sion promises to be very large, and will
comprise some of the most distinguished
men in the country. Besides the Presi-
dent and Generals Sherman, Sheridan,
Mead, Mcdowell and others of our mill
tary chieftains, a committee of six Senat-
ors and seven Representatives in Congress,
q deputation of the officers of the Army
of the Cumberland, the Governor of the
State, members of the Legislature, &c.
The names of the Senators constituting a
portion of the committee have not yet
transpired, but the members named from
the House are as follows: Messrs. Logan,
Garfield, Banks, Slocum, Washburne OF
Wis, Randall and Stokes. In addition
to the regular troops AMI the local militia,
the Burgesses Corps and the Tenth and
Twenty fifth regiments of Albany will
parade, and also the posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic in this city and
Albany.
A very large meeting of the most
prominent aud Influential ciJIzeus Was
held this noon at the rooms of the Board
Of Trade to take action in regard to the
dealt of Gen. Thomas and to make ar
engagements in relation to his funeral. On
motion of Hon. James Forsyth, E. Thomp-
son Gale was called to the chair, and
Joseph ]. 17illinghast appointed secretary.
Messrs. Forsyth, J. B. Gale and 1. Nc
Connie were appointed committe on re-
solutions, and through their chairman
reported series which were unanimously
adopted.
GEN. CARR's ORDER.
Headquarters Third Division, n. Y.
s. n. G., Troy, N. Y, April 8, 1870
General Order No. IL The Major Cen
eral commanding hereby informs the
troops ct this command of the death of
Major Gen. George H. Thomas, United
States army. in the city of San Francisco,
March 28th, 1870.
II. As the illustEions hero was linked
to Troy by social and donestic ties, and his
remains are to find EBal resting place in
our midst, it is fitting that the troops of
this command should join IN paying the
last sacred honors to the distinguished
dead
III. The troops of the Ninth Brigade
Excepting Battery Al, Brig. Gen. u. d.
Woodhall, and the Tenth Brigade, Brig.
Gen. Alonzo Alden ycommanding, will
therefore parade at Troy on Friday, the
Sth inst, at II o'clock a. m. Transporta-
ton will be furnished to the Ninth Brig
ade, which will report in this city at IL
o'clock a. M, on that date.
". Battery A, Third Division, Batal-
lion of Artillery, is detailed for duty In
Albany, to report to Lieut.. Col. j. S. Dick
erman for instructions.
By order of
MAJ. GEN. J. B. CARR.
Lee Chamberlain, Lieut.. Col. and A. A.
A. G. ..F..
CHICAGO, April D.
This afternoon the members of the COM
mittee on the reception of Gen. Thomas
remains met at Gen. SheridaEs head quar-
tiers, and headed by Gems. Sheridan, and
Hancock with their stats proceeded on
foot to Union depot. At the depot a
special train was waiting to take them to
Riverside. The cars and locomotive were
heavily draped in mourning. When the
train passed along breakwater, Michigan
Avenue, which overlooks it, was crowded
with a vast multitude, a mile in length,
in carriages and on foot. The remains at
the depot were placed in charge OF Ellis
worth Zouaves as guard of honor, and at
8 o'clock were again taken in charge by
the committee and conveyed to the depot
of the Michigan Southern Railroad, aud
left at 9 o'clock under the .ascort of the
committee from Toledo. sheaded by Gen.
Steadman.
During the day flags on all public
buildings, newspaper offices, hotels asad
private buildings were displayed at hasi
mast, minute guns were fred and bells
tolled during the time the remains were
in the city.
| WASHINGTON, April. 5.
| Memorial services in honor of the late
Gen. Thomas were held in the hall OF the
House of Representatives this evening
The galleries were densely thronged and
in the space allotted to the diplomatic
corps were several foreign Ministers
attaches Of legations and ladies of thei
families. On ono side Of the main aisl
were President Grant, Secretarys Fish
Robson and Belknap, Attorney Geners
Hoar and Postmaster General Cresswel