Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-10-26

Orderly Sergeant.
From, Mondays Daily.
The remains of General Steedman
lay in state in the Council Chamber all
! day. Saturday and Sunday surrounded
by the emblefns OF war, on the bloody
battlefields of which he won his title,
No citizen soldier he; no epauletted
phantasm of glory. Every grade OF his
rank was won by bravery, and in con-
flict, and for this the people do him
honor as one of the great generals of
the war. One would scarcely believe
that in the familiar form. that
moved among us without a thought
deeper than the present was
concealed the image of great man.
But obeying the principles of the
motto, "of the dead nothing but good. =
now that he has passed from among
them the people see that he really was
leader in thought, in opinion and in
action, and to the memory OF his great
ness they are doing homage.
1t Is estimated that on Saturday over
10000 people passed through the cham
Der OF death and looked down upon the
cold, placid features. Sunday was gem
orally q peoples day. Despite raw,
chilly air and cheerless sky,
the stream OF humanity that passed
up the stairs when the doors were
opened at 8 O'Clock in the forenoon did
not cease until the doors were closed
in its face last evening. Fully 10000
people made the circuit OF the hall ind
paid tribute to him they had known so
we'll The. crush OF the populace was
at times astonishing, and at no period
was there an interim I'M the steady
march by the casket. Young, old and
middle-aged We'd with each other in
obtaining look at the upturned face,
and many a silent tear and CULVER
OF the lips betokened the sincerity
OF the II burners. Only glance was
livouchsafed any of the throng, which
came in such numbers Us to Justify
great haste and no delay in the on
ward course. And SO through the
hours of the day, silent hours, with
never a loud or boisterous word, the
people paid their last tribute to Gen
erIll Steedman.
, THE MILITARY ARRANGEMENT -,
OF the chamber was in keeping with
the mournful duty performed by the
public. The Toledo Cadets, Of which
General Steedman was an hon
ored member, were on ia guard,
their handsome uniforms n adj
ding lustre to the q surroundings.
Every member OF the command re-
ported early for duty and during the
day by reliefs stood statue like guard
about the building. Passing up the
stairs on the Adams street side the
crowd wended its way through tilessof
Cadets to the railing, where two grim
sentinels were stationed. Inside and Mt
the head and foot of the casket two
more stood like monuments vi carved
brass. To the left others in
dlcated the mode of egrcss, and
along the hall to the entrance were
still others. First the privates COM
posed the guards, then the sargeants,
then the corporals, and again the boys
took the helm. Their appearance on
the tiresome dress parade was such as
to call forth admiration on all sides,
and they may feel sure thut they did
themselves proud and reflected credit
on the city. The officers were on du-
ty the. entire day, and worked un-
ceasingly to facilitate the progress of
the vast concourse through the build
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From Tuesdays Daily. tiie ~
The demonstration attendant on the
funeral of General Steedman Monday
afternoon was the most imposing in the
history OF Northwestern Ohio. In the
proportions of the procession, the
solemnity of the services, and
the unaninlity OF peoples
sorrow, the occasion was eventful
and unsurpassed. The early trains
OF the day were crowded to their ut
most capacity by the soldier and citi-
zen element OF the surrounding coun-
try who came burdened with grief for
the old hero whom they knew so wefi.
1t was early evident that the crowd in
the afternoon would be crushing, and
the most desirable points of OBJ
servation along the three miles
the procession was to pass We're secured.
and held for hours. The main thor
oughfares, and the vicinity of the
Council Chamber, where the remains
lay in state, We're thronged until the
jam was a solid mass OF humanity, al
most impossible to penetrate. y.I
' THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN
whose presence did so much honor
to the occasion came in at intervals dur
ing the fore part of the day, and
made the BOody House headquarters,
from which point they proceeded to
the Council Chamber and thence as a
part of the procession to the cemetery.
Among the gentlemen eminent In war