Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-03
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The Funeral obseQuies Of General
william Teoumseh Sher-
man in st. Louis

st. Louis, February 21.-St. Louis to-
day received back to her care the re-
mains of one of her adopted sons. No
man was more beloved and respected;
no man had a more brilliant career;
achieved more successes or was held in
moro esteem by the entire people OF the
United States than was this adopted
sOn-General William Tecumseh Sher-
man.
On the platform was Gov. D. r. Fran
els with his staff and the members
Of the general reception committee,
headed by Messrs. James G. Yeatman
and Henry Hitchcock. AS soon as the
train stopped Governor Francis boarded
the car Lancaster and paid his respects
to Generals Schofeld and Howard, and
the other military officers accompany
ing the funeral party. After an ex-
change OF greetings. the gov.
ernof and representatives OF
the general committee and OF
Ransom post were introduced to
the members of the cabinet and to Lieu
tenant Fitch and Thackeray. These
last two gentlemen were informed that
everything was in readiness for the fu-
neral service, and that the procession
would start at II o'clock promptly.
Meantime, outside the depot the mill
tary companies were moving into p0-
sitiOn. The caisson on which the body
was to be borne from the train to it's
last resting place was drawn by six
bay horses. The riders were the
men who worked tho Hotchkiss guns at
the battle III Wounded Knee creek dur
ing the recent Indian war. They be-
longed to the Seventh cavalry known as
the "Figbting Seventh" Their names
are Privates Mallory, Ryan and Doug
las. The body bearers were eight SER
geants. Four of them, Sergeants Con-
nelly, LANCE, Henn0sy and Ziegner
were from the Seventh cav
airy. The other four sergeants
Hudmann, Lavay, French and Dono-
hugh were from battery E, First ar
tillery. In front of the caisson on Pop
lar street, was the Twelfth infantry
from Fort Leavenworth under Colonel
Townsend, drawn up in line facing the
depot. On the opposite side OF the
street were the members of Ransom
post, who were to act as guard OF hon.
or. The horse that was to be led be-
hind the caisson equipped with the
dead generals saddle, bride, boots,
sash and spurs followed near the Gals.
son. He was a black horse belonging
to troop D, Seventh cavalry of Fort
Riley, KS, and was brought from there
specially for this purpose. He was led
by Sergeant George FL. Rathguber.
The horse on this occasion was
not covered with a black cloth,
IS was done in the funeral
trade at New York. At 1O;l5 o'clock
open barOuche drove into the car
re way.
renerA Merritt and stad arrived at
- depot at 1890. At that hour the
ad jacent streets and the Twelfth street
bridge were fairly lined with people.
The police had all they could do 20 keep
the streets clear for the procession to
General Merritt and staff, preparations
were made to remove the body from the
car where it had rested during its 'Ong
journey. The eight body bearers took
up positions at the car door, four on each
side. Directly behind them six on
side, stood the honorary pail bearers.
They were:
Major General John Pope, Brevet
Major General Amos Beckwith, BTevet
Major General J. A. Smith, Bfevet
Major General John f. Turner, Brevet
Major General William Warner, BTevet
General John Bardiger, Commander
Cash Cotton, U. S. N; Citizens Judge |
Samuel Treat, Colonel George &. Leigh
ton, Colonel Charles Parsons, Byron
Sherman, esq, Daniel S. r. Has,son,
esq.,, Isaac SesgeOn, esq, Thomas E.
Tut, esq, and Il. III. Tarsey.
AS they started with slow ster out |
through the carriage way to the waiting |
oaiscon the TNUaIfth infantry nresa nted