Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-11
A H1Roi GONE.
0ehs shsftd1nr AnsWeSt tho Busle
10 CaH Above

,,S 4 H1Ro GONE.
oh. shsrtdanr AnsWeSS tho Busle
10 Calf Above
NoHQUrTr, 'AAss., August '6.-All
Atoash yesterday sheridaa hid seen In
uae,ua godd sdpiitssi; ! lau1hiag and
oaatlng With hb bcothess end members
Of the family. At 7:80 Dr.. Matthews
tsd the Eenersl was doing well and
probably no bulletins would be issued
Soe week. After dinner Nn. Sheridan
,eeried down 70 the general = large
llioe Of roast beef which he ate with
rst,sh. He dcssd Of during the after.
y noon and 'woke''to eat supper. Then
hss went to sleep again. The uniavor-
ia6'e'symptonas had made theirhppear-
snce 90 Unexpectedly and were 20 rapid
ia, their development that the children
had barely time to take . last look at
THAR DYING father. With the general
q his,deash bed were Mn. Sheridan,
Mary Louiss. Irene and Philip, the
children. Col. Sheridan, his brother,
with 'his vito, and sisters Justina and
Urbat,a, and Doctors O'Reiley and
xallhsws.r Nm Sheridan and nurses
were On their knees in prayer whom his
spirit departed. An. Col Kellogg, .
|dsas friend, arrived just moment
|Aftsr he last breath was drawn, and
aa1Ated Nm. Sheridan; 10 her feet,
when che closed the eyes Of tho deceased.
~ 2 m. The embalmers were in pos.
Fsxrlon Of the body.
FslsAs I'd illustration Of the confidence
fIt by Kn. Sheridan in the ultimate
(Iyoovery oi her husband, only . few
0sys ago hesent u Chicago money Z
fpay Oh 8 small mortgage on some rea
sstats owned bv the general, and made
SONS preliminary arrangements with a
[xStw D ths bsrmaasnt fsmoSal of, fhs
general from Nonquiitear1y iu Septem'
bss, fearing thatrths cold winds d
autumn might retaTd his speedy res
torstion.
Thk morningit WAS arranged that
the remains be transported TO 'WAsh'
inston in . special ear 10 leave, New
Bedford " Wedne6day, and funeral ser.
vices VIII be held In 81. Matthews
church ~ soon a. possible. either
thursday d Friday: The work Of en-
balming vas begun as an carly hour
this morning. Sheridan has repeatedly
oppressed . strong dblike for dhplay 10
funerals and In accordance with "hia
wishsD the ceremonies ii Washington
will b. - simple - possible. The
funeral, oi course, will be . military
ons. The intsrmsnt will bo made d
the srounds oithe soldiers homo In
Washington II assurance can be Oh
tanned that his wife and children m %
be given resting place beside him
hessages OF coincidence are arriving
from all points In the country.
Nn. Sheridan bears up with Ereal
sslf control, but II terribly grief stricken
The shock Is intensified By the cheering
rspofss and apparently cheerful out
look the Inst fsw days.. It was learned
today taas although t,e symptoms q
rsst~sd hssfs failure bsgsn fifty min
utA1 before the general death, although
no possible szsrsiouwzs spared 70 b,ins
bin. out, the genefai's condition VA
apparently not moro dangerous than j
hes besn On snumbsr Of former occa
sion1 when The rstnediss accomplished
thsir purpose.
The following pail bearers have beer
ssleoted: Gen. w. T. Sherman, Mar
shalt Field Of Chicago, Gen. Hawley o
the United States senate, Speaker Chr
Isle, Vice President Frank Thompson
oi tho Pennsylvanis railroad, Gen
Wesley Nerhn, United States army
and senior oflicer Of the G. A. r. in th,
District oi Columbia, Secretary Whit
nsv, Gen. NcFarley, Gen. Joseph Full
lerton. Of 81. Louis, Secretary Endicost
and Geo. W. OhiIdS.
Il has this aiternoon been decide.
that General shssidan's burial shall b
in the Arlington national cemetery ant
Saturday been finally Get - the day TO
the funeral.