Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-07
T0RBERT.
DELAWAR DEAD HERO
His Body Buried at Milford
With Military Honors.
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
His Old Friends and Comrades in
Arms Assemble to Honor His
Memory.-Pathetic and FIo-
quent Tributes 10 the
Departed.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The special tram b,ariug the remains (, f
the late General Alfred j A. Worbert left
phiiadelphia at % Thursday morning
aud reached this city shortly after 8
O'Clock the box, containing the funeral
caslSat, was horne on II gun carriage on q
platform car and guar ed hy two member s
of the Philadelphia City Troop and three
members of the Keystone battery of that
city.
Attached to the funeral car were six
passenger cars e0ntaininga detachment of
the Philadelphia City Troop snd a number
NJ friends If the licensed pnd prominent
military officers.
Among tue for,nor were IL. A. OwenB
OF Chester, "A survivor Of the Vera C,'Nz
wreck and warm friend of General
Iorbert's; Thomas DrynRoolo, oiler on
the Vera Cruz, and James Kelley, sailor
on the same vessel.
Among the military men we're: Generals
Daniel L. Sickels, Buale, MACPHERSON, w.
+. Holman, Il. +. Stockton, A. s. Webb,
Il. Il. Brinton and 4. Kilby Smith;
Colonies, A. H. Snowdep, L. Burd Grubb,
Joseph T. Ioh'ns, James Forney and
Stacey; Majors W. ". Nevin aud Rudolph;
Col. Cunningham, paymaster in the
United States naval service, and CAPTAIN
Alexander, of General I'orberts staff, who
carried in his pocket one of the last staff
orders that the General issued.
At Wilmington iive cars were added 10
the train and detachment of Wilmington
miitiu relieved the Philadelphia City
Troop and took charge OF the body.
II
battery, however, remained on duty until
ths remains were inferred, egreeably to
instructions received.
The cars which were added nj Whining
ton contained companies A and O, OF the
Delaware militia, under command of Col.
MicalliSter Thomas A. Smyth and DUPONT
posts, q. A, L., aud about 20 civilians,
friends and relatives OF The deceased.
Among the relatives were MessrH. John
rorbert, OF WILMINGTON aud IL. q. Hurn,
Of Elkton, first cousins to the General, his
eurt, Mrs +. A. Ellis, of Eikton, and hlr
husband, DIR. James A. Draper aud Austin
Harrington, Esq Richard Harrington,
ESD, joined the party at Middstown
GENERAL Jnrbert's mother and sister, who
reside in Virginia. had gone down TO MIL
fCr6 shortly nftor the news of the wreck
aud Henry lorbert cousin, on the pre-.
ceding day. -
Among the friends were Colonel II. s.
McUomb, Judge Wales, City Surveyor
Conwell and George II. Bates, T9nntius y.
Grubb, Anthony Higgins and j. II. Hof-
feGker, Esq
The American Riffs turned out 4t
equipplG mcl, under commend of CAPITA u
Buckuastpr; tla Dupont Guards IS men,
NJ der cnmmand Of Captain Curtis
Thomas A. SmJth Post ~ men, und !
cOmmard of j. Mcdowell, aud the puPont
Post 10 men, under cnmmald OF DR.. j, r.
Wales. lho 5myth Post w6s join nj
Dover by a detachment Oi SIX nen from
tue Post at that pace.
Credit is due 10 Colonel Mncsiiister f9l
tL1 able manner in winch the militia were
handled, aud the oIder in which III,
fuaGrul parade wat e!iglad 1t Milford
Az Daver, Company u, numbering f
ahout - eq1jpptd meu, under comuanC
uf CAPTAIN Kenuey, joined the train, Gi4t
Il few civilians. AZ Harrington Oougiu1s
man Martin hoertied ile TRAIN aud amonE
thuae wAo " re mrt Mt Milford, were
Governor Hall, Senator salisbury, .Iud g
W. o ten and Houston and other promine
Iuea Of kpnt aud Sussex counties.
pnn train reached Mi.forn at II, 30 n. III
ila escort was ceiyrd at the dapot ,.
the Torbert Guards, Company b, nun
bermg rbout Is equipped men under con
mand of Dr. Nlarshall.
Al Daon the funeral procession wa
formed and marcht d through the street
to the T0rbert residence, ut Second ant
Walnut streets, in he following order:
Oglcsby'E Band of Chester
DUPONT Guards.
Hall Guards.
American Rifles. ."=
Turhcrt Guards.
tim carriage, with corpse. in charge of Key
stone battery. Of Philadelphia.
p0llhoarcNrcrs Senator Salisbury. Govcrno
Hall, Judges Wales and Wouton,
Col. Henry a. DUPONT and
Manloyo Hayes.
city Troop. II members.
Thomas 4. Smyth Post, q. \. Il.
llul'ont Post, G. A. Il.
Delegates from Military Order of I.Oya
Legion.
Friends and civilians.
The streets HlnnF The lne OF mafcha
were l,ued with crowds Of people, tn
hand played dirge, tha m'iitla ,p.rchet
With reversed Arn-, and lhe church bell
were 'olled 0v'T no tnSr hall iloat-,
= hglf uratsd ilAg witii heavy crep
border.
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