The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-01
GEN. SHERMAN'S TOUR.
He Gives am Account OF His wander.
ingA.

Gem Sherman returned TO this city last
Wednesday after absence two weeks In Northern
New York aud Canada. A representative Of TuE
SUNDAY HERALD visited the Headquarters of tho
Army last Thursday and found the General perform
ing the two-fold duties Of General of the Army and
Secretary Of War. Gen Sherman was specially desg-
mated rs Acting Secretary OF War by the President
ON being asked to give brief outline Of his recent
trip, the General paused in his writing, showed his
tortoise she-bound spectacles high on his forehead
and proceeded as follows;
our party consisted of my daughter, Lizzie, Gen
lldhal aud his wife, and myself. We left here SEN
tember ~ aud proceeded TO BOSTON, While there NJ
visited the WatertOwn Arsenal, commanded by col
Y. r. $, Laidlcy, of the ordnance Department, and
wltne sed several experiments In testing steel. From
Boston We went 10 Lake Winnepcsiukce where I
delivered an address at meeting OF the New IIamp-
shire NetefanE, While at that point our PARTY were
entertained In most cordial and hOspltable manner
our stay there was remarkably pleasant. Leaving
there We went to the White Mountains and assembled
Mount Washington. The observers at the signal sta
non on top OF lhe mountain said the wind blew at
lhe rate Of Iu5 miles an hour, aud the tenn
perature was down to ~. The wind blew 40
strong that II was almost inIpOSglbe Ia walk
about In the yciuity OF the signal station Westayed
over night ut the Mountain House and Witnessed "A
most glorious sunrise the next morning We came
down from the mountain aud proceeded Ia Montreal,
Canada, where we attended an industrial exhibition
similar to one Of our state fairs. nOdy of Canadian
military were present, There were also In attendance
TWO thlttd states lnllillA conpahieI one from 81.
Albans, and the other from Troy, n. y. Each Of
thtln were about clgNiy men strong. They made
remarkably fms appearance and attracted C0nsidera-
hlo attention. Gen. Carr Of the New York state
Militia aud his stan were also there. WeueNt went
10 Fort Montgomery, at ROuss's Point, n y. 1
shall probably recommend the building Of substantial
barracks and the establishment Of suitable IA TTlsOn
at that point. After inspecting the fort we pro-
Ceeded 10 'latbbuTg Barracks. There met some Of
my old friends Of the Twelfth Infantry, whom had
not seen since WAS ia Arizona last spring. Capt.
stacey Is ~ command Of the two companies stationed
there. They have Just come East after several years
ON the frontier. They are all heartily pleased 10 be
once more within The bounds Of civilization,
From thence we went TO saCkett's llaIbOT,
where I Inspected Madison Barracks, now
occupied by tue headquarters aud six companies
Of the Twelfth Infantry, under command Of Gen.
WILCOX, They have also Iust arrived from Arizona,
aud are comfortably quaTtered. When they were IN
almost as we'll pleased n an hands had been adj
yaucod another grade. From there we took passage
in aTeycuue steamer aud went across 10 Kingston,
Canada, where we visited the Canadian Barracks.
The ocer5 Of that post greeted "a very cordially,
add showed as every attention. We then went TO
Toronto aud visited the principal points Of Interest Ia
that live aud nOuTlshing city. Leaving there We
crossed over TO Fort Niagara, where Inspected the
quarters OF Two other companies OF the Twelfth
der command Of Capt. Cochran. In route 10 Fort
Porter, at buffalo, our party stopped 10 view the
wonderful Niagara Falls ON reaching Fort Porter
panies Of the Tenth Infantry commanded by Lieut.
Col Miner. From there We turned our steps home
ward, Via Elmlra, aud arrived here yesterday. The
trip was most enjoyable IN every particular, You
cannot Imagine how glad the membera ~ tho Twelfth
areto be IN this section Of the country again.
The General also stated that there WAS no proDa-
mllly OF tue Twenty-Grst Infantry coming East tO
exchange stations with the leuth Infantry THIS year
but he hoped that 1t might bo done uCAt year.