New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
HONORS ALONG THE ROUTE.
PROGRESS OF THE SHERMAN FUNERAL
TRAIN.
OF LOVE AND SORROW
CROWDS AT MOST OF THE sTATIoNs-A

MARROW ESCAPE FROM AN ACCIDENT.
Pttsburg Feb 2O.-When tine sherman funeral train
left Harrisburg last night at half past H. cold rain
was falling. 1t continued all night, and when the
train arrived in Pittsburg 1t st raining. The
r,n during the night was devoid of incident. At
times the train at high rate Of speed at Others,
when on some of the steep grades, ii went at slow
mare Altoona was reached al 4 05 Here engines
n,ore CHANGED The Rev :. P. Kelley. Of Pttsburg,
nrsseuting the local committee at that place. boarded
tbe train here The next stop was for water, at
Now Florence at 8 80. At Edgcwood the train
stopped lang enough for three of Lieutenant Fitchs
ohiidren TO get on. A Grand Army post was drawn
-, in line on the platorm-standing with barred heads
IN thc pouring rain until the train moved away.
I A. Uibinsburg a similar witnessed as
be train rushed by. As the train neared PlttSburg
and The road crossings became more numerous group
after group of people were to be seem standing un
mindful OF the rain, only intent on hono'lns inc
,emorv of the hero of the March to the sea soon
oer they cot on the train the children were taken
NV lieutenant Fitch their father. into the composite
- +hot they might see the coffin in which lay all
bat was mortal of their grandfather Nearly al the
noone on the train arose and got ready ior preah
fast as Pttsburg reached al Z Al
Far,v this morning thousands gathered along tb
line Of the railroad in this city to see the iuher
train mass The crowd was greatest at the Cn'"
station where the 18th Regiment and representa~es
tror, every Grand Army post in the city were DIV"
r IN do honor to the dead General When u'c
train drew slowly into the station, the great ,'"'
uncovered heads. the band struck mp dlrGe ~" u'o
veterans laid their tattcrcd army flags beS'c .'o
coffin followed by a floral emblem from th' 'Ho
yotoran Legion heavily daped engine dr~ mp 10
fake the place of the locomotive that had '"uo" '.'
run. Tho 18th Regiment buglcrs played soio'er'
reouiem Rest and the train started on Is Journey
IN thc West At every suburban station anu cNon
along the line. knots and crowds Gathceu anu 'i'
uncovered in the presence of the dead N' "'o ~
pa,sed bells toled and minute guns Voc ricu "o'"
hillsdes, while flags dropped at hairnasV III '"0
driving rain. , .,,,.
Father sherman was seen by several priests vi 'n''
city To some Of them, and to the hlh'Are oIn'erH' ~
no conveyed the thanks Of the famil Tor the hoHoS
psid TO the dead General in this city
The funeral train rail- into an ope SWITCH at nan
field Penn at 81 The train wa gong SO" NJ '''o
time which was the only thing ehlch p'cVc'cu
collision The train lost only fvemlhules' II 80
the threatened accident was causN pN iho'i'N NV"
losing his presence Of mind. Thee WIS S'V'' '''
Of tbe station and Irwin banding on the ua'A
whom tbc train pulled in Sone one yelled l" MN
IN get ont OF the way. he becsme eXcitcd ana ''0"
the switch 49, rs.,.
Donnison. Ohio Feb Cote departure from pl''s
bnrr was at : 10 central tine. Inc on' au""''7
70 the party at that point were ASSlNU'nr P''I'
.ordor, Turner NJ the Pennsylvania Railroad ana
division Superintendent BlblH3' VI H'N
ComDanv breakfast wns 'erved a. sooh a. VI. , |
,d o., o,,side NJ the city limits on its way westward
While the travellers vcr thus engaged U'c ''''
cleared away, the sun shO'e out bileh'E anu " -
dsv seemed 10 b. tho prospect. -Itrr '''
,,.t..,d ,be p,er,hors of the family went LOT
I'D 4o the car containing the hody 'i ''o
General and remained there for ten or hftceh nU'e'
rbo found several BEAUTIFUL Horal pieces that mao
,oon mt on hoard by Grand Army posts duI1he the
NIGHT at different points along the route M"'' '
one.ts had bcpn received from Grand ARMY po''' az
towns in the West through which the tidn wa ="
mass that II might BE allowed to stop al tno'o pi'
ara tbo funeral cal be opened TO the veterans "e'
oral Howard had TO refuse all these requests 10 "
comply with them "Ono uoi"' ''
train too much. ,.oo
rho ohio River was crossed at :45. and ten minute.
hter Steubcnville, OHIO. was reached' h"''o' "
,yorkmen from the factories Of the place "crc w.
=. .ho acnot where the train made short stop lheS
uere clad in their working clothc' bn' eNe'' man
reverently removed his hat while the nam ro'"No "
he station A touching was witne--ed nero
.hont sevcnty-nve veterans Of stanton POST !" a. h.
were drawn up in line on the platform I"o' "o -"
old men, many Of them crpples' ana a. 'IcN MAI
b the car containing the body Of him who had 1hafTl
their trials and dangers in war more tlah h~n Vi '
were crying like children
Al Codlz Junction, which passed at Ave minutes
past TO- a number Of &. \. r. veterans s.0Vd u,,l "a
~ MAI orIn one of their number hOdInr tic fohh -
cd natIlc-tOfn nag DcnniaOn Wa reached al ~ .oo.
A stop Of i've minutes was made here 10 ie' INC ''
man aiiliPrmi,us Pi ohio Feb 2O.-At Dcnnison large
crowd was gathered at the station, ana t' C,l'
Welch Post No AZ. ., a. h ~, VI tr former com
mauder The door Of the funeral car was Opcicu anu anu
thev were allowed to take a looh al the CONN. Aief
- short stOp here .he tram resumed lia "eSt"alN
iouruev passing many small way stduoils, MIiJi =
r hfred tie residents OF the place and goneruHy
AZ Newcomcrs,own all the public school children
.oI in line AZ the street crossing. Win licau' ul-
/ md carving small nag, edged WIN bIH'h ~
The train passed by they c0uld he hcafu s%iltlis % :
%oa,,,r nv God 10 Thee \ Grand Army post ana
"ny Of sons Of Veterans were also at tne station.
General Howard said That The melnDers OF tic ii,
we're much touched by the manifestations Oi rt,Ic
and love for General sherman on the part OF the Grand
Army all along NE r1ue, ley & IciiHiHo" I E"d ~
pcciaIy the singing Of ne hyihh Nearer ~ you !"
Al Coshocton over 800 school children stood IN
~ Ionr line on the street running parallel with the
trark The church and lire bells OF the town were
t"Iied 4 similar demonstration was maze AZ I'M.
- which place was reached at half past L. NO
At :25 tne train stopped IN front Of the station ion
son sherman Granger got on tine train. Lcmert ro,t
had about 100 men 4 lne on the pAh,I ced ie nd %
veterans entered each one taking look at the 'a7het
a. Bnrpa the run of thirty three miles from Newark
IN Columbus luncheon served iu the dinlng car
columbus, reached al twenty hvc mi9nf' PaSt -
s a his fathers grave in 81. Louis. As the train
rolled into the Union station at Columbus inc space
% ,tner side was crowded with people, and Tor
on eeno av.av ther,. was mass struggling 70 get a
S}ew Of the train. The comrades Of Mcooy
PIT and Wells Post were in the ,T, station
accompanied by "A drum corps Inere ner va, va,
az administration but the people busted themselves
nr'dnr i'm so as to get a view Of the cohiE through
u" senator sherman. exPrcsdcnt Hayes. General Ewlna
ID thcr, Of the party had brief talk WITH relatives
anor a Coumbus who had come 10 the train. number
f Tho relatives Of the General MON Lancaster ana
2ancsyilc Ohio Joined the funeral party al TINS point
Tbore wns a wait Of five minutes at columbus ana
- crlrd Of about 10000 people gathered In the yclny
@f tbe train. The engine which was atV"heu hcIe
was cIaboratcly draped and decorated
,,o>-oDIvf, CITrpNAN,S MEMORY