The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
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MRs. sHERMANls REMAINS.
The Funeral Of Mrs., General v. T. Sherman Held

The Funeral Of Mrs.. General ". T. Sherman Held
in the City OF st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, No., dec. lat an
early hour this morning the friends of
late Mrs. General w. 7. Sherman be-
gan to assemble at the union depot to
receive the funeral party. Mr.. George
d. Capen, General Sherman's business
agent, and intimate friend in this
city, James E. Yeatan, the managing
pail bearer, an old friend of the Sher-
man family, Mrs. Judge Reber, a reIa-
tive of Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Reber's
son, were the first at the depot. The
funeral train was due at O'Clock, but
was "a minutes late and before it ar
rived Henry Hitchcock, r. G. Kerens.
General Beck with Colonel Moore and
Captain Hathaway had joined the
party. The train entered the depot at
7:45, the funeral party being in the
private car OF President Roberts of the
Pennsylvania road; in q sleeper and
just forward was Emmons Blaine, son
of James G. Blaine, who came to at
tend the funeral. The private car con-
tanned General W. T. Sherman, his
sons Thomas Ewing Sherman. A. NJ.
Phi. d. of the society of Jesus, Philip
TecumSeh Sherman, A. NJ. Phi. D., his
Mrs. Ellen Sherman Thackary, Miss
Elizabeth Ewing Sherman and Miss
Rachel Sherman, General Hugh Ewing
and Judge p. r.. Ewing, of Lancaster,
Ohio. Hugh Ewing, Jr., a
young theological student and
| George Ewing, young attorney of
Cincinnati, son of general Hugh Ew-
/ ing, Major Thackary and Lieutenant
Fitch, sons-in-law of the deceased,
l Nos
| Fitch and Steele. The car was detach-
ed and the friends of the family then
entered it and paid their respects to
the mourners. A special detail OF
police keeping the crowd at a respect
full distance from the car. Rev.
| Father A. Eulon paid brief visit tC
the cal soon after the arrival of 1.-THE
train. After breakfasting at the
depot the funeral party returned to the
private car and remained until the
time for the funeral cOrtege to move
The pail bearers took charge OF
the casket at 1920 a. m. They were
Major General John Pope. u. S. A.
Brigadier General John b. Henderson
u. s. A; Brigadier General John w
Noble. u. 5. A; Major Henry Hitch
cock. u. 5. A; James E. Yealton, u
K. Ferguson, Z. Z. Tansy, A. A. Drew
Theophele Pannen and d. Il. Frances
4IIcSc DC1IOIS HCIO oClCCCCA ~
General Sherman himself, who notI
fed MIR. James Z. Yeaton by telegraph
of the choice.
There were two wagon loads of flora
offerings at the heaTse, and when thu
casket was placed therein the fuuera
party entered carriages at Poplar stree
entrance of depot. and the cOrtege pro
ceeded to st. XavieTs church, Grand anC
Luedell avenue. At the church the
casket was borne to the altar where {
bier with candelabraS at the head anC
foot had been placed to receive it
The church was crowded. When the
friends and relatives were seated Rev
Father BrOuSgeest, the pastor, came
out from the Vestry and began th'
celebration of mass. In accordance
with request of deceased the celebra
ton of mass was followed by simple
service for the dead, no sermon being
preached. The music was til,
ordinary accompaniment for sucl
service. The church was heavil,
draped, and at the conclusion of thu
brief service the casket was returned
to the hearse and the cOrtege proceeded
to Calvary cemetery, where the ser
vices were brief aud simple.
General Sherman has two lots il
Calvary cemetery. One is rectangu
lar lot in which his two sons and three
grandchildren are buried, the other is !
loG almost circular in shape, which un
ill to-day was untenanted. 1t adjoin
the ether lot, and it was the wish o.
the General that his wife should be in
tered there. a space ten feet SQUARE
has been reserved in the center of TIT
lot for monument, and Mrs. Sher
mans body was placed in the pretties
spot between the proposed monumen
: and the roadway in front of the lot
Room has been left beside her for hel
husband, who intends to be buried
there. a combination monument fol
both is to be erected at some future
date.
The family will leave on the Van
dalia train at O'Clock this evening OF
their return trip.