Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-02-21
FUNERAL RITES.
The Funeral Train Bearing the
Remains Of Gen'l Sherman
Starts on its Journey
Across the Con-
tinent.
The Lsst Sad Journey.

Sherman. The dawn OF his funeral
day opened igbt and clear. The
courts remained closed. At noon gen.
ersl bu-ine-s was brought almost TO q
standstill, and all who could do s.
orssed their duly Occupa' ion to do
honor TO the dead soldier. At an
esrly hour people began to assemble
in the street opposite the residence Of
Gentral 5 herman. From almost every
house along the street the American
Avg fiOated at hAlf-msst.
There were few visitors in the early
hour Of morning. Only the most in
timate friends and few old soldiers
were ad nj ted, and the latter were
ob'iged to show certific Ite- that they
bad served in the army. Rev. Thomas
Sherman, the Generals SOD, whose
arrival wfs so anx ousIy awaited, ar
rived at The house at 80 this morning.
just af'er taking an early break fast
this morning with the family be took
a last look IN the remains of his father.
A few minutes before IL O'Clock
ilrge f1ural shield Wss re -eivcd at the
hou.e from the West Point cadets.
The shield ives six feet in height aud
four feet broad and was made Of white
and tlue immortellss and calla Hlies.
At IL O'Clock Secretary Blaine. Proctor
and Rusk. and Gensrs OBJ isne.
Homer and Ewing arrived q. the
house. President Harris N will not
look upon the remains OF the General.
The family sent an invits.iOn n him
this morning, but the President kind
" replied that he preferred to keep
with him the remembrance of the
General v hie alive. He did not wish
to see him In death when their sssl.
Citations had been 80 warm and genial.
Al noon every door step along Few
enty-First street wss crowded with
interested spectators aud the windows
were filed with expectant facss.
About 1925 o'clock . eaissoa draped
10 black and drawn by four horses
wss drawn up In front Of Sherman's
house. The horses were mounted by
regulars and an army oficer was In
charge.
Behind the csIsson was su orderly
leading q blsek charger which bore
the military trappines of the General.
The black velvet covering allaOs( hid
the horse from view but the boo's and
saddle were plainly conspicuous. The
services Of prayer began at noon and
were over at 1880 p. m. The prayers
were read by the Sew. Father Sher-
man. Close to the casket stood the
other con P. It. Sherman. In the
front parlor all the ether members OF
the family. Secret = Blaine and wife
AZ MIS-. Damrosch. Father Sherman
was assisted by Rev Father Taylor
and two other priests. Father Sher-
man, in conducting the simple services
read from the Scriptures the passage
beginning, "I am the resurrection
and life" After this two selections
were sung ON the oratOrio Of
Ellis. Father Sherman again read
the Sculptures and the Miserere from
MendelsOhn YVES given. Prayer wa
then offered by bis son and the services
were concluded with music. There
were about $50 persons present at th'
services. A greater number were rela
tives, but among the friends were Mrs
Grant and Senator Cameron.
Before the arrival of the hour 70
the funeral procession to start carriage
containing prominent officials, botl
military aud civil, arrived at tn
mouse. Among the visitors were Geo
w. Childs, A. ]. Drexel, HirSn
Hitchcock, Chaunvey NJ. Depew
ex- Presidents Cleveland and Hays
General Schofield aud Governors Pat
tison aud Buckley with their staffs
the Senate committee in q body wear
ing the usual signs Of mourning, an'
after them came the large oommitte
Of the House. II was clnse on to
o'clock when President Harrison will
Lieut.. Ernest, his aide de.camr
reached the house
Long before the procession move'
the spectators began to take thei
position along the line Of march. Tn
decorations slong the route were no
50 pumerous or 50 elaborate ~ whel
Genera Grant WIS buried, but neveI
! theless they were strikingly handsOm
and in great profusi0n. just ab)ut
O'Clock q troopof the Sixth cavalr
formed to the left Of the house In th
middle Of the street. SIX lieutenant
J then appeared In tbe dOorway bsArin