Telegram-herald., 1891-02-17
THE DEAD HERO.
Arrsaging fer TIE aner4l- Remains
20 Be ysksa 70 81 Louis
for lnterFnent.
NorRsiSs foK sHxsxAs.

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every hand can be seen evidences ~
tAe respect paid 20 the memory Of the
dead soldier Not emily are the rags
placed 81 half mast on all public build
ings. bat many stores and private resi-
denees display the old here's picture IN
the windows. drsped IN suitable badges
OF mourning.
after General sherman death Generals
Howard and sloeum, who were GA Cen.
eral Shermans staff. were sent for
Some two weeks ago the General made
known his wishes a. 20 his burial. lie
particularly requested that his body
should not lie IN state anyw here. He also
requested that the funeral be d strictly
military one. He said that he
did not care particularly for any mill
tary obserysnces here ia New York, bat
that he did want military burial in
~ Louis, which would he participated
In by his old comrades in arms lie also
requested that the funeral rites be not
in conformity with any particular form
Of religion. lie wanted a soldiers
burial The body is now lying EN-
balned in the room where the General
d;ed--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 fold
ell across the breast
Less than half an hour after the news
Of the Generals death was flashed over
the country messages of coincidence
began TO arrive. The messages were
received hv Private Secretary Barrett
and Senator sherman. Senator Sher-
man said that nearly 5000 dispatches
had been received There was one from
President Harrison and one from each
of the United States Senator'S, from
members of the Cabinet from General
Schofeld and from other army officers
Other dispatches received were from
Chief-Justicc Fuller, Henry NJ. Stanley,
Archbishop Kenrick, of 81. Louis,
Judge Gresham. General Joseph +.
Johnston, Vice-Presidcnt Morton, JUS
tice Harlan, General Algcr, James &.
Blaine and ex-President Hayes. In adj
dition To these there were kilograms
from the foreign Ministers and heads
of various State departments from all
over the country aud Europe.
The outward mark of respect that
was shown in New York City upon the
announcement of the death of General
sherman was the universal raising of
flags at half-mast on all the public
buildings, the newspaper Offices and on
mary stores and private residences.
Dispatches from all parts of the coun-
try state that Governors and State and
local authorities generally have issued
proclamations and have taken other
official recognition of the death.
FUNERAL ARRANeEMEETs.
Preliminary arrangements for the
funeral have been I.ade. The cortege
will form at / o'clock on Thursday
ne-t at the house on West Seventy-frst
street. and move promptly at o'clock.
III raj services proper will be held
in 3. Louis. The fun a procession
in this city will be made up as follows:
The regular-army escort will be under
the command of Colonel LOOMS L.
Langdon. OF the First Artillery. 1t will
consist of all the infantry battelions
located in the vicinity Of New York
harbor. The artillery will be made up
of the First Artillery United States
Army, Dillenbanks' Light Battery and
two .our-gun batteries of the National
Guard. The cavalry will consist OF
troop of regulars and Troop y Of the
National Guard. The body will be
borne on caisscn. An escort OF
honor from Lafayette Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, will surround the
caisson and the rall-bearers. who will
be in carriages. Following them will
come the family and relatives in car
riages. Then the President and Vice
President of the United States, EXPIRES
idcnt Hayes, ex-President Cleveland.
delegations from the United States
Senate and House of representatives,
and the mayor Of the city. The milf
tary part OF the procession viii follow
the carriages in this order: The
Loyal Legion, Grand Army posts,
corps OF cadets, National Guard. ;.
n O.. delegations from civic societies,
citizens The line of march from Des-
brosscs street ferry had not been de-
cided upon yet. The department of
the Grand Army of the Republic will be
under the command of Gen
eral Floyd GARRISON. the Ma
tional Guards under General
Fitzgerald: the regular escort under
Colonel Landon. General Howard. in
cemmsnd of the military. designated
General Butterfeld Is marshal IN
charge OF the column Veterans OF the
Seventh Regiment and those from other
regiments will be assigned TO positions
at the Desbrosses street ferry To receive
the cortege on its arrival there. At the
New Jersey end of the ferry will be
stationed posts Of veterans from that
State. g. A. r. posts at points along
the route who desire To pay honor to
the remains will be notified in season
The bearers will he: General J. VI
schoheld. General O. q. Howard. Rear
Admiral n +. Braine, Rear Admiral L.
A Kimberly. General Thomas L. Casey,
General ]. G. FELTON,. Prof. ii. L. Ken
drick. General Joseph r. Johnston.
General II. w slocum. General Daniel
r. sick.es General J.. L. Dodge. Gen
eral ]. NJ. Corse. General Wager
swayne. General :. L. wcodford-
General Garrison expects 20 have To-
90 soldiers IN line from New York and
Brooklyn and .. 800 from New Jersey
Generals Howard and slocrm were
asked hy the family 20 take entire
charge Of the funeral and 10 accompany
q Z
viii be in Calvary Cemetery. ST Lcais.