St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-01
His Departure from Washing
ington for NonQuitt on
the Swatara.
President Cleveland's New
Wrinkle in Civil Service
Regulations.
Several Postmasters in the
Northwest Raised to the
Presidential Rank.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Gen. Sheri-
dan was removed from his residence in
this city about II o'clock this morning
70 the United States steamer Swatara,
Tying at the navy yard, and apparently
suffered little pain or Inconvenience
from the trip. A small crowd had gath
cred in front of the house to catch
glimpse of the sick man, when Red
Gross ambulance drove up about 10:45
a. M. A few minutes later Gen. Sheri-
dan was placed III low cot with handles
On either side like. a Stretcher, and
brought down stairs from his bed room
In the second story by five of his orderlies
and placed in the ambulance. Drs.
O'Reilly and Matthews and his brother,
Col. Sheridan, entered the ambulance
and accompanied him to the vessel.
Mrs. Sheridan, with Col. Kellogg, Mrs.
Liedecker and the two nurses entered
carriages and followed the ambulance.
The general was placed in the am
bulance Oh the cot, feet foremost. On
the way down
THE GENERAL TALKED FREELY
with his attendants, frequently asked
the condition of the weather and the
prospects of its changing, how far it
was to the navy yard, and how soon
they would leave after ARRIVING there.
he appeared to be cheerful and did not
seem to be fatigued from the ride.
When the ambulance arrived at the
dock six sailors lifted the cot out of the
ambulance and carried it over the star
board side of the vessel. The general
was then carried into the captains
cabin, which is situated on the spar
deck, and put into his swinging cot. At
O'Clock Capt. McGow" took the
rilge and gave the ne sary orders
fol getting Under way, and at LIS
o'clock, as the tide was at its highest
point. the hawsers were cast loose and
the ship swung out of her dock amid the
waving of hats from the captain and
Drs. O'Reilly and atJhews, who stood
out into tn Potomac by the yard tug
Rescue, when re was cast loose and
proceeded slowly down the river on
her way to Nonquitt.
1t was nc ed as the Stretcher was
rarried owe. ie side that Gen. Sheridan
vas very "H!e and his face appeared to
be almo White as the pillow upon
viii. lad rested. He was much
tmacI..,o, but not more so than might
reasonably be expected after such a
severe illness. But that his plucky
spirit still held out was evidenced by
the grim determination to
that sat upon every feature. He was
suitably clothed to meet the rather
damp, fresh air in heavy checked
flannel dressing gown and skull cap
At every step of the trip the doctors
watched their patient with untiring
vigilance. Wrapped to the chin in 9
heavy blanket, he would at times open
wide his half closed eyes and turn then
them toward one of the doctors, whC
would instantly bend over tt
catch his words and supply hi
wants. One of the comical incident
of the embarkation was the effort of A;
photographer to perpetuate the scene il
the shape of an instantaneous photo
graph. In some way he had slipped
past the guard at the gate and taking III
his post near the vessel, had prepared
for a ''Shot." Just as the cot ap
preached the gang-way Col. Blunt saw
him and called out: Here, stop that.
AT the same moment, with presence o
mind, Capt. MCGOWAN rushed owe
towards where the photographer was
AND FLUNG HIS CAP
over the tell-tale lens. The intrude
was promptly elected from the yard
but there is variance of opinion touch
ing the success of his enterprise. Th
photographer declared that he had hi
negative, and the officers hold that h
did not catch it. The voyage will prot
ably occupy several days. The part
which accompanied Gen. Sheridan cor
sisted of Drs. O'Reilly and Yarrow, Mrs
Sheridan and two nurses.