Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

The Remains Of the Old Command
or Inferred at St. Louis.
Honors Paid to His Memory All Along the
Route From New York-Funeral Ser
vices At ST. Louis-The Final
Resting Place.

vices at St Louis-The Final
Resting Place
The special train bearing the remains
of General Sherman left New York for
St Louis on the 10Th. after a brief fu-
neral ceremony at his late residence IN
that city. Flags were at half mast,
business houses closed and every testi-
mony of respect was given the memory
of the deceased by the people OF New
York Crowds gathered at all the stop
ping places along the route to St Louis
and G. A R. veterans and other citizens
assembled to pay their last tribute of re-
spect TO the dead soldier. At every
town and city through which the train
passed bells were tolled and the firing
of cannon announced the passage of the
mournful procession
AT ST. LOUIS
ST. Louis, Feb a2-The last taps
have been sounded, the bugles have
trumpeted forth a final farewell and
William Tecunseh Sherman sleeps
with his kindred Only the fresh
turned earth on 4 mound in Calvary
cemetery just where the holy rosary
and the way of Bethany come together
tell the story that the last of that great
triumvirate of American generals
whose fame is as imperishable as the
nation itself has been laid 10 rest
The pageant. the final service, the
grave-all were in harmony with the
man: the one imposing was his career.
the second simple to severity as was his
life and habits. the third with nothing
but a fringe of shrubbery TO separate it
| from those of the comrades and veter-
ans with whom old Tecumseh had loved
To mingle
1t was within a few minutes of $50
when the booming of a gun by battery
| A. of the St Louis light artillery. and
which was stationed to the east of the
depot announced that the funeral train
was on the other side of the big bridge
| Even at this early hour there was an
immense crowd outside of the depot
A few minutes before II o'clock the
| caisson-oue that had been specially
brought from Fort Leavenvorth. drawn
| by four coal black horses-was drawn
| up in front of the main entrance to the
! depot, and amid the vibrating roar of
| the artillery the casket was tenderly
borne from the train by eight members
of Ransom post and placed on the car
riage Its head was draped with the
I
union jack that covered the caissons
containing the remains of Gen Joseph
Hooker ("Fighting Joe") and Cen
George H. Thomas (''rhe Rock of
ChiclSamauga")
Under escort of the infantry the cais-
son was then driven to point where it
| was to take its position in the parade
| Having assured himself that the di-
| visions were in such shape that no de-
lays or bitches would occur, Gen Mer-
| rift gave the signal Then there was a
| double salute of artillery. and at 1I:1O
the head of the column began to move
west on Pine street Chief of Police
| Harrigan with fifty picked men led the
| way Then came Gen Merritt as
chief marshal and his staff, followed by
Brevet Brigadicr General Forsyth. COM
mander of military brevet- This was
composed of troops B, ID. E, G, L and X
| of the Seventh cavalry-the heroes of
| Wounded Knee Next to the caisson
itself these troops, fresh from the scenes
of the Indian troubles. attracted the
/ greatest attention Immediately in
their rear came batteries L of the Sew
enth artillery and of the Fourth un-
der command of Major Edward n Will
liston and nine companies of infantry of
and Fourteenth infantry commanded by
| Col Edward F. Townsend
Behind the infantry came the caisson,
the stately coal black steeds moving
slowly and impressively. as though ap-
| preciating the greatness of him for
whom they were performing last of
| fee. On the other side of the caisson,
as well as before and behind, forming a
complete square. marched twenty-four
members of the Ransom Grand Army
post, the organization of which some
time before his death the general had
requested that it perform this duty
The caiSsou was followed by a black
steed with flashing eyes and fiery nos
trils, led by an orderly and bearing
General Sherman's sword and account
rements across the saddle
Then followed the local clergy, of oil
denominations, the pail beares. civil
and military. the surviving members OF
the dead generals staff and others. In
carriages
Then in carriages followed the family
and the New York party. while the
army COMMUNICATIONS. Schofield, Miles
Slocum. Andrews, Howard and Ran
dolph, Lieut. Kingsbury, Capt Andrew:
; and Capt Barrett-brought up the rear
There were 600 troops in this division
, with 300 cavalry horses and 2IO artillery
The four other divisions were made
up of state troops. Grand Army posts
civic societies and officials
!, 1t was nearly 2o'clock when the head
. of the column reached Calvary
The wind whistled through the life
less branches of the trees, but ever,
head was barred and bowed as EatheI
Sherman stepped to the head OF tn,
casket
The remaining services were brief
, when the military ceremonies close,
, the events of a day that will long be re
/ mem Der