, 1870-04-06
THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
Arrival In Chicago OF the Re-
mnins OF The Late General
George III. Thomas.
The Progress Of the Funeral
Train from San Francisco
to This City.
Formal Reception and Escort Of the
Body by COMMITTEES Of
Citizenk
Grand Dtmonstrstlou In Homer Of the Hero.
F1fly Tloasand People Pay Taelr Tribute
10 Ills Memory.

f11y Thousand People Pay Taelr Tribute
10 lis Memory.
An Account Of General Thomas Death.
All that was mortal OF the late Majol
General George Il. Thomas reached Chca9r
on yesterday afternoon, At o'clock, aftel
u safe and uninterrupted transit from San
Francisco, the sccne OF his death On the evening
oiMarch y The body, In charge Of Len,enan,
Colonel J. =. Willard, adc-de-camp on the stan oi
General Thomas and q relative Of Mrs Thomas,
left san Francisco on March 81, attended BY d
suitable military escort Priyate funeral services
were held In that city, and large demonstration
Of grief and rcspect also made by the ctttzens
Amid the booming OF guns, the regular eastward.
the coffin, left the city md moved onward across
the continent
MRS GENERAL 1HoxAs
remained In SQn Francisco. In order to take the
necessary steps toward closing up her husband'a
annss, and A1old return fur that purpose. Mer
M q,S IT,, t. f hsL na; q 1Ia 1 e1 Fasn
reaching Chicago on Monday afternoon next, md
her h.me in TroY on the following "Wednesday.
THE FUNERAL CAR
which conveyed the remains from San Francisco
wa t!abA ratesy dtalcd with mourning emhlems
OIL the cAterof, While tho Interior OF tho car was
hnIg tic eoaln. which Issted upoh raised plat
form IL the centre Of the car, and Has Itself
drsped in the national banner.
were encAsed In an elegant atl-tght cAsEct, hAv-
Ing Heytups!J been subjected 10 tue elnbalmlng
process The features. as seen through the glass
TIC sleep o1 Life Like Sir John Moore, R
"Hc txy Ike a warrior taking bis rest,
u, hiu uY11aF fu1 .s1nnf Il hf1uf%
The body IVES apparellett IN the full uniform Of q
AA}or General, aud lay, in death Is In life, every
inch soldier. Upon tae broai. nat surface Of thn
s ses sa of *ssn saa naesea e. sss
beautiful offerings Of mtgnonette and evergreen
lies and iu.1noErelles, tastefully woven into
fur many day carefully fresheneti and. tended by
the B.lalets VI the escort, who would hive kept
them green ~ they ever will the memory Of their
saddcncd when the leaves and petals Yielded to
decay aud w1theE.
Of the Central and 'T Tnion n ': pseac R.rays, at
pie hooked to see the funeral train,
sOS neAs1 ssi, about the st car e as
the distinguished dead. Al Cheyenne the troops
from fnrt Russell had assembled, and they stood
arrival ii The uain, aud then moved bacf 10 he
fort through the storm, only too glad to have
been offered the opportunity " pay sher respects
W &1EAt EMEibau+
TIE LAST Look-
Crnn the summit Of the kocky Mountains, at
Sherman Station. tho highest point touched By the
Pacific koaa in crossing The great rangv, the last
look was taken Of the face Of the departed It
wRs here that Colonel Willard was met by Colonel
utchneld, Of Gencrxl Augur's stan. who, In nc
cordllcc with the Instructions Ut Eeneral Shcr-
man, iclfGgarhcd 10 Lieutenant General Sheridan,
WAS stAt forward from Omaha 10 meet the train
and ascertain the details "a to the contemplated
funeral Arrangements, and report the same. The
cottln liz was removed for tlr nsst time silce
leaving san Francisco. and the attendant officers
great change Ind taken place Upon either tenn
pie dtsc0lolatlon h2d ret tn occaslouel, 1t was at
once concluded, br the inclsons ,naIle til the skin
soon aicr his selzurr viii; ths struis Of snple15
=! snsepsth@e, and hoycFing lHtween LIFE aud
death The alteration OF The appearance OF the
1eatufcs WA 50 great, and the A!sculora1on
rapidly Increasing. that the iii was VI once re-
placed, anu It was resolved open tlr CONN
aelih. Tits vii! account for the fact that no or
rprtunity IVES Afforded for viewing the femalns-
AT OMAHA,
where the train duly arrive1i On Mon,lay after
nOHH, having encountered detention or ncci-
dent, large popular demonstration was madr hy
TIC civic and military residents At this o!nt. the
ts 1staelens Of t4fsatsy: which at oG.n' ha re-
l!escd tJ squadron IT tho Second l'nitcd States
Cavalry, consisting Of Sergeant anu ten picked
men, under command Of Colonel Lttcht1el, which
took charge Of the remains for the remainder OF
hrine through the enrre tr1p the original funeral
ss IL sa n Tnf se 70 rsss ~ IT,
high stage Of water in the river, and the rapid
wasnng ,.sy of 1ae earn and asksa1d
construction of a tEart over which to run
the car IN hoard the boat, and At the pr,cct hail
70 b. a.anacpe,i Ins necessity Of re1novtng The
ant Of rrrpasinR another car on tho eastern bank,
occasionst .leia! Of over two hours The ON
over which The ttmains were to pass, having an
sicipated the possibility Of auch M occurrence,
had set about the preparation Of one Of their cara
rally lessened The delay which otherwise would
nave ensued In An Incredibly short space Of time
r. ae aaa S1 Rns IN
ed, ?. ramidas platform vas constructed, and
covered with b1ack velvet Upon this rested the
CONN, dr9pea Win The American nsg: Overhead
frnEeti With b!aek, and festooned With white corf
and sAseei, an exquisite artificial wreath OF I'M
The sldcs Of The car were festooned WITH liz sane
eonhrt material The exterior OF the car was
n !; rs.s ss TsIi,ns3sn W
River Hallway, WAS placed In charge Of the car
which MAS rendered for the remainder OF the
journey. IN due time the train wsa again under
at O'Clock yesterday morning, aud was met hy I
desefasion Of Iowa soldiers, the City Council, and
large eoncousst Of clttxens who Lined the streets
and all the available standing place nj the Union
DeIot grounds. beautiful arch, decorated with
fifteen guns was nred, and ,iltgcs were piayesi
As the train started. AID the car passed from be-
nsa nn !, ans enn a rSea m e. 81 ses escaping 1ea
the arch, and ]utt as It seemed to rest upon the
pinnacle Of the centre has-stan It wreathcd Itself
some distance above, and, As the un.lusatng lines
toAteh upwArs passed away In the bright sun
ecams- Thusc who Witnessed the spectacle were
FRoGREss THROUGH 1lL1SoIa