Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-10
THE JOURNEY ENDED.
FHR SHERIDAN FUNERAL PARTY ARRIVE
AT WASHINGTON.
A Long and Evsntful Journsy-Ouwds Lins th;
ROuts-fhs Reception at the Capital
Funeral Services in St.
Matthew'S.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., August 9.-Con-
ductor r. E. Mason took charge Of the
funeral train from Hartford. At that
place Mayor Rotsch personally visited the
train, and although it was nearly one
o'clock In the morning quite crowd had
gathered. After leaving Hartford the
crowds at the stations passed disappeared
almost entirely. At tan minutes past five
the special train bowled into the yard at
Harlem Bridge. Thesrsin was cnt in two
hereand the cars tracked side by side on
the steamer Maryland, which was To take
them to Jersey CITY. The boat steamed
into the dock at Jersey City at 7:35 m
and the funeral train was hauled of
and made mp again. Mrs. Sheridan
bears the fatigue well, having
passed a reasonably comfortable night
She had hard work to control her emotion
st times, but she hears MP bravely Tue
funeral train from this city will be q special
TO Washington, making no stops except If
necessary for coal and water. A special
car had been prepared by the New York
people for the reception and transportation
of Gen Sheridan = remains to Washington,
but Col Blunt refused to take it as he de-
sired no change Of cars in which the body
reposed. The train will reach Washington
at 2:3O o'clock. 1t left Jersey City 1t $40
O'Clock q IN.
A wheel mechanic named John Smith,
engaged in testing the Car wheels of the
funeral train, wss crushed by being thrown
against the pillars of the Maryland.
The train passed through Philadelphia
Just before noon in an absolutely quiet
manner, and the passage was withC Mt Q
single incident The fact that the train
did not enter the regular station of the
Pennsylvania railroad and the entire
ignorance of the people as to where the
change Of engines and the inspection Of the
train would be made, served q good pur-
pose in giving the family Of deceased here
and the funeral party the auch de-
sired quiet and absence Of demonstration.
The train OF five cars in charge of Conduc-
tor Branson passed Germantown function
at 1910, sni reached Gray's Ferry, where
the change of engines and crews was made,
at IL. There were not twenty-five people
" idt'CA piGCtg bhC
stop, and these were mostly children. As
the train came to a stand-s.ill the Guard
of Honor stood at parade rest on the plat
form and inside the Car which contained the
c'~shet; o-,1 !; re4 direG snt five inmates g
make thorough inspection of the train
and change of crews and in almost q
twinkhng il had sgain resumed its sad
journey. Road Master OF engines AsaO
Demock, who has been an engineer for
thirty. five years, mounted the cab of en-
gins 93, aud like the crew which had
brought the train to the city, the out
going crew were selected from among
those who had seen service in the field
with the dead General.
The train reached Baltimore at 2 p. M,
and stopped to allow sisters Justiuiana
aud Urban to disembark and proceed to
the Convent of st. Secour, as they had
decided not to proceed further with the
funeral party. A large gathering was at
- Charles street station to do honor to
the dead soldier.