The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-08-18

LOUISE PHILLIPS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE last
rites for the dead were to-day performed
according to the ordinances of the
Roman Catholic Church for Philip
Henry Sheridan, general of the army of
the United States, and his body was
laid to rest in beautiful Arlington, the
city of the soldier dead. The event
was marked by general suspension
of public business. The ceremonies,
throughout, were in keeping with
the character of the man. The strict
adherence to an almost unmilitary SIM
piicity in all the arrangements; the
heavy wheeled artillery caissoned for
his hearse; the procession of single
thousand erect and sturdy soldiers who
had seen service, best befitted the clos
ing scenes in the life of so great SOL
diet.
st. Matthew's Church; where the re-
mains ofGen. Sheridan had lain in state
since Thursday afternoon, and where
the principal burial services were held,
is an ancient edifce of modest proper
tons, with succeed exterior walls and
but for its classic pillared front would
attract little attention from a
stranger. But in it have wor-
SHIPPED many whose names are
illusttious in history. 1t is the most pop
tilar Catholic church in Washington.
and for many years it las numbered
among its communicants the r16mbefs
of many of the foreign legations resi-
dent here, cabinet ministers, senators
and representatives in Congress-. The
interior of the church is in keeping
with the exterior, plain and unpreten-
tlous.
Ate O'Clock the doors of the church
were thrown open, and such Of tbs
large crowd assembled outside as had
received tickets of admission were per
mitted to enter. Then they were con-
Quoted to their seats by a corps of aides
in full military uniform under the direc-
ton of Col. John NJ. Wilson, of the
Corps of Engineers. Proper arrange
ments had been made for maintaining
order outside of the church, and de.
tschment of policemen wefe stationed
at the door for that purpose. They
were afterwards supplemented by q
squad of soldiefs.
Some time before the ceremonies
commenced, carriages bearing the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
joint committee of Congress, senators
and represe entatives in Congress, began
to arrive and the body of the church
speedily fllsd. Athshg The btbminen.
persons noted were Senator'S ingalls,
Edmunds. Evarts, Hoar, Dawes, Jones
of Nevada; d, lph, Hale, Allison, Saw
yer, Chandler, Farwell and wife; Jus.
tice Harlan and wife; Solicitor General
jerks and the commissioners of the
District.
At about 9i3O The pail hearers, beaded
by Gen. Sherman in full Uniform, Gii-
tered at the left of the cata 'alque. Soon
after the joint committee of Congress ap.
peared and were conducted to seats re.
served for them in front and to the right
of the Catafslque, -four of them occupying
Gen. Sheridan's 3 pew. They Hote white
sashes and wete headed by Senators
Gray and Hampton and among the II
we're ex-Confedetate Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, cf Alabama, and t1e-armed
Gen. Chass +. i.ooker, of Mississippi.
Ten minutes later the President ana
Mrs. Cleveland and Secretaries Fair.
child and Villas can in and took seats
in the front pew on the right of the
center aisle and just in the rear of the
| Chsirs which had been provided TO,
| them and which rem aimed uuoccupied
during the ceremonies. Mrs. Folsom
/ Secretary Bayard and Postmaster Gen.
| eral Dickinson followed and were seat.
ed in the vicinity. About five minutes
after the President and party had beer
| Seated, Mrs. Sheridan arrived and WI.
| escorted to her seat at The let of ano
| near the casket. She was deeply veileC
| and leaned upon the arm of Col. Sheri
| dan. They were accom- panied by Gen
and Mrs. Rucker and son, Miss Rucker
| John Sheridan, the Generals brother,
and his wife.
The diplomatic corps, many of then
attIred in full court dress, were seateC
on the extreme right and front of the
| church. The army surgeons, Drs
O'Reilly and Yarrow aud DR.. Lincoln
who was several times called in con
| sultation during the Generals iii
ness, Col. Blunt and Col. Kellogg
of Gen. .Sheridan's staff, occupied seat
to the left of the main aisle and i'm
mediately in the rear of Mrs. Sheridan
The rear of the church was occupied b,
large number of members of Congress
and officers of the army and navy anC
| puhiiC OHlCl2lS. Inc WlIe gdllerleS di'
! all available seats in the churcl
were Occupied before the burial seryic
| began. Large wreaths, crosses and bas
kets of beautiful flowers, the gifts OF tn
| Grand Army, Loyal Legion and othe
organizations and friends, filed tn
open spaces in front of the affairs.
At 10 O'Clock twenty-five scolytes en-
tered from the sacristy and filing righ
and left took seats beside the black
palled catafalque. They were followe'
by eight dominicans, wearing heav
black and white habits, and ten sui
pliced priests chanting The Miserere.
At the conclusion of this service
Fathers Ryan, Kervick and Macklr
the deacon, sub deacon and th
| celebrant of the mass, entered th
sanctuary. They were followed By tn
Rt Rev. John P. Foley, bishop-elect
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