Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-26

ket out through the door to the
Shoulders of the waiting body-hearers.
AZ the end of the flag-covered oakeE
hoy was passed through the door every
head was uncovered and silence relgned
snnreme. Slowly and carefully the
precious burden was taken IRON
The car and placed on Tue
shoulders Of the stalWaIG ser
peants. As they started with $40"
steps out through the carrlage-Way 70
the waiting caisson, the TWel1tn IN
t fno nresented arms, flags were
dinned and the regimentai BAND playeu
PlevePs we'll known hymn.
MANY. many hearts were touched oy
tho sioht. and veterans and comrades
If the dead General could be seen
CRYING on all sides. Gems. Howard am q
SI0c11m were so overcome they oo ~,
not sneak for several minutes. Inc
casket was placed lengthwlse on NE
caisson and then strapped IN place, oh
Il we're placed the hat and sword OF MN
who Law inside. The delivery OF the
remains to the St. Louis BODY guaro
relieved the six sergeants VINO
had accompanied it from New ork ol
ali further care. When the fastening
Of the casket was finished Col. Town
send gave the order to march, and the
Twelfth Infantry wheeled into line ana
marched up Eleventh Street to the cor
ner of Clark Street. Here they haired.
The omen carriage with the floral pieces
followed directly behind. Then the or,
der was given by Lieut.. Wilson, ana
the caisson with it's sacred burden
moved slowly up Eleventh Street TO
place next the carriage containing the
flowers. On each side of the calsson
walked the four military body bearer rs
Directly the caisson started the 4oo
members of Ransom Post &. A;
r., who had made up the guard
of honor, marched up IN two
columns, one going 10 one sue az
the other on the opposite SIDE
Of the caisson. The saddlehorse bear
ing the riding equipments OF Gen.
Sherman was led just behind the Gals
son and between the columns OF Ran
som Post. Meanwhile the immediate
members of the Sherman family had
flied their coaches and were now
driven into a place in the procession
next to the guard of honor. Behind
the family were carriages IN
which were the people who had
come from New York to attend
the funeral. In the first coach were
Secretar, and Mrs. Noble, Judge Hougih
and Mai. Randolph. In the second,
secretary huSk, AsSG. CoCy' -! "ii''
Carlos A. Greedy and Capt. Kings
bury. The third carriage contained
ex-President Hayes, Gen. Schotield,
Gov. Stannard and Lieut.. Anderson.
The fourth, Gems. Howard, Slocum and
Broadhead and Lieut.. Howard The fifth
Gen. Alger, James +. Yeatrr an, Col.
McCroory and Gen. James d. Moore.
When these carriages had taken their
proper places in the line Gen. Merritt
with his staff galloped to the
head the procession, which was at the
corner of Clark and Eleventh streets.
At II 10 o'clock, all division command
ers having reported everything ready,
Gen. Merritt gave the order to march.
The funeral column was made up Of six
divisions.
The march to the cemetery from the
depot was through some Of the prin-
cipal streets of the city.
The entrance to the cemetery WAS by
the rear gate. The larger part of the
military remained outside of the ceme-
terry. The services at the grave were
of military character. The only ex-
ception was the reading Of a few pas
sages of Scripture and the making of a
prayer by Rev. Thomas Ewing Sher-
man, son of the deceased General.
A military salute was fired at the
grave. Thousands of people were pres
ent at the ceremonies.