New-York tribune., 1891-02-19

President Hayes, Colonel L. NJ Dayton ana j. NJ
At Columbus the party will be Joined by Colonel I,
Reese and Mrs Elizabeth Reese, Judge r. b.
living. General Hugh Ewing and MIS- EWING
William McComb Judge Granger ana MIS- uI@A
The train is due in st. Louis at a. m. OF Sat
urdav but may be delayed. as II VIII SLOW up at
stations where posts turn out 10 salu'c' vi "ioN
other demonstrations are maze -.
Ney-NorI< will be in mourning to-day ana Dus-
ness will he suspended. Balconies and pillars
in many Of the hotels and Dig buildings VIII oc
ne City Hall and oil the city departments will
bo closrd today aS well as the courts anuC0ultN
Offices, except the Sherlii oliice' "iiion VIII ''
oneo for businpss until noon
The worl, Of putting up the mourning uecora-
tions on the City Hall was begun yeStrruay' vrci %
the supervision of Commissioner uaioS oS ,bo Ky a.;
ere to be completed before the ho"F Vi 'ne iu-
In accordance with instructions from Secretary
Tracy Yesterday RcarAdmlral ~ - 1Ia,T' bo eonr
mondont of the New-NOrlI Naval station, mas or,
dcrcd that work be suspended at the Navy haru
to-day. The Navy Yard tug Cahipa VIII come ON
TO New-Yorll early this morning Wi IN, 'iT fnnnra m'I
TALON of 25O marines 10 parade WIN the iuherai'
A. the Sherman home, No. 20 WeS1 SeNehN-
Grst.st, thousands of people viewed the body OF
General sherman After - oGS,H , rfect r,c n,or
of visitors constantly increased, Dut ptrltct oreI M
was kent. the people passing into thc mouse Dy
the main door, through the parlors' tnence down
stairs and out by the basement d9of ~ : o cIock %
the line OF men, women ana chlIaTeh waning tneiI
tmrn nj admission extended in huge rlght-anglc
from =, - West Seventy-frst-st to the elevated
station at Seventy-Second-st:
Ahout = 80 d. M, while the crowd was greatest,
bcoutiful biz black Newfoundland dog, collar.
loss and apparently OwnerleSs, got INTO the Inc
and moved with it up toward the mouse. Inc
policemen drove him away nine or ten times, ana
a. offon he took his place in the line again. Ihe
incident was curious one, and the supJecC OF
much comment
Although IT, had been intended to close the house
ot 4 u M the crush was SO great that the time
was extended TO o'clock. Some W0rkmcn dlg-
ring the foundation for a building on the avenue
near Seventy y-IrSt-St nearly cauSeu II panic ,pS
firing tremendous blast, which shook every hulld-
ing in the ncighEOrhood, at p m. Inc Sl0"l$
moving line broke, women ana chlidrch shrlckedl
and the police had difficulty III restoring order ana
Xmong the callers who looked the face Of
thp dead warrior were many veterans W1o nad
served with him and mary school children 10 "hoh
he was known only a. a great figure in the history
of their country. Many of them carried hoWera.
which they left beside the colin. shortly aiter
noon two magnificent floral pieces were received
by the Sherman family. One was seLi by res
dent Harrison II measured about llNc iect bt
three and was made up of bed oi IIirS oi
the VALLEY. with border OF red ana Whltc roses
Rostis, diaeonally across the lily background
was . sabre wrought in purple vloletS. Inc
other tribute was sent by General Wager Swaync
II was a largc pillow of white roses
Mrs. T. r. Butler sent q magnificent horal dc
sign wrought in SagO palms ana lilies "I Ilr
valley and violcts. 1t represented cross and
4 wreath Of imported Roman laurel tied with
purplc ribbon came from Mr.. and Mrs. Sanders
Shortly after the doors of the house were shut
10 visitors the coffin was closed, not To be re-
opcncd The room where il lay was like paradise
Of flowers 50 many tributes OF that sort had been
received.
fnmily in addition 10 those already published were
the following:
Kansas City, Feb. lG, 1891.
rIn S,mtHWrsicrn soldiers Association send mourn
ml sympathy to the family Of their beloved com
mander Nav The God who sustained him IN battle
'o''''o'' ''1 ~ Secretary.
Pccksklll. Feb. &c. 1901.
TO Miss Rachel sherman:
Let me EXPIRE. to Won my profound sympathy. S., in
vour great sorrow. which /, shared by cNcIS o"'ci
and cadet In this academy.
Sacramento, Cal, FEB. lG, 1891.
70 Miss Rachel sherman - A.. o..,,,o ooo,,,o
on behalf Of the old soldiers and the entire people
ol this state. tender to YOU thclr deep 'ymPat'S m
your present bereavement. California JOINS tlc
asncc Of The Nation in expressions OF sorrow IN the
io1S ~ General sherman. .. II. MARNIGAh
i''' Va Governor.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 10. 1871
"a GcncraI H. W. Sl0Cum:
kindly convcy to General sherman's family the
.vnIpatlv of WiscOnsins sons OF Veterans. cur uf
der mourns the loss of one OF ITS TaFmesi riIRR Id'
Commanding Div Of wl.consin sons Of Veterans
Geneva. y V. Feb. 10, 1891.
swift Post. no %. q. \. r.. sends expressions "
,inccre sympathy with you in uis & tmr Gi y9Hi ana
nmr nflicii,n j. H. lIITCIICp'k,
our ANN Commander
Other tccsrams were received Yesterday from
r. | Potter Post. g.. \. T., OF treSt0h, IOWA
Mr. and Mrs. john NJ. Murphy, oi ian Jo,e' al
and the Confederate veterans oi Il"rlud, VINO
lid Z" We minrle our tears with those Of the
countlcsS millions who mourn the death Of that
crand old hero, General Sherman.