The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-16
Secretar Y Rusk wires /:

Hon. John Sherman: Permit me to express
10 you and through you TO the family OF Genera
SHERMAN, my deepest sorrow at the loss of my old
commander and friend. No words VIII express
my grief at the lIrepataOe loss. | can only ialn
with his family and his country in mourning one
OF our nation's greatest sadeTs aud strongest de.
tenders In war aud III peace. j. NJ RUsK
kilograms were also received from Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller, III. NJ. Stanley
Judge Walter q. Gresham, Archbishop Ken
rick of ST. Louis, Joseph E. johnson, Judge
Harlan and General Alger. In addition to
these there were kilograms from foreign
Ministers and heads of various State de-
partments from all over the country and
Europe.
PRAISE FROM TALMAGE
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music to-
night Dr. Talmage spoke as follows of Gen.
eral Sherman:
The country has no grander soul to sur
render into eternity than the one who has
just passed away from us. Frank, honest,
brilliant, gallant, patriotic William L. Sher-
man. Thank God that even knew, that |
even felt the hearty grip Of his right hand
and had the friendship Of his great big
heart. ! have no part in the question which
is being agitated as to whether he was a
Catholic or Protestant. ] heard his profess
sion Of faith on memorable occasion aud
under peculiar circumstances. In New
York at the New England dinner, three
years ago, sat with him four hours. He
on one side and the immortal Henry W.
Grady on the other, when, in conversation,
he expressed his respect for the religion en-
braced by his wife, aud his own faith in
God and his confidence in the future. SIM
pie as chilc, brave as lion, sympathetic
as woman, firm as rock, wrathful as the
tent est when aroused against wrong, love-
ly as June morning among his friends"
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The preliminary arrangements for the
funeral of the late General Sherman have
been made. The funeral cOrtege will form
Thursday next at the house in West Sew
enty-hrst street, and move promptly at 2
O'Clock. The funeral services proper will be
held IN ST. Louis. The funeral procession
IN this city Will be made up as follows: The
regular army escort will he under the COM
mand Of Colonel Loomls Langd0n of the
First Artillery. 1t consists of all the infan-
Try Dattall6ns i0rated III the vicinity Of New
York harbor The artillery will be made up
of the First Artillery, U. S. A; Dillenback' S
hight battery and two f0ur-gun batteries of
the National Guard. The cavalry will con-
slst OF troop OF regulars and troop OF the
National Guard. The body will be borne
on "A caissnn. An escort of honor from
Lafayette Post, G. A. r., will surround the
calSson and the pall-beareIs, who will be in
carriages. Following them will come the
family and relatives in carriages; then the
President and Vice President of the United
States, ex-President Hayes. ex-President
Cleveland, delegations from the United
States Senate and House of Representatives,
the Governor of the State of New York and
the Mayor Of the city.
THE MILITARY.
The military part Of the procession will
follow the carriages in this order: Loyal
Legion, q. a. Il. posts, corps of cadets,
National Guard. S. n Y. delegations from
civic societies, citizens. The Department OF
the G. \. K. will be under command of
General Clarkson, the National Guar ds
under General Fitzgerald, and the regular
nnTf I'll. 30
Howard. in command of the military, has
designated General Butterfeld ms Marshal
in charge of tie column. The veterans OF
the Seventh Regiment and those from other
regiments will be assigned positions at the
DesbrOsSes Street Ferry to receive the
cortege on its arrival there
NEW JERSEY VETERANS.
At the New Jersey end OF the ferry will
be stationed posts of veterans from that
State. The Dall-bearerS will be: General
). Nj. SchGfield, General o. o. Howard,
Rear Admiral ID. l.. Brainp, General Thomas
l.. Casey, General j. C. Kelton, Professor
ii. l.. Kendrick, General Joseph +. john
son. General Ii. w. Slocum, General Daniel
q. Sickles, General L. l.. Dodge. General j.
NJ Corse, General Wager Swayne, General
5. !. Woodford
THE INTERMENT.
Colonel ClarKson expects to have 10000
soldiers in line from New York and Brook
llyn and $500 from New Jersey. Generals
Howard and Slocum were asked by the
family to take entire charge of the funeral
and accompany the body to st. Louis. The
lnterment will be In Calvary Cemetery at
st. Louis. The funeral in st. Louis will be
strictly military in character
On account Of the expressed wish of Cen
eral Sherman when alive, it was decided
not 10 comply with the request of President
Harrison that the body be taken to Wash
ingt0n and there lay in state for day. 1t
Will not lay In state anywhere.
SURVIVING COMRADES.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-General Sherman
was the first Colonel of the Thirteenth
United States Infantry. p. j. Carmody is,
perhaps, The only survivor of the regiment
who lives here. Captain Carmody wired Z.
l. Sherman asking what arrangement, If
any, has been made as to the place of honor
for the veterans of one of the dead chief
tain's early commands. The following re-
ply has been received from z. L. Sherman
.Will make arrangements for you to join
Ransom Post, g. A. r., and escort the body.
JOIN it with none but survivors of tie
Thirteenth" About 125 survivors are left,
most Of whom live in Iowa. Minnesota and