Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-07
THE LOVED AND LOST.
LAST hOURS OF THE LAMENTED
SHERIDAN.
Widespread Sorrow at His Decease
Impressions of Sympathy
The FuneraI-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrooRD-oslos. !

NoNoUITT, August 6;h.-Sheridan was in
unusually good spirits yesterday, laughing
and chatting. At 7:30 DIR. Matthews said
the General was doing so well that proba.
| bly, there would be no bulletins issued for
a week. After dinner at the hotel Mrs.
! Sheridan carried down TO the General a
large slice of roast beef which he ate with
apparent relish. He dozed off bit dur
ing the afternoon, but awoke at supper and
| then went to sleep again. The unfavora-
| bic symptoms made their appearance so
unexpectedly and were so rapid in their
development that the children were aroused
barely in time 10 take their last look at the
General
At the death bed were Mrs. Sheridan.
Mary, Louise, Irene and Philip, the
children; Colonel Sheridan, his brother.
with his wife; his sisters, Justina, and
Urban, and Drs. O'Rilly and Matthews.
Mrs. Kellogg, a near friend of the famiiy.
arrived just moment after death.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDOLENCES.
WASHINGTON. August 6th.-Upon being
informed of the death of Sheridan. the
President sent the following message to
Mrs. Sheridan:
While the nation mourns its loss and shares
your sorrow, let me express to you my personal
grief and most sincere condolence.
AN EXECUTIVE PROCLAMATION.
The President sent the following TO tbe
House and Senate to day:
WASHINGTON, August 9th. 1888
To NE Congress Of the United States: 1t becomes
my painful duty to announce TO Congress and
Inc Inc people Of the United States the death OF
Phlllp Il sheridan, General of the Army, which
occurred at late hour last night at his summer
home III the State of Massachusetts,
me death OF this soldier and patriotic son of
the Republic, though his long illness has been
regarded with anxiety, has nevertheless
shocked the country and caused universal grief
He had established for himself a strong no, d in
the hearts of his felow-countrymen, who soon
caught the true meaning and purpose of his
solderly devotion and heroic temper His in
trepid courage. his steadfast patriotism and the
generosity OF his nature inspired with peculiar
warmth the admiration of all the people
Above his grave affection for his name and
prlde OF his achievments Will struggle for mas
try and too much honor cannot be accorded to
one who was so richly endowed with ali the
qualues "hlch make MS death national loss.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
scHoFIELD TO TAKE COMMAND.
NEW YORK, August 6th.-A special
dispatch from Washington TODAY an
nounces the President has directed Schofield.
commanding the division of the Atlantic,
to report in Washington at once and as
sumo command of the army, and that a
telegraphic order to this effect was sent to
Acting Adjutant-G General Kelton this after
noon. This is only temporary arrange
meat, but it is here generally believed The
President will appoint Schofield TO COM
mand the army permanently.
RESPECT To THE DEAD.
WASHINGTON, August 6th-The follow
ing order was Issued this morning by the
President:
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN,
WASHINGTON, August 6, 1873
As mark of respect to the memory of Gen
era Sheridan, the President directs that the
National flag be displayed at half-mast on all
the buildings of the Executive departments in
the city of Washington until after his funeral
President.
DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Secretary.
THE FUNERAL AND PAIL. BEARERS.
NoNQUITT. August 6th.-It has been de-
cided thai oheTidan's burial will be in the
Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday.
There will be no funeral services here.
The following pail bearers have been Sc
lected by General Sheridan's family: Gem
eral W. 7. Sherman, Marshall Field. of
Chicago; General Hawley. OF the United
States Senate; Speaker Carlisle; Vice
President Frank Thomson, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad; General Wesley Morsitt.
United States Army, Senior Officer of the
G.. A. r in the District of Columbia; Sec
retary Whitney, General McFeeley; ten
eral Joseph Fullerton, OF st. Lcuis; Secre-
tary Endicott and George W. Childs.
THE HOUSE cHAPLAIN's PRAYER.
WASHINGTON, august 6th-.In his open
ing prayer this morning, the Chaplain
said
'Oh, Eternal .God, with the nation we
stand awe-stricken to day by the startling
intelligence that the Iliusirious career of
the General Of the Army is ended The
brilliant story of his achievements is writ.
ten in the annals Of the county, and he
has gone 20 the bar of history. We com
mend to the Almighty the protection aud
fafherhOod of the wife who hes been wild
owed aud the children who have been
made fatherless."