Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-07
PLANS EOR THE FUNERAL
GEN. SHEaIDAN'S GRAVE WILL
 BE N ARLINGTON.

The Rody tr Leave Nonquttt wednes- day-Tam-Learers Cnpsen-Action l THE1,n in Washington.
 1 NoNQUITT, Aug. Tt has been arranged 1 that Gen. gheridan's remains will be I transported Washington in a special l car, to leave 2ew Bedford Wednesday, l and that the rineral services will be held l in St. Matturr~e's Church soon as possi- | ble thereafJE-- either Thursday or Friday. 1 It has also rSen decided that the burial
 shall be in ts4s Arlington National Ceme- l tors, and SaSSFday has been finally settled 1 on as the da1if.o the funeral services at this place. San. Sheridan had repeatedly l expressed a y-Srong dislike of display in fu- 1 nerals, and accordance with his wishes | and those or -trs. Sheridan the ceremonies l Tn WashingUE~ are to be as smdle as pos | sible. The T@neral will of course be a l military one
 | Messages e condolence to Mrs. Sheridan ! began to arrive at NonQuitt in the morn l ing from ali -arts of the country. They
 are forwnr0@d by telephone from New l Bedford, tn nearest telegraph station. 1 Mrs. Sheridam bears up with great self control, but i- terribly grief-striclxen, the 1 shock having been intensified by reason
 Of the cheering reports and the appar- ! ently cheerful outlook of the last few l days.
 It IS now le1rned that although the symp- | toms of the !enewed heart failure began l some forty IT autes before tho Generals 1 death, and a, 1aough no possible exertion was spared te bring him out of it by the l vigorous apEGcatiOn of all tho known l remedies, tho Generals condition was ap- l parently not 1ore dangerous than 1t had 1 been on ITalnber of former occasions
 when the reHeades accomplished their pur- pose. Injec(t>'ns of dlgitalis, applications 1 of mustard pastors, the use of ammonia 1 and the repI-t2d use of a powerful gal l Vanc battery were employed, but all l proved unavoiliug even to arouse the 1 General frorS Ehe state of complete mental 1 unconsclousE7 E7ss into which he sank soon ! after the tirs7 symptoms of recurring heart l failure occEared, and in which he re- l lnained untie le died.
 During SS-odny the General had not seemed muG@ worse, but rather restless and nervous. In the morning his couch was wheeleG 70 the window, and he gazed ! long and earnestly at the scene, grown so familiar to ha-7, Tor the last time. Not the slightest de 72tlon from the routine of life at the cottm S was made Colonel Sheri- 1 dan, bis vii Mrs. Gen Sheridan, and Dr. O'Rellly Wcrrs in bathing in the forenoon l After dinner 4or. O>Rcilly spent portion or the aIc-Gnoon It the cottage of INT. d. J. GWlS, ana the whole lam l fly were aE the hotel for supper At 1 supper Mrs. Sheridan said that the General was not .eling very we'll The doe 1 tors said the- cncre was no change worthy l of note and '-1 bulletin would be issued ] Col Sheridan md Dr. O'Reilly fingered at l tho hotel unAl o'clock p. III. and then went to the c-~ttage Mrs. Col. Sheridan spent the evening with friends at the Mo Kee cottage. Gol Sheridan returned at 9 a11 1i@,l tAt tl,CN 0+ol, Il piazza half az Nour later chatting with the Hon. B. M, wilson Of Chicago, when the Generals se-',aut came up to the piazza and asked tho Colonel to step over to the cottQge. Evc1 then no one imagined that
 there was gay serious change for the worse until Colonel Sheridan hurriedly re- turned and t09k his wife over. The intel ligenoe of t~e Generals death spread l through the Sotel and the corridors were filled with tc'c e-stric1en guests A delegaticG from R. A. Pierce Post 19O G. A. R., 0: New Bedford, drove to Non qutt and e1d an interview with Dr. O'Reilley, teoderiug him the services of the post in any capacity that the circum- stances mighs require. From a conver- sation with ~ae of tho officers of R. A. Pierce Post ' reporter learned that it is the request N1 Mrs. Sheridan that no one excepting 1n~a bers of the family be per mitted to vicw tho remains at present The Wamsussa Club displays the national colors draped in mourning. The flags on the Custom House and City Hall are at half mast. The cottagers vie with one another in kindness to Mrs. Sheridan and the family.
 Col. Sheridan has telegraphed to Gen.
 Schoheld, ana he will take charge of the funeral arrangements in Washington. It is the desire of Mrs. Sheridan that the funeral shall be as free from display as it
 is possible foY g military funeral to be, but she desires that all the honor that the dead hero 90 richly deserves shall be shown him ir tho last sad rites.
 The following pail bearers have been selected by 9ea. Sheridan's family: Gen. W. T. SherF3an, Marshall Field of Chi
 cago, Gen. Eawley of the United States
 Senate, Speaker Carlisle, Vice President
 Frank Thompson of the Pennsylvania Rail
 road, Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. s. A: the
 senior officer of the Grand Army ot the
 Republic in tss District of Columbia Sec
 retary Whitn-g, Gen. McFeeley, Gen. Jos.
 Fullerton of St Lo uis Secretary Endicott
 and iMr. Geo. W. Chllds. The following
 officers of Con. Shcridan's staff are especi-
 ally invited to attend the funeral: Gen. J.
 W. Forsyth, Col. John Schuyler Crosby,
 Col. Fred Gr0nt, Col. James F. Gregory,
 Col Geo. ". Davis, Gen. George A. For
 syth, U. $. G.
 The body or xhe General lay in the main
 parlor, which he has occupied since his ar
 rival here. A sheet covers 1t, and it's ap-
 pearanCe shows how well the embalmer
 has done his work. The body is encased in loose, light underwear, and presents q
 most natural appearance. The limbs are
 the only parso emaciated to any great de-
 gree. The facs is moderately round, and all
 the distinctive features are preserved.
 Tho lips, firmly closed, indicates the trait
 ot hrmness possessed by the General in
 life. Cleanly shaved all but the iron nous
 tache and im-eral so familiar to all who
 have looked upon the General his face
 wears calm expression, showing that he
 met death without pain and without fear. ACIIOHN I'M MASAIMGrOM