The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-03


brown. former commander of the rcgi
ment of which Colonel Thornton was So
long the chief executive officer.
Governor Lippitt had given the order
and flags dropped at half mast al over the
state. Everywhere were badges Of mourn
ing and everywhere were manifestations
of sadness and a sense Of personal loss. 1t
was the last page in the book OF the life
of n good man whose pages were without
a single blot.
With solemnlty Defitting the occasion
the First Light Infantry regiment In full
uniform marched from the armory on
South Main street at | O'Clock 10 the resi-
denco Of the deceased. The soldiers
formed In review in front of the house at
the corner of Westminster and Franklin
streets. PRAYER was read in the house by
Rev. ID. q. Rice. Then the coffin. draped
in the American flag, was placed in the
hearse while the soldiers saluted and the
band played drge. The funeral train
then marched Vn Westminster, and Dean
streets and Broadway to the Church at
Olneyville in the following order:
Platoon Of police, under Sergeant White
First Light Infantry Regiment, Colonel
James +. Phetteplace, commanding,
with staff dismeHHted. -
Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Rose:
Major Herbert ;. Tanner; Lieutenant
John A. Cross, quartermaster; Lieu
tenant Howard /. Gardner, paymaster;
Captain Stephen Waterman, ordnance
officer; Lieutenant Thomas ;. Delano,
inspector; Lieutenant Frank w. Mat
teson, assistant commissary; Lieuten-
ant n. Darrell Harvey, assistant
surgeon; -Quartermaster Francis j.
sheldon; ex-Captain Albert G.. Hig-
gins Adjutant L. il. l. Regiment
under Colonel Thornton.
First Light Infantry Regiment Veteran
Association, In uniform, Colonel j. j.
.Jenckes, commanding.
Adjutant j. M. Gross. Captain Potter
Quartermaster 4. X. Rathburn; Lieu.
tenant q. "A. Emerson; Colonel Chris
topher Duckworth, late Captain Com
pany III, 10th II. /. Volunteers, i'm
which Colonel Thornton enlisted dur
ing the war; six privates; ex-Colonel
Robert III. l. Goddard late Colonel +
J.. l. Regiment; Ordinance Sergeant
1Nomas III. Lawton, Newport Artillery
company.
Honorary staff-Brigadier General Charles
X. Dennis, Quartermaster General
and late Colonel 4. L. l. Regiment;
Brigader General Hiram Kendall
commanding Brigade X. l. Militia;
Lieutenant Colone Arthur V. War
General; Major Irving Y. Young
Brigade Inspector Of Rife Practice;
Captain George ;. Tingley, Brigade
Quartermaster; Captain Andrew GRAY
Brigade Conmissary; Captain Viii
lium Ely, Brigade Aide-de Camp;
Captain Charles Rittman, Signal
Officers; First Lieutenant Walter q.
Getchell, Adjutant First Battalion,
First Regiment; Captain George A.
Forsyth, Company q, First Regiment
Colonel James Moran, commanding
Second Regiment Infantry, B. X. l.
NJ. Captain Frank Canning, Adju.
tant; First Lieutenant Thomas Brady
Lieutenant Charles T.. Mulhearn,
Adjutant. First Battalion, Second
Regiment; Captain Louis A. Lynch,
Company Il, Second Regiment Cap
tain Peter A. Sweeney, Company Al.
Second Regiment; First Lieutenant
William j. Doyle, Adjutant second
Battalion, Second Regiment; First
Lieutenant Michael j. Hughes Com
pany A, Second Regiments Second
Iieutcnant Walter l.. Tanning Cons
pany A, second Reglment ex Captain
f. A. Brown, Second Separate Com
pany; Lieutenant Colonel Frank W.
lillinghast United Company Of the
Providence; Captain William ID.
Perrin. Inspector Of Rifle Practice,
L. 4. A. First Lieutenant Arthur T..
Humes, Second Lieutenant. Edwin ;.
Darling Company a, u. L. A.. Cap.
tain Lewis Patstone First Iieuten-
Ant nlllluin Dtiiuu Bltu-
tenant Frank l.. Wiggin, Company
Is, u. a. A.. Captain Henry Wolcott;
First Lieutenant Francis O. Allen;
Gccond Lieutenant William A. stat.
ford, First Machine Gun Battery,
Brigade, H. /. NJ.
Reeves full American Band, ID. W.
Reeves, leader; 80 pieces
r. l.. l. Drum Corps, Drum Sergt James
Dickcrson and ~ drums
Non Commissioned staff-Acting Scrgt.
Mai Thomas G. Clifford Ordnance
Sergt. Edward q. Dexter; Acting
CoInmissary -cryt j. Is. Provan;
Bugler Lloyd w. Rounds
Company G, Captain Albert +. Brown,
First Lieut. Alexander II. johnson
81 muskets. This Is the company of
which Co. Thornton was formerly
commander.
Company A. Captain Charles r. Tilling- |
bast. - muskets
Company ID, First Lieut. Charles 4. Tay- |
lor, II muskets.
Company B Capt Harold :. Pearce |
First Lieut. oster IA. Townsend |
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