New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-18

The preparations for the great military parade
which will escort the body Of General W.
Sherman tomorrow TO tho train which will taxi
it 10 st. Louis are almost complete. The process
sion will begin to move about p. IN. to th'
toling of bells and the firing of minute guns
There will be not fewer than 5000 men in line
The regular Army, the Grand Army of the Repub
lie. the National Guard, the Loyal Legion, th'
West Point Cadets and numerous societies VII
be represented The President of the United States
The Vice-Prcsident, the Members of the Cabinet
the two eX-Presdents, and committees Of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, the Governor
of the State and the Mayor Of New-i0rk will bC
the representative mOurners of the Nation, State
and City. The work of arranging the details Of
the parade and of assigning the places in tho
line has been o vast one. Generals Slocum ano
Howard, who have had it in charge, issued the
general orders for the parade yesterday In these
and in the various orders of parading bodies
printed below all the details Of the parade are
| comprised.
| The route of the column as laid down was
! selected as the most direct and in accordance
with the wishes of the family to avoid, as far as
possible any trespass upon the lines OF communl
cation and the rights claimed by the street-raii
ways
The civil authorities late yesterday offered 10
| have Broadway cleared OF street-cars and all OBJ
staces to the passage of the column by that route
Generals Howard and Slocum were ADVISED oil
| this at a late hour
In compliance with tie request of civil all
thoritics and with consent of the family, the line
of march Of the funeral column was changed.
1t will 20 from Washington square via Waverley
Place to Broadway and Canal-St, instead of VIA
Macdougal and King sts, as originally hNed.
| These orders will be issued by Generals Howard
and SOcum to-day.
Other changes had to be made after the general
orders had been issued.
General David Morfisons temporary illness ana
recent family aflliction prevent his undertaking
the duty assigned him as special aid in charge oil
the veteran organizations cadets and other bodies.
General H. L. Trcmain, commanding the "h
REGIMENT Veterans succeeds to the COM
mand and duty, and is announced as the
special aide charged with this duty. This
! column will include the eth Regiment
Veterans. the 10Th Regiment Veterans. the 4th
Brooklyn Veterans and other bodies, all of whom
instead of reporting to General Morrison, will re-
port to General Tremain, at No. lt6 Broadway,
during "Wednesday, and on Thursday at boulevard
and Sixtieth-st, where all these organizations
are to report at l p. IN.
General o. O. Howard will establish his head
quarters at No. l,Is0 Ninth columbus ave, to-
morrow morning previous to the movement
During the progress OF the procession the city
will, by the suspension of business, as well as
by the display of the outward signs Of mourning,
chow its respect for the dead hero. The exchanges
the municipal Offices The courts, the Postoffice, and
many business houses, will be closed. Flags will
fly at half-mast and pillars and balconies VIII De
| swathed in black
,.f,ov, no all
gated were attending 10 the arrangements for the
Generals last escort yesterday, and while all
over the city meetings were being held and resolu
tions passed. and preparations Icing made by all
the military and civil societies that will take
mart in il. a few of the Generals old friends were
gathered at the house of mourning. Relaxing
the rieidity of their rule Of exclusion, the mem
bcrs of General Shermans family permitted some
! intimate friends 10 see the body after il was
! laid in the coffin. Within the house military
| Guard of ten men had stations III various parts,
| end without a body Of stawart policemen Kept
the entrance The knowledge that the earnest
wishes of friends had been granted. and that
| few people would he permitted 10 look on thr
dead General, had been withheld from the pub!lc'
! and so all unplcaSantneSS was avoided 10 VISITORS
coming except those who could claim the rSht
! of intimate friendship.
At 30 a. m the body was brought from the
! bedroom where he died. and placed in the conn.
which rested in the middle parlor on the ground
| noor on two pillars The body was dressed in
! full uniform The face of the General looked
worn and thin: but beyond the wasting. all traces
| Of the illness had disappeared, leaving tine we'll
| known features only little more sharply marked
! than in life. The foot Of the coffin was draped
! in the National flag over which lay his sword and
/ scabbard. crossed, beside his military hat
, Seven tapcrs burning on a tall brass stand sur
! mounted with heavy cross. which stood at the
head of the coffin twinklcd in the darkened rooni'
and the air WAS heavy with the scent oil s"'e'
! flowers.
There was n profusion of rare flowers, pains
and cvcrqrccns. The coffin lay straight north and
! south-the head TO the north Just behind the
candclabra was a pillow of violets on a stand,
filled out with white roses, Gala lilies ana
| lilics.of-the-valley Pinned TO the violet pillow
was a little card, on which was written: with
loving regards. from Mrs. Admiral Porter IL
was n touching tribute from the wife Of the NAvn
| Commander who was buried yesterday. That
Mrs Porter in her own hour of grief should thus
remember the sorrowing family of her husbands
friend. moved to tears many one who read the
little card.
In the northwest corner of the room, above a
medallion of President i.ilcoln, was bowcr-Dank
from the headquarters of the g. 4. K. In tue
oppoeitc corner an evergreen wreath leaned against
the pedestal Of Il marble bust of Thomas Ewing,
Mrs Shcrinan's father great mass of flowers
from the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion
nearly covered the sideboard. In the southeast
corner of the room stood bust Of General Sher-
man. surm0Tnttd with a Union banner planted
among fern and palmironds. BY the pedestal
was a wreath OF evcrgreeEs.
In the front parlor Il c windows Of which look
into Seventy ffth-st, and Which open from the
middle parlor where the cpfn is by a folding-
doorway, portraits OF Genera! Sherman ana MIS-.
Sherman painted about twenty YcorS ago. AMI
of almost life SIZE hung tic northern wall
Draped flags dropped about the Gcncrals picture.
Among the senders OF flowers, in addition 10
those mentioned, were John Wallace Riddle,
llarlcs MiIliar, Gordon. Mrs. RaNmnnd. OF ID stOn