Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-13
BHERIDAN AT EESr.
oeVemoniea in st Matthew'S roman
oathunC Uhuroh-Tho Funeral =
strictly military Affair,


WARRINGTON, Aug. 12 -Gsners
Sheridan wns buried yesterday with
all the grand ceremonies OF tho OAtho
Ito Chcrch snd with oil the poup and
parade that the United States AtmJ
presctlbes for the funeral of It's Oam
mhuding General. Tha program Rr.
ranged for the ceremonies at the church
Tor The movement OF the procession, and
Tor tbe eTerclsts 81 the grave were rigid
ly adhered to, and carried ont with thAi
precision that marks all movements ol
cue regular military establishment. The
people began to 9AthGr sbout 81. Mat.
theW's Church Rt o'olook, and, when
the military Rsrived Ghortly after 8. 4
large conOonrse had assembled.
The services commenced promptly at
10 O'Clock, choir OF Dominloans pre-.
viously having ehaHted tie preparatory
psalms, to which the organ aud IeIulAy
choir made responses. While the ser.
vicsB for Sheridan were the same aa
shose held over the remains Of the hum
Olest OF the Church'A children there
were many features that made thoss OF
yesterday novel and unusually interest
ing end impressive. The audience was
higaly distinguished one, including
tho President Of the United 6taieH, hiH
Cabinet, Ministers, members of the
supreme JudiolrTy, Representatives OF
foreign governments the two Houses of
Congress, oiiOsIa OF the army and navy,
many OF whose nance are luetrous, aud
men who hre ptc1insnt in literary,
sciantiho and aooisi circles.
A prince Of the Church, In the person
lot Caidlr al Gibbons, w1s there to %
RiAt in the Golsmu services and to gcd TO
lhs dignity OF the occasion, and an un.
usually large number Of clergy men aud
Ecolytes wsre present to augment the
volume ard effeHt Of the requiem.
Upon the oOrolueion ef the Mass,
CARDINAL 9ibbcnG seconded the pulpit
aud delivered well-pr6pRred and Rp.
proprinte euloRy. Upon concluding his
address tbe Cardinal raIurntd to his
throne, aud subsequently, changed the
red and purple vGstmsnts OF his biRh
office for those Of an Archbishop. De-
scendlBg TO tho auditorium he w&s
seated iD . char In front OF the cAta
tAlquG, and continued IN that politton
until the trained Choir OF Domini0ang
ohAntad "Libegn mo, Dcmine" THIS
concluded, the Cardinal BpriBkled the
oEsket aud performed the closing rites.
While the services wero In progress
the oaisson wac pleoed Ia q position TO
receive the cssket, ard the Generals
horea was led TO o place Immediately
behind. The horse 10 q dark bAy, aud
was bought by General Sheridan about
four years ARO. 1t wss bridlea and
snddlod Just Bs Wien last hidden by the
General.
The Gensral'B military boots were ia
the stirIupB with the toea pOiniidg back
wRrda. The auimsl was led by a tsll
sergeant 10 foil uniform. All the hor-
ses used by tho General during the war
are dead, aud Guy" who was ustd on
1 his occasion, Ia the animal which hsd
been this longest IN the Generals ter.
vice as his personal saddle aoree.
the officiating ciaraymBn had not dlu
EppehFed from the BAoria,y before the
notes Di preparation on the outiiGe In
Nords Of Conmsnd bToze
upon lbe solemn stlllnees Of the ohuToh.
Ihs front doJgs sWung cEea and eight
artillery ssrReAnts with brass mounted
marched with measurad irsai |
ap Che maine aiElp. a lieutenant took |
possession OF the Gerers's Il Rg aud tbs |
body bearers removed the ceEkeE from |
The cGt4tslqne, ralsai 1t to thelr shoul !
ierB aud bore 1t to the calsion which !
WAS drhHn mp before the churoh.
In accordance with tha wishes OF |
Mrs. Sheridan the funersl was strictly |
affair, nEd the escort was
Iormod proolsely as prescribed by tho
aTr1y regulations fOs an ufiosE of the |
-ank OF tae deceased.
Order of mSIoh WINS as foiloWs:
A battalion OF cavalry.
Two bzttsriss light artillery,
Marine Band.
Third Artillery Band.
DslAil OF foot artillery.
Clergy, In oarrisgeH.
PAil.bearsrs, In carriages.
Body bearers.
Artillery seTReants.
CAiBson, having remains.
The Generals hor3e.
Mss. Sheridan and family.
Military atHff
Tie President and MIRA. Cleveland.
The Cabinet.
The Judiciary.
The OonereasipnAl Committee.
Diplomatic Corps.
representatives OF tho Loyal Legion
and G. A. h.
Citizens.
The long lina of troops were brought
D "pTesent arms" % the oasket emerged
rom lhs church, the Marine Band play
az dirga. AS soon ss the chakEt was
scurely BttRpped TO the oaisson the
avhlry wheeled into column, the light
stteiiss sot Into position, the Infantry
roka To tho lets In column, md the pro
ession, b6aElng the remains of General I
herldan, moved towards Arlington.
The services ut the csmetery were
rief. Bsahop Foley, after eonsscratina
le gFonnd, road the usuAl prayers, after
'hioh the Dominioans ohsnted "De
and the ceremonies of the ]
buEuh Wsr5 ended.
While the lnourDfnl cadence OF De
rofundIs wEB still lingering with the !
lourners the opening gun Of q generals
Alute doomed out from the battery that !
I'D taken position as the foot of the
III. The mourners cast q last look Ak I
10 open grave, and silently and tear.
lily moved towards their carriages.
sventeen guns were fired by the bat.
ry. Those who had gathered about A
le grave retired to the roar Of the mill /
iry lines.
The clAtter Of musbe.ry Was heard on s
10 left es the infantry prepared Gheir !
ms for the final volleys. Two figures !
one stand out AgAinst the sky - one d
oksd Aoross Sherldan's grave. One a
as bugler OF the Fourth Cavalry,
ith bugls at rest, standing at the head a
the grave and close enough to look
TO Ii. The other was General Sher- r
an, who stood near the flagstaff with t
dropping ooioEs, not more than 30 L
ATdB from his dead comTRie.
He was evidently unconscious OF the
tesenoe Of thousands Of living persons :,
no were near him. His thoughts :
gro with tho dead and not with the =
Itnn GuaaAs,f.- nHi II