Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-02-27
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
LAST CEREMONIES FOR TIE DEAD
PERFORMED FOR GEN. SHERMAN.

over xC,UOO People IN PROCESSION 3t new
York to Do Honor to tho Old Con,mau.
dcr-0bsequies at St. Louis Most Dig
niand and Impresslve-A Mammoth
Funeral Cortexo.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The remains Of
Gen. Sherman were taken to the Penn
s,lvania depot this (Thursday) afternoon
and placed on board special train to be
conveyed to st. Louis. Early in the
crowd began to collect in the
vicinity of the Sherman residence. At
II O'Clock
A Short Catholic Service,
consisting Of prayers for the dead, was
performed abour the casket of Gen.
Sherman. To this mono were admitted
but the members of the family and other
near relatives. The services we've SIM
pie and consisted of prayer and singing.
After these services the casket was
closed.
Tho Services
were over at 1890. The prayers were
read hy Rev. Father Sherman. Close to
the casket stood the other son, P. 7.
Sherman. In the front parlor were all
Of the members Of the family. Secre-
tary Blaine and wife and Mrs. Dam.
rosch were present in another room.
Father Sherman was assisted by Rev.
Father Taylor and two other priests.
Father Sherman, in conducting the SER
vices read from the scripture the pas
sage beginning: II am the resurrection
and the life" After the two selections
were sung from the orato1io of Elijah, by
BY Mendelssol,n, Father Sherman again
read the scriptures, and The Mi erere,
from Mendelssohn, was given. Prayer
was then offered by the son. and the
concluding music was the "Piu Jesu.
%, Rest in the Lord" was one of the
selections Senator and MIS-. Sherman
were with the family at the time these
services were performed.
At Q o'clock Gems. Howard, Slocun,
Johnston and other military dignita1ies
formed two lines on the walk aud made
q passage way to the caisson. As the
pail bearers left the house an army band
out towards Central park began playing
3 funeral march. Six lieutenants under
command of Lieut.. Rodman appeared in
the dool way, 1ealing On their shoulders
the casket Of the general.
Slowly They Bore Their Burden
to the awaiting funeral carriage. All
heads were then barred, and silence
seigned from one end of the street to
the other. At 2:05 q marching order
was given and the caissOn moved toward
eighth avenue. The private carriage OF
Gen. Butte1field was then driven to the
door and Gems. Schofeld, Howard and
Gen. Schofeld's aide entered. The pail
bearers were then seated in their re-
spective carriages in quick succession.
The Order Of Column
following the relatives and family waa
rs follows: President and vice presi.
dent, members Of the cabinet; Hon.
Joseph II. Choate, accompanying ex.
President Hayes; Hon Chauncy M.
Depew, accompanying ex-President
Cleveland; committees of the senate and
house Of representatives.; Lieutenant
Governor Jones and Mayor Grant; Mil.
itary order Of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States and officers Of the army
and navy; Grand Army Of the Republic;
the corps of cadets, United States mill.
tary academy, Lieut.. Col. Hoskins com.
manding; national guard, under com.
mand Of Brig. Gen. Louis Fitzgerald,
Lieut.. Col. Stephen n. Olin, chief Of
staff. The brigade consisted Of: eight
regiments of infantry. two battalioni
Of artillery and one troop Of cavalry.
$4,000 In tho Procession.
The route followed BY the procession
was Eighth avenue, Fifty-seventh ~
snue, Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street.
Broadway. Canal street and Debrossel
street to the Pennsylvania ferry. The
bulk Of the military escort continued
with the remains to Jersey City, wherl
they were met by the First regiment n
G. s. N. j., and placed aboard tha
special train on the Pennsylvania rail
Rad for st. Louis. The family and com
mittees of escort also boarded the train
It is estimated that there were q. .00(
persons in the procession.