The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-12
SHERIDAN BURIED.
THE SERVICES At THE CHURCHAVI
CEMETERY.
The japanese and Corean Embassies
Present-Other Diplomatic Representa-
tives-The President and Mrs. Cleveland
and Cabinet-High Mass and tn { Grave


t WASHINGTON, d. c.. Angus. 11.-Sr
Matthews Church, corner of FiftCentl
= and III streets was the central point of
vast concourse of people, who begar
moving shortly after daylight. Th
neighboring buildings were crowded Will
people and all the windows filled will
. lie .aces - eager sich.-s csl-.. Tie o..
church with its pllared porch sobe
J colors and broad steps, seemed TO be
figure in the picture in perfect ACCORD
with the sOlemnity OF the occasion thai
called out the throngs of people The
space in front Of the porch of the churci
for some distance either way was KEEP
clear by the police
Early mass was held and then the churcl
doors were closed. People arrived in
numbers on foot and in carriages, and
police and artillery sergeants kept them
In order.
\ few minute before 10, equipages be.
gen arriving so fast that the street AT
times was thronged with carriages
All the foreign legations arrived and
filed in the church in full uniform.
! BY twOs and ihrees and single ones the
Senators and Members of Congress came
in, the Senators filing he first six or
seven rows of the centre.
4 little later the Congre 'sional Com
mitee filed down the righthand aisle,
Congressman GrOsyenOr of Ohio, Gen
eral Wheeler Of Alabama. General Hook
er Of Mississippi, General SpinOla of New
York and Congressman Henderson, Nc
Shane and Cox, together with Senator
Hawley, Senators Henderson, CullOn
and Stewart, Senator Wade Hampton o.
South Carolina, Senator Gibson oi
Louisiana and Senator Gray Of Delaware.
Just before 10 o'clock President
Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland AMI Mrs. Fol.
som enteTeu and were shown seats in
front by Colonel Wilson
Mrs. Sheridan came next leaning
heavily on her son arm Following her |
came General and Miss Gucker, General /
Schofrld, G, neral ". L. Sherman, Dr. |
and some immediate friends of /
the family Mrs. Sheridan was dressed /
In deep mourning and seemed very weak /.
and overcome wi'h emotion. Sre sat in |
The front seat just to The lef, OF the bier,
with Colonel Sheridan and his cousin,
George Sheridan, by her side
The President, Mrs Cleveland, Mrs
Folsom ard Secretary Fairchild occupied
The front seas in the centre aisle. Be
lind them were Secretaries Bayard, Whit
ney, Endicott, Villas and Postmaster Gen
eral Dickinson.
Then came Senators Ingalls,, Hoir, Ed
nunds, Dolph, lIawley, Allison, Dawes,
/, a~tl Il.
we'll, Blackburn, Paddock, Walthall,
Palmer and Bate, Justice Har-
an of the Supreme Court, Assistan, At
orney-General jerks. the Rev J. G..
Butler
In the right aisle were the COrean en-
)assy, Japanese legation. and representa-
ives from every foreign legation n
" Nashington.
in the left aisle the army and navy
iiiicers in full uniform occupied seals
General ". +. Sherman was id the froltl
Ow, right under the pulpit, and behind
he sheridan party were General Scho-
ield and Dr. O'Re;lly.
Major Carson OF the Philadelphiq
.cdger, who had charge OF the press
ickeis, arranged seats for the newspaper
nen in the gallery.
Governor John W. Rusk Of Wisconsin
vas present. He was the only Governor
4 State who attended the funeral
! he casket stood before the altar upon
high catafalQue. No flowers were ,
ear the bier. These were placed At he ,
DOT Of the shrine on either side Of the
haacel The American flag and the {
si.ken sash and battle sword lay {
cross the cassei. :
The clergy entered, followed last by
ardinal Gibbons, who paused for PRAYER ,
nd then a,ceud-d his throne. ,
The celebration OF solemn high mas :
requiem vas begun by Rev. J. T. D.
.ckin, with Rev T. j. Kervick as O
sacor and the Rev. :. 7. RYAN rs sub &
sacon. Rev !. 7. Douohuc was master
ceremonies IL
The music Oi ibe mass was Schmidl's, O
hich was sung by lie regular choir Of a
e church I
After mass the Cardinal made an ad- o
'css, which was carefully listened TO. and q
, then delivered the absolution. c.
Many handsome floral offerings were G
ID about the shrine. An immens. gen. d
al tptuitltc Ol UONtTs Was presented
the General Thomas Post Of New b
Ork. a floral crescent was presented tt
the u. ;. Grant Post OF BROOKLYN. cl
he Chinese Minister sent a floral plaque. K
white cross was sent by the President. g
naior Eyarts sent a cross of palm, pi
rays and orchids. 4 wreath was sent
the Loyal Legion Commsndery of the e,
e District Of Columbia. Colonel Will &
n sent wreath of pond lilies Secre- +
" Whitney floral shield upon an
;el.
The procession after the coffin had been
'ensed left the church, and the proces.
n proceeded TO the cemetery in the fol- al
wing order: I"
A detachment OF mounted policemen, co
der Lieutenant Boteler, and another m
foot, under captain Austin, General III
lofeld and his aides. A battalion of
'alrv from. Fort Myer,under Major Car
iter,two batteries of light artillery, un.
Captain Turnbull of Washington orr
tracks and Captain Binckls OF Fort an
milton al
he full Marine Band, the Third Ar pI pI
cry Band. The foot artillery, under 90. 90,
onel Gibson, were in the rear of the ,S 10.
lds. They consisted of batteries = ~ Wv