The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-07

| ulLlIhGtS It 1--WE: IA UcE buSIb5N CiAi 7
la lev days ago she eept to Chicago
money to pay OF the mortgage On some
real estate held by tina General n tina
city, aud that she had made some IRE.
urinary arrangements with tho yiSs
TO permanently removing the GsEern
from N0nquif+ early in Septe u be-,
fearing the cold winds Of the autumn
might retard his speedy restoration to
health. This morning it was substan-
TALLY arranged that the remains will
he transported TO Washington IN q
special csr to leave New BEDFORD on
Wednesday sc0 that the funeral
services will be held in st. Matth6 VIZ
church on Thursday or FrideY.
Sheridan frequently express ed a strong
dislike of dislisy In funerals, and ia
accordance with his wishes, and those
OF Mrs. Sheridan, the ceremonies in
| Washington will be as simple as pos
sihle. The funeral, however. will 0.
course ha q militery one. The inter
msDt will be made at the grounds of
The Soldiers Home in Washington. II
assurance can ks obtained that his wife
and children may be given q resting
place beside him.
Messages of coincidence TO Mrs.
Sheridan are arriving at Nonquitt from
all parts of the country. Mrs. Sheridan
bears up With great selfcontrol, but is
terribly grief stricken. -
| Although symptoms Of renswed heart
| failure began some few minutes before
tee Generals death. and although no
possible eysrtion Was spared to bring
him Oat OF it by vigorous applications
OF all the known remedies. the Gsner-
. ais condition was apparently not mo 20
/ IL r. ID
Dsa Of former occasions when the REM
| jsoJions OF dIgitalis. applications Of
| ammonia and the repeated em-
ploy neut OF Q powerful galyanic battery
was employed last night. but all proved
| unsvailing, even to arose the General
from the state Of complete unconscious
ness, into which he sank soon after the
drst symptoms of recurring heart failure
occurred, and in which he ramsined
until he drew his last breath.
During Sunday the General bad not
seemed much worse but rather restless
ard nervous. III the morning his
couch WAS wheeled 10 q window, and
ne gazed long on the scene grown 80
familiar to him. For the time not the
slightest Cevia ton from the routine on
tue life at the cottage was made. Symp-
toms of the 6ual attack Of the dreaded
heSrt failure appeared at $50 and at
1910 the gallant soldier bresthed his
last. When ihe doctors declared him
dead Mrs- Sheridan could not believe.
She took him by the shoulder and I'M
plered him to Recognize her. but in vain.
and as the cruel truth forced itself n.y.
on her, the devoreo wife oysrwrougnt
by the elimination of her sorrows, fell
10 the f1or.
It has been decided that Sberidan's
burial will bs n the Arlington National
Cemetery on Saturday. Thore will be
funeral service here.
ieeted by General Sheridsn's family:
General W. T, Sherman. Marshall
Field, of Chicago; General Hswley,
United States Senator; Speaker Car
isle; Vice President Frank Thomson,
of the Pennsylvania railroad; General
Wesley Merritt, u. s. A; the senior
OFFICER of the Grand Army OF the Re.
public ia The District of C0lum bia; Sec
rotary Whitney, General McFarley,
General joseph Fullerton, OF ct. Louis;
Secretary Ep6iGotG and George w.
Cnilds.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August Ex-Governor
FOraker mas Issued proclamation chg
ing public buildings aui ordering the
flags at hslf-msst till after SEeridan's
funeral.
Secretary Endicott said his ieath is
q III at loss to the army and to this de-
partment. mean az practical 9ner-
getic man of affairs. He had q
wide experience gathered during
a military life. He knew and
understood all conditions of army
life i'll all parts of tle cou ntry and toe
people with whom our soldiers have to
deal, including Indians, Ill whom he
TOOK peculiar interest. He was a wise
sagaueou5 and his judgment was marked
nv r9adiaess in accession and guidei
by shfsRd common sense. He had go
ll.lg Ieii high command and been at
terdei by such SUCCESS thar he felt COLI
fdsnCs Ii his administration Of
affairs, which was rarely st
fault. always found him
most reasonable and ready to look at
all sides Of the questions q nd for man
OF such impulses rl0st open to oonvic-
ton. As soldier. he, OF course, stands
quite Dy himself, differing with marked
a:;d intense Individuality from all our
distinguished soldiers. Hs wss very
interesting and entertaining in social
intercourse. sie had fund OF anectote.
variety of information that often was
vArY instructive. His experience of
EaIoJe when accompanied by the Ger
inan army to France In 1870, were
varied and very interesting. 1 nave
heard hin describe battles which lie
saw in manner which inspired In bis
h9srers soma of his enthusiasm with
which nc told the story. shall always
retain most ACCESSIBLE rec0llactiobs Of
nay intero2arse with him, and shalt
never forget the friendly and valuable
| assistance he gave ms in the sdminis
tfstion Of MY office.
Gsneral Rose oraos said he learned
Of General Shsridan's death with
profound SORROW and ysgaet. When
! took command OF the small
army of the Mississippi, be
SAID, Sasl.6an was colonel of a
Michigan regiment il that army, I
knew him vel and wstc led his o.reer
closely. He was nard dghler, Stub
born and RHyisldirg. At Bonneville he
| won his FIST star. and at $40 ie River
another, and so On, and every SUCCESS
t1at Dls come ia him has bsen carried
wiIn all his stubbornness and dash he
WAS prudent. cautious, coed prOyidef
| for his army. and was always careful
| to know the topography OF the country