The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-17
TILE DEAD SOLDIER.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE oBsE.
QUIES OF GEN. SHERMAN.


NEw YoRK, Feb. 16.-The remains OF
General Sherman will be placed In the
burial easliet tomorrow morning
and taken to the front parlor
on the first floor. Until this morning
they lay in tho silent upper chamber
In which tho Generals last hours were
spent. To this chamber none but tho
members OF the family and the most
Intimate friends were admitted. ST.
lence reigned In the death chamber;
without stood the silent guard, and
none but the lowest whispers were
heard there.
The body was prepared to-day for
Its narrow home, and in the evening
the undertaken came to the residence
for final consultation over the ar
xnngeinents. The great Commander
will be dressed In the full uniform of
General of the United States Army.
The casket will be of oak and will be
! covered with black broadcloth and
lined with white satin. Polished sill
yer bars will ornament It's side, and
the plate on tho top will bear the
name und dates of the birth and death
OF the General Floral tributes from
grief stricken friends and loved ones
will be placed ON and around the
casket. Until Thursday none but
members of the family Will be pcrmit-
ted to look upon the form of the do
parted General. On that day only the
intimate friends will he admitted and
given an opportunity OF taking last
look at the remains of him whom they
loved In life and now mourn in death.
General ButteIiield has been made
Grand Marshal of the military demUIi-
stration. The procession will be formed
on Eighth avenue and ON Fifty-seventh
street. The march will be out OF Fifty
seventh street to Fifth avenue. to
Washington Square, and from there to
the Desbrosses street ferry. The streets
most free from obstruction below
Washington Square will be chosen.
Owing to the lack of time and the pre-
vailing bad weather the New Jersey
and Pennsylvania militia and the
Grand Army of the Republic organi-
Eations will not probably come to this
city. 1t Is expected that these organi-
zationS will make arrangements to
pay honor to the funeral train us 1t
passes through their cities and towns
In the same manner us did the corps
OF cadets at West Point when General
Grants remains We're brought to this
city.
Word has been received from Wash
iDgton that the Senate will send u
committee OF five 10 represent that
9ations from Mi n,,ynnizations of
WhIch General sherman was not n
member Will Ina rest,inteJ 10 ti,i4 same
number
tTsa funeral will ho slmost military,
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sdya,,ce ~ M ,ai,s,tn So,,'im,, h. > 10 10
Generals military trannings The
funcral car will he nlaced on fhe repn-
lar St Iouis fnsf eynress ~ fbe Penn
eIiyania rnoj AZ a "a frhtrsdnv oven.
inc The tyniu IL rypected IA nttiye
in n Touis an Sstur,iav morniug MT
TsO Only n fnv ~ tbe Gene,a Ia
family nud relatives will po 10 81
Louis and unly ono cnr will be used
Inv them The matnliers ~ the a 4
n Al Pittsl,urr desire 10 nav special
honor TO the Generals remains in that
city.
fhe members oil the New YORK Press
Cub, lhls afternoon, passed resolu-
LIONS OF sympathy ana conuolence Tor
3 the family. lhe resolutions also re-
terred TO the iaet thnt denefal Sher-
man had made his last public speech
at the recent annual dinner OF the
club. The resolutions Will be pre-
semted 10 the family.
me west Polnt Cadets sent this
despatch on Saturday:
= W. 'AtI NfAAl't9
OF TIN United states Military Academy,
DESIRE respectfully to express our sin
core sympathy for The family Of Will
liam 1ecumseh sherman. His name
will be sacred to US as embodying all
that Is great as a soldier; all that is
generous and kind in n friend. lii his
heroic career will he Il lasting glory to
West Point. His example and precepts
are uiuying leSacies 10 hts sons.
poston - 10 SoIts n or .1phis, "a rs,
-. ~ no1t9i vi ~, to.uny wy Doatu "a . ai,cl T.,
sYe@ ~ a tha Ssd cts,
in which General sherman was held by
the citizens of Boston, and expressing
profound grief AT his death,
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m- Nv f1''oiDNi NJ, 80 uApiTLl NJ, lSNiihp' nii,.
MAsHlNdT9N teb. l6.-Ihe President
cum to participate in the ceremonies
In New York, on Thursday, incident to