Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-07
A NATIONS SORROW.
PHIL SHBRIDAN'S DRATa TOUCHES THS
HEART OF THB PEOPLE.
The Last Hours Of the Gallant Ohistain-Dssih
Came Without Moments Warning
Preparations for the Funeral -
Eulogy and Coincidence.

NoNoUITT, Mass, August "a
through yesterday General Sheridan ha
been in unusually good spirits, laughin
and chatting with his brother and member
of the family. At t7:30 o'clock DIR. Ma
thews said the General was doing so we
that there would probably be no bulleti
issued for week. After dinner at tn
hotel Mrs, Sheridan carried down to tn
General large slice of roast beef, whiel
he ate with apparent relish. He dozsd oi
a bit during the afternoon, bat awoke +
eat supper and then went to sleep again
The unfayorable symptoms made thei
appearance so Unexpectedly and were 8
rapid in development that the children
were aroused barely IN time to take las
look at their dying father. With tn
death bed were Mrs. Sheridan, Mary
Louise, Irene and Phil, the children, Col
Sheridan, his brother with his wife. Sis
ters Justina and Urban, and Doctor
" helily anu mattneWS.
Mrs. Sheridan and nurses were on thei
knees as the spirit departed. Mrs. Col
Kellog, a dear friend of the family, arrives
just q moment after the last breath wa
drawn and assisted Mrs. Sheridan to he
feet, when she closed the eyes of the de
ceased. At pa. m. the embalmers were il
possession of the body.
THE PLACE or INTERMENT.
Up to late hour nothing had been de
cided as 10 q place of intermeut, but it
thought the body may be taken TO Illinois
where the General has q family lot an,
where his mother is buried.
As illustrative Of the confidence felt b.
Mrs. Sheridan in the ultimate recovery Q
her husband, it may be stated that only
few days ago she sent to Chicago the none,
to pay of small mortgage on real estat
owned by the General in that city and tha
she made some preliminary arrangement
with a view to permanent removal of tn
General from Nonquitt early in September
believing that the cold winds of autumn
might retard what she hoped would be hi
speedy restoration to health.
1t is this morning substantially arranged
that Gen. Sheridan's remains will be trans
ported to Washington by a special car l.
leave New Bedford Wednesday, and ths
the funeral services will he held in st
Matthew's a. soon as possible thereafter
Thursday or Friday.
Gen. Sheridan has repeatedly expressed
strong dislike of display in funerals ant
in accordance with his wishes and those o
Mrs. Sheridan, the ceremony in Washing
ton is to be as simple al possible. Th
funeral, however, will be military one
The interment will be made at the ground
of the Soldiers Home in Washington, j
assurances can be obtained that his wifi
and children may be given restingplac,
beside him.
THE NATIONS SYMPATHY.
Messages of coincidence to Mrs Sheridan
are arriving at NOnquitt this morning iron
all parts Of the country. They are for
warded by telephone from New Bedford
the nearest telegraph station. Mrs. Sher
idan bears up with great Self-contrOl, bu
is terribly grief stricken, the shock havint
been intensified by reason of the cheering
reports and the apparently cheerful out
look OF the last few days,
It is learned to-day that although symp
toms of renewed heart-failure began SOM
forty minutes before the Generals death
and although no possible eXertion wa
spa "a to bring him out of it by vigorou
applications of all the known remedies
the Generals condition was apparently
not more dangerous than it haC
been on number of former OCCASION
when remedies accomplished their pur
pose. Applications Of mustard plasters
| the use of amOnia and the repeated EN-
ployment of a powerful gslvanic bstterl
were employed last night, but all proved
unayailing, even to arouse the Genera
from state of complete mental uncon
sciousness, into which he sank soon ate
the first symptoms OF recurring hear
/ failure occurred, aud which remained
until he drew his last breath.
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The President has directed Major Gen
erai Schofeld to take charge of the mill
tary arrangements of the funeral o
General Sheridan and to consul
Mrs Sheridan on the subject. This coun
Ftermabded the previous order for Gen
SchofisId TO come to Washington, and b
will 20 10 Nonuuitt instead. Col. Lsmon
SAYS another order will be issued, closin
the Executive Department on the day O
| the funeral.
The President sent the following mes
sage to Congress ut l2 o'clock:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
1t becomes my painful duty to announc
to the Congress, and to the people OF tn
United States, the death of Phillip h
Sheridan, General of the Army, which ot
curred at a late hour last night, at hi
summer home in the State OF massschu
setts The death of this valiant soldle
and patriotic sou of the republic, thougl
his lingering illness has been regarded wit
anxiety, has nevertheless shocked tn
country and caused universal grief.
He had established for himself stron
hold in the hearts of his fellow country
men, who soon caught the true meanip
and purpose of his soldierly devotion an
heroic temper. His intrepid courage, hi
steadtast patriotism and the generosity
his nature inspired with peculiar warmth
the admiration of the people.
Above his grave affection for the ma
and pride in his achievements will struR
gle for the mastery, and too much homo
cannot be accorded TO one who vas
esrichly endowed with all qualities whic
make his death q national loss.
| [Signedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
ErecWtire Mansion.