Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-20
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.


Remains Of Gen. Sherman Being Taken Il
St. Louis.
| The EVENING SrAR's autographed reports Of
Gen. Shsrman's funeral in New York YESTERDAY
afternoon concluded Just as the procession wa.
ready to start from the Sherman mansion. The
pageant started down sth avenue from
fist street to 57th street, then turned into 5tt
avenue and down to Washington Square. Herr
the parade, except the guard Of honor and an
escort Of mounted police, was dismissed. La
fayette Post, having in its center the caissor
and black charger, turned into Broadway and
marched to Canal street and thence to Des.
brosses street ferry. The delegation Of confed.
crate veterans filed three carriages. They in
| clmicd Commander J. s. Dickinson. Lieutenant
Commanders J. H. Parker and J. J. Garrett
Paymaster W. Owen. Chaplain R. ". Paige. s.
W. Jones. j. E. Graybill, NJ. Clarke. DR.. W.
II. May. Chas. A. Brown and j. G. Freeman.
| GEN. JoHNsroN's PROMISE.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's serving as pail.
bearer was in accordance with promise mu-
tually made between himself and Gen. Sher-
man. Some years ago Gen. Sherman and Gen.
Johnston agreed that the survivor of them
would. if health permitted. attend the funeral
of the other. The friendship between these
two great adversaries on the field became after
the war closed an intimacy which was
touching in Its tenderness. When Gen. john
ston was a member of the House. of Representa-
tives Gen. Sherman used to 90 frequently to
the Capitol and sit with Johnston for an hour
or two during session Of Congress. And they
visited one another at their homes frequently
Shermans admiration for Johnston as a soldier
was very great. He regarded him as the Wisest
soldier on the confederate side. because he
knew perfectly well from JOhnston's tactics in
Georgia that the great confederate soldier was
convinced that the south was beaten after
- EIhn 10 ~ hAa an nf ffys-
burg.
Johnston felt in the fall of So that no mill
tary man could doubt what the end was to be
and he did not hesitate to express his opinion.
although this made him extremely unpopular
and brought upon him the enmity of President
Davis.
OFF ron ST. LOUIS.
The carriages in which were the family fol-
lowed closely and all boarded the ferry boat
which was in waiting and which took the re-
mains across to Jersey City. They were placed
in special car and the family and those who
are to accompany the remains to 1t. Louis oc-
cupied another car. The train left Jersey City
at CAT O'Clock.
The party which accompanied the body from
the house to 81. Louis consisted Of the Rev. r.
y. sherman, Pr. Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thackara. Miss Sherman, Miss
Rachel Sherman, Senator and Mrs. sherman,
Hoyt sherman, Mrs Wiborg, Gen. Thos. Ewing,
Miss Ewing, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ewing,
Henry Sherman. Gen. and Mrs. MA Miles, Mr..
and Mrs. Probasco, Mrs. Colgate Hoyt Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Steele, Gen. Schofield and aid Gen.
Howard and aid, Gen. Slocum and aid, Secre-
tary Proctor, Secretary Noble, Secretary Rusk,
Col John NJ. Bacon, Col l.. NJ. Dayton, J. II.
Barrett, Col c. I. Alexander, H.
At Plttsburg the party will be joined by Mr..
VIM. Fitch and at Columbus by Col and Mrs
Reese, Judge 2. b. Ewing. Gen and Mrs. Hugh
Ewing, Mr.. VIM. McCOmb, Judge and Mrs.
Granger and a reporter of the Associated Press.
At Mantua Station, West Philadelphia, the
last car containing the presidential party was
detached and went to Washington. The other
portion OF the train, consisting of six coaches
continued ON the way to st. Louis, where it is
que at o'clock tomorrow morning.
ARRANGEMENTS AT ST. LOUIS
Should the weather prove favorable and
nothing unforeseen occurs to interfere with
present arrangements, tomorrows funeral
pageant in st. Louis will be one of the most
magnificent ever occurring to departed SOL
der in the west 1t is estimated that over
Grand Army Of the Republic Loyal Legion
Sons Of Veterans and similar organizations will
number about 5000. Two hundred members
OF the Missouri Legislature will arrive in the
morning. The funeral procession will start
from the Union depot at II o'clock.
Snow and rain fell all day yesterday and the
streets are in a very bad condition All the
city and public buildings and many business
houses and residences are draped in mourning.
Last evening memorial exercise >were held iE
honor OF the dead general at Grand Musi: Hall
and eloquent addresses were made by Gov
Francis and others. Late in the evening a
telegram was received from New York stating
that Father Thomas P. Sherman would take
entire charge Of all religious services in st.