New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
Throng of Officials and
Military Men Attend Ser
vice in Tabernacle
COMMANDERS HORSE
FOLLOWS CAISSON
Soldiers and Police Escort
Body to Station on Way
TO WOOdIaWn

With bands playing "Annie Laurie
his favorite tune, Nathaniel Blunt
Thurston. colonel Of the 74th New
York Infantry, passed down Fifth Ave
nue. yesterday afternoon for the last
time. Men prominent in military and
official circles, to whom the news OF
his death in McAllen, Tex, last Mon
day. brought personal SORROW, trudged
the snow as an escort to the rumbling
caisson which bore the colonePs nag
draped casket. With them marched
battalions from the regiments with
which Colonel Thurston had been as
sociated during forty active years Of
National Guard service, and detacn-
ments Of fremen and police, each with
their furled colors hung with Grape
ard the drums Of their field music
heavily muffled.
Services for Colonel Thurston we're
held at the Broadway Tabernacle,
Broadway and Forty-sixth Street, at
o'clock. The Rev. Charles II. Jefer-
son paStor Of the church, assisted Dy
Horace Reaua Pell, chaplain OF the
74th. conducted the simple ceremonies
during which Tennyson's Crossing
the Bar" was sung. ,,
With the arrival Of Governor whit
man and his full military stan, the
cs.ket, which bad remained in an
snteroom, was carried to the front
OF tho church by eight sergeants rep
resenting as many militia organlIa-
lions. On the casket rested the colo
, nel's cap and sword.
Many Of Old Guard Attend
Representatives Of the Old Guard
the Spanish War Veterans. the De
fendam Society Of the 22d Engineers
the Sons Of tho Revolution, the Soei
ety of Colonial Wars, and the MN,
taTv Order OF Foreign Wars occupied
the centre sections Of the church dur
ing the service. In addition, l2o hon
orarv pallbearers we're seated III TINS
section. oil.
FoIloying the church service, Coio
mel Thurston's body was taken 10 INV
Grand Central Terminal, where Spe
ciaI train waited 10 bear IL TO Wooo
! Iaun Cemetery. The military escort
under the direction Of Captain Syd
ncv Grant. of the 22d Engineers, wa
headed by six mounted policemen. FOL
: lowing them, marched Battery ID o
the tst Field Artillery, battalion o.
the 18th Coast Defence, with the reg
mental band. battalion OF the 80
Fnrineers. with field music, and pro
vivTonaI company Of the list Infantry
A Attachment OF policemen and hre
man with whom Colonel Ihurstol
bsd been associated as Deputy Polic'
Conmi.,ioner under Seth Low, am
as honorary chief OF battalion, foi
lowed the military organizations
As An Immediate escort to the cars
son on which the cssket was mounted
Major General Organ, the division
bosdousrters staff officers OF man
regiments and representatives OF IN
Naval Militia marched.
Coloners Horse Follows Casket
The colonies fsvoEite horse, Dyns
mite. fully ssddled, with ms master
boots hanging empty IN the s0'it'p'
followed the casket.. oo
detachment Of the ed Engineer
accompanied the body to WoodlswI
Cemetery. there taking. part IN IN
military service. Friends and assoc
ates OF the colonel, Mrs. Inurst1
and members or inc fanny hiiON ~
train of six cars. ,,,.,
In the list Of honorary palloearer!'
in addition 10 the Governor ana ~
STAFF. were General Organ; Malo
General Charles F. Roe, Brigade
General Henry De Witt hsmilt9r
Major General Daniel Appleton, Bre
adler General Nelson II. Henry. con-
mander Robert P. Forshew, Comml'
sioner Robert Adamson. Cher Jon
Kenlon. former Chief Edward +. CrS
ker,and Brigadier General George "
Wiugste. . Car
tsins True. Potter, Kellbeck, McDei
mott and Ely and Lieutenants prenei
Kuehnle and Wsssr. all OF the 'l'
Regiment. a., c-I nh
marched 10 the Grand Central Ter
minsi were Colonel Ardolph l.; klin
and Captains William a; p II
Charles b. Bernheimer. 4. NJ; Hear
Cbester G. Cutter, Water |. JOYCE
Charles A. Dubois, Paul j. Roccheltt
". Grant Cook, James Z. Summe
Frederick D. Preston, ". W. Le"i'
/. o,lrora and A. A. Bowen.