The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-12
MaXwell's Fare veil Letter to
His Mother and Sister.
LORD sALISBURY'S SPEECH.
Ute Conference Garrett Not Insane
Terms agreed UPoE-HtFce1-
Iapeous ItsMs,
Sheridan


artillery lifted the casket from the
caisscn, and bore it with slow careful
steps down to the mouth of the open
grave, licing il there upon rods ready
to be lowered to its resting place, when
the ground should have been conse
Grated by the priest. After a moment
of reverend silence, the clear voice OF
the bishop elect was heard uttering
the words of blessings, Deus Oujds
Miseratione," etc. God by whose
mercy the souls of the faithful
ind rest, degn to bless his grave and
send Thy holy angel to, guard it aid
loose from all the bonds of those whose
bodies are herein inferred, that they
nav even rejoica in Thee with Thy
saints, through Jeses Christ, Our LORD,
Amen"
With sp,ig of fir plucked from
neighboring branch, holy water was
sprInklsd over the grave and the casket
was lowered by the sergeants.
The regular burial service, beginning
with canticle OF Zoohary, or the Bene-
dictus, aud ending with the chanting of
the De Profuntis by the choir OF the
dominion, priests brought the religious
features of the obsequles TO an end.
The priests stood asICe and remained
in group near the head of the grave
and every breath was hushed while the
widow came a step forward and for one
brief moment looked upon the casket
which held her beloved dead. AS she
turned away, other mourners in the
body paid their tribute of love and
respect, ard then at signal the
artillery fired a salute of seven
teen guns. The Loyal Legion moved
up IN line and looked in upon
the still uncovered casket and
then fled away. The great hollow
square contained but one figure, that
of the stalwart cavalry bugler, who
stood at ease facing eastward, his bugle
under his arm, at the head OF the
grave. There was a hoarse command
at the left, echoed and passed on down
the line of infantry. rattle OF Stesl
moment of expectation, and then SIM
ultaDeous fash and roar of 500 muskets.
Again and again the Volley was re-
10 attention, raised his bugle TO
his lips blew the taps signal for lights
out" the military equivalent for good
night.
The tones were low, mellow and
tremuIous at the start but each succeed
ing phrase swelled clear and shrIll and
commanding, making tardy echoes
from the surrounding banks of foliage,
which came back to blend again with
the long drawn wall at the end. AS
last the echo died away and
lust as the sh ,dows of the towering
buckevs fell across and COW
cred the grave, rs with pail, groups Of
the living turned silently homeward
and left the dead to mis- solicitude. The
grave is few rods distant from the Lee
mansion, little tt the front and south
of it, and Just beyond the brow OF the
grassy slope that pitches somewhat
eastward tog ard the river. A dozen
acres of clos shaveu green sward, dot
ted here ard there with vide
spreading oaks end NAPLES and, lower
down, fnUgej with an Irregular row OF
evergreen trees surrounds the SIP t.
Above and at either hand stands a
maple and 6 buckeye, butin front and
Oity-wards nsught obstructs the view.
l. is rare picture Of farm and city,
of river, grove an0 garden diversified,
gIoriied with srcn panorama OF
stately public architecture as no other
SDOI Oh JI0 AOllIluCub ~
mile Of lev Ssvennah separates the
bluff from the river which stretches
in broad gilt across landscape, beyond
the city and in the distance
q sem.circle of hazy hills, which HIM it
in to the north and east. their irregu-
lar horizon line cut sharply in the front
by the graceful dome of Tue Capitol and
the majestic Washington monument.
which appears at midday a dezzling
shaft of sunlight against the cool, deep
blue sky. Back of the grave, and upon
the most commanding spot on the Vlr-
.sinia side, stands the old Lee mansion,
now the Office and headquar-
tiers of the National Cemetery. The
mammoth pillars of its portico.
cleaning from their background
of living green forming the most con-
spicuous feature of the Virginia land
scape as seen from the city. No other
grave than that of Sheridan is in front
of the mansion. As he was alone IN
the exalted rank in which he died SO
fttingly he lies alone in front of that
army of dead heroes who find resting
place at Arlington.
Boston, August 11.-Flags were at
half-mast on all the public buildings
to-day, and suspension OF business IN
the executive and military departments
at the tate house, and the booming OF
cannon were outward signs of Boston's
respect for the memory OF General
Sheridan. Guns were fired at half
hourly intervals from sunrise until ~
a. M, and then every minute for an
hour, as well during the funeral cere-
monies at Washington. at sunset
there was national salute.
New BEDFORD, Mass August IL
This morning Mrs. Col Sheridan with
four children of General Sheridan,
Mary, Irene. Louis and Little Phil
drove to this city from Nonquitt and
went to the Parker House where they
were met bv Edward Dew s, B. Rene
man and D.. John H. Mackie, repre-
senting the Loyal Legion. The party
proceeded to St. Lawrence Cath
Ole church where mass was celebrated
at Oa. m. by Rev. Hugh J. Smith, pas
TOR, assisted by Rsv. James ]. Brady,