Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-01-25
FUNERAL HONORS.
IMPRESSIVE MILITARY SERVICES AT
FORT SHAW W-YESTERDAY.
The Whole Garrison Unite in Paying
Respect to the Memory of Lieu
ant Thies---The Remains
Borne to Benton.

FoRT SHAW. January 22.-The last hon
ors were paid with betitting ceremony to-
day to the late lieutenant Thies, whose
death on Friday cast general gloom over
the post The funeral service was held
in the hospital of the post. The Rev. MIR.
Van Ingen officiated and read impressively
the solemn service of the dead.
He spoke of the honorable career OF the
deceased lieutenant, and of the esteem in
which he was held by the officers and
men. After the services the coffin was
borne to the sleigh by the pail bearers,
who were quarfernaster sergeant Detch-
mendy, color sergeant Curtis, sergeants
Blake. Greenland, Stewart. and Dubbs.
They were followed by the officers of the
post, wearing the badge Of mourning.
As lieutenant Thies was a mounted off
Ger his horse covered with black cloak
that almost touched the ground, was led
in the procession by two men OF the com
mand The lieutenants sword hung
from the pommel of the saddle, and the
boots Of the Stirrups were reversed. The
escort was commanded by lieutenant
French. Finally the horses were
removed from the sleigh, and three vol
ieys were fired in accordance with milf
tary custom The reverent asp ct of the
officers and men, and the dark drapery
Of the sleigh formed an impressive scene,
which was rendered more solemn still by
the music appropriate to the sad occasion.
All the soldiers at the post We're present
at this last tribute to the gallant officer,
whose active career had ended 50 uneX-
pectedly at a time when Il bright future
seemed to be opening for him.
When all was over, the soldiers
returned to their quarters. and the sleigh
hearSe proceeded over the snow to Great
Falls, followed by another sleigh in
which was g-neral Brooke, Rev. r. Van
Ingen lieutenant Avery and sergeant
Leary.
The remains were transferred at the
Great Falls depot 10 the Manitoba train.
General Brooke, lieutenant Avery and
Rev. r. Van Ingen went with them to
Benton. where the interment will take
place in the Riverside cemetery
Some further details of this gallant
officer, whose death is regretted by every
one at the post, are now proper.
He was born IN Germany, and came TO
this country in early life. He enlisted IN
the United States army as private sol
dier, and rose gradually from the ranks
He served some years in the infantry, but
was discharged from that service, and
entered the 1th cavalry, Clusters gallant
regiment, serving there until October,
1878, when he was appointed second lieu
tenant in the Sd infantry. In 1884 he
was commissioned first lieutenant in the
same regiment. and was appointed regi-
mental quartermaster in 1885, which
position he held at the time of his death.
AS already stated, he married Miss Jennie
Patterson of Benton, and was thus united
by family ties with Montana, where he
had wide circle of friends. His wife
and two children survive. His daughter
Miss Sophia, is quite prostrated by grief.
Much sympathy is expressed on every
hand for the bereaved family.