Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-07

here by unmistakable signs of grief Al
the public buildings have their hsgs q
hali-mast, while many private business
houses have followed their example. Tht
War Department wore a forlorn aspect, fol
the dead General was an unusual favorite
The Secretary of War was at his office al
an early hour, but could take no official ac.
tlon until the President should arrive from
! Oakview. Colonel Kellogg was the only Off
Ger of the Generals staff on duty here. He
! vas informed by telegraph of the General S
death, and was directed to proceed to Non
| quit at once and take with him the Gen
! erals uniform. He left on the 2 o'clock
! train this afternoon.
AN IRREPARABLE loss.
! Secretary Endicott said: "His death ia A
great loss to the rrmy and to this Depart
ment- L mean that, as a practical, ener-
| getlc man of affairs. He had a wide ex-
| perience gathered through an active mill
/ tary life, he knew and understood all the
conditions of army life in all parts of the
country, and Of the people with whom our
! soldiers have TO deal, including the In
dlans, in whom he took a peculiar interest.
be was wise and ssgaclous, and his judg-
ment was marked by readiness in decis-
ion and guided shrewd common sense.
lie had so long I'D high command and
had been attended with such success that
he felt confidence in his administration
| OF affairs, which was rarely at fault.
always found him most reasonable and
ready to look at all sides of question,
and, for a4pan of such warm impulses,
most open TO conviction. AS a soldier,
he, of course, stands quite by him
self, differing with marked aud in
tense individuality from all our distin-
guished soldiers. He was very interesting
and entertaining in social intercourse. He
had fund of anecdota and varied infor-
nation that was often instructive. His ex-
periences in Europe, when he accompanied
the Germany army to France in 1870. were
varied and very interesting. l have heard
him describe battles which he saw in q
manner which inspired in his hearers some
OF the enthusiasm with which he told the
story. | shall always retain most agree.
able recolleciions of my intercourse with
him, and shall never forget the friendly
and valuable assistance he gave to me in
the administration OF my Office"
SOLDIERS TRIBUTE.
General Rosecrans said he learned of
General Sheridan's death with profound
sorrow and regret. when took COM
mand of the small army of the Missis-
sippi," he said, General Sheridan
was Colonel of Michigan regi-
ment In that army. knew
him well, and watched his career closely.
lie was hard fighter stubborn and un-
yielding. At Boonville he won his first
star, and at Stone River another, and so On,
and every success that has come TO him
has been earned. With sll his stubborn
ness and dash be was prudent and cautious.
a good provider for his army, and was al
ways careful to know the topography of the
country in which he was operating, and
then he was prompt to take his troops into
action Under heavy firing you know,
there are many men who do unpleasant
things, even though duty, hesitatingly.
They wait, and consider, and doubt. Sher-
ldan, on the instant, went straight for his
mark-no. delays, no doubts"
WHAT OTHERS SAID.
Secretary Fairchild said he was not COM
petent tO speak of General Sheridan's status
as soldier, but he knew him to be a good
and great man.
Secretary Bayard instructed his Private
Secretary to say for him that he heartily
concurred in all the President had said in
his message to Congress in regard to the
services OF General Sheridan.
Secretary Whitney sent the following
telegram 10 C0loDel Sheridan
I must express to you my great personal regret
and sorrow, and that of the whole naval serv-
Ice, at the death OF General Sheridan. II is the
desire OF this Department to participate in all
ceremonies which may take place in recogni-
tion of his great services to his country anu TO
mark the high esteem in which such services
are held by his eountrymen. The President
directs me to place at your service an escort of
naval vessels If your plans should contemplate
returning by water.
Postmaster General Dickinson said
" He was a great General, and had that
simplicity of manner which always accom-
panied true greatness. He attached men
to him with an affection in which there
was something of peculiar tenderness No
man was more universally loved, and the
places that knew and loved him at the
Capital will miss him sadly"
Assistant Secretary Muldrow of the In
terror Department, who was Colonel of
Mississippi regiment during the war, and
Maior-G General Wilcox, who commanded a
Confederate division in A. ?. Hills corpe,
spoke in terms OF warm eulogy of the de-
ceased Commander.
Senator Plumb did the same, and told
several interesting anecdotes of war times
characteristic of Sheridan.