The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-22
OBITUARY.
Gen. Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Retired
OfRcer OF the United States Army.

Gen. Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Retired
Ohicer OF the. United States Army.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA telegram
from Fort Hazard; y. NJ, announces the
A, retired. The remains will be brought
to this city for interment.
Thomas Gamble pitcher was born in
Rockport. Ind. Oct 3, 1894. He graduated
at the United States Military Academy in
ls45, and was assigned to the Fifth In
faptry. with which he served in the mill
tary occupation OF Texas He was trans
ferred to the Eighth Infantry in 1876, and
during the with Mexico took part
in the engagements at Vera Cruz. Cerro
Gordo, San Antonio. Contreras and Churu-
busco (for which he was brevetted first lieu
tenanD. Molino del Rey Chapultepec and
the capture OF the City of Mexico. He was
promoted TO first lieutenant June 26, 1S49
and was on duty at posts In Texas and
Arkansas till the civil war, serving as
1859 and receiving his promotion to q cap
taincy Oct. 10, 1865. He served in the de-
Tense OF Harper's Ferry In June. 1862, and
in the Virginia campaign of that year
being brevetted for services at Cedar Noun
tain, where he was severely wounded. He
was commissioned brigad.er general of vol
unteers on Nov. g. 1862, but was disabled
by his wound till Jan. 10. 1863. He was on
duty as commssary and provost marshal
during the rest of the war, attaining the
rank of major on Sept. 10. 1863. and re-
ceiving all the brevets up to and including
brigad1er general In the regular army ON
March l3. 1865 He was made colonel of the
Forty-fourth Infantry. July q. 1866, served
as superintendent Of the United States
Military. Academy from Aug. 2S of that
Of the Soldiers. Home at washington. D.
C., in 1H1-lSI1 He was then on special
duty or leave Of absence till mis- retirement
on June 8. 1878. for disability contracted
in in, the line Of @ duty" From March I. 1880:
the New York Soldiers and Sailors Home
Frederick l.. Billion.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 21,-Frederick L. Billion,
who has resided here longer than any other
inhabitant. is dead. aged ninety-five He
was born in Philadelphia, April q, 1901, and
81 he was city controller. and in 1856 he was
appointed first auditor of the Missouri Pa
ciic railroad, and two years later he became
secretary and treasurer of that company.
Other Deaths.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA cablegram
received in this city to-day announces the
death at Mesnil-Theribus, France, of Katha-
Cassatt, and daughter of the late Alexander
Johnston. of Pittsburg. in her eightieth
Alexander Johnston, her father. belonged to
the well-known Chester county family of
that name, and her husband, Robert Cas-
satt, was descended from a family of
French origin. which emigrated in early CO.
lonial days and settled in Bergen county,
New Jersey, and ultimately removed to
what is now Adams county, Pennsylvania.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 21.-Alfred Robin
son, one of the oldest pioneers i'm the State.
died her last night. Robinson was born in
Boston in 1907, and came to California in
1879. For a number of years he was con-
nected with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 2l.--J. j. Wrenn, ex-
champion cross-country runner of America
died at his home in South Boston this morn
ing He was member of the Manhattan
Athletic Club and of several Boston athletic
organizations.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct 2l.-Frank Hills.
for five years city editor OF the Kansas City
Journal. died to-day of consumption. De-
ceased came here from Cleveland in 1880.