Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15


| were in the stirrups with the toes point
ing backwards. The animal was led by
tall sergeant in full uniform. Ali the
horses used by the General during the
war are dead and Guy" who was used
on this occasion, was the animal which
had been the longest in the Generals
service as his personal saddle horse.
In accordance with the wishes of Mrs.
Sheridan, the funeral was q strictly mil
itary affair, and the escort was formed
precisely as prescribed by the army
regulations for an officer of the rank of
deceased. The order of march was as
follows:
Battalion of Cavalry
Two Batteries Light Artillery.
Marine Band
Third Artillery Band.
Battalion OF Foot Artillery.
Clergy in Carriages.
Pall-Dearers In Carriages.
Body bearers. Artillery Sergeants.
Casson, Having Remains
The Generals Horse.
Mrs. Sheridan and Fsmily.
Military Staff.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
The Cabinet.
The Judiciary.
The Congressional Committees.
diplomatic Corps.
Representatives OF the Loyal Legion and G. A. r.
Citizens.
The escort assembled while the funer-
al services were in progress. 1t formed
on ii Street, facing north, with the foot
artillery on the right, the cavalry on the
left and the light batteries in the CEN
ter. Before the completion of the serv-
ices the caisson and the Generals horse
were moved to q point nearer the
church entrance. and after the casket
had been placed on the caisson, the
column was formed by wheeling to the
left and moved en- route far enough to
permit the formation of the column OF
carriages in the rear.
Just before the close of the services
Gen. Schofeld and his aides arranged
themselves in front of the troops and
prepared to receive the funeral party
AS the body was borne from the churcn,
the bell tolled and the Marine Band
played the hymn Nearer My God to
Thee" The soldiers stood at present
arms and nearly all the citizens re-
moved their hats. The best of order
was preserved and the crowd seemed in
spired by the solemnity of the occasion.
When all had been arranged the col
umn moved slowly in the direction of
the cemetty.
The route was by Fl. Street to Penn
sylvania Avenne to the Arlington Road
by way OF the aqueduct bridge. All
available places for view of the line
were occupied. The greatest respect
was paid to the occasion and the
spectators generally uncovered their
heads as the bier passed by.
Several houses along the route were
draped In mourning, the most notice
able Of which was the Metropolitan
Club House at the corner of Seven
teenth and III Streets. Gen. Sheridan
was member OF this club at the time
Of his death.
The weather was warm but not SO OFF
pressive as it was yesterday. Seversa
soldiers however became exhausted
during the march and had to be taken
to the hospital.
Slowly passing through the long main
street of ancient Georgetown, over the
lowly new bridge that spans the broad
Potomac, then up the winding, well-kept
military road that leads through the
cavalry post Of Fort Myer, the
funeral cortege at last gained the ope'
heights commanding panoramic vie
of the river and the city of Washington
and met gratefully refreshing breeze.
A mile further on it entered the
western gateway of the Arlington
National Cemetery. where as far
right and lett. under the spreading
branches of majestic oaks, the grass is
thlckly dotted with the cleaning mar
BILE headstones tina. mark the graves of
10000 Union soldiers. A little later the
five miles weary march of the long pro-
cession was at an end.
At 20 P. NJ. the cavalry escort, with
maj. Gen. Schofeld at its head, came to
halt beside the old Lee mansion and
soon afterwards the rest of the cortege
advancing slowly to the music of peal
ing military dirge emerged from the
shadowy city of the dead and broke up
into groups among the scattered trees
on the open greensward.
AS the hearse came to a halt. the
clergy in FLOWING robes formed process
sion from the carriages to the grave.
Bishop-Elect John 2. Foley, or Detroit
brother or Bishop Thomas Foley, of
Chicago, who married Gen. Sheridan),
was the officiating priest. His assist
ants, acolvtes and trained choir of do
m1nican monks numbered more than
score in all. Next came the pail bear-
ers, Gen. Sherman and Secretary Endi-
colt, Speaker Carlisle and Secretary
Whitney, walking at the head, and be-
hind them, leaning heavily upon the
arm of Col. Sheridan, came the grief
stricken widow. The moarners in
cluded John Sheridan, brother of the de-
ceased; Gen. and Mrs. Rucker, parents
of the widow: her brother and sister and