The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-10
THE DEAD CHIEFTAIN.
The Funeral to Take Place
on Saturday.
REQUIEM MASSES TO BE HELD.
BIaine-Tbe Convex tton-Bar
Association-Etc.
The 1 cad Generai

NEW YORK, August "a movemen
is on foot for holding requiem masse.
for General Sheridan simultaneously
in Catholic Churches of leading cities
in ths United States.
| JERSEY CITY, August 9.-The Sheridan
funeral train reached here at 7.3O thil
morning, and left at $50. The officials
in charge, the conductor, engineer,
fireman, and braksmen were all old sol
diers, who served under Sherid an
The train will reach Washington al
2.3O.
PHILADELPHIA, August 9.-The fu-
neral train bearing ths remains OF
sheridan passed through the city just
before noon to-day. The passage was
| without a single incident.
BALTIMORE. August 8. = The train
reached Baltimore at 2 p. m, There
was large gathering at the Charles
| Street station to do honorss,to the dead
soldier.
WASHINGTON. August 9.-The funeral
| train bearing the remains of General
Sheridan arrived at the Baltimore q
| Potomac station at 8 Is p. N.
The President this afternoon issued
an order that public,buildings be closed
on saturday, the day of Sheridan's
| funeral.
The special train bearing the body of
General Sheridan and the funeral party
arrived at Baltimore and at Potomac
station from Nonquitt'at 1,37 p m. 1t
was met by lieutenant Schofeld.
r -, o. fafh
| of his staff; as guard of honor from the
| Loyal Legion and troop B, Fourth
cavalry, Captain Lawton in command.
AS the train slowed into the station.
eight, sergeanis of the Third Artillery
under command of Lieutenant
Danes mar he'd up the platform
and formed in line. Soon after
the trains stopped Mrs. Sheridan
stepped out leaning on the arm of
Colonel Sheridan. They were met by
General Rucker and Miss Rucker, Mrs.
Sheridan's father and sister. They i'm
mediately entered their carriage and
were rapidly driven away. Mrs. eheri-
dan was evidently deeply moved. As
they left the station the artillery SER
geants took the casket from the Car and
bore it to the gun caisson belonging to
the Third Artillery. which was
draped with flags festooned with
| Grape. AS the caisson bearing the
body left the station, the troops of
Company B, Fourth Cavalry, fell into
| line IN front and escorted the process
sion up Pennsylvania Avenue to Fiji
teenth Street and st. Matthews
Church. AS the body reached the
door, it was met by procession of
clergy and altar boys singing the
"Miserere." After the casket had been
placed in the catafalque the prehmin-
airy burial services were ected, the
choir singing the funeral hymn. The
| interior of the church was effectively
draped, the feature Of the decorations
| being the American colors blended with
somber shades of heavy folds of Grape.
The fronts of both galleries were COW
cred with large flags caught up at in-
tervals with broad bands of blacs.
Above the entrance of The front or
organ loft, were grouped the regimeot4l
and cavalry flags, fastened together by
knot of black with black steamers.
The altar was heavily draped. The
candilsbra and marble figures on
either side were draped with black. Two
silk American flags hung from The wall
above the alter. The cardinals, throne
on the left Of the altar was
appropriately covered and the
front of the pulpit was concealed
by heavy black velvet with deep, SILVER
fringe. A space had been made in
front of the altar by the removal OF
four peWs on either side of the main
aisle, in the middle CT which stands a
catafalque, the same as that which was
used in the memorial services for King
Alfonso, held in this church on the
death of the king several years ago.
The service concluded. the little COM
pany Immediately left the church.
Early tomorrow morning the re-
QUEEN mass will be celebrated
by Father Kervick. This service is
for the convenience of the family and
friends of the illustrous dead. A detail
of two members of the Loyal Legion
alternating every two hours, will re-
main with the body until the funeral at
10 o'clock Saturday morning. Among
those invited to the funeral are the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, mem
| bers OF the Cabinet and ladies with their
| families, Judges of the Supreme Court.
| judges of local courts, members of the
| diplomatic corps, members of the Sen
ate and House and elective officers OF
OObu HOUSES, oil HSLu W Is VI Tue OAln-
Ollie clergy in Washington, all officers
of the army, navy and marine corps,
stationed in Washington, twenty five
OF the G. A. B., twenty-five Of the
| Loyal Legion, eighty members of the
press and a large number of personal
friends of the family.
MINNEAPOLIS, August 9. -Comman-
| der-'n-chief Rea, of the G A. B., to-day
issued general order No. IL. It is fit
ting and eloquent tribute to the life
services of General Sheridan. It says
that during the year ending March 81
| 1888, 4.123 comrades have died, among
| whom Sheridan stands the most con
spicuous. The colors at the national
and department. headquarters are or.
| dered to be draped and the customary
| badge OF mourning worn for forty days.
At a meeting of the commandery OF
| the Loyal Legion of the District ofCc-
lumbia tonight. at which Senator Man
| derson. commander, presided, and OF
| which General Sheridan was mem
Der, memorial paper was resd and
adopted. It begins thus: General
Sheridan died at Nonquitt, Mass, On
Sunday, August 9th, 1883.