New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-07
SIGNS or SORROW IN THE OITY.
MANY WORDS OF EULoGY AND OF REGRET.
THE ruNERAI, TO DE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
scUoFIEID TO BE IN CHARGE.

THE FUNERAL TO BE MILF ,a,ncr
sCHoFIELD TO BE IN CHAR'E'
>, vi, ,ra. :, mourning for General "Phil'
c,ortd,n Yesterday Flags nutcrcd at haiimast irom
most Of the public buildings. tie clubs INC he"Srap,
Offices and tho hotels as well as from the "ihuo"S Vi
many private houses The National pcrea'on'o" w
the common topic OF conversation anu u'' 80
publicly expressed by wcllknown men IN ho~sp"pI.
interviews voiced the feeling OF the "hoie 49,
accordance with his Wishes General shcI'uaN -, W.,
hpr,ed at Washington and by request OF MS Wi'o",
communicated In a dispatch from Coione' 'ii."ao'
Sheridan General Schohed VIII tahc on'i - c.,
funeral dispatch received by oencIa, ''''
from Washington later in the day called MN ~ 'no
Capital TO take temporary command Oh 'hc "''s' 49,
officially authorized bin TO attend 10 inc oi,a"n
for the funeral which will be strictly mli'sE'
Tho duties dcvoving on General Schoheid Kept nun
husv all day at his present headquarters v" "o'
crnor's Island. To Tribune reporter nc sa' :"
could not speak In too high terms OF 'ener"i 'H'''
dams merits as soldier and as man.
GENERAL. sCHoFIELD TO GO TO "AshiN'io'
Cencral schoncld has already a member OF MS S'a,
At Nonqut, so he will not go there put wiz plU,',1
at once to Washington The BODY ne 'n.nhS w." -.
taken there BY train on wednesday Vi
Thrrsdav and tho funeral VIII be On
Thursday or Friday, but no'h'hs ,
can 10 said about the arrangements un.n oo"o'a,
scboAeld has arrived in Washington. lho iu"oi w
probably however, be the greatest ana most
military funeral since that of General hahcooN o
oral schofeld will take with him severai a'ues-"o
80, ,.on, Covcrnor,s Island and a company OF ar
tery will follow. General Fitzgerald ycs"lu''
noon rendered the First Brigade, ~ g. B. ~ H. anu VI"
doubtedly many similar offers VIII be maue' .
Owing to regulations, hslfmast nag was us
played at the Navy Yard, but propaois ~, ,ro
will be received from Washington 10 ho'st - y" ~
day of the funeral Neither was thcrc nos ~ r.
mast ON the Federal Building in Ncw-forh' Inns
caused M little comment but Custodian fryer "ho
has often caused the flag be raised at hal-aSt io
dead Democratic politicians, said that no no" ui9pas'
tbc FAC only on orders from Washington, anu 'a "o
orders had yet come ., lac,
Al the New-York Republican Clubs mcctins las'
night simon stevens moved that the president hu,
oa por,,ott send a letter of coincidence to General
chnrIdon,s family General Cyrus BusSey ,oficny
seconded the resolution, which was Adopted py ac-
clamation. General Busscy, Mr.. stevens an" Oop"a'
Brainerd were appointed as committee lo irah' SUN
able resolutions. , -.
The members of the Young Mons Blaine Club, OF
tcoco noy IN town 10 take part the great welcome
homo IN Mr. Blaine abandoned their intended parade
m broadway on hearing Of the General dca'n anu
passed resolutions Of regret In specih nsc'hs ieu
at their headquarters in the Holman House. lho
Memorial and Executive Committee OF the Erahu ARMY
NJ the Republic in Brooklyn, Will meet tomorrow
evening to take appropriate action In honor Oh the
dead soldier
WORKING ON HIS BOOK TO THE VERY END
No book Is now looked for with moro interest than
General sherldan's autobiography which VIII Dc pun
llshed by Charles L. Webster Co. by the end OF this
month or the beginning OF next. lie occupied aihioS'
the last hours of his life with this work. According
10 The Commercial Advertiser OF last evening
lust two DAYS before he passed he ab6rousy went
over heap of proof sent to him by his publishers
His book nearly ready for the press and nc dleu LABOR
inc hard TO give It world and through II leave iuhus
which might give support his family Last FRIDAY
O. &
= dozen proof sheets carefully correct The hin1"l
on the margins showed that he was extremely weak ou'
the heavy dashes and there gave evidence tha' ITO
was determined to finish task die with the pen IN
his hand At time his publishers had no oea tat no
was so near DEATH doctors reported every dy 'ha'
he was improving more proofs were sent 10 Nohq'
on Saturday. These delivered one DAY 100 Aa'e luz
General Sherilans hand t. touch them
General Sheridan cid not nhe General GrahI Seha ms
manuscript 10 the publishers in sections lie began MS
autobiography two years and completed IL early '''
December. The publishers say that the manuscript wan
the most carefully written and revised that they ever nave
handled The book IS essentially different from General
Grants or General Logans works 1t is purely what INT
tile sgnnes-an autoblography-anf II reads more Ike
romance than history 1t is in fact typical book OF
adyenture-only that incidents are strictly true.
| GENERAL sCHoFIELDs MILITARY CAREER
MaIorGencial John McAnstcr schoGcld, whose
command of the army will IN all probability be MADE
| nermanent IS I'm age about six months General
West Point in 1888. In 1861 he was made brga-
| aer- general of volunteers. He took part In the
prInclpal engagements Of tho Atlanta campaign
commanded the troops at the battle OF Franklin led
an engagement with Hoods troops near MarshvliIe
| in D~crlnbcr 1864 in February, 1850, took command
Of Of tic Department of North Carolina fought the
! battle % Kingston, on March aud TO- men Joncd
| shermans army at Godsbolo n. C., In l7G5 General
| snhodcld was made Secretary of War. In March Of
the following year lie was assigned TO INC c0hnala
| 70 thc
! years later he became superintendent OF me Mesi
Point Military Academy ON me os at,nr % no.on
| and has been since then at Governors Island lie
is the senior MajorGeneral , ,.,t
At Elizabeth, y. j., flags were displayed az hai
mast yesterday, account Of the death Of General
Sheridan Many people recalled his p pr h war; 1nr0 ag
| the reception that given him. Colonel Harris,
omrae Of General sheridan dHSng shc hf war so
nifcent, with a dash about him that captured the
| hearts Of his men,"
Beach yesterday afternoon with the Dead March
saul in recognition Of the death Of Gcnersl
will DO held in the amphitheatre on the DAY Vi 'he
| funeral
THE FUNERAL AT ARLINGTON, SATURDAY.
Washington Aug 6-The following telegram
was received during the meeting Of the Loyal
Legion here to-day by Major lluXford from Colonel
| Sheridan
Nonquit, Moss.-we expect to leave here "Wednesday
afternoon and 20 quietly TO Washington without Demon
stration 1 can only tell you that the funeral VIII
| take place at Arlington Cemetery, Saturday.
| NO MORE BODIES IN THE BOWERY RUINS.
| No additional discoveries OF bodies among the
ruins of the Bowcry fire had been made up to yes
terday afternoon, and the frcmen are convinced
that every missing person has been accounted for.
| The eighteen charrcd bodies at the morgue were
buried on Sunday. The Poles very bitter against
Stevenson the janltor in charge of Serns workshop,
who IS alleged TO have practsed extortlon upon tho
| operatives and whose wife IS said to have upset