Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-02-14
GEN. SHERMAN IS DEAD.
THE END CAME THIS AFTER
NOON.
Now stated That he was at no
Time as Well as the Public Was
Lead TO BelieSe-A Complication
of TrOulIes-I.Ife of the General.

New YORK, Feb. 14.-All night long
Gen. Shcrmrn wavercd between life and
death and continued to fight bravely the
hopeless battle. Early i'll the evening the
physicians knew that the end was ap-
preaching slowly but surely. The swell
ing of the face and neck had disappeard
but with the subsidence of the symptoms
of crysipelas came development of lung
trouble complicated with the return
of long standing descasc, asthma. The
mucus began once more to accumulate
in the lungs and the first signs of passive
pneumonia became apparent.
At $50 this morning no hope was en-
tertained Of the recovery of General Sher-
man. DR.. Janeway, the consulting ply
sician, left the house at this hour. There
is decided change for the worse" said
the doctor. "IIe will not live through
the day and he is at present very
low He may die at any moment.
| His strength is failing.
"What seems to be the trouble now ?"
was asked.
"Ervsipclas and bronchial troubles, "
was the reply,
At 9:35 the Generals condition was
still without hope At his bedside were
his son, p, T. Sherman, the daughters,
Misses Rachael and Lizzie Sherman, Mrs
Thackara, Mrs. Fitch, the sons-in.law,
Lieut.. Thakara and Fitch; Senator Sher-
man, Mrs. Colgate lIoyt, Drs. Alexander
and Greene, and Secretary Barrett.
The announcement that all hope was
abandoned fell like cloud upon the
spirits OF hundreds OF inqurcrs in the city,
Ii was unotIicially stated this morning
that the generals condition had along
been more critical than outsiders had
been led to suppose. Only at one time
since Tuesday have the doctors enter
tained positive hope OF ultimate recovery
and that hope was not one OF strong con
fldcncc.
1 y. m.-Gcneral Sherman died at / 30
p. m. The burial will take place at St.
| Louis.
General William Tccumsch Sherman
was born at Lancaster, ONO, February
8, 1890. His father was a lawycr and
for five wears before his death, in 1920,
was Judge OF the supreme court. William
was adopted by rhos. Ewing, and at
tended school in Lancaster until 1886.
Gen. Shcrman's military education was
received at West Point, whence he grad.
uatcd in 1910; he entered the artillery
and served in Florida, and became FIRST
lieutenant in 1911; captain in
1850; resigned in 1853 and went
to San Francisco, Cal, subsequently
practicing law i'll Kansas; in 1860 he was
made superintendent of the Louisiana
military school, which he gave up to ac
cept commission as colonel i'll the
United States army, and commanded &
"brigadc" at Bull Kun. Being placed il
command OF the Kentucky department
he expressed the opinion that 1t wouC
require an army OF 10000 men to cleal
it of the Contcderates, whcrcupon he
was declared insane and relieved
OF his command. In 1862 Gen
era Sherman joined the Army o
Tennessee, and was wounded at Shiloh
where he had three horses shot from undc1
him He was a major-general, and wa'
at Corinth, Memphis, in the Nlcksburl
campaign at Chattanooga and Knox
vile. His march to the sea, from At
lanta to the Savannah, with GO, 900 men
gave him his military distinction. Iii
was ssucccssivcv brigadicr-gcncral, major
general, lieutenant general, and general
n-chief. In 1869 he was appointed sec
rctary Of war, but filled the place only {
short time, and in 1881 was placed upo1
he retired list OF the army.