The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
The ob.equies Ol' GEN. Thomag.


strangers AttcluauG upon TUG ODSc4ule9 VI
Gen. Thomas. The President and suite,
and 4 delegation from tho Senate and
House Of Representatives Gen. Sheridan
and staff, and Gen. Mcdowell and staff,
are here Also an Indiana delegation,
composed In great part Of the officers Of
tho militia Of that State, as well as Cii.
zcnSE Of prominence, and a delegation
from tho old army Of the Cumberland, OIL
which the Iamented deceased was aiiec.
tionAtely styled the father.
The small towns and villages In the VI
cinity Of Troy arc pouring their popul9-
tiOns into the city, which swells the crowd
every moment The principal hotels arc
throngetl aud the utmost Interest Ia mani.
tested TO catch q glimpse Of those both
in civil and military life, whose
names arG familiar 10 tho nation.
The public buildings are hung with
funeral cmblems, and on many or
the private residences there Is 10
lack OF sablcs. Flags everywhere are
at hall.mast That there Is u deep sense
Of loss which the nation has sustained In
tho dcCcasc oftle iamcnted hero, Is cvt'
dent on every side. Lieut.. General sher'
man, with his staff, arrived yesterday, at
8 A. N. He Is the guest Of Hon. George Is.
Warren. Tic remains now lie In state,
at the St Pauls Episcopal Church, guard.
ed by detachment Oi United States SOL
dierS, under the command OF Capt. Rel
", from Watervllct Arsenal. Immense
thrOngs of people are visiting tho remains,
which arc placed in tho vestibule OF the
church. Tie whole interior Of the edifice
Is drapcd In mourning. The casket con-
tanning the body, is on a raised dais, heavi.
VI shrouded with Grape, and has not
yet been opened ,whcreat some dissatlsiac'
ton Is expressed
The funeral services ut 81. Pauls will
begin. At noon precisely They 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 culOgy or pahegyfic VIII
be pronounced. When tho religious excr-
cises are finished the remains will be ini-
mCdiatcly taken to Oakwo0d Cemetery,
where they will be Inferred, not put into
u vault rs 80 oftm the case. Both bodies
Of the Legislature will arrive here by the
1920 train this morning.
President Grant and suite are the guests
of Hon. John II. Francis, editor Of the
Troy Times, who has issued u number OF
invitations to the Press to pay their respects
to the chief magistrate at his residence:
In addition 10 the posts Of G. a. L.,
from the surrounding towns, the military
organization from Albany will arrive hero
ut an early hour this morning. The citi-
zcns corps and the Zouaves from Utica
have already been assigned place in the
line. The following officers will act as
pail bearers: Major General George q.
Meade, Major General ltosecrans, Major
General John M. Scho6cld, Major General
Joseph Hooker, Major General Gordon
Granger, Major General J. N. Newton,
Major General Hazcn, Brigadier General
Mckay. Major General Joseph r. Carr
Is GrNnd Marshal ofthe day
SECOND DISPATCH. 3
Tho obseqnics of General ThOmus took
placcto-day. The weather was fine but
the city wore sombrc aspect. The pub
lie and private buildings were draped In
mourning, anil tho streets arc filled with
people. All the morning martial men
marched to md trO to the beating OF
mufllcd drums, taking their places IN the
line Of the funeral cortegc The Prcst-
dent, Secretary Of the Treasury, Secretary
OF War, Attorney General, Postmaster
General, Gen. Sherman, Congressional
delegation, representatives Of the army,
Governor and Legislature Of the state,
citizens and dignitarics Of all ranks In lllc
are present to testify the nations sense OIL
the irreparable loss 1t has sustained. st.
Paul's Church, where the exercises took
place, was drapel with American
flags hortleretl with Grape, and Gmblenls
of grief met the eye In every part Of tho
cdiffCc. Bishop DOane read the service
and Professor Gay presided at the organ.
Tho musical portion Of the services con:
sisted of the hymn "Bricr is Life" and tho
solo N know that my Redeemer liveth."
The procession was then formed in the
following order and marched 70 solemn
music to the cemetery: troops Of National
Guards, New York; independent military
organizations: escort composed 0ftwO COM
panics Of fEnginecr troOpSt0ur companies Of
the first U. s. ARTILLERY and two Of tho
general service Infantry; officiating Clergy;
body and pail bearers; Major Generals
Meade, Rosecrans, Sclohcld, Hooker,
Granger, Newton. TIazcn and Brig. Gen.
Mckay; President Of the United StatcS;
Secretary of War; Generals Of the army;
two bands Of music; Committee Of the
Senate OF the United States, Committee Of
the House Of Representatives Of the United
States: Governor of tllc State Of New York
and stall; Legislature Of the State Of New
York; Judiciary Of the State Of New
York; Committee representing the State
Oi Indiana; tic clergy; Society OF the Ar
my Of the Cumhcrland; officers Of The
army, navy and marine corps; volunteers
Of the war; tho corporate authorities Of
the city Of Albany; the corporate RuthOri'
tics Of Schenectady; the corporate authori-
tics Of Troy; Posts Of Grand Army Of the
Republic, and civic associations. When
the cemetery was reached the Episcopal
comnitient services were read By Bishop
Doane, when the procession returned to
the church aud waR dismissed
"a. CEF5CAGo, April s.
The memorial services In honor Of the
late Gen. Thomas, drew an immense
crowd to FRrwGll Hall tonight. TheRGr.
vices were Of n solemn and impressive
character, and consisted ofa dirgC, memo
rial hymn, prayer by Right Rev. Bishop
Whitclaw, and mn address by Governor
Palmer.
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