New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-07
FOR SHERIDAN'S FUNERAL:
PREPARING TO REMOVE TIE BODY FROM
NONQUIT.
THE DEPARTURE TO BIZ ON wEDNEsDAY-PALrs
BEARERS CHosEN-MOURNING IN THE
LITTLE SEASIDE VILLAGE
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUSEl


by General Sheridan's death has settled heavily
on Nonauit The suddenness of it adds to the
sorrow For ten days few persons have been
aware that the General was not gaining. On
Friday he passed poor day and on Sunday he
was restless and nervous to an unusual degree
The statements Of DIR. O'Reilly and the conffrma-
ton given them by DR.. Pepper on Saturday went
far toward allaying any suspicion that the end
was so near. Indeed, on the very day OF ms
death, the family made no change in their regular
customs and at noon the Generals wife went IN
bathing with Colonel Sheridan and bis wife and
Dr. O'Reilly The physicians seemed free from
any unusual care in the afternoon and early
evening At supper time Mrs Sheridan said TO
friend that the General was not feeling as well
as he had been. In the forenoon he had tho
bed placed by the window opening on the piazza
and watched the boats passing to and fro, as was
his custom. lie ate dinner with evident relish
and as usual Mrs. Sheridan carried his supper
over to him 1t was o'clock before Colonel
Sheridan and Dr. OI2eilly went over to the cot
tage Dr. Matthews was at the hotel a while
about haf-past 8, and at Colonel Sheridan le1o
the cottage for the night and went 10 the hotel
AT half-past indications of an attack OF the
dreaded heart failure were observed. From thao
time till 0 90 the physicians endeavored to oD-
tain relief for the sufferer and to rally his forces'
but without avail. lie was propped up with pill
lows short time before he died, and when his iiie
was pronounced extinct Mrs Sheridan could not
believe it, She took hold of the General ana ran
tcally tried to make him speak to her or recognize
her When the truth was forced upon her. tho
overwrought wife fell upon the door Drs.
OReilly and Matthews were present, with the Sls-
ters Justinina and Urban, Mrs. Sheridan and klens
the faithful body servant.
The four children We're sleeping upstairs. Thcy
f.xA< Ac1on MI
unconscious of the SORROW that had come into their
lives The little girls appreciate their loss Ihey
loved their father dearly, and their grief is sad 70
sec Little Phil who has been the Generals pride
and delight hardly realizes the whole truth. only
last night he was telling with funny little gestures
how the children one after another, went through
n siege of measles and chickenpox, and then now
mamma was sick after that and then papa ne
was taken sick-and,' after sorrowful little gest3
ure. hes been sick ever SINCE
Tho heart failure had lasted half an hour before
the doctors realized that it would DC fataL mo
sufferer lay quietly if in natural state OF rest"
When the physicians felt his pulse they dlscov~
cred that it had almost disappeared and thao no
WIS sinking beyond human reach. rhat was tne
first premonition that Sheridan was going 70
Weld to this attack. He recognized Mrs Shefi-
dan shortly before he expired No last words thao
! shall descend to posterity as dying heros crS
were said. In that last hour the soldier and his
glory were lost in domestic affection, and the laso
words he spoke were of his beloved family and
their future.
THE FUNERAL 10 BE SIMPLE ONE
A request was sent to Washington this morning
that General Sheridan might be buried at tho
Soldiers Home. and place reserved by his slde
for his wife No answer has been received TO this
request and in view of the fact that the same re"
quest was denied in General Logans case, 1t has
been decided that the interment shall take place
in the Arlington National Cemetery. sheridan
often expressed desire that he might be buried
without unnecessary display, and it is Mrs Sherl-
dams intention that the entire funeral services
shall be conducted in simple manner as pos
siblc, yet with the dignity and honors due brave
General. The Massachusetts troops havo
offered their services as guards, and
numerous Grand Army Posts likewise
but all have been refused and the journey will
be made quietly The hour for the departure OK
the train will be kept as private as possible and
the party will leave here late on Wednesday,
afternoon. The arrangements are not yet per-
fected President Choate is in COMMUNICATION
with Colonel Thomson, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road The route will be over the Old Colony.
Ncw-Yorl and New-England and the Pennsylvana
roads. The train will be made up of a baggage
| n, n
family and two cars for officers and guests. When
General Schofeld arrives probably tomorrow
morninr he will at once assume charge OF all
proceedings and determine what shall be done!
While it is hoped that an opportunity Will D"
giyen to view the body Of the General. IL looks
now as if only the relatives and few friends
would be allowed that sad privilege
Messages of coincidence poured in steadily all
day at the telegraph office in Ncw-Bedford-
Offers of assistance from the Grand Army posts
in New-Iedford were received and delegations
came to confer with the family his evening
r A. Pierce Post 90 and William Logan Rodman
Post / held special meetings to take action IN
regard TO General Sheridans death. Colonel hel-
lorr will arrive on Tuesday with General Sherl-
dams uniform and sword and then r. L. Wilsons
the undertaken, will place the General IN his comm.
A NATURAL LOOK ON THE FACE OF THE DEAD"
According to the physicians, General sheridan
had been gaining slightly in flesh, ana MS appear'
ance after death was more natural than WOULD De-
expected from his long illness The windows OF
the Sheridan cottage were open as usual To-Day
and no SIGNS of mourning were shown. On top
Of the hotel large flag hangs limp in the fog
and rain and one or two cottages ha'e raisesA
flags at haf-mast. L. r,,ov
sheridan consists Of General W. 1. sherman Mar-
Shall Field, of Chicago; General iiawiT 11 the
United States Senate Speaker Sarllsie i
dent Frank Thompson. of the Pennsylvania Rail,
road: General Wesley Merritt, L: s A. Secretary
Whitney, General McFeeley, Z. S A: General Jo-
senh Fullerton, Of ST. Louis: Secretary Endicote
and G. W. Ch;lds. All day Colonel sheridan and
his assistants have been busy receiving and answer
ing dispatches and endeavoring to complete ar
ranrements for the mournful journey TO Washing.
ton IL is such out-of-the- way place that II
has been difficult 10 settle upon plans
g DR. OReilly is deeply affected by the loss OF his
L old friend He left Nonouit this afternoon Dr
Matthews will remain till Wednesday IL Is PROD
able that the children will remain at Nonant in
the care Of their governess Mile. Vialle whom
Mrs. Sheridan honors with complete trust until
the return Of their mother from Washington. lhe
New-Bedford Board of Trade showed Genera
Sheridan many courtesies last summer. and at q
meeting OF the Board Of Trade held this evening
appropriate resolutions were adopted
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD SOLDIER