Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-20

veterans formed on the Boulevard. Or
Seventy-first street in front of the Sher
man residence was the caisson for the re
mains, the military guard and the enginee,
corps.
The Loyal legion took up their position
at the junction of Eight avenue AND
Seventy-frst street. 9. On the cross streets
between Eighth and Ninth avenues from
Seventeen to Sixth-frst streets inclusive
were the grand army posts.
| The cadets formed on Sixtieth street and
| the soldiers of the National guard had
positions on Eighth avenue, Broadway and
Fifty-seventh street.
Ex- President Cleveland and Chauncey
| M. Depew arrived at 1:30. Governor Patti.
son of Pennsylvania, and Governor Bulke.
ley of Connecticut followed soon after.
Then came R. B. Hayes and Joseph Il.
Choate. Just before Q o'clock President
Harrison came with members of the cab
met. The cassion arrived at exactly 2.
MOVEMENT OF THE coRTKaE.
Silence reigned from one end of the
street to the other as the casket was borne
from the house on the shoulders of six
lieutenants. Generals Schofeld, Howard
and Slocum rode in General Butterfeld's
carriage.
The movement was very slow as the pro-
cession passed down Eighth avenue. On
the side streets were hundreds of carriages
waiting for place in the immense process
sion.
When the head of the procession reached
Debrosses street ferry-a few minutes af-
ter o'clock-there was an immense crowd
gathered there. A squad of seventy-five
policemen were on guard to preserve order
AS the mounted police arrived they opened
ranks on each side of the street. The
ferry gates were thrown open and the cais-
son on which rested the body was first
driven aboard the boat Baltimore, escorted
by Lafayette post No. 140, G. A. R. under
General Viele. The funeral party followed
and New York had paid her tribute to the
dead general.
At Beg o'clock the ferryboat started
across the river, the flags being at half
mast and the ferry bells tolling The pres
idential party and members of the Sher-
man family left their coaches and took
seats in the ladies' cabin, while the guard
of honor and United States officers sought
the warmth of the other cabin. The out
side of the boat had been painted black.
The Fourth New Jersey infantry, con-
sisting of $50 men and commanded by
Colonel F. P. Wauser, were drawn up in
the Jersey City ferry house as a guard of
honor when the boat came in. They pre-
scented arms as the caisson was driven into
the depot and again as President Harrison
rode past The president raised his hat in
acknowledgment and the drum corps
sounded marching salute.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN.
The special train which takes the re-
mains to St. Louis consisted of seven cars,
all heavily draped. The body was placed
on catafalque in the first car. Major W.
F. Randolph, US. A., was placed in charge
of the remains. The members of the
party who were to go on the funeral train
entered the cars. Secretaries Rusk and
Noble entered the car containing the body
and remained with the military escort
The second car, the Pullman "Danville, :"
was occupied by Governor Pattison, Ad-
jutant General Mcclellan and the COVER
nor's staff; the Pullman sleepers "Abyo"
and "Cadi" were the third and fourth
cars respectively, then came the dining
car and following it was President Rob-
erts special car occupied by the members
of the Sherman family. The last car,
No. 1SG, was occupied by the presidential
party. The train left the depot at CAT
o'clock. At Mantau station, West Phila-
delphia, the last car, containing the
presidential party, will be detached and
proceed to Washington while the first sec
ton of six cars will continue on to St.
Louis where it is due at z o'clock Satur-
day morning.
SCENES ALONG THE LINE.
The scene along the line of march was
one similar to that of the centennial two
years ago. From start to finish it was one
grand crush and walking in the streets
and avenues was almost an impossibility.
Along the wall of Central park on fifty
ninth street crowds of people were seated
and at the circle where the column began
to assume definite shape the sea of bob
bling heads was simply indescribable. All
along Fifth avenue a mass of people lined
the sidewalks and stoops, windows and
balconies on this thoroughfare, were oc-
cupied until after 6 o'clock when the last
of the city-playing bands went by. 1t was
cold and disagreeable standing 30 long,
the crowd till the last.
The grizzly veterans formed the major
part of the column and carried their draped
flags in manner both proud and loving.
Many of them walked on crutches and exi
cited pity and comment, but they did not
want sympathy. They were in their glory.
The caisson on which rested General Sher-
mans body was received with uncovered
heads, and when the crowd had been noisy
it was instantly hushed when the object of
all this military display approached. At
Madison square there was great crowd,
while the crush of people in Fifth avenue
from Twenty-second to Fourteenth streets
was of such nature that it defied the
police From this point on the scene was
a repetition of the above until Washington
square was reached, where all but the reg
ular military escort were dismissed. Traf-
f1c on the street car lines in the neighbor-
hood of the line of march was completely
stopped during the entire time of the
march. Lieutenant George Burr, First
United States artillery, stationed at Fort
Hamilton, fell from his horse during the
funeral procession and had his left foot
fractured.
THE CONNECTICUT DELEGATION.
The Connecticut delegation to attend the
funeral of General Sherman in New York
left Hartford in two parlor cars at
tached to the regular S:29 train on the Con
solidated road With the acting governor
were few of the members of his staff, and
the remainder Joined him at New Haven
Accompanying the governor and
staff were the members of the house COM
mittee, composed of the following veter
| ans: Robert Healsy of Seymour, n. A
Cornwall of Portland, G. w. Dayton OF
Newtown, J. 81. Potts of Meriden, R. w.
Cowles of Southington, 7. R. Upson OF
Berlin, J. L. Sake of Waterbury and L.
NJ N Wolfe of Avon. In addition wert
numbers of citizens, G. A. R. men
and these representatives who accepted
the invitation of the governor
Everett B. Clark of Orange, Charles D
Barnes of Southington, Isaac G. Avery Of
Lebanon, D. L. Talcott of Glastonbury, j
w. Moody of Seymour, J. E. LeGeyt o.
Avon, L. J. Muller of New Britain, J. E
Case of Simsbury, G. 81. Butler of Oxford
Jacob Widmer of New Hartford, WV. Nc
Nerney of Vernon. w. 81. Bevin of Chatham
q. F. Gibson of Woodbury., g. w Edwards
of North Stonington, S. V. Beckwith Of
Manchester, Theophilus Eaton of NORTH
Haven, D. w Tuttle of East Haven, Georg,
w. Mitchell of Southbury.
ALONG THE RAILROAD.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. - The trair
moved slowly out of the yard at Jerse.
City and across the meadows to Newark
No stop was made there, but as the trail
passed the station a crowd numbering
thousands could be seem This was tn
case at every little way-station between
Newark and Trenton. Occasionally as
small station was passed the members o
the funeral party could hear music. /
was too dark to see the gatherings at tn
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