New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-18
FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

,-eo,rrYoNS EXPRESSING ITS SORROW Al
GENERAL, sHERMANs DEATH AND lib
ADMIRATION OF HIS CHARACTER
,,,o ch.mber OF Commerce took appropriate acVoh
res,erdav on the death OF General sherman NO
was q large attendance with freSiueiU -,
Smith in the chair. General sherman was al 80
,nenher of the Chamber Of Commerce, ana MS uca'
800 10 many Of the members as personal percaN0
rnn. president Smith, in his graceful ih'roo"o"''
.ma,rs said that history would write the halie -
william Tecumseh sherman consplcuousN uP
n.pes devoted to those who FOUNDED anu saw
p.pub,c: and his memory would be cherisheu IA m
hearts Of the people so long as patriouc sofNOS' 49,
swerving integrity and loVaoie q""'
preciated among men, r-.uc rsso,u
aons. which were adopted and which Will be ensr'Ss0'
and sent to General sherman's family co,,r,src.
Whereas The members OF the Cnsmoe as on IN the
0us ~ severe National bereavement to pay ne
frlSnte of respect to the character anu oG Under
81 Nstnsus aSucarv interests OF the Republic; ana
whereas To-day, by the dlspensaH1'' t % If aztec.
wise Providence I tSe memory Of great soldier whose
splendid services in the long Iot ,v we're
ton Of the me GR Soa. aeeSemens illustrated the great
ness Of soldier who in CONQUEST knew mo therefore
whpse sores That the Chamber Of Commerce OF te
state OF hereby places on record Its %ns e
sentiment s tS S Sgsto% na, Sustained in ds
OF our distinguished soldiercitizen aenera' ""n'
TeG pnsnyea THAT BY the death Of General sherman
the world has lost one Of Its geates' eon ard unds
Pure in h ssnseT Of he o only Won and
fSm the soldiers Of his command but ne anS coD
INSPIRED H He was soldier Of justice right and truth s
and he passed from 9 3Ss MORN mornn az SKY
pa Rss"Ved That the results achieved by he sa wS
largely due to the sSeneTSp Of william
strategy ana and that the people Of this Republic arc
Indebted 10 him for his eminent nitea ana pros
peTosoyed That as citizen he
himself 70 o many Of onr local institutions As a,
honorary member he has ne Genial presence
ton: OF tins az our annual banquets socially NJ
Wss the peer Of those with whom Sotepcrse all the
charm noeman in the amenities Of n Ie
home was haven OF IeR9se dn ut his fresde
were the ahsg IS.t the Chamber Of Commerce herens
,Sers 10 the family Of Genera @ 90 tbeir bereave
sion Of sincere sympathy IN ''e "O''
ment. .,ou,or, sreech in secondina
Carl schurz made an eloquent sp -ron,a mn fai
.,.so resolutions History, he saio' "ouu .su,o,,,
IN record that this great general was ~ .no,,cb,
so,a,er model Of republican cinzenshp .,'.u.d hi.
soaier n".rhuc owed him more ever darkened M
's's ~ no, could have spoken 10 MIN vi V"'
.,tnde ~ republics without meeting rrom ,i'
st.rn rebuke Indeed, he might uui. % go
have been in his old age, not only tie h'o'V 0'
but the happiest OF Americans ,..,.,, ou,o.,
General Horace Porter delivered nesuo" s,or,nsy
cna~a, sherman He said that General Shorinsi
80. many sided man, but his fame wo'iid resi- VI
his achievements as sooieF' -. t.
ms, ms so,d,er. In war he was prompt II
conception and bold in execution. ine IVORY ~
nIacsd him in the front rank Of the great capIst
Pia.Su ~ As an American lie never falea 10 pTeasns
ms ,Cfiiet sentiments Of patriotism He mas hannet
dow" T the memory Of a great name. ana s'o'
example. ,,,,, enohe of General Sher
y a,tit,,de during the troublesome tunes OF u'
mans s,| Sowm,sson of 1876 and paid high tribute
TO- him in that respect and Others wha Hn r. 1pey
also haae raso,ntlon authorizing President smith x
appoint committee to s tS o fSS fsnS % rp pn
to- the Chamber AT the funeral: President smith
Alexander f. Orr wsm F. Dodge ASrsm :, rd Hewi
inman' Morris X. Josup, Richard I. wilson ano
william H. Webb.