Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-11
THE SHERIDAN FUrEax1


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NohoulrT, Mass, August Ton : c,t
suo pieasant east room OF the COTTAGE ,vha,
,or cne past lew weeks. General SHERIFF ]
nao lain during his illness, the boflv s, s.
, dead commander lay tonight clothaa = !.
ene iuii uniform Of his rank. BY l1is s;d
rests sabre, which pointed the vav !,
many victory. The expression 81 Il,
iace is that OF quiet and repose. tho,,s'
Traces OF the long illness are noticaahis
out the general expression Is said - !,
more natural than during the last few week
OF his life. m = :" !" = :
lne steamer will leave New Bedford at
P. M. Tomorrow and proceed to Nonquitt
where the body, with the family and otbe,
members OF the funeral party, will be taker
on board. Leaving Nonquitt at 4:45 D. M
bne steamer will proceed direct to yineva =
landing at New Bedford, where q specie
Train WILDE in waiting The train will Ieav
promptly at 8 o'clock, and will 20 bv tbe
va Colony line to Walpole, thence taking
the New York & New England route for
Jersey City, where the Pennsylvania rail.
road will be taken to Washington.
Inc guard OF honor appointed by tt,
Loyal Legion, win escort the body from the
time it is borne from the cottage until ii is
placed on the train.
Mrs. Sheridan will accompany the ra-
mains to Washington, and return to
Nonquitt on Monday next.
Two cars will be used for the special train.
One ID q animation baggage and passenger
car. In the front compartment the body
Wan De placed. The other will be occupied
Dy newspaper correspondents. The other
car is common baggage car. The cars are
draped, and the inside of the compartment;
where the body will lie is heavily draped in
Dlack and white. An American flag is over
the door, and the floor is covered with
black. The two cars conveying the funeral
party will be Puliman's, and are appro.
priately draped.
THE cAsKEr-A BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TRIBUTE.
BosroN, August 7.-General Sheridan's
casket was shipped this evening to New
Bedford. The casket is elliptic in shape,
and the body part is made of red cedar
Ihe outside is covered with the finest En-
sllsh broadcloth. heavily draped on the side
With material made for this purpose.
One OF the largest and most beautiful
ngton to the funeral OF Sheridan, is on ex-
llhition this evening on fremont street.
The piece is nearly six feet high, six feet
ong. and four feet in width, and represents
Gates Aiar." In the centre are two large
pillars, from which hang two gates, joining
he pillars in the arch, and having in the
entire cross and crown. Suspended from
he arch is a pure white dove, and on the
sop OF each pillar is large star. Behind /
ne open gate is representation of the !
Harden OF Eden, in which flowers, roses and .
srns abound in artistic profusion. Across !
ne 'front.' is the inscription: Light lieth the !.
arth on thee"
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, August s.-Speaker Carlisle b
as appointed the following named persons
representatives OF the House upon the :
oint Congressional Committee to attend 8
eneral Sheridan's funeral: Hooker, Missis.
ppi; Cutcheon, Michigan; Wheeler, Ala
ama; Anderson, Illinois; Cox, New York:
rosvenor, Ohio. and McShane, Nebraska. ii