Daily Republican., 1888-08-08
snERrDA ANS OBssQUIEs.
ehe nIlItaEy Arrangements for the Fu-
sasaGaa OF BymPnthy.

HANA@AsA-A'
nsrAI--msasasea OF BymRathy.
NoNouIrr, Mass, Aug. 7.-This |
moruinR nearly ell the cot ayers assem' |
bled In the parlor Of the hotel. john
d. Lewis, president Of the Cotton Seed |
OH Trust Of Boston, was chosen chair |
man, and O r. Bound, secretary. The
following resolutions were adopted; Il
I'VE, the friends and naiRhbors OF
General Sheridan, oherishing . happy
remembrance OF him 10 kind friend |
and generous, unAssuming companion,
hereby express our deep sense Of PR |
eonAl sorrow, and respectfully tender
bis wife and family our heartfelt % m |
pAthy in their irrepArAble loss.
HJoHN ID. LEWIS, Chairman.
"OHAs y. BOUND, Secretary.
t'JoHN d. MoNELL."
The Secretary stated that II WAS the
request Of Mrs. Sheridan that the cot
tagers should take n0 concerted action
lduriuR the removal q the Generals
body. II was decided to close the Non.
quit reservation, which 10 private pro-
peFty, against ell on tBiders during the
removal Of the body.
Guards Of honor Of six men each
from Posts and 100, Of New Bedford,
will attend the body, and At New Bed
ford the remains will be resolved BY
the posts Of ThAt city. A special train
will leave ct 6 p. N. foE MazhtnEtou..
Ion board the train will be guard oi
lregnlaIs from Fort Adams.
On arrival 81 Washington the body
! will be taken 20 the family residence.
! The requiem Mass will probably be
celebrated in 6t. Matthew'S Church.
The MAss will probably be celebrated
: lby the OsrdinAl. In case he is not
present the parish priest will { fiji ,iAte,
The President and Cabinet and both
House OF Congress will attend Mass
! aud at the conclusion the remains will
I be taken to Arlington National Gene
terry, where the burial services Will d
lEeAd.l
!. General Shsrldan's body lies in th'
room where be died, at the southeast
/ corner Of the cottage, Only the imme'
\ diAte members OF the family have saeI
y the remains. 1t 10 said the face Ap
3 pears natural. The cloth which cover
the face ID not removed any more thai
!, necessary.
le Last night was the frat for month
y that the lamps OF the watchers have no
=, burned in the Sheridan cottage, bu
v COLONEL Sheridan and his clerk worke'
~ until late In the night sending DEF
y patches and attending TO the batohes
~ kilograms Of condolences that had bee
no received during the dAy.
10 No public demonstration Will be mad
- by the oottagers.
~ The oasket rests on two pedeBta
ne covered 70 match the oasket, with o.
heavy handles, three on each side, u
bars Of which are silk, with silver I'll
and lugs. The plate for the cAsket
,ne six By four inches, and bears the II
y" ioWinp words.
Tai PHILIP HENRY SHERIDAN,
tin General United States Army.
the Born March 6, 1881.
ZEN Died Aug. 3, 1888.
Mrs, Sheridan and the children hA
oh remained AZ the cottage all day. M
'io Sheridan bears up well under the strAi
ara which. OF course, ls very severe.
md Messages OF condolences are constant
ain pouring in.
THE MILITARY ARRAN CLEMENTS,
ort- AdjutAnt General Drum, who
will bsen III for several weeks, resumed
| as duties ct the War Department to-a
ken He said this afternoon that moth
lgth more remained to be done by the v
Department in regard to the funeral
day General Sheridan. The entire ArrAn
,Ine meuts were in the hands of Gene
and Schofeld, who has ample authority
the matter. The selection of the tEo
-. 10 participate in the funeral ceremoT
'Ysee S rests entirely With him. They will
mas be taken from the Department OF
neA' Atlantic, of which he Is the head
will be selected with view to the L
yes expense In the matter of trAnsportAt
iPpe' The entire contingent required viii
Tette made up Of troops stationed at WI
ineton, Baltimore, Fortress Monroe
New York.
lcent The formAl order placing Gen
ted SchOHeld in oommapd Of the army
eiu' not be issued until after the funers
nat General SherIdan, nor will any o
muir changes made necessary by the lat
seas, death be made until after that even
! 81 Ge % TIE SITE FoR THE GRAVE.
Iouph WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-The 81
# the General 6heridAn's grave, In Arlin
/ ab.s Cemetery, was selected to-day
tItion committee consisting Of General
Ulcers Feely, General Rocker and
let Of Lydecker, In the open plateau OF
II and crest OF the hill upon which stand
sh for Manor house, and to the right OF 1t
al this General Sohohald telegFaphed I
that a War Department today that
nto 1t Sheridan desires that General
Augur, retired, be one OF the
bearers at her husbands funeral