Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-24
FUNERALO GENERAL THAYER
People from All Parts Of State Take Part
in Ceremonies,
HUNDREDS OF MEN STAND IN STREET
Members OF First Nebraska, of which
He Was First Colonel, Pres
ent at Last Rites of
Chief.
(From a stan Correspondent

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John NJ. Thayer has been laid TO rest. \
nation Joined with state and city TO pay
a last tribute OF love and respect. Funeral
services were held over his remains, be-
ginning promptly at O'Clock in st. Paufs
Methodist church. and hundreds of mourn
crs. those who knew him in life and those
who knew him in history, crowded the
large edifice to its utmost capacity, leaving
as many more hundreds out In the street
unable to gain admittance They waited IN
patience throughout the service TO get one
last opportunity to gaze on the fiag-cov-
cred casket which contained the body Of
the soldier-statesman.
All state county and city business was
suspended and at the hour set for the fu-
neral the postoffice closed it's doors and
national business was stopped until the
body had been taken to Wyuka cemetery
for interment.
Members OF the glorious old First Ne
brasks his JOY and pride a tattered. torn
scattered remnant of that grand body of
men; members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, bent with age and the hardships
Of battle. marched in line with the young,
handsome. vigorous veterans of the Span
ish-American and Philippine wars; cadets
from the State university gray uniformed
letter carriers from the postoffce, repre-
scntatives of the national government he
I served so well in time OF need. members
| Of Governor Mickey's staft-these. together
with school children who knew the dead
general through their school books only.
composed tho funeral procession.
The weather was in sympathy with the
occasion and dark clouds obscured the sun
all day and n raw wind blew constantly.
All Glasses Pay Tribute.
All day yesterday and all this morning
veterans of three wars, citizens of Lincoln
and OF the state thronged the capitol
where the dead soldier lay in state in Rep
| resentativc hall and looked for last time
| upon his features. In the throng were
those whose forms were bent and whose
health was shattered and tears flowed
| freely as these veterans were taken bach
to the stirring times OF '61-'65 when thes
| followed the gallant young soldier TO vic
tory. Fcebly they tottered past the casket
| giving expression to their deep sorrow.
Behind them came the school children
| who had been dismissed for the day will
| the injunction that this is not a holiday
/ but a day of mourning for all Nebraska
| Promptly at 1880 O'Clock Adjutant Gen.
/ eral Culver gave the order to move. Tn,
! honorary pail bearers marched from tbs
hall followed by tho acuve pail bearers
| with the casket.
Honorary pail bearers: Governor Mickey
| Chancellor andrews, General Henderson
| DIR. George I. Miller, Captain II: Il
| Palmer, Or. w. q. Houtz, Captain Adam
| Bax Al Sawyer, Colonel r. j. Majors
| Bills.
The active pail bearers were: j. B
Strode c. NJ Parker. j. Il. Ferguson
! William; Gillespie, Henry Hosglend, Cap
The following members of the First Ne
braska, General Thayer's regiment. com
prising majority of the survivors OF tina
famous body Of soldiers, were in line; J. j.
Aughe. John r. Benin. Adolph Burmeister
Charles f. Burmeister. ]. D. DAILY, iona
than Edwards w F. Erdmsn, Mark Han
| sen. Erasmus Heathman. J. L. Hobbs. II. 2
Jensen. William johnson, Lewis Lowry
| Nicholas Meyer. A. X. Rhodes, w s. Shoe
maker and Lawrence Winkleman of Omaha
r. h. Calnon, Lyons; J. F. Bates. J. w
johnson and James II. Smith, Plattsmouth
John Hess Wabash; w. NJ. Gillespie an,
]. w. Barr, Lincoln; william b, Raper
Pawnee City; w. W, Hall and N. c. Kars
tens Nebraska City; J. /. Shaw, Adams; ]
w Glover. Milford; r. ]. Majors, Peru.
Last March of the Veteran.
The remains were taken out OF the ives
entrance to the state house and places
in the hearse. Brigadier General Culvc
gave the command TO move and the lon
line of soldiers. headed BY the Second reg
iment band. proceeded 10 St. PauIs church
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