New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-28
OBITUARY..
GENERAL THOMAS JORDAN.

John. president of the Mercantile National Bank:
n. J. Marin his legal adviser: Colonel Clifton II.
Smith, and General Jordans junior on the STAFF Of
General Beauregard. The General passed peacefully
away. He had been unconscious apparently since
Tuesday. The funeral will take place tomorrow at
10 m. In st. Francis Xaver's Church. Burial will
be in the Confederate Veterans plot in Mount Hope
Cemetery.
General Jordan born in Luray, Va.
on September so, 1919 OF Revolutionary stock
on both sides of his family One of his ma
ternal granduncles. a Wthers. served on the staff
OF General Sumter 1t tradition in the
family that the Jordans were kinsmen Of the Wash
ingtons in England. An article in THE Evening
POST some years by Moncure d. Conway
upon the genealogy of the Washington family. men
tons that they knsmen of the Jordans. says
II was al the latter's instance that the Washing
tons followed their migration to this country. and
that the Christian name Of Thomas common
one in both families.
General Jordan graduated from the West
Point Military Academy in 1910, and served first in
the infantry in the Florida war. 1Sil-i3 In the
same period he adJutant of his regiment and
then of a military district He served with his
is lie was selected bv the adn ne IA
the Army for captaincy on the general staff in
sne r9x department and vas stationed
the conquest OF Mexico. All of the quartermasters
arransements for the evacuation. involving the
transportation of more than thlrty-ive thousand
men were made by him during the illness of his
c2mmander general Twggs to the 9uartermaster-
soldier leave the soil of Mexico. ''''''''-
Afterward General Jordan again served In Florida
west of the Mississippi until January, is52: then.
upon special service at Washington. and trans
ierred IN August. 1852, TO the Pacific Coast, in
nection with the operations of Colonel George
w, Mrgh against widespread Indian instruction in
as quartermaster won the highest official praise a
striking feature being his Introduction of steam
uyrl Di1-.r Lo,
Dallesoa project thst was discouraged chimer-
ical: only few years ago Northwestern journal
recalled his great and manifold services In further
Ing the development Of the Northwest: He was the
the first to Introduce to the arid regions the
system of irrigation He always extended aid to
worthy individuals who happened in those days of
using for this all the Legitimate power and opportu
Upon the secession of Virginia he resigned on
May l. 1861 and. reporting to the State Government.
the staff of General Philip ST George who then
cupied Culpeper Court House with force of State
chief. David e Harris. of the Engineers. also
on service there and from conversations with him
eented to the Adjutant-General Colonel Robert S.
aTne the snteg OF al f9re
before the Union troops should take it. This was
which capacity he continued with General Beaure-
gard. who took command on June g. and won, on
Jordan accompanied Beauregard when the latter
transferred to tho West to check the advance
Of the Confederate Army at Shiloh. After thee
battle he was made brgadier-general He remained
for q while with Bragg. after Beaurogard WAS trans
ferred to Charleston but soon joined his old chief.
nd seryed b w h% OF n n6epn s
while temporary Illness had made the appointment
further official part in the now nearly ended, con
test, though he was personally present with his
After the war General Jordan was for q time the
Editor of The Memphis Appes d In 1859 he C t0SS
in rebellion against Spain, and later command Of the
forces in the ned WIN force t of $50 o. men ne
thousand Spanards, innicting a loss of 200 and re-
T nT TonS e S spsn ns srea Of
$4,000 for his personal capture rae as op
posed to the guerrilla war in favor with the Cuban
authorities and falling to enforce ms ylG d,er NE
THE Financial and Mining Record" which was
cmrrencv' In this work he exhibited such ability
a satstlcan and writer that his articles became
menis. .,,,. ., ,o.,.u.. ror.
merit was that Of an accomplished and thorough
chief of staff and as an organizer. His once
furnished clerks adiutantsgenera for other de-
psrtments Judge John A. Campbell. Confederate
Assistant secretary Of War sara tat
ing General Beauregerds. and General Beaulegaftt
the ablest of living military orsanzers THIS being
said at a time when Europe was exhibiting lis Or
Jqan married sS aa1 GIst Of ISL Ed% TSsa
Until recent period General Jordan had alb
stained from amy open S S of Jesuit rGs m
sionares in the Northwest had howeX X., earned
his appreciation theIr Gneer n ,be nnrs To-
Such an extent that he liked to talk about them
The experenGe noneq for himself 10 dstns1sh
between creeds. About two years ago ne sought
hnn Of Father Campbell Of the society of Jesus
at the Church of st. Francis Xavier and was re.
Gently visited ana confirmed by the Archbishop
OF New-York
THE REV. OCTAVIUs r. FROTHINGHAM
Boston. Nov 27-The Rev. Octayius Brooks Froth-
ingham died at his home in Marlboro-st, IN this
city, to-day. az the age OF seventy-'hree.
Octavius Brooks rockingham was born In Bos-
ton November &C. 1922. He the son OF Nathaniel
Langdon rockingham Unitarian clergyman OF
that CITY, and was educated at Harvard college,
where he was graduated in 1913 He then studied
three years in the Divinity School at Harvard, and
was ordained pastor OF the North Church Onita-
RAM of Salem, Mass in 1si7. Mr.. rockingham
preached in Jersey City for four years, from 100
TO 1859 and then settled in this city. He became
pastor of a congregation organized in 1850 win
the title of the Third Unitarian Congregational
Church, representing the most radical branch OF
the denomination. In 1879 this society was DIS
solved. and Mr.. rockingham went to Europe for
withdrew from connection with any church. and
removing to Boston, devoted himself to literature
Mr.. rockingham leader in liberal religious
movements, and was active IN promoting tne most
radical IDEAS in theology not only in the Unitarian
pulpit. but in numerous contributions to journals
and reviews In 1867 he became the first president
o; the Free Religious Society: For time during
his residence in this city, Mr.. rockingham was
art critic OF The Tribune He has published a large
number Of sermons. and many books Among the
latter are the following stories from the Lips OF
the Teacher QS6s): Stories from the Old Tesla
ment OS6D "Chld's Book Of Religion 1856;
THE Religion OF Humanity" GS73) Life OF Theo-
dorc Parker $50; "Transcendentallsm in New
England ESQ; The Cradle . Of The Christ :. Ds50;
lev dss2); Memoir OF William Henry Claiming
GS6s, and Boston Unitarlanism from 1920 til
1850"