The Portland daily press., 1888-08-10
IN MEMORY OF THE GENERAL.
Arrangements for the Funeral In
Washington Tomorrow.
How the Funeral Party Were Re
ceIyed at the Capital.
Services to be Held for the Family
This Morning.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-The special train
bearing the body of General Sheridan and
the funeral party arrived at the Baltimore
and Potomac station at 317 this afternoon.
The train was met by General Schofield and
Lieutenants Sawyer, Bliss and Pitcher Of
his staff. guard Of honor from the Dis
trict Of Columbia Military Order OF the 10y
al Legion, and Troop B. of the 4th Cavalry
AS the train steamed into the station, eight
sergeants of the Sd Artillery under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Dawes marched up the
platform and formed in line. Soon after the
train stopped, Mrs. Sheridan stepped out,
leaning on the arm of Col. Sheridan. They
were met by Gen. Rucker and Miss Rucker,
Mrs. Sheridan's father and sister, and i'm
mediately entered a carriage and were rap
idly driven away. Mrs. Sheridan was evil
IDENTIFY deeply moved The artillery SER
geants took the casket from the car In which
it made the journey and bore 1t to gun
caisson belonging to the Sd Artillery. The
body was then escorted to st. Matthews
church. As the body reached the church
door 1t was met by procession Of clergy and
sanctuary boys singing the "Mlserere." At
ter the casket had been placed upon the cat
afaique, the preliminary burial service was
reclted, the choir singing burial hymn.
The interior of the church is effectively
draped, the feature of the decorations being
the American colors blended with the
sombrc shade and heavy folds of Grape.
Early tomorrow morning a requiem mass
Will be celebrated by Father Kervick. This
service is for the convenience of the family
and friends Of the illustrious dead. A detail
of two members of the Loyal Legion, at
tending. every. two hours, will remain with
the body until the funeral at 10 o'clock.
Saturday morning. Invitations to the OBJ
sequies were issued from army headquarters
today. They are engraved on note paper
with heavy black border and read as fol-
lows:
You are invited to be present at the funeral
take place at st. Matthews church, Washington,
az 10 O'Clock on the morning OF Saturday, the
11th OF August
The invitations are accompanied by cards
OF admission, which bear the following:
Admit the bearer to the funeral ceremonies Of
Gen. Sheridan. st. Matthew's Church, at 10
o'clock a. m, Saturday, the 11th Of August.
Please be In the church at least ten minutes be-
fore ten O'Clock.
Among those invited to the funeral are the
President and Mrs. Cleveland, members of
the Cabinet and the ladies of their families,
the judges of the United States Supreme
Court. the judges of the Local Courts, MEM
bers Of the diplomatic corps, members Of the
the elective officers of both houses, all men,
bers of the Catholic clergy In Washington
and all officers Of the Army and Navy and
marine corps stationed in Washington. In
addition. invitations have been issued as fol-
lows: % TO the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, 25 to the Loyal Legion, so to members of
the press and a large number to the personal
friends of the family. The total number of
invitations issued is 1900, and no person will
be admitted TO the church without card of
admission.
Official Action.
The following executive order was issued
this afternoon as a mark Of respect to the
memory OF General Sheridan:
The President directs that the several executive
departments In Washington be closed and alllpub-
lie business at the national capital be suspended
saturday, the 11th inst, the day OF the fuderal
By direction of the President.
DANIEL s. LAMONT,
Private Secre tary.
Senator Hawley offered a concurrent
resolution in the Senate this afternoon which
was adopted providing that both houses
attend the funeral of General Sheridan Sat-
urday and that both houses adjourn over
from Friday until Monday as further mark
OF respect to the memory of the dead sell
der Later the resolution came to the
i'oi'@f 'ent on motion Of Mr.. Cox of New