The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-02-26
SHERMAN At REST,
HOnOrS Paid the Dead Warrior from
the Atlantic TO the Mississippi.

Nothing so impressive as the ceremonies
attending the funeral of Gen. Sherman on
Thursday, Feb. 49, has been seen in New York
since the mortal remains Of Gen. Grant were
buried at Riverside Park. There was less
military pomp aud the procession was less i'm
posing than on that occasion Sheridan, Han
cock, Logan, Belknap, and many other prom
inent Generals who were at the Grant obsequies
had passed over the river, and were missing
from the scene
The popular mourning for Gen. Sherman is
deep and genuine, and could be read in the sad
faces which lined the streets through which the
body was borne 10 the cars ut Jersey City. The
Courts were closed, and no public business was
transacted. The Exchanges closed at noon,
and generally all business was suspended at
that hour.
Brief religious services were held at the
house AT noon, and Father Sherman, the dead
Generals son, conducted the services, assisted
by Father Taylor and two other priests, while
q boy choir furnished the music. The services
were very simple, consisting Of reading Of the
Scriptures song aud prayer. There were about
$50 persons present at these ceremonies, con-
Eisting Of the family and intimate friends.
The caisson on which the body was to be
carried was ordered 20 the house at o'clock,
and the honorary pail bearers formed two lines,
through which the casket was borne to the
csisson. The body bearers were six Sorgeants
under the command Of Lieut.. RodmAn. The
caisson was guarded by Lafayette Post, of New
York, half the Post being on either side Of
the remains. The caissOn was the same that
carried the remains of Gems. Grant, Sheridan
and Hancock 10 their last resting. place. Be-
hind the cRisson a coal black charger was led
by private soldier The horse was shrouded
in black pail, and pair Of army boots were
reversed in the stirrups.
The pallbearers in carriages, preceded the
csisson. They were Maj Zen. J. NJ. Schofeld,
Maj .-Gen. o. o. Howard, Resr-Admiral J. A.
Greer, Prof. II. l.. Kendrick. Gen. Joseph L.
Johnston, Maj .-Gen. III. w. SlOcum. Maj. Gen.
ID L. Sickles, Mai .-Geu. q. NJ Dodge, Maj
Gen. ID. M. Corse, Maj.-Gen. Wager Swayne,
Msj.-Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford. Maj Gen.
HorRtio q. Wright, Rear-AdmiTal ID. L. Braine
and Brighten. John Moore, U. S. A., all the
officers wearing the military uniform Of their
rank. The casson was followed by carriages
containing the members Of the Sherman
family.
Then came the Presidents carriage in which
he sat with Gen. Horace b. Porter; second car
riape, Vice President Morton and Gen. George
ID. Ruggles; third. Gen. NJ. ID. Leggett Acting
Secretary Of the Treasury Nettleton, Secretary
Proctor and Secretary Of the Navy Tracy:
fourth, POstmaster-Genersl Wanamaker, Sec
rotary Of the Interior Noble, Attorney General
Miller aud Secretary Of Agriculture Rusk;
fifth, Secretary Of State Blaine and Assistant
Secretary Grant; seventh, Chauncey NJ. De-
pew and eI-President Cleveland eighth, Jos
HI. Choate and eX-PTesident HAYES; ninth
Senators Hawley and Henderson aud Sergeant
alarms Of the Senate Valentine; tenth, Sens-
tors Cockrell, Pierce aud Evarts. Then fol-
lowed carriages containing other notable people
aud personal friends of the dead General.
After the carriages came the Grand Army OF
the Republic, under command OF Department
Commander Clarkson. There were FIVE divis-
ions Of the old veterans and Sons Of Veterans
in line, aud they made an imposing appearance
After the Grand Army came the Cadets from
the Military Academy at West Point the old
Guard aud other military organizations. There
were at least 5000 people in line. Gilmore's
band played Marching Through Georgia"
oTchestrated into a most touching dirge.
The houses along the line Of march were
draped in mourning.
Ii WAS 5 o'clock when the remains reached
the jersey shore and they were at once taken
10 the special train which was in readiness,
aud placed upon a cstafslque in the funeral
car The train consisted Of eight ears, the first
one containing the remains, the next contain
ing Gov. Albeit, OF New Jersey. aud Gov Pat
tis0n, Of Pennsylvania. and their stats, who
accompanied the train through their respective
States. All the cars except the one in which
the President aud Cabinet rode, were heavily
draped. The Presidents car was switched Off
At Philadelphia.
n. II.
turned out aud saluted the funeral train as il
passed. At Newark, n. j., the bells were
tolied while the train passed through the
city. The train did not pass through Phila-
delphis, but skiTted the city. Preparations
had been made 10 ere a salute, but il WAS aban-
dOued, and about 200 veterans went TO the
Germantown Junction and paid homage TO the
dead General.
At Pittsburg, the GAR turned ont in large
numbers, despite the rain which was falling
In torrents. swtchman opened 4 switch as
the train was approaching aud bad IL not been
for the slow rate Of speed % which il was going
aud the wAichfulness Of the engineer terrible
accident would have happened. As il was,
however no damage was done and the people
on the train knew nothing Of the occurrence.
At several towns in Ohio, the public school
children were In line at the stations 20 pay
homage 20 the dead hero. The train stopped
% minutes ut Columbus 10 change engines, and
crowds Of people and Grand Army men were
around the funeral train. The engine which
WAS hooked on at this place was deliberately
draped aud decorated. Above the headlight
was a large crayOn portrait Of the dead Gen
era and beneath the picture was the inscrip-
ton, "OAios son; the Nations hero"
Crowds OF Grand Army men gathered at all
the stations along the railroad through Ohio,
Indiana aud Illinois rs the Snnera-train passed.
| 10 was $50 o'clock OF Saturday morning that
| the heaYlly-draped train entered the Union
! Depot at ST. Louis. Elaborate preparations had
/ been made by the citizens of the city TO honor
! the dead hero, who had called ST. Louis bis
| home for many years. The casket was taken
! from the funeral-car by the body bearers and
placed Oh a caissOn. Immediately behind the
caisson were the honorary pallbcarers. They
were: Military, Maj.-GeB. John Pope, Brevet
Maj.-Gcn. Amos Bcckwith. Brcvet Mai.-Gen
! A. J. Smith Brevet Mai. Gen. John w. Turner,
! Brevet Maj Gen. Willard Warner, Brevet Brig
| Gen. John w. Barriger, Commander Charles S.
Cotton, I. S. n. Citizens, Judge Samuel Treat,
4 Col. George +. Leighton, Col Charles Parsons,
/ Byron Sherman esq; Daniel h. Harrison, Isaac
/ Sturgeon. Thomas Il. Tut and r. II. Tansey
Ranged on either side of the main entrance
| 70 the depot were the military and public OH.
cials who had accompanied the remains from
| New York, Gov. Francis and staff, Of Missouri
aud the Chief Marshal, Gen. Merritt aud stan
| The six Sergeants who had acted AS body bear
! ers at New York were then relieved by six
others of the 18th Inf, Sherman's regiment
1 The order Of march was then given, aud TO
! solemn music the immense procession started
! Grand Army Of the Republic, of st. Louis,
caisson escort OF honor 10 the dead Gen
erEl. This is the Post TO which Gen. Sherman
belonged aud OF which he was the first Com
! mauder
The FIVE aud one-half miles Of sidewalks be-
tween the depot aud the cemetery were pack Cd
| with people on either side, all business having
| been suspended in the Generals honor. IL was
1850 a. IN before the procession was fully under