Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-09
GENERAL SHERIDAN1
HIS BODY BORNE THROUGH
WILMINGTON AT NOON.
Funeral Services 20 be Held on Saf-
urdhy Morning The Funeral
Party on Board the Tratn-A
Conductor Who Fought Under
sheridan.

The funeral train bearing the remains
OF General Sheridan passed through
this city at 1l.55 a. m. today
on route for Washington. The train
was composed Of five care, two Old
Colony railroad cars. two Pullman sleepera
No. 376 and 63 and the parlor car lakewood.
drawn by engine No. 90. which was very
heavily draped in black and was in
charge Of Engineer B. Waterman. Tha
train was in command OF Conductor
Charles Thompson Of this city who was
assigned specially for this occasion and
was brought up from Washington this
morning on a special train In order to be
IN readiness. Mr.. Thompson fought under
General Sheridan. and for this reason and
ny request be was selected to take charge
OF the train over this division.
One Of the cars was combination car
and In black draped room OF this re-
posed the coffin. On the train was the fun
eral party, comprising Mrs. Philip II.
Sheridan, Col. Michael V. Sheridan and
wife, Miss Mary Sheridan, Louisa and
Irene Sheridan, twin children OF the Gen
eral. Colonel Blunt, Dr. Matthews, Chap
lain ID. g. kellogg, Kline, the Generals
body servant, Richard. the waiter, and A.
Rohrback, the Generals clerk, and several
representatives of the New York press.
The train pulled out OF the Jersey City
depot nc S.2s a. M, arriving Ia PhiladeI-
phia about lilo.
Upon the arrival OF the train at Wash
ington the remains will he met by mill
tary escort and conducted TO the generals
late home. From there they will be borne
to the b. Matthew'S Church, where the
services viii be held on Saturday morning.
The church has been handsomely draped.
The New York Herald describes these
decorations a. follows: American flags are
festooned along the gallery front. The
choir gallery is tastefnlly hung With faRn
and streamers OF bunting Back o. the
high altar and above the tabernacle are
silk flags partially furled, the brilliant
colors Of their folds showing IN striking
contrast with the chaste white marble OF
the altar and It's surroundings. Over the
tabernacle droops the headquarters flag Of
the dead general, who had unfurled IL
many times in his Western campaigns. It
was Mrs. Hheriian's request that In the
decorations OF the church it might be-
given a prominent pleca, and 50 IL is the
only flag that waves over the altar, its
outer seem almost touching the cross on
the canopy above the tabernacle.
The fear that the weather will bs very
hot on Saturday has compelled the pastor
to limit the musical part Of the ceremony
to the singing of a simple requIem mass.
Before the service the choir Of clergy, OF
whom there will probably be 90 or 80 IN
attendance, will chant the "Misereren and
at the close OF the service the "Benedlc-
tusn and "Libera Me.n The services IN the
church are not expected to occupy more
than an hour and a half. Cardinal Glib
bons will briefly address the congregation,
that be'Rg Mrs. Sheridan's request.
The last serrowful rites of the church ak
the grave, as arranged, suggest touching
coincidence II was at the head of a
Michigan regiment Of cavalry that General
Sheridan began his great career as a soldier
and where be consecrated himself 90 thor
oughly to the cause OF the perpetuity Of
the Union. The bishop elect Of that
diocese from whence his first regiment of
cavalry came has been designated to per-
form the funeral service at the grave and
to consecrate the ground to the halIowed
purpose OF the burial site OF the Sheridan
family. II was the brother OF this bishop,
Right Rev. Thomas Foley, who performed
ths marriage service In the Cathedral at
Chicago when the great great hero was
united in wedlock.
The remains will be placed there to-mor-
row morning. The catatalque on which
they will rect is 70 large that II has been
necessary TO remove twenty OF the psws in
the main aisle, near the sanctuary. About
IL, beside the massive gilt candlesticks, viii
be towering ferns and rare tropical flower
ing plants. The pulpit is shrouded with
heavy folds OF black velvet, with silver
border and drapings, and the altar itseIf
will be a sombre SPECTACLE on the day OF the
funeral
The admission to the church on Saturday
will be by card or invitation issued by the
Secretary OF War. II the church had q
seating capacity three times its present sizs
il would not be large enough to hold the
number that are anxious to pay with sor-
rowful hearts the last tributes OF mouruful
respect