New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-18
THE FUNERAL IN ST. LOUIS
A BIG PROCESSION ExPECTED-THE BURIAL IN
CALVARY CEMETERY

A BIG PROCESSION ExPECTED-THE BURIAL In
CALVARY CEMETERY
St. Louis. Feb. lin accordance with the wishes
Of the family the Grand Army funeral ceremonies OF
ritual will be omitted at the grave at the sherman
burial. The Regular Army services VIII be carrieu
out instead. A telegram from p. I. sherman u
Commander Ripley, OF Ransom Post, requests that
place OF honor be given the veterans OF the l3th
United states Infantry of which General Sherman was
the first colonel. Commander Ripley has accordingly
requested the survivors Of the 18th to join Ransom
Post.
A guard of honor composed Of Commander Ripley
and officers Of the post and postcOmmanders VIII
leave here on Friday evening for Indianapolis on
special car to escort the funeral TO this CITY, Coonci
Rassieur, department commander OF the Grand Army
of Missouri has invitations to every Grand Army
post To be represented at the funeral and 1t Is ex
pected a large number will be present.
dispatch has been received from William Warner,
past commandcr-lnchief Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic that he would leave for St. Louis To-Day "
attend the funeral Of sherman In st. Louis
At q special meeting yesterday Of the St. Louis
Association Of General Passenger Agents, 1t was de-
cded to make rate OF fare for the round trip FOR
those desiring to attend the funeral Of General sher-
man here Tickets all the roads in the association
will be good from Friday until Monday. The assoca-
tion also recommended that the Western Passenger
Association and the Central Traffic Association take
similar action which will probably be done All the
Missouri roads will transport State troops without
charge to and from st. Louis.
The executive committee having in charge the ar
rangcment for the funeral adopted the following reso
lutions at a meeting this afternoon:
Resolved That all societies. organized bodies Of citi-
zens whether in st. Louis from this other states.
who may desire places in the procession at the funeral
OF General Sherman saturday next, are hercby
specially requested send to Leo Rassieur, chairman
No mist
to General Wesley Merritt, L. 5. A.. at the House
budlng Fifth and Chestnut sts.. soon as possible
and IN no event later than 10 O'Clock on Thursday
morning 10th instant, statement In writing OF the
names and character Of Such body Of citizens and the
number of persons composing II who will Join in tho
procession so that places be assigned to them In the
line.
\ telegram from President Harrison rcgretting his
inability 10 attend owing the press Of public business
was read. Secretary Noble also telegfaphed that he
could not be present at the memorial services Thurs
day evening he will attend the funeral In New
York. but he will accompany the body TO st. Lots.
The lower branch Of the state Legislature viii attend
the funeral In a body. Governor Francis has sent
kilograms to all military organizations in the State
requesting their presence. The state militia will turn
out several thousand strong and the Sons Of Veterans
will Join in honorlng the dead. Word has been re-
ccivcd that Grand Army posts in neighborng states
will send large delegations. meeting Of the Loyal
Legion held TO day at which it decided to at
tend the funeral In body At this afternoons meet
Ing Of the executive committee Breadicr General
Merritt was selected grand marshal
The que ,tiOn has boon raised 10 whether or not
General sherman be buried In Calvary Cemetery.
high church official Is authority for the statement
that even though the OF the Church not
administered his failure 10 receive such rites would
interfere In no way with his incrmcnt In Calvary,
only portion OF the cemetery being cOnsccT5ited.
only that part Of the burial ground In which Mrs sher
man was buried is not consecrated as whole, but
each grave Is blessed Just previous TO the burial
Therefore admitting that the General did not die o
Catholic his body De placed To rest beside that
OF his wife and children without clashing IN any way
with Catholic authority