The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-20
SHERMAN'S FUNERAL
New York is Draped in Mourning
for the Occasion.
PREPARATIONS IN ST. LOUIS
For the Interment-Father Sherman, the Gen
erals Son, Settles the Question Of the
Warriors Religious Belief.

New YORK, Feb. 19.-New York is today
paying every possible tribute of respect to
the memory of General Sherman. The
dawn of his funeral day opened bright and
clear. The courts remained closed. The
exchanges closed at noon, and general
business was brought almost to stand
still, and all who could do so ceased their
daily occupations to do honor to the dead
soldier. at an early hour people began to
assemble in the street opposite the resi-
dence OF General Sherman. From almost
every house along the street the American
nag ioated at half-mast. There were a
few visitors in the early hours of the
morning Only the most intimate friends
and few old soldiers were admitted, and
the latter were obliged to show certificates
that they served in the army. Rev. Thomas
Sherman, the son whose arrival was SO
anxiously awaited, arrived at the house at
l 30 this morning. Just after taking an
early breakfast this morning with the
family he took his last look at the remains
of his father.
a few minutes before II o'clock large
floral shield was received at the house from
the West Point cadets. The shield was 6
feet in height and feet broad, and made of
white and blue immortelles and Gala lilies.
At II o'clock Secretaries Blaine, Proctor
and Rusk, Generals O'Bierne, Homer and
Ewing arrived at the house President
Harrison will not look upon the remains of
the general. The family sent an invitation
to him sthls morning, but the President
kindly replied he preferred to keep
his remembrance of the general while
alive. He did not wish to see him in death
when their associations had been so warm
and genial
AT noon every doorstep along Seventy
hrst street was crowded with interested
spectators, and the windows were filed
with expectant faces. About 1925 O'Clock
caisson draped in black and drawn by
tour horses, was drawn up in front Of the
Sherman house. The horses were mounted
by regulars, and an army officer was in
charge. Behind the caisson was an orderly
leading black charger which bore the mil
ltary trappings of the general A black
velvet covering almost hid the horse from
view, but the boots and saddle were plainly
conspicuous.
uServices of prayer began at noon and
were over at 1890. Prayers were read by
Rev. Father Sherman. Close to the casket
stood the other son, p. T. Sherman. In
the front parlor were all the other mem
Ders OF the family, Secretary Blaine and
wife and Mrs. Damrosch Father Sherman
was assisted by Rev. Father Taylor and two
other priests. Father Sherman in conduct
ing the simple services read from the Scrip
lures the passage beginning: 81 am the
resurrection and life" After this two
selections were sung from the oratorio of
elijah" Father Sherman again read the
Scriptures and the "Miserere'' from Men
delssohn was given. Prayer was then
offered by the son and services were con-
Quoted with music. There were about one
hundred and fifty persons present at the
services. Ike greater number were rela-
lives, but among the friends were Mrs.
Grant and Senator Cameron
Before the arrival of the hour for the
funeral procession to start, carriages con-
tanning prominent officials, both military
and civil, arrived at the house. Among ths
visitors were George w. Childs. A. J.
Drexel, Hiram Hitchcock, Chauncey M.
Depew, ex-Presidents Cleveland and
Hayes, Joseph Choate, Rear-Admiral
Braine, General Schotield and Governors
Pattison and Bulkely with their stats, the
Senate committee III body, wearing the
usual signs of mourning, and after them
came the large committee of the House.
1t was close on to 2 o'clock when President
Harrison, with Lieutenant Ernst, his aid
de-camp, reached the house.
Long before the procession moved, Spec
tators began to take positions along the line
OF march. The decorations along the
route were not so numerous nor as elabor-
ate as when General Grant was buried, but
nevertheless they were strikingly hand
some and in great profusion.
just about o clock troop of the Sixth
cavalry formed to the left of the house in
the middle OF the street. Six lieutenants
then appeared IN the doorway bearing on
their shoulders the casket of the general
which they placed upon tee waiting Gals
son. Members of the family, friends in
vited, officials and pail bearers then took
their places III carriages and followed bv
members of the Lafayette post of the
Grand Army of the Republic formed on
either side of the caisson. The procession
then commenced to move but very slowly
as both sides of the streets were
crowded with hundreds of Carriages
waiting to take their place in line
Following came the military, consisting of
the military order of the Loyal Legion. the
Grand Army, cadets and national pnard
consisting of the Sixty-ninth, the Eighth
the Twenty second, the Seventh, and the
Twelfth regiments and the first and second
batteries of artillery. Behind these were
the Sons of Veterans and civic organiza
tions who brought up the rear of the parade
The pageant started down Eighth avenue
from Seventy-first street to Fifty-seventh
street, then turned into Fifth avenue and
down to Washington square. Here the
parade except the guard Of honor and an
escort of mounted police, was dismissed,
The Lafayette post having in its centre the
caisson and black charger swung into
Broadway and marched to Canal street and
thence to Desbrosses street ferry. The
carriages in which were the family fol-
lowed closely and all boarded the ferry
boat which was in waiting aud which tool.
the remains across to Jersey City. There
the body will be placed in special car and
the family and those who are to go to ST.
Louis will occupy another car.
1t is announced that the brief burial ser
vices of the Catholic church will be CON
Quoted at the grave.
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