The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-20

street, inclusive. were GranQ Army posts.
The West Point Cadets formed on Sixtieth
street and the soldiers OF the National Guard
had positions on Eighth avenue, Broadway
and Fifty-seventh street. The sidewalks
were crowded with people. Promptly at 3
o'clock the body was borne from the house
on the shoulders Of six heutenants in the
army and placed upon the caisson, but it
was fifty minutes later before the process
sion moved down Eight avenue to Fifty
seventh street and thence by Fifth avenue
70 Washington square. There the parade,
except the guard Of honor and escort OF
mounted police, was dismissed.
THE ESCORT TO THE TRAIN.
Lafayette Post, having in its center the
caisson and black charger, swinging into
Broadway, marched to Canal street and
thence to Desbrosses street ferry. The car
riages In which were the family followed
closely, and all boarded the ferry boat,
which was in waiting, and which took the
remains across to Jersey City. They
were placed in the special car
and the family and those who were per-
mitted to 60 to st. Louis occupied another
car. The train left Jersey City at $50
o'clock, Il is announced that the brief
burial service of the Catholic church will
be conducted at the grave in st. Louis by
Father Thomas Sherman.
BRoOKLYNS TRIBUTE.
The people of Brooklyn observed the day
as a half holiday out of respect to Gen,
Sherman. Flags were displayed at half
mast ON all sides. Many Of the stores closed
and but little business was transacted
in the courts: The public and parochial
schools were closed at noon with but few
exceptions. Veterans of the late war carry
ing their battle-flags left Brooklyn for New
York in the morning under tho command Of
Grand Marshal Bell. The heads of the city
department and county government also
to New York to participate in the
ceremonies.
THE coRTEGE.
The funeral cortege moved out Of Seven
! ty~tirst street in the following order: A
squad or mounted police in the van to clear
the way. Behind them came the regular
military escort, composed Of battalion of
marines and company Of the United States
engineer corps, under command of COL
Loomis L. Langdon; the First Artillery,
preceding the eaisson, around which
marched in hollow square.
Next came the carriages containing the
pallbearers, Gems Schoheld and Howard
Rear Admirals Braine and Greer, Prof. Fl.
L. Kendrick, Gen. Joseph L. Johnston,
Gems. Slocum, Sickles, Dodge, Corse,
Swayne, Woodford, Wright and Moore.
All the officers wore the military uniform
Of their rank.
OCCUPANTS OF THE CARRIAGES.
The caisson was followed by the carriages
containing the members of the Sherman
| family. Then came the Presidents car
| riage, in which he sat with Gen. Horace B.
Porter. The second carriage contained
| Vice President Morton and Gen. George B.
Ruggles, the third Gen. n. 3. Leggett,
| Acting Secretary of the Treasury Nettle-
ton, Secretary Of War Proctor aud Secreta-
| ry of the Navy Tracy; the fourth Postmaster
General Wanamaker, Secretary Of the In
terier Noble, Attorney General Miller
and Secretary Of Agriculture Rusk; the
fifth, Secretary Of State Blaine and Assist
ant Secretary Grant; the seventh, Chauncey
M. Depew and ex-President Cleveland ..the
eighth, Joseph Fl. Choate and ex-President
Hayes; the ninth, Senators Hawley
and Manderson and the sergeant-at-arms
of the Senate, Mr.. Valentine; the
tenth, Senators Cockrell, Pierce and
| Evarts. Next came the carriages contain
ing Lieut.. Gov. Jones and Mayor Grant
After them came the carriages containing
the friends OF the deceased.
The sidewalks, roof-tops, every win
| dow swarmed with watching humanity.
| As the cortege passed down the
avenue there fell IN behind it the military
order of the Loyal Legion Of the United
States and officers Of the army and navy,
among them being representatives of the
Ohio cemmandery of which Gen. Sherman
was a member. Then came the Grand
! Army of the Republic followed by the Wes,
Point cadets under the command of Lieut..
| Col. Hawkins.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
| Next in line was the national guard, un-
der command Of Gen. Louis Fitzgerald,
made up Of the following regiments:
Twelfth, Seventh, Seventy first, Twenty
second, Ninty-eighth, Eighth and Sixty
ninth. Following came the Old Guard, un-
der command of Maj. Mclean, leading the
veterans under the command of Gen H. E.
Tremaine. Among tie veterans were
the confederate veterans, camp Of the
city Of New York riding 10 carriages. and
| after them came In carriages representa-
tives of the chamber of commerce and New
York Historical Society. Of the common
| councils of Boston and Brooklyn, the Union
| League Club aud other bodies. Altogether
| fully 15, 600 men were In line.