Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15

Sleep well, oh hero brave
Sleep we'll. oh patriot true
LOUISE PHILLIPS.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 1.-THE last
rites for the dead were to-day performed
according to the ordinances of the
Roman Catholic Church for Philip
Henry Sheridan, general of the army of
the United States, and his body was
laid to rest in beautiful Arlington, the
city of the soldier dead. The event
was marked by general suspension
of public business. The ceremonies,
throughout, were in keeping with
the. character of the man. The strict
adherence to an almost unmilitary sim
plicity in all the arrangements; the
heavy wheeled artillery caissoned for
his hearse; the procession of a single
thousand erect and sturdy soldiers who
had seen service, best beftted the clos
ing scenes in the life of so great SOL
der. ,s ssE, 90. ss f ~. 81, Sc ~ s
st. Matthew's Church, where the re-
mains ofGen. Sheridan had lain in state
since Thursday afternoon, and where
the principal burial services were held,
is an ancient edifice of modest proper
tons, with succeed exterior walls and
but for its classic pillared front would
attract little attention from
stranger. But in it have wor-
SHIPPED many whose names are
illustrious in history. 1t is the most pop
ular Catholic church in Washington,
and for many years it has numbered
among its communicates the members
of many of the foreign legations resi-
dent here, cabinet ministers, senators
and Representatives in CONGRESS. The
interior of the church is in keeping
with the exterior. plain and unpreten-
tious.
At 9 O'Clock the doors of the church
were thrown open, and such of the
large crowd assembled outside as had
received tickets of admission were per-
mitted to enter. Then they were con-
Quoted to their seats by corps of aides
in full military uniform under the direc-
ton of Col. John NJ. Wilson, of the
Corps of Engineers. Proper arrange
ments had been made for maintaining
order outside of the church, and a de-
tachment of policemen were stationed
at the door for that purpose. They
were afterwards supplemented by a
squad of soldiers.
Some time before the ceremonies
commenced, carriages bearing the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
joint committee of Congress, senators
and representatives in Congress, began
to arrive and the body of the church
speedily filled. Among the prominent
persons noted were Senators Ingalls,.
Edmunds. Evarts, Hoar, Dawes, Jones
of Nevada; D,lph, Hale, Allison, Saw
yer, Chandler, Farwell and wife; Jus
tice Harlan and wife; Solicitor General
jerks and the commissioners of the
District.
At about $50 the pail bearers, headed
by Gen. Sherman in full uniform, en-
tered at the left of the cata alque Soon
after the joint committee of Congress APP
peared and were conducted to seats re-
served for them In front and to the right
of the catafalque, four Of them occupying
Gen. Sheridan's pew. They wore White
sashes and were headed by Senators
Gray and Hampton and among them
were ex-Confederate Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, of Alabama, and one-armed
Gen. Chas. +. Hooker of Mississippi.
Ten minutes later the President and
Mrs. Cleveland and Secretaries Fair
child and Villas came in and took seats
IN the front pew on the right of the
center aisle and just in the rear of the
chairs which had been provided for
them and which remained uuoccupied
during the ceremonies. Mrs. Folsom.
Secretary Bayard and Postmaster Gen
eral Dickinson followed and were seat
ed in the vicinity. About five minutes
after the President and party had beer
seated, Mrs. Sheridan arrived and Wa
escorted to her seat at the lie of ana
near the casket. She was deeply yelled
and leaned upon the arm of Col. Sheri-
dan. They were accompanied by Gen.
and Mrs. Rucker and son, Miss Rucker,
John Sheridan, the Generals brother,
and his wife.
The diplomatic corps, many of them
attlred in full court dress, were seated
on the extreme right and front Of the
church. The army surgeons, Drs.
OReilly and Yarrow and DR.. Lincoln,
who was several times called in con-
sultation during the Generals Ill
ness, Col. Blunt and Col. Kellogg,
Of Gen. Sheridan's staff, occupied seats
to the left of the main aisle and i'm
mediately in the rear of Mrs. Sheridan.
The rear ofthe church was occupied by
large number of members of Congress.
and officers of the army and navy and
public officials. The wide galleries and
all available seats in the church
were Occupied before the burial service
began. Large wreaths, crosses and bas-
kets of beautiful flowers, the gifts OF the
Grand Army, Loyal Legion and other
organizations and friends, filed the
open spaces in front of the affairs.
At 10 O'Clock twenty-five acolytes en-