The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-10
THE CATAFALQUE.
Sheridan's Body in st. Nat
thew's Church.
REQUIEM MASS SERVICE ro-psx
Decorations 90 the House Of wer-
ship Invitation. fer the Funeral
Guarded by Soldiers - A Fstsin~
Proclamation by the Commanders
in-Chief Of the q. Ar,

WASHINGTON, ARg. 2 - The SAcr,aa,
ianrsai train passed through Jersey CIV !,
s-SA m TIE conductor. cnriuenr A.
nam and brakeman ef the train xrrr =,
cd soldiers wha had served uu,Iar S,,,.-s
Dan. PallaaeipAia was reached =, 49,,
Nothing marked the arrival Al n.,,s.
zaorc, which was reached stsn !, 49,.
was lafse gathering al Charles st-.., -
uoa. The ears rolled into ~, R.,,s,,.,-s' a
tN'o'nae station, waShingfori. 81 "a 4, =,
! &c tsAia vas met hy Ccz Sehaasla ana
t.isesenanis sawyer, Hiss aud T1tsh,. y
ils siat guard Of honor from The nis.
triei q Columbia department AZ he Mi.
tasy order of the Legal icSioa and rraan
u Fourth cavalry. Captain Lawton i,
command As the trzin slowed inse the
sisiios, eight scrgeanis of the Thi-3 -
ullerF, under command u Fleuseunns
Dawes, marched ap the Platform and
formesi In line,
sssoa after the train stepped. Mr.. sser;.
dan STEPPED oa;, iesntag on fac ann az
Col sheridan. They were iaei az cen
Ruekef and Miss Rucker NrS ~hprisa,,s-
father as9d sister Thcy imnesliafeir ~
tered a tasriaEc and Ncus rapiti;v Svlxr,
away. Mrs.. sheridan was evidently acenly
moved
As they lefi taa station the afal,ieyv -.
grants hook the caskvt from the car ana
hare il 90 gum calssan besonEimr 10 the
Third artillery, which WAS traptsi vrifh
tiaSs and fes,Goned with craIe AZ inc
car bearing the BODY lcft the station Trson
y of the Fourth cavalry feH into iInc Il,
front and escorted the pr,see<S3anS m
Pennsylvania avenue 10 fiileenih strcet
aud -. Matthews church.
At 81. MATHEWS cHUecg.
As the bcdy reached the door I, was me,
by pnacVSsion ot clcrgy aad altar hovs
singing the "Mssererc." After thr easkef
hal been PLACED on a caiaiaique the pr,s-
limiuary burial services were reciicd. the
choir singing the funeral hymn.
The interior OF the church was ,.fseeflvsyx
dEapcd. i feature 81 tie decorations iselur
the American colars blended with the SOM
kre shade ~ heavy folds Oi Grape The
front Of both galleries. Was covered WITH
large hags caught up ~ Intervals with
Of the front of the organ loft we're grunp..d
rcCimenlal aad cavalry tlaes fastened To-
gctheF by knot OF hiaCk. with hiaea
streamers. The altar was heavily drapcd
The candlrahtas and uarhle figures ON
either side were draPed with black. Two
SIX American siags were hung or tho wall
above the altar The cardinals throne on
the left Of the altar was appropriately roy-
cred. ami the front Of the pulpit was con.
ccaled by heavy black velvet. with deem
silver fringe space has been made In
frnnt Of the altar by the removal ef four az
the pews on either side of the main aItag.
in the center Of which stands the cala-
ialque. the same that was used in the me-
-noriAl services for King Alfonso held IN
this church on the death Of She king sew.
eFal years ago.
The service concluded The little com
pany immediately left the church. Early
ii. morrow morning requiem mas will bs
by Father kerViek This ser
vice IS far the csuycaicuea of the family
aud friends Of the iilusiFiouE dead.
detail of twp memhCfs OF the fnyal
Legion, alternating every tive hours, win
remain with the body until she fenerai. at
10 O'Clock saturday morning.
sNYIr4TIoss ~ THE rUSERkt.
Among those Invited 10 the funeral are
IT sslent aud Mr.. Cleveland. membefs u
the cabinet aud ladies aud their saniiiles.
iadges ~ the supreme court. judges ~ tho
iocai courts, memb = af the diplomatic
enrps members q the senate and house
ana elective officers oi both houses, an
mcgnbcrs OF the Ga hoiie clergy % Wash
iuEton, al officers Of the army, navy aud
marine corps klaiioaed In Nasbingtcn. -
of the Loyal Legion, 70 iacalbrrs OF the
press aud large number ~ personal
friends Of The family