Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-08-24
SHERIDAN BURIED.
Impressive Ceremonies at the
Church and Grave.
Inferred at Arlington Heights
With Military Honors.

Roman Catholic Church, in St Matthew's
Chapel, Washington, for Philip Henry Sher-
idan, General Of the Army of the United
States, and his body has been laid to rest in
beautiful Arlington, the city of the soldier
dead. The event was marked by general
suspension of public business.
At an early hour a little crowd gathered
at the entrance to st. Matthew'S Church to
watch the PROCESS of the preparations for the
funeral Outside line of infantry, extend
ing for several squares above and below the
church, kept back the crowd that packed the
sidewalk.
At the entrance to the church were
number of military officers who
acted ushers Among the most prominent
to arrive first was Secretary Fairchild, who
was escorted to a seat near the front. A few
minutes later Secretary Villas and Post
master-General Dickinson arrived. Secre-
tary Endicott and General Sherman came in
a few minutes later and were seated to the
Ieft-hand side aisle At 9:43 Mrs Sheridan,
leaning on the, arm Of Colonel NJ. Y.
Sheridan and preceded by Captain
Lawton, usher appeared and were shown
seats in chairs placed in front OF the first pew.
Mr.. John Sheridan followed. accompanied by
two ladies Of the family. General and Mrs.
Rucker, the parents of Mrs. Sheridan came
next, and were ushered to seats Immediately
behind Mrs. Sheridan. The personal
staff of General Sheridan and the ply
Sicians who attended him during MS
illness occupied pews in the rear of the rela-
tives. At $50 the service began. A few
minutes later all eyes were turned toward the
entrance when the President, accompanied
by Mrs. Cleveland au1 Mrs Folsom, arrived.
Both ladies were dressed in black.
To the right of the main aisle were seated
all the members Of the diplomatic corps in
the city. They were dressed principally in
black dress coats, but the representatives of
COrea wore their highly conspicuous uni
forms, did the Turkish representative.
About two hundred army officers of varying
rank, dressed in their bright uniforms, were
present.
The judiciary was represented by Justice
Harlan and SOlicjtOr-General jerks, while
Speaker Carlisle. Senators ingalls,. Evarts,
Allison, Blackburn, Paddock, Edmunds,
Chandler and Representatives Stahlnecker,
of Westchester county. and Mahoney, Of
Brooklyn, represented Congress.
The funeral of the great soldier was de-
severest simplicity was observed in
al things. and the military escort that
bore him to the grave was but the meagre
detail provided by the army regulations for
a Generals funeral. Upon a catafalque,
draped in sombre black, rested the caske6.
Over it was thrown the soft folds of a silken
flag, the azure field studded with golden stars.
Upon it lay the Generals chapeau, the yellow
silk sash embroidered with gold, and the
dead mans battered sabre, its scabbard
and blade craven with the names of half
a hundred battles in which he led his
army on to victory. About the cata-
falque stood graceful candelabra, IN
which burned scores of waxen tapers, and at
der, towering candles, in accordance with the
Catholic ritual.
At the head of the coffin, upon an ebony
staff, dropped the famous ensign bearing the
badge of Sheridans corps. The altar and its
fittings were sOmbre with the heavy drapery
of the requiem service. The candIesticks
that lined the wall were sheathed in folds Of
black, and the high pulpit was ShrOuded IN
black velvet and silver lace. To the left of
the altar stood the red throne reserved for the
Cardinal. and above the spanning arch
hung two heavy silk flags, their
silver stars glistening through the folds OF
funeral crepe. On either side the crepe en-
twined pillars bore the national ensign
draped in black.
celebrant, and Fathers Kervick and Ryan
as deacons, preceded by a number OF a tar
boys and acolyteS, forming a procession,
emerged from the sacristy and began
requiem mass for the dead. Cardinal Glib
bons occupied a throne to the left of the
altar. The service was most solemn and
impressive. At the special request OF Mrs.
Sheridan the usual orchestral accompanI-
mentS were omitted.
At the conclusion of the mass his Emlnence,
Cardinal Gibbons, assembled the pulpit to
preach the funeral sermon.
The Cardinals text was from l. Mach,
tx, 10, 81: And Jonathan and Simon took
Judas their brother, and buried him IN the
sepulchre of their fathers IN the city OF
Medin, and all the people OF Israel bewa1led
him with great lamentation and they moaned
for him many days and said: How Is the
mighty fallen that saved the people OF
Israelnj The Cardinal delivered most i'm
pressive funeral grafton, and his illusions to
the personal life of General Sheridan brought
tears into the eyes of many, and even old
weather-beaten veterans seemed affected.
At eleven o'clock the Cardinal who had
finished his Sermon took his seat at the head
of the caSket, removed his hat and SprInk-
ling the casket with holy water and swing
ing a censor pronounced the absOlution-
and the solemn and impressive service was
ended and eight Sergeants from the third
artillery then markell down the aisle, and
lifting the casket upon their shoulders bore
it from the church, the audience standing.
Imme fIately followed an artillery officer car
rying the Generals headquarters flag. The
pall-bearerS, headed by General Sherman
aud Speaker Carlisle, had meanwhile
taken their places in the carriages pro-
vided for them. Mrs. Sheridan and the other
members of the family and friends followed
the casket down the aisle, and after them
came the Presidential party and other dis
tinguished guests. The pall-bearers were
General Wesley Merritt, George w. Childs,
of Philadelphia; Marshall Field, of Chicago;
General Joseph S. Fullerton, of St. Louis;
Secretaries Whitney and Endicott, General
Augur, Senator Hawley, Speaker Carlisle,
Colonel Charles P. Lincoln and General Mac
Feely.
While the services were in progress the
caisson was placed in position to receive the
caSGet and the generals horse lei to g
place Immediately behind. 1t was bridled
and saddled just as when last ridden by the
general The generals military boots were
in the stirrups with the toes pointing back
wards. The animal was led by tall SER