The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-26
WITH MUFFLED DRUM.
GOTAAM'S TRIBUTE TO THE
MEMORY OF SHERMAN.

Twenty Thousand Men in Line-The Ser
vices at the House Conducted by the
Dead Hero's Son According to the CATH
Ollie Ritual.
At an early hour the people began to
assemble in West Seventy-frst street OPP
| poSite the residence of General Sherman.
From almost every house along the street
| the American flag tloated, the greater
number being in deep mourning There
were few visitors. Only the most intimate
friends and few old soldiers were adj
mitted, and the latter were obliged to
show certificates that they had served in
the army.
Rev. Thomas Sherman, whose arrival
has been SO anXiously awaited arrived
He was welcomed home. not by his be-
loved father, but by his brother 2. T.
Sherman, and his sisters, Mrs. Thackara
and Miss Rachel Sherman. He did not
go then to view his fathers remains, but
after short, sad talk with his brother
and sisters, retired for the night To pass
the hours till morning in restless sleep.
During the morning 4 large floral
shield was received at the house from the
West Point cadets. The shield was six
feet in height and four feet broad. 1t
was made of white and blue immOrtelleS
and bore the inscription. civilian Te-
cumseh Sherman, from his West Point
boys class of 1S40. +"
A short Catholic service was De rformed
about the casket of General Sherman.
| To this none were admitted but the
| members of the family and near rela..
tives. The services were very simple
and consisted of prayer and singing.
After these services the Casket was
closed. President Harrison did not look
H.,
family sent an invitation to him, but
the President kindly replied that he pre-
ferred to keep with him the remems.
brances of the General while alive
The caissOn, draped in black and
drawn by four white horses was drawn
up in front of the Sherman house The
horses were mounted by regulars. and an
army officer was in charge At the
caisson was an orderly leading the black
charger which bore the military trap
pings of the General. A black velvet
covering almost hid the horse from view.
But the boots ard saddle were plainly
conspicuous The services over, the first
move toward the formation of the process
sion was began.
A squad of the Sixth Cavalry formed
to the left of the house in the middle of
the street. The caissOn came up in fronb
of the house. Generals Howard, Socum,
Johnston, and other military dignitaries,
| formed in two lines on the walk and
made Dassage-way to the caisson. AS
the pallbearers left the house. an army
| band out toward Central Park began
| playing funeral march. The casket of
| the General was borne slowly to tho
| funeral carriage amid uncovered heads.
The procession began to move down
| Eighth avenue, but the progress was very
| slow On the side streets were hundreds
of carriages waiting for place in the
immense procession. The order of the
| column, following the relatives and FAM
| lily, was as follows
| President and Vice President Of the United
States
Members of the Cabinet.
| Joseph H. Choate, accompanying ex-President
r. 3. Hayes.
| Chaurcey NJ. Depew, accompanying ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland.
| Committees OF the Senate ana House Of Repre-
sentatives
| Lieutenant Governor Jones and Mayor Grant
| Military order of the Lord Legion OF The United
States and officers of the army and navy.
| The Grand Army of the Republic.
The Corps of Cadets, United States
Military Academy,
| Lieutenant Colonel Hoskins, commanding.
| National Guard, under command of Brigadies
General Louis Fitzgerald. The brigade
sisted of the following organizations: 69th
Regiment Colonel James Cavanagh,
with the old battle flag carried with
General Sherman at Bull Runs
9Th Regiment, Colonel WILL.
lam Seward 22d Regiments
Colonel j. T. Camp z1st
Regiment, Col. Fred.
Keeper; 7th Reg,
Daniel Appleton
18th Reg, Col.
Homan DoWd.
The First Battery, Captain WENDELL Second
Battery, Captain Wilson, and Troop "a"
Captain Roe, with troops Of the
regular army forming the
funeral cortege.
The Signal Corps, commanded by Captain Gal
lup, was mounted and followed the
Twelfth Regiment.
Delegations and representatives of veterans
Sons of Veterans, and other Organza-
lions, assigned, under charge of
General David Morris.
The bulk of the military escort dis
banded at Canal street The body es-
cort continued with the remains to
Jersey City, where they were met by the
First Regiment, National Guard, State Of
New Jersey, and placed aboard the special
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad for
St. Louis. The family and committees
of escort also boarded the train.
1t is estimated that there were 20, 900
persons in the procession. The streets
along the route were denseIy thronged
with spectators, Church bells were
toled in New York and Jersey City and
business was generally suspended