The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-15

health, said he would be dead and in his
grave on the day when the celebration oc-
Cured. He told General Coils he had /,
premonlton that while at banquet some |
cold night he would contract a cold which |
would carry him off. This sight into the
future Is regarded by General Coils as
something uncanny.
The following official statement Of the
scenes at the deatn-bed of General Sherman
ana the arrangements for the funeral are
gwen out by Lieutenant Fitch: General
sherman lay in bed from Friday morning
until he died today without speaking
WORD. He made an attempt to do SO sew
eral times but was unable to utter sound
other than hoarse gasp. He apparently
recognized those about him by look of
the eye. His tongue was swollen
and jaws still for some hours
before he died. Signs of death were no
tlced half an hour before he died, in the icy
GOODNESS of the finger tips. This GOODNESS
gradually extended to his hands and his
arms. Hew unconscious for the last two
hours he was alive. At the bedside were
his son, P. T. Sherman, his daughters,
Rachael and Lizzie, Lieutenant and Mrs.
Fitch, Lieutenant and Mrs. Thackaray,
Senator John SHERMAN, DR.. Alexander and
General Thomas Ewing. His two daughters
remained standing, one at each side of the
beda during uthe last hours of the life OF
their father. No priest or clergyman was
present, neither were any called. No
priest has entered the house since Father
Taylor called. Death came so quietly that
those at his bedside did not realize the
general dead until DR.. Alexander said, ''All
is over" Death came with one long sigh.
| Sunocation, due to the lungs filling with
mucus was the cause. Immediately after
his death, Generals Howard and Slocum,
who were on the generals staff, were sent
| for.
Some two weeks ago the general made
known his wishes as 10 his burial. He
particularly requested that his body should
not be in state anywhere. He also re-
quested that his funeral be strictly mill
tary one. He said he did not care particu-
larry for any military observances here in
New York, but he did want military
burial in ST. Louis, which would be par
tlcipated in by his old comrades in arms.
He also requested that the funeral rites be
notin conformity with any particular form
OF religion. He wanted soldiers burial.
The body is now lying embalmed
in the room where the general died
the back room on the second floor. The
features are natural, with the exception of
slight swelling on the right jaw and under
both eyes. The eyes are closed and the
arms folded across his breast. Senator
John Sherman left the house early in the
afternoon and went to the house of Mrs.
Colgate Smith, where he will remain until
the departure for ST. Louis. Over a
thousand kilograms have been received and
will be made public tomorrow.
DR.. Alexander, who has been almost in
cessantly at the generals bedside from the
time his illness began, said tonight: 1.-The
general caught cold week ago Wednes-
day. Next day he attended a wedding and
aggravated the cold. Friday [ found the
general suffering from a cold and sore
throat, but Saturday he felt SO much
better be wanted TO go out. dis
suaded him, however. Erysipelas sci
in Sunday and on Monday he became
delirious. The erysipelas spread over his
face, and Emphatic glands in the neck be
came swollen. Tuesday and Wednesday he
| grew worse, but rallied slightly Thursday
The rally was not such, however, as to in
sure even faint hope of recovery, and
so informed Surgeon General Moore al
Washington. Friday was the turning
point. The erysipelas had almost com
pletely disappeared, but the attack haG
left him much weakened. His old COM
, plant, bronchial trouble and asthma,
; think, killed him. In his weakened condi
ton he was unable to throw off the mucus
which gathered; it accumulated and he
; slowly strangled to death. / think he sui
fered greatly. There was always the quick
respiration and gasping for breath, but he
bore everything without murmur, and M
r one could have been more heroic. Since
Tuesday we practically abandoned all hope
of his recovery"
The following kilograms have been re-
S ceived by the family. From Secretar,
Noble-The heartfelt sympathy of mysel
S and Mrs. Noble goes forth to the family o
dear General Sherman and to you. Gu
d countrymen mourn one of our and thu
: worlds greatest heroes, but yours is tn
: deeper grief for the loss Of father
e brother, friend. Heaven bless you all
: Secretary Blaine-Convey to you
q brothers. family our tenderest sympathy
0 A very great man has gone.
J. Secretary Tracy-In this hour of affic
ton, you have my deepest sympathy. Tn
e memory of General Sherman will be for
s ever cherished by the American people a
It one of their most valued possessions.