The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-17

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CEN; :sAkRi0AM rn. strong. lie
took full s"ry of n ns"p1 1p md
fai spirits. At ! o'clock Mrs. Sheridan
and the doctors went to the hotel for supper
and soon nftcr their return the usual prep.
arations for tho night were made. At about
0:20 COL Sheridan said good night
There Ind been through the day no
sign whatever of amy unfavoral'lc
change in his condition. At 1880 symptoms
ofheart failure suddenly Appeared and Drs.
O'Rcilly and Mathews, who were with him ut
the time. Immediately applied the remedies
which were no successful in all previous SINH
lar attacks. hut this time they were without
effect, and despite all that could I've done the
general sank into n condition Of complete
Inconsistencies. and Mt 1920 brcathc,i his
Inst. Mrs. Sheridan, the Sisters Mabhn mud
Iustinian, and th" faithful body servant
Klein were also at his bedside throughout
his dying hours.
THE NEWS At WARRINGTON.
WASH. Aug. s. Owing to the latcncss ofthc
hour at which hrncws Gen. Sheridan s,lcath
WINS received. il was decided by Col Lamont
not to communicate il To tho president till
morning. One Of the servants ut Secretary
Endicott's WIS notified of the death, hut ,lr.
clined to awaken the secretary to communi-
cate the news to him.
THE GENERALS SICKNESS
The illness which has just resulted in Cen
Shcridan's death commenced last May, I'M
mcdiatcly utter his return from IL tour nf
inspection out West. He complained of frcl.
ing unwpll and worn ont, hut came down to
n MI nnrhsf nv f.,r al,
was then forced to remain ill-doors and on
Tucsday, May 20, he had n severe attack
Of henrt failure. which greatly alarmed his
family and physicians.
On Friday, Of the week end May &c. he Ind
erveral attacks of heart failure and these in.
creased in violence with each succeeding at.
tuck. Several times during his illness it
seemed nv If life had Income extinct. but by
the adoption of radical measures the action
OF the heart was stimulated and he WAS
brought around again. His heart
one time c"asr,l to heat for full
second, but til" extraordinary watrh
fiIness md care Of tho attending
physicinns, brought him hack to conscious.
ne~s again. New complications srt in and
hope was well nigh abandoned several times
only to i'e renewed 10y the great vitality and
determination shown by the stricken soldier.
The history of these r..luI'ses and recuvcrics
is familiar to the renders Of Tho daily press
decided by the physicians after several con-
situations that the patient must le removed,
ns he would he utterly unable in his weakened
state to withstand IL period of pro-
ionged hsnt. Accordingly. on Satur-
day, June 30. he was. inter several delays.
placed on the United States steamer Swart a RI,
and taken to NOnguitt, Mass, which place he
reached after several stops, caused Ivy rcru,-
rences Of the heart trouble. The general had
made his will and all preparations for death
and was ready to face it, though rcsolutcy
determined that life should not I've given up
without severe struggle on his part lie
leaves wife, the daughter of Gen. Ruckcr,
md four small chillrn-three girls and ono
boy.
Gen. Sheridan wns born in Somerset, Ohio
March q. 1881. His parents were poor and
for long time lived in u onr-st ory frnme
building on South street in that town. John
Sheridan. Phil's father, tried to make some
money as a railroad contractor. but invari;,-
ply met with i'll luck. In 1856, after Phil
naI saved some money from his army pny,
ne bought eighteen acres of land near Sonler-
get and gave his parents the money to build
q home John Sheridan died there IN 1875.
bat Mrs. Sheridan died mt TIM nge of eighty.
seven. Throughout all his career Gen. Sheri.
dan nosd ais mother yearly visit. except, Of
course, When prevented by his military duties.
At the agr of twelve Phil had to go to
work. He found employment in Il hardware
store in the village kept Ivy John Talbot
with whom he remained four months He
1heN obtained place ms II clerk for Fink &
Dittoc in the dry goods business, remaining
with them until 1S47. He seemed urrti y
4 well satisfied with mercantile pursuits until
ne read one day of a vacancy at West Point,
which hall the fathers of the dist rict were
s logging Gen. Ritchie the congressman. TO
= M with their boys. Phil sat right down
and wrote Gen; Ritrhic n straightforward
appncauon' without nnybody's endorsement
quickly made and widely announced. '''
UPON his graduation he was assigned to
the infantry branch of the service, serving
two years in Texas, and from 1865 to 1Siii
IN Oregon. At the commencement uf tho
civii war he was appointed quartrrmnstrr Of
me Army Of Southwest Missouri, his rank
beng captain. May. 1862, the governor
the second Mirhigan cavalry, md
July I, 1862, Ire WINS conn nmn
nissioned .ns acknowledgement of Wi
dnteers, and was soon in command Of a ,liyi.
SION o. 10 Of the Army 81 the Ohio. AT the battle
army from Nut by his stubborn resistance , Of
TIE enemys onslaughts. For this hc made
mnior general. In the march to ClInttanoorn
under Rnsecrans he was exceedingly
active, and when my necessity SEEMED
70 Gemand 1t exposed himself with
an a6andon and rrcklessncss that won
the admiration of his soldiers and gained for
him the soubriguet of Fighting Phil" In
the battie OF Chickamnuga, though swept off
the field by the brmking Of the lincs, he TO-
covered himself and returned with his com
mand and some other troops to the support,
OF Gen; Thomas. In subsequent actions
ABOUT Ghattanoogu lie distinguished himself
ana WIS regarded as among the most me-.
COmpIisheu and successful sol,l;,r. NJ Al.
West. '' III ''''
McoMMAND OF THE CAVALRY
In April. 1864. he was called by Gen. Grant
70 the Army of the Potomac aud mt in
command of the cavalry. During the months
Of May. June and July, besides PROTECTING
the tanks of the army and rcro,,n"iter i"S
the enemy's position. he WAS in eighteen ,lis.
tinct actions. The 4th of August hc was mt
in command of the Army Of Shenandoah
and soon after of the Middle Military diyis,
ION, where he succeeded in completely routing
zen. ,E:ariy, Tor wi.irh he was made a
November major general The campaign
against Early over. and in full possession of
the Valley Of Virginin. he dest royed tho Mill
and rendered it impossible for Lee TO longer
draw supplies from this fertile region. III.
then made n detonr around Richmond, ioin.
started, March 81, 1865, to strike tLn final nj
blow for the overthrow of Lees army liz
fought the battle of Dinwiilie Court House
March III. Five Forks April I. and comp.llei
the surrender of Lee April .. 1866.
Inc execution of young man nnmeil
Miliman Mt CharlOttetown, T. l.. l.. enrIv
THIS spring for the murder of his sweathenr RI;
and his pIen of Innocence while on the scnc.
fold, melted several of his friends who hc.
ilsved him not guilty, to take the matter nm.
The result Of their labor has been laid bcfnrn
the minister of Justice at Ottawa and from
what can be gathered they have not only. in
\ the opinion Of the government, established
.the TACT that nm innocent man was hanged
bat have placed the crime on the man who
committed it. nr,I who swore away Mill.
mans life to save himself from the cnllows
1t Is expected that the murderer will l,e
captured within u few days. The nuest;n,
r. arises, i his guilt is established, could two
men be hanged for the one crime. WV
The president for the French Agriculture,
society has made O report regarding the loss.
e caused by the recent rains He saws that
the hay has heen destroyed md that tho
peasants have been compelled to kill their
animals, being unable to feed them, He olso
snys that corn cannot ripen, that POTATOES
are rotting and TINT the vintage this wear
will be inferior. He estimates the loss To M.
rculture at half milliard of francs an,
says IL the bad weather continues n month
longer the crisis will extend to enormous ~.
meIlsiOns. VI
Bush fires are devastating Canada in every
direction and the loss will he terrible What
IL known as Stewnrton bush, adjoining a.
lava, Is now on fire, and hundreds Of cit;zena
have gone out to prevent the fiames from,