The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-08-17
SHERIDAN AT REST.
The Dead General Buried at Arlington
National Cemetery, Near Washington =
Solemn Ceremonies Attending the In
terment.

The Dead General Buried at Arlington
National Cemetery, Near Washington
Solemn Ceremonies Attending the In
terment.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The funeral of
General Sheridan occurred at st. Mat
thew's Catholic Church Saturday morning.
The regular parochial mass was celebrated
at o'clock, and at 7;30 Cardinal Gibbons
oficiated at high mass. At 8 o'clock the
church was turned over to the control OF
the War Department The pall-bearers
and congressional committee assembled
at the War Department at-9 o'clock. The
army officers also met there and the navy
at the Navy Department, and marched in
body to the church. The services at the
church consisted of requiem mass deliv
cred by Cardinal Gibbons, to which about
1900 cards of admission had been issued,
but only few of the unreasonable throng
on the outside could hope to gain admit
lance, and refrained from attempting to
overcrowd the church. The burial casket
| containing the remains of the beloved
| General was mounted on catafalque in
| front of the main altar, the head facing the
crucifix and blessed sacrament. Within the
sanctuary rails to the left of the main altar
| sat Cardinal Gibbons upon his pontifical
| throne attended by several Bishops and
| other ecclesiastical dignitaries, as well as
| large number of priests from surround.
| ing dioceses. The scene was grandly
| solemn and impre ssive as the Car
dinal descended from the sanctu-
| airy and taking the incense-urn from
| the hands of one of his attendants sancti.
| fed the remains of the illustrious dead,
and sprinkled the casket and flowers by
which it was surrounded and enveloped
| with holy water The requiem mass was
sung by Rev. Father Mackin, assisted by
| Rev. T. j Kervick as deacon and Rev. S.
F. Ryan as sub-d deacon.
| Mrs. Sheridan arrived early and entered
upon the arm of Colonel Michael V. Sher-
| idan Just to the left of the catafalque
were placed chairs, occupied by Mrs.
! Sheridan, Colonel Sheridan, the Generals
brother John, from Ohio, and Senator
| John Sherman. In front of each chair
a priedieu was placed. At the right
hand side sat the President and Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs Folsom. Behind the
| President, on the right-hand side of the
aisle, were the cabinet, judiciary and Sen
| ate. 5&
| Cardinal Gibbons, before the termina-
| ton of the mass, delivered a touching and
| eloquent eulogy on the character and
| virtues of the dead soldier, which made a
| profound ana visible impression on
| his hearers, the eyes of the stur-
diest of those who witnessed the
ceremonies being dimmed with tears.
| The sermon was followed by the Gre
| gorian chant and prayers for the repose
of the soul of the dead. read by Cardinal
| Gibbons, assisted by attendant priests,
and closed with the benediction services
at IL 80.
| Upon the conclusion Of the mass the pro
| cession was again formed in the main aisle
! and the body was borne upon an artillery
| caisson, heavily draped, which was
| used instead of hearse. The casket
| was borne to the caisson by the
| following pail bearers: General W. T.
| Sherman, Marshall Field, of Chicago;
| General Hawley, Speaker Carlisle, Frank
| Thompson, vice-president of the Pennsyl-
| vania railroad; General Wesley Merritt,
| U. s. A., the senior officer of the Grand
| Army of the Republic in the District Of
| Columbia; Secretary Whitney, General
| McFeeley, General Joseph Fullerton, of
| st. Louis; Secretary Endicott and George
| W. Childs.
| AS soon as the remains were deposited on
| the caisson the funeral procession formed
and marched to the Arlington cemetery,
| under command of Colonel Gibson.
The services at the grave, which, ac
| cording to the ritual of the Catholic
church, are very brief and simple, were
conducted by Rt Rev. John Foley, Bishop
elect of Detroit The site of General Sher-
idan's grave in Arlington Cemetery which
was selected by General McFeeley, Gen
eral H. D. Kicker and Major Lydecker, is
on the open plateau on the crest of hill
The salute at the grave consisted first of
seventeen guns from light batteries, and
second three salutes of musketry from
battalion of infantry, followed by "taps"
| from the cavalry trumpet.