The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-30
cause for which they gave themselves,
may not perish from among us.

In 1866 General Thomas YVES mustered
out as brevet brigadier general in the
| regular army and brevet major general OF
the United States Volunteers. Within
few months he was in service with the
regular army and for about quarter OF
century served in the Vest. During
! that period he removed tribe Of Indians,
The WlnnebaRoes, from Wisconsin 70
their new reservation and was engaged
In the most difficult and trying of all
services-that against the Indians. In
1878 he was transferred to the Jay depart
msnt and after thirty years of constant
service retired from the army.
" his travels abroad. of bis intellectual
abilities, and personal qualities 1 cannot
speak, except in another's words:
Says one: Music was his delight and ne
played and sang with deep insight into
tie science. He welded brilliant pen
as his Century articles. and other publ
cations, show. His wit in portraying
| character showed Him to possess some
thing Of the actors dramatic ability.
These gifts made him very companion
able.
The last years of his life were spent in
Oklahoma City, where he was prominent
in business affairs. The end came when
he was thirty four years younger than his
venerable father whom we gathered to
mourn and remember SO few weeks ago.
In the midst of what was really his last
sickness, he rallied and was able TO be
about for few weeks.
1t was during this period, just before
Christmas, in memory of his father and
In gratitude for his partial recovery that
he d id deed of such wide and sweet
charity as to make his name cherished in
a hundred homes in Oklahoma. Not
satiefied with few families to minister
to, he advertised for the names OF the
worthy poor and personally investigated
all cases sending to all the needy gener-
Gus supply Of good things for Christmas.
And one renem hers with Horace Mann
that ''to pity distress Is human but to
relieve it is god like.
But the disease that had been upon
him for so many years, WAS not ~ pe
stayed, and he was suddenly Frustrated
and died January 90, 1897.
In the last days of his life he had the
comfort of the presence of brother, and
his last ineligible utterance was to re-
peat the words of that hymn doubtless
connected with his boyhood days, made
dear by any memories:
GA charge to keep have,
A God to glorify;
A never dying soul to save
And fit it for the sky"
AT the CLOSE of the address Mr.. Hack
offered prayer and the choir sang "Jeru-
salem the Golden" Then Commander
Ellis and Chaplain Samson of Bosworth
POST performed the beautiful burial
service of the Grand Army. Mr.. Hack
offered the benediction and the services
were concluded.
The flowers were superb as we have
stated. There was beautiful Maltese
cross from the Fifth Maine association; a
MAGNIFICENT wreath from Mr.. and Mrs.
Elias Thomas; an exquisite bank OF
choice roses from Hon. w. W. Thomas
and Mrs. Thomas; wreath from the
Loyal Legion; pillow from "Harry and
Hattie;" wreath of lilies of the valley
from "I4ouise;" wreath of violets from
sNellie;" large standing heart from
"Aunt Charlotte, Uncle George and
Aunt Varnum;" roses from "Llzzle;
roses from Elias, Jr., and Helen; white
roses, Mrs. J. P. Thomas; wreath OF ivy
and violets, MIR. and Mrs. e. Q. Jordan;
large tray of roses, Mollie Thomas, and
beautiful cluster of roses to which no
name was attached.
After the services detail from the
battery of U. S. Artillery stationed at
Fort Preble bore the casket to the Eearse
and the remains were taken to Evergreen
for interment. The pail bearers were
Gen. Fancis Fessenden, Adjutant E. NJ.
Rand, Major a. s. Burrage and Captain
Rogers representing the Loyal Legion,
Col. W. Fl. Millett and Captain George
e. Brown, representing the 9TH Maine
association, Major H. S. Melcher and
Major W. 8. Green, representing Bos-
worth Post, g. A. r.