National Republican., 1882-12-04
TnE LAST OF EARTH.
Death OF Rear Admiral yymun ond Gen.
Geo. C. TIomas--Two Honorable Records.
REAR ADMIRAL wYMAN.

Geo. c. Thomns--TNyo Honorable Records.
REAR ADMIRAL wYNIAN.
As was predicted in TIE REPUBLICAN, the
shock of paralysis that had attacked Rear
Admiral Robert Harris Wyman terminated
fatally, and that officer died at his apart
ments, No. S26 Fourteenth street, on Saturday
morning shortly after 3 o'clock, in the pres
ence of his wife and daughter who had been
summoned from the Admiral's farm at Eli
colt City, Md, and Surgoon-Gcncral Wales
and Dr. Hoehling, of the Navy. The late Adj
miral was born in New Hampshire July IL,
1922, and was consequently little over go
years of age ut his death. He entered the
Navy as midshipman ON March II, 1887, and,
after serving Oh a number of ships, attended
the naval school at Philadelphia in 1928,
being promoted to he passed midshipman in the
latter year. During the Mexican war he
served in the Gulf of Mexico on board the
Princeton, POrpoisc, and Albany, and partici-
patcd in the seige of Vera Cruz. In 1913 he
was attached to the Naval Observatory in
this city, and July 16, 1850, he was commits
stoned lieutenant. At the commencement of
the war of the rebellion he commanded the
steamer Yankee and subsequently, the Poca-
hontas. He took an important part in the
battle of Port Royal in November, 1861, be-
ing in command of the Pawnce, of the South
Atlantic blockading squadron. In the early
part of 1862 he commanded the Potomac
flotilla, and in that year he was commits
stoned commander and given charge of sew
eral vessels in the West India squadron. For
the next two years he was on special duty in
this city, and in 1865, after the war closed, he
commanded tho Colorado flagship of the Eu-
ropoan squadron till 81 having been COM
missoned captain in 1866. In 1869 he was
connected with the photographic Office when
that bureau occupied the old octagon building
at the corner of New York avenue and Eigh-
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from 1871 to 1873. He received his commits
sion as commodore in July, 1872, and as rear
admiral in April, 1873. In May last he was
elected chairman of the Lighthouse Board,
being chosen to succeed Rear-Admiral John
Rodgers on the death of the latter His total
sea service was twenty years and five months,
and his shore or special duty amounted TO
death he was in command of the
North Atlantic Squadron. Admiral Wy
man was one of the most experienced
officers in the naval service was extremely
popular and his sudden death has
cast gloom over naval circles, where his loss
it universally regretted. He will be buried
with full honors, the funeral taking place at
st. Johns Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. William Leonard, rector of st.
Johns Church, will ofiiciate. The pall-bcar-
crs will be Rear-Admirals Andrew Bryson,
ID. Mcneil Fairfax, and Thomas II. Stevens,
Commodore Earl English, Surgeon General p.
S. Wales, Colonel Charles G. McCawley, of the
Marine Corps, and Generals o. NJ. Poe and j.
G. Tidball,. of General Sherman's staff. Off
GERS of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
are invited to attend the funeral in the un-
dress uniform for official visits. The Marine
Band, detail of marines and sailors, two
companies of regulars from the Washington
Barracks, and several of the local militia
organizations will.escort the remains to their
final resting-place in Oak Hill Cemetery.
GEN. GEO. C. THOMAS.
Gen. George c. Thomas, so well known
and universally beloved by the entire commu-
nifty, died at his residence on P street, George
town, at 10 o'clock on Saturday evening. He
was attacked by angina pectoris on Saturday,
November Is, last, and, though he appeared to
rally for few days, died at the time above
| stated at the advanced age of 20 years. Gen
eral Thomas was born in Elizabeth,
n, j., October 8. 1872 graduated at West
Point in 1886, and was appointed to the
Second Artillery, going at once to Florida,
| where he remained during the Florida war,
in which he was highly distinguished for gal
| lantry in action, and was dangerously wounded
He served also on the Canadian frontier dur
ing the border troubles. He resigned from
| the army January 81, 1912, but volunteered
his services at the breaking out of the war
with Mexico. In 1861 he was appointed by
| President Lincoln maior-general of the mali
tia of the District of Columbia, which COM
mission he held during the war of the rebel
lion and until the time of his death. For a
number of years Gen. Thomas held a posi-
| tion in the Office of the chief engineer of the
army but was transferred some years ago to
the Quartermaster-Gene office, which
position he was filling at the time of his
death. He leaves widow and ten children,
who have the sympathies of hosts of friends
in their great aflliction. His funeral will take
place from his late residence, No. BIOS p street
northwest, at p. M, on Tuesday, Decem-
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