, 1891-02-15
SHERMAN SLEEPS
The Brave Old Soldier Crosses
the Dark River.
Death Occurs at 1:50 Yesterday
Afternoon.
Scenes at the Bedside of the
Dying General.
Sherman's Instructions Regard
ing His Burial.
Hundreds of Messages of Con-
dolence to the Family.
The Remains to be Inferred at
ST. Louis.


Sherman.died atll so p. u.
The change 10 the appearance of things
about Gen. Sherman's late residence
caused by his death was remarkable. A
small crowd of curious people had gath
cred on the sidewalk opposite the house
aud gszed at the windows of the sick
chamber with anxious and sympathetic
eyes. There were faces at nearly every
window in the houses fronting and within
range of the Sherman mansion. The sun
had ceased to shine and the house of sor-
row stoo 1 in the chill and shallow, more
gloomy than ever. A sudden gust of
wind tore the last bulletin Of the patient
condition from the door. where it had
been posted for public inspect N. As it
fiuttered away into the street. a liveIied
servant pushed hurriedly through the
door out on to the stoop. He bent
toward the officer gu duty and whispered
something to him. The newspaper men
drew close. Everyone was expecti int and
waiting for M Interpretation OF the mes
sage. The policeman turned toward the
reporters, but the servant. as If the bur
den oil news was too great to longer CON
tain, saiG, in a smothered voice: He Is
gone. He died at $50"
Instantly the scene changed. Young
Ewing dashed out OF the house almost be.
fore the words were spoken, and was run
ming for the Telegraph office. The news
paper men joined IN the rush. Faces
disappeared from the windows and the
occupants OF the houses hurried into the
street to get all aud auy information they
could.
Gens. Slocum, Coils and Woodward
came from the house and held a short
consultation regarding the arrangement
for the funeral. Gen. Sloc1m said the
arrangements had not been perfected, but
that which had been given out was cor
rect. He aud Gen. Howard would meet
at Sherman's late RI sideuce tomorrow to
arrange the details. Gen. Coils said a
guard would be rent from Governors
island to take charge OF the remains while
they renamed in the house.
In speaking of Gen. Shermau's illness,
Gen. Coils said that two weeks ago he
had had a conversation with the general
whilr that gentleman was visiting him at
his house, OF which the subject was the
approaching anniversary Of Gen. Grants
birthday, April 81. Gen. Sherman at
that time, though in the best of health.
said he would be dead and in his grave on
the day when the celebration occurred.
He told Gen. Coils that he had a Fremont.
ton thai while at a banquet some cold
night he would CONTRACT a cold which
would carry him OF. This sight into the
future is regarded by Gen. Coils as some.
thing uncanny.
The following Official statement OF
scenes at the death bed of Gen. Sherman
and arrangements for the funeral were
gwen out by Lieut. Fitch: Gen. Sher.
man lay in bed from Friday morning unit
he died to-day without speaking a word
lie made an attempt to do 50 severa
times, but was unable TO utter a souDd
other than a hoarse gasp. He apparently
recognized those about him by the look Of
his eye. HIS tongue was swollen and the
Jaws were stiff some hours before he died.
Signs OF death were noticed half an hour
before he died In the icy coldness of the
finger tips. This GOODNESS gradually ex.
Tended To his hands and arms. He was
unconscious for the last two hours he
was alive. At the bedside we're his
son, P i. Sherman, his daughters,
Rachel and Lizzie, Lieut.. aud Mrs. Fitch,
Lieut.. Andrew Thackara, Senator John
Sherman. DR. Alexander, and Gen.
Ewing. The two daughters remained
kneeliug. one at each side of the bed
during the last hours of life of then
father. No priest or clergyman was
present, neither were any called. No priest
has entered the house since Father Taylor
called. Death clme so quietly that those
at the bedside did not realize that the
general was dead until DR.. Anderson said
All Is over. Death came with one
long sigh, Suffocstjon, due to the lungs
filling with mucous, was tie cause. I'm
mediately after death, Generals Howard
and Slocum, who were on the general
staff, were sent for.
Some two weeks ago the general made
known his wishes as to his burial de
particularly requested that his body
should not lie in state anywhere. He also
requested the funeral to be strictly a mill.
tary one. He SAID he did not care paric-
ulariv for any military observances here in
New York, but he did wan: IA military
burial 10 st. Louis, which would be par
tiGpated in by his old comrades in arms.
He also requested the funeral rites
TO be not in conformity with
any particular form of religion. He
wanted n soldiers burial. The body is
now lying embalmed in the room where
the general died-a back room on the sec
ond floor. The features are natural, with
the exception of a slight swelling on the
right jaw and under both ewes. The eyes
are closed and the arm folded across the
breast.
Senator John Sherman left the house
early In the afternoon and went to the
house of Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, where he
will remain until the departure for st.
Louis. Over ZOO kilograms have been
received and will be made public tomor-
row.
DIR. Alexander, who has been almost
necessarily at the generals bedside from
tie time his iliuess began. said tonight:
The general caught cold a week ago
Wednesday. Next day he attended a
wedding and aggravated the cod. Friday
found the general suffering from cold
and sore throat. but Saturday he felt so
much better that he wanted to go out. L
dissuaded him, however. Erysipeias get
IN Sunday and Monday he became
delirious. Erysipelas spread over his
lace and the lymphatic glands in the
neck became swollen. Tuesday and
Wednesday he grew worse. but rallied
slightly Thursday. The rally was
moi such, however, as to insure
even n faint hona of raoovarv and