New-York tribune., 1891-02-20

the President took him By the arm and gently
escorted him 10 another part of the boat.
Inc Baltimore made her trip without mishap
and at , :35 o'clock her passengers We're landed
and were driven TO the train, which was made
up on the northern track, Just outside of the
regular tIain-house. The caiAson was drawn up
TO the combination ear at the head of the train
ana the collin was lifted from il to the car by
tie SIX stalwart sergeants of the lst Artillery
Inc carriages drew up at the steps of the other
ears and their occupants were transferred from
one conveyance to the other without touching
ground.
CROWD At THE TRAIN
The crowd around the train was kept at o re-
spectful distance and in good order by six COM
paneS of the 4th New-.Jcrsey Regiment, under COM
mand Of Lieutenant-C Colonel Abernethy and seventy
five policemen under Chief of Police Murphy
The policemen were brutal in their conduct push.
ing women with children III their arms and young
girls about among the car-tracks with unneces.
Sary violence.
Two of the militia companies formed doubl.
INES between the ferry-slip and the train, and
the carriages passed between them General
Shermans morse was led up to the combination
car and the saddle and uappings were taken
from him and placed i'll end of the car The
flowers that were seen at the head of the coffin
in General Sherman's home were sent to the train
and placed at the head of the catafalquc in the
car on which ne body rested for its Journey 10
1t. Louis. Ire interior OF the was entirely
draped IN black, not a piece of the woodwork
anywhere being visible.
The train was composed of an engine and eight
ycstibuled cans. The engine No. l32s. was
driven by George Roe, the conductor of the train
being George X. Dean. In the combination car
with the coffin were the six seTgeants who will
guard thc body on the journey to ~. Louis. They
were Charles Foley. Battery NJ Frederick SohI
battery II; F; NasahI, Battery e. John Reardon.
iattcry G John f. Hogan. Battery &, and Eugene
Mccarthy, Battery A-all OF the lst Artillery,
United States Army. and commanded by Major w.
j. Randolph, Of the Sd Artillery.
TO ACCOMPANY THE BODY
The second car the Liverpool, was occupied BY
Governor Leon Albeit, of New-Jcrsey, and staff.
who will accompany the body through New-Jer.
sey. and Governor Pattison and stat, Of Pennsy
lania. who will be with it through the limits Of
that State. Tnen came the Danville, in which
we're Secretaries Rush Proctor and Noble General
II. ". Burnett Major W. j. Randolph, Generals
Howard, Slocum and Schofeld ana ex-Presidehb
Hayes. The fourth the dining-car, and the
fifth, sixth and seventh, the Abyo the Cadi and
President Robertss private car, were occupied by
tie sherman family and close friends. These in
cluded the Rev. ]. T. Sherman, p. 7. Sherman,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Fitch, Lieutenant and Mrs.
Thackara the Misses Sherman, Senator John Sher-
man and Mrs. sherman, IIOyt Sherman. Mrs. WI
borg. General Thomas Ewing and Mrs. Ewing,
Mrs. Charles Ewing. Henry Sherman, General and
Nlrs. Miles, Mrs. Colgate iioyt. Mr.. Steele Colonel
John VI. Bacon, Colonel L. NJ. Dayton and j. NJ.
Barrett.
The last ear on the train was the private Of
General Manager Pugh, and in it were Presidents
Harrison. Vce-President Norton. Secretaries
Blaine. Proctor and Tracy. and Mrs. Morton. The
last ear will he taken only as far as Mantua juno.
tion, near Philadelphia where it will he switched
on to n Washington train. All of the cars except
ing the last one were covered with Grape which
completely concealed all Of the elaborate orna-
At 8: ~ O'Clock the train was started. and az
the same moment the church bells Of Jersey Cty>
began 10 toll. Within n few minutes the body or
General Sherman was being whired toward Its
final resting place.