Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-16
ACTION AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Harrison's Tribute to the
Great Dead-A Mourning City.

President Harrison's Tribute to the
Great Dead-A Mourning City.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 16. The presi-
dent sent the following message TO CON
gress Saturday afternoon:
To THE SENATE AND House OF REPRESENTA-
TTvES; The death OF William Tecunseh Sher-
man, which took place to-day at his residence
in the city of New York at 1:5O .. m, IS an
event that will bring sorrow to the heart of
every patriotic citizen. No living American
was so loved and venerated as he. To look
upon his face, TO hear his name, was TO have
ones love of country intensified. He served
his country, not for fame. not out of sense of
professional duty, but for love of the flag and
Of the benefc>nt civil institutions of which it
was the emblem
HE WAS AN IDEAL SOLDIER
and shared TO the fullest the esprit du CORPS of
the army, but he cherished the civil institu-
tons organized under the constitution and was
only soldier that these might be perpetuatefi
in undiminished usefulness and honor He was
in nothing an imitator. a profound student OF
military science and precedent, he drew from
them principles and suggestions and so adapted
them to novel conditions that his campaigns
will continue to be the profitable study of the
military profession throughout the word. his
genial nature made him comrade To every sol
der of the great Union army. No presence
was so welcome and inspiring at the camp fire
| or commandery as his.
HIS CAREER WAS COMPLETE
His honors were full He had received from the
| government the highest rank known to our nil
itary establishment and from the people unstint.
| ed gratitude and love. No word of mine can a,id
! to his fame. His death has followed in start
| ling quickness that of the admiral of the navy
| and II Is a sad and notable incident that wher
| the department under which he served shall
! have put on the usual emblems OF MOURNING
four of the eight executive departments viii h
| simultaneously draped IN black and one Other
| has but to-day removed the Grape from it.
| walls CSigned) BENJAMIN HARRISON
Executive Mansion, Feb, Ii. 1881.
Order to the Army.
The following executive order was also
! issued:
1t IS nv painful duty TO announce TO the
country that General William Tecumseh Sher
| man died this day at one o'clock and fifty min
| utes p. m, at his residence in the city of New
| York The secretary of war will cause tn,
| highest military honors to be paid TO the mem
| DRY of this distinguished officer. The national
| flag viii be foated at half mast over all public
| buildings until after the burial: and the public
| business will be suspended in the executive de
! partments at the city of Washington and in tbs
| city where the interment takes place on tbs
| day of the funeral, and in all places where
! public expression Is given to the nationa
sorrow during such hours as will enable every
officer and employee to participate therein Will
| their fellow citizens.
| iSigned BENJAMIN HARRISON
| Executive Mansion, Washington. Feb H. ISL
Four Departments Draped.
Officially Washington is in mourning
Never before in the history of the govern
| ment have so many executive depart.
ments at one time been draped in mourn
ing for deceased officials AT this tim,
the following departments are draped
| The navy department for ex-Secretar!
Bancroft ami for Admiral Porter: tn,
treasury department for Secretary Win
dom; the interior department for ex-Sec
rotary Stuart: the war department 70
Gen. Sherman. The mourning emblem
were removed Saturday from the depart
ment of justice, which was draped for ex
Attorney General Devens