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q soou ~ the procession moved The bells Of
the city churcbes began to toll snd m1nate-
uuna were fired until tho heArse bcaring tbs
?eutfas entered the cemetery: Tbs process
aiou toek up its order precisely In the manner
nen.iossd in my dcspateh OF yesterday. Ihe
esuiAges numbered l4V, anu ne fnia i:ns =
march vas % follows; Ftomst. Panis Church
up Third strest to Broadway, mp RfoadEay 20
FIFTH IN Fifth ia Nosth Second. up North
Second to Hoosick, down Hooasck to MFer. up
River 10 Cemetery avenue, and thsuce % oak-
wood, entering tte cemetery % me Wess NE aSt saG
belonging to Mrs.. Thonaa' faualy. The CON
mit1nent. or burial sersice, wN then read by
Mshop Dosne, after which tho customary
burial sslute Was fred by tha United atatea
Infantry, and the procession lsSt the Gem
on the return as it retehed itE apqropr1afe
place, And thus ended the obsoqnigs Of the no
bic hero whose mortal reusains viii eoon de-
cay, but whose memory VIII forever i've in the
hearts Of his conotrymen, aaawhnae dzample
in N coming time wln be locked upon as 3 ut
and proper one to
-" Keep the soldier nsm, the statesman pure;
TEL IN III lands, and thro' Ill human stosg,
The path Of duty Is the way 70 GiorT.T
The Society OF the Amy Of the Crnahezlsnd
met It the Ttuy House this morning, and elect
Cd General Gordon Granger to deliver the
euIogy on the late General Thomas, At their
next meeting lin Cleveland, o., June 2i. 1870.
General Grznger announced that hs wou1i ac-
cept the invitation. The President, Cabinet
officers, and nearly III the prominent officials,
CIVIC and miHttry, left By tho Hudson River
Railroad at 1870 p. N.
delivered At .pr. Bzldwin'a church in the eFeu-
ing BY General stsxart L. Woodford. Tho
church was thsunXed With people The follow
ing Is Al abstract Of tlle address:
After giving brief aketch Of his early life,
General Woodtof1 proceeded: of his Life ss.
boy and lad, thus much can be said: He was
obedient, frsnk, respectful, aud for his years
singol2.ly ssdate snd sensible. Fond Of out
door sports, Al adrnirsble horsenSu, and good:
shot, he waa favorite with the sous of the
nsighboring' plantels. TIL ATHLETIC, and fine
looking, tezerved4 yet fuH Of court1y and old.
fashioaed dignity and R1ace,. he WIS, until
The rebellion hroks out and sundered so
many eweet soei4l ties and eInhitterea 80
many household memories, remembered
with rare favor by The stately yi1:,
Southampton society. Whae his grave de-
meanor. hia quiet good sense, and Ecliahle
nerve, even as lad, commended him to the
liking aud respect OF his elders. An old plant
e. who, during tho eisa VIZ, was EegEsttinge
the Federals, paid unconscious tribute, not nnlY
to the great soldiers worth, but also to the
national cause, when he saia, 'Wen, George
Thomas, When boy, never did what the other
told my vile before Sumter fell that George
would not fight sgainst tho a.g il yirginia
should secede" His career at West Point was
upoltruaiye, straightforward, aud manly. Al
wsya faithful in study, and conscientious in the
exact performances Of every assigned duty.
Ha was teganIea as reliable, rather than brill
iant, and Wss esteemed to 1e cadet OF great
common sense rather than Of rare promise OF
genius- He deserved and received the sincere
respect and regard alike Of his Instructors and
cotnrAdee- On July !, 1910, Thomas gTadu-
Panl o. neben, aiterwsr1 Governor Of Louisi-
ana, and subsequently General in the
Confederate ss1Siee Won The Art
honors Of class which had
upon i.s roll such names as William T. sher-
man, George q. ThonAa, George W. Getty,
William, Hayes, and Stewart Van vGet. among
the loyal generals, and Richard s. Eweu, Bush-
rod f. Johnsou, md Thom1a Jordan, now Of
Cnban nototiety, among tho Cohfederates.
Our graduate entered the service as Second
Lieutenant in the Third Artillery.
A{te1 hEief sceoant Of his early military
career the orator continued II ho gained en-
trance to the Academy because of the influence
OF IN aEistocrnuc family. he won his sure way
upward By ste1ling merit and the most nnre-
be II said, that nath tho outbreak Of the re-
bellion he had never directly or indirectly 80
licited favor from 4rmy headquarters. He
had never used his personal or family infiu-
euce, nor had he allowed them to be used, 10
secure his promotion. Thrice breveted for
fu1 pru,nosion from the artillery to the cava11y
| his every step upward had been patiently d.
| served and honestly won. Well might the
| General Of the Army write: Whatever Of
| these he earned wers his own, and no one dis.
pnted his fame" Tie spnng Of CT came, and
lhrsAsened secession became open rebellion
The insnlted flag went down on Sumter, and
| the nation rpIunE to aIula- There WIS no
| longer room for doubt or indecision. Loyal
| men stood or oue side. rebels on the othez-
| State, proud OF his Gnship with Ler honored
na1nea hut he never faltered for moment.
Family influence. social traditions, the Bcduc-
tions Of pronised place, prctcrment and power
zero calmly and unhesitatiingly psat aside.
thus far. They lighted his pathway ta
| the end. OF ihefofty-two graduates Of his
! class, fifteen we're either born in the 8faye-
holding section Of The country or had been ap-
pointed to the academy therefrom- OF these,
part in the war, si1 stood with Thomas for the
tag and Fix Joined in the rebellion. On April
II, Major Anderson saluted l4is Tag on Sumter,
and removed it to tic steamer Isabel On that
same day Aajor Thunas reported for duty at
Carlisle barracks, Fem. Tie speaker then
\ AS-&AHAt t+@'! AAGAAA' S4AAIN48A - tA4o
Shenandoah ard in Kentucky. whore at Mill
spring, he gained the stFedera1 victory At
the Vest lie passed rapidly to the battle Of
| Stone HiFe1, where 81 Thomas In the centre
stood unbroken and unmoysd- Tbs soldiers
q his u1stEaon had come At last 10 know their
General, and tins to love and honor him "a he
deserved; Silent: sedste. never familiar.
though always kind, seldom smiling. he hsi1
none OF she petty acts and prac.icea none oi
tho stage devices that sometimes attract !.
short-dved popularity. Dnt his men had IL
ways known him to be thoughtful OF theiI
! wants mud conside1ate of their comforts. HI
had never exscted from them useless work
He h1d never tolerated the eGghtcst eyAsio1
| OF duty. from his BrigadetB down to his Or
dertics AiWaEat when possible oppoStunit,
was afforded, hs had visited the resimensa
ton OF the sick. Many hospits1 stewart
and company cook III st,e Old Comber
land Arny remembers to-day the unelpec.
| ed and personal inspection which the sicl
| quarters anu the company Htcheu teceiTee
from Tue Major Genetal himself. And Eo
soon e1l they forget ho* once Ms lace bard.
ened INTO white heat OF passion when he
70 provide sufficient food, and hos. taking on
bus pen-knife ne npped On tue fellow II shnul
der-strapa anu SIMPLY sa1d: 10 home, sir
p( Inc ne1t tfaih: 1ou may oo to 1eed c1ttle
5ou shaA not aeeo ny sotaecs. Als aiuos
NomanT!s aaT care over a. tnetr Jared wants, hi
PnnctH!ous personal attention. t. every duty
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