Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-02-27

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commission. Then, in carriages followed
the family, ana the New York party,
while tue army committee, Gems. Scho-
field, Miles, Siocum, Andrews, Howard,
Randoll b, Lieut.. Kinsbury, Capt, An:
drsws, and Capt. Barrett brought "
the rear. There were 1000 troops in
this division with tho band, 20 cavalry
horses and 40 artillery horses.
Delegation Of q. A. n.
There was \ slight break between this
and the Second division, which wa
composed OF Communicates Of th.
Society Of the Army Of the Tennessee.
and the Loyal Legion. 1t was heade1
by ex-Presiuent Hayes, as commander.
in-chief and staff, and comprised u.
order delegations of the Missouri.
Illinois, Kansas, Indiana. Iowa, Wiscon
sin, Neb. aska, Ohio, Pennsylvania an.
Minnesota communicates. A delegation
OF 100 members Of the Army Of the Ten
nessee from Chicago, brought up tn,
rear Of the division. The companies
for the most part, appeared in uniforn
with white gloves, The insignia of th'
order without rosettes, aud band o.
crepe encircling the left arm.. The Hi.
nois contingent of the Grand Army
headed by Department Commander "
L. Distin and staff had the right Of lin
in the Third division, and was followe,
by department delegations from Kansa-
Michigan, Nebraska and some fort.
Missouri posts.
The >ons of Veterans
of the state were represented by 1arc
delegations from over twenty camp
Col. j. Dlassieur was marshal Of VI
division, which had over 5000 in line
About 4, 4,OOO state troops and 900 req
lars made up the first half of the Fourt
division. The second half was led
Chief Justice Thomas 81. Sherwood an,
his associates Of the state supreme cour,
tue judiciary Of the United States an
minor courts, all in carriages; Lieuten
ant Governor Clayt n heading the stat
senate; Speaker Tuttle heading IT,
house of representatives and the sta;
officials, closed the division. The Fiji.
division was strong in numbers and rel
resentative in character. 1t was con
manded by Major Charles c. Rainwate
and consisted Of civic societies, mercai.
tile, historical, and quasi military OF
ganizatiUns. Two hundred members
the
Ex-Coafsd crate Assoc!at on
! of Missouri wearing mourning badge
and Grape. armlets, marched behind t.
chief Of staff, silent tribute to IT,
memory of the warrior whose superit
| genius had compelled them to lay dow
testimony to the fact that vanquished
void Tecumseh had gone from sigh
They wore old ex-Confederate unifor1.
!! and attracted general attention. AL
/ in line were q society Of German W:
| veterans, several Turner's societie
lodges of the knights of Honor and til
members of the Historical society.
: the sixth and last division were the cit
: officials headed by Mayor Noonan, cit.
, controller, Gen. John D. Stephenson
who was a corps commander unde.
Sherman, the city council and house 4
! delegates, all other city department
j and boards, the merchants and M
| chanics exchanges and citizens afoot an
: in carriages. From beginning to en-
the procession was over
Three Miles in Length.
And so the cortege slowly wended it
way to Calvary. With perhaps the po.
sible exception of the demonstratio4
chat accompanied the remains 9
Ulysses S. Grant. it was the most nots
bic tribute to the memory of an Amen
can that the country has ever witnessed
The route-west on Pine to Grand al
enue, thence north to Florissant avenue
thenca west to the cemetery-was full.
i've and half miles in length, but a
no point was there perceptible dimin,;
ton in the unbroken line of spectators
It seemed as though twice the enti,
population of the city were on Il.
Streets; yet at no point was there eiihs
disorder or unseeming levity. Ever.
thing was in keeping with the solemni,.
Of the occasion. Minute guns wei
fred by the battery; church bells we,
tolled as the caiss0n passed by, and IT,.
bands alternated tho Dead March
Saul with other dirges and tho ol.
familiar
1darchjnE Through Georgia,
to slow time. At O'Fallon Park, tn
twenty five veterans Of Ransom post
who by this time were worn and tiret
were relieved by similar number tina
had awaited their arrival. There was
halt when the intersections of Gran.
! and Easton avenues were reached, an,
! here the Grand Army and other militAr,
societies not under arms, dispersed, IN.
the members joined the throng o
pedestrians toward tho cemetery. !
!; was nearly Q o'clock when The head 0
the column reached Calvary. An ill.,
lnense crowd had already passe.
through, but large force Of police hat
kept open the route to the grave au.
prevented intrusion upon the space Re
quired by the family. Outside tn
Safes the cavalry and artillery deployet
to the right aud left. Gen ly the oil
veterans Of the Thirteenth lifted tn
casket from the caisson, and tenderly
with slow and measured tread,
They Bore 1t to the Grave
aud laid it down upon . bier. Father
mother, son and babe We're united II
death. The bier had been placed directl.
! in front of the grave of little Willie, VIII
died at the age Of 9 years, in 1868. 7,
the right was the grave of Mrs. Sher
man. surmounted by a handsome monu
uent; to the left Of the baby, Cllarlie
who died in South Bend. Ind, in 1864
y before his first year of life had passed.
The wind whlstled through the life
less branches of the trees, hut ever.
head was barred and bowed as Fathe
SHERMAN stepped 10 Inc neau VI W
casket. The fortitude of his sisters de
serted them 1T this trying juncture, an
!: they gave way freely to their grief ii
sobs and means. The service performe'
by Father Sherman was very similar t
that conducted by him prior to the re
moval of the body Of the general fron
the residence in New York, and whe
he had concluded the casket was gentl
lowered by the survivors &
, his old regiment to his Ia:
: resting place. Then were IL
. military taps beaten and . bugle SCUM
. ed a last requiem, the earth ".
shoveled in and all that was mortal 1
) "Old 'Tecumseh" had passed foreve
, from sight. .EA,
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{, ANOTHER GONE.
; Gen. sibley, Hlinnesota's Defender In ts'