The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-19

Fitch and Thackara. the generals sons
in law: j. NJ. Barret. his private secre-
tary: Gen. Thomas Ewing, his brother
in-law. and Doctors Alexander and
Green. who have attended him con-
stantly.
DIR. G. I. Alexander. the attending
physician gives the history of the Gen.
erals illness
The general, as is known, caught
cold Wednesday week ago. The next
day he attended wedding against the
urgent advice of members of his family.
On Friday was called in and found the
general suffering from cold and a
sore throat. On Saturday he felt SO
much better that he wanted to keep an
appointment he had made for that day.
On my advice, he>yever, he desisted and
spent the day playing cards, believe,
with his family.
Erysipelas set in on Sunday. He was
flighty on that day, and on Monday be-
came delirions. The erysipelas spread
over his face, and the sympathetic
gland in his neck became swollen.
Tuesday he grew worse, and applied
treatment for the erysipelas. Wednes-
day came and there was no change for
the better, but Gen. Sherman slightly
rallied on Thursday morning. His rally
was not such to insure even faint hope
of the generals recovery. and SO in
formed Surgeon General Moore at
Washington.
Friday was the turning point for the
l...I II
completely disappeared, but the attack
had left the general very much weaker.
His old complaint. broncial trouble and
asthma. think. killed Gen. sherman.
The remains of the General will find
interment at st. Louis. 1t is expected
that the funeral arrangements will be
to certain extent made by Ransom
post of that city, as Gen. Sherman ex-
pressly desired to be laid at rest by his
old comrades. Commander, L. Il. Rip
ley sent the following telegram to Z. I.
Sherman this afternoon:
In compliance with the wishes Of Gen.
Sherman. expressed in his letter to
Ransom post of date Feb. .. 1880. the
post tenders its services to take charge
Of the funeral ceremonies here, and
VIII Seiltt VI NV ali tScoTb dItU
guard of honor. Please telegraph me
the wishes of the family.
The following telegram was received
from New York in reply to the dispatch
sent this afternoon:
The family are glad to accept the
offer of escort on arrival of the remains
of General Sherman ut st. Louis. Send
delegation Of not to exceed four to meet
cortege ut Indianapolis. Generals
| Howard and Slocum have by request
!, provided for everything from here to
| st. Louis viii probably leave New
| York Thursday evening.
| j. j. HOWARD.
Gen. William Tecnmseh Sherman was
born ut Lancaster, Ohio. Feb. s. 1870.
lie was a cadet at West Point from 1886
| to 1910. when he was graduated and
promoted to second lieutenant of the
Third artillery. lie served in the Flor
ida war until 1912, during which he
was promoted to first lieutenant. In
1915 he went to California. and was in
the war with Mexico, being brcvetcd
captain in 1878 for mcritorious conduct
He was acting assistant adjutant gen
eral of the department of California
from 1917 to 1919: aide-de-camp to Gen.
p. X. Smith, and acting assistant adju-
/ tant general of the Pacific division t.
1850. promoted TO captain Sept. -, 1850
and on commissafy duty at st. Louis
and New Orleans until Sept. 9
1858, when he resigned and wen
to San Francisco. where he was in tn.
banking business until 1857. In 1885,.
he praeticed law at Leavenworth. Or
the outbreak of the war he was colone
in the army. His life since then il
known in every household in the coun
try.