The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-02

this morning in the form of a cable
gram from Manila, Philippine Is
lands, announcing the death there
of General Thomas e. Moss, the well
known Paducah attorney.
The message was from Mrs. Marie
Moss Wheat, Major Moss daughter,
to her brother, DR.. Thomas e. Moss,
who left the city only a few days
ago for Manila. II simply stated,
Father is dead"
The message was delivered to rel
atives of the deceased.
General Moss, or major" Moss,
as he was probably oftener called,
left Paducah in April for Manila for
his health. He visited Hawaii and
other places. and had so far as his
friends here knew. been improving
in health since his departure from
Paducah.
He had been very weak and de-
spondent, however, since the death
of his wife. year or two ago, and
his decline was very rapid and very
noticeable. Few of his intimate
friends when he left Paducah. ever
expected to see him alive again.
His last request before he left the
city was made in speech to his old
comrades at a Confederate veteran
meeting here, when he asked that
when he died, his body be buried by
his comrades here. IL seemed from
this that he had premonition OF
death, and his friends tried to turn
it as a joke and assured him that he
would see many more happy years,
but he did not appear to be very
hopeful.
Hon. Thomas II. Moss was born In
Greensburg, Green county. KY, on
the 14th day of March, 1910.
He was reared principally in
Hickman county, received his pre-
paratory education in Columbia col
lege, and completed 1t in a private
school in Hickman county.
Having decided on the profession
of law. he in 1857 entered the Of
flee of Bigger & Thompson, at Padu-
cab, where he pursued his studies
until the early part of 1853, when
he entered the law department at
the University at Louisville, from
which he graduated the same year.
He then located in Paducah for
practice but soon after became a
member of the Second Confederate
regiment, C. S. A., and as private
took the field service, Soon after, at
Camp Boone, he was made sergeant
major of the regiment, a position he
filled until promoted to the office OF
adjutant, which promotion was
granted in recognition of his gallan-
try in the Battle at Fort Donaldson.
In this battle he was made pris-
oner of war and held as such until
the general exchange. six months
later.
At the Battle of Murphreesboro,
while leading his command, General
Moss was severely wounded and
again made a prisoner, and after be-
ing held for short periods in minor
prisons. was conveyed to Fort Della
ware; later while being transferred
from this, to place of greater secur-
ity. he made bold and darlngescape
though at the time unable to walk
without the aid of his crutches.
He afterwards rejoined his COM
mand and at Huntsville, Tenn. re-
ceived the surrender of Col. Moore.
At the close of the war he returned
to Paducah to engage in the practice
of his profession, and to find that his
choice library had. while In transit
to the home of his mother, been
intercepted at Cairo and disposed of
as best suited the INSCRIPTIONS hands
into which II had fallen.
He first associated with J. M. Big
ger. and at once secured a handsome
practice.
He continued a member OF the
firm OF Bigger and Moss, until 1878,
when he withdrew to make the can
vass for the Office of attorney gener-
al of Kentucky to which he was
elected In 1875, filling this position