The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-15
SHERMAN SUCCUMBS.

cold which would carry him on. This
insight into the future is regarded by Gen.
| Colliss as something uncanny.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Judge Gresham. who
held command under Gen. Sherman
| from 1861 until the army reached Atlanta,
spoke this evening of a singular occur
renee. Three weeks ago." he said. II
visited Gen sherman at his home in New
York lie was then well, cheerful and
bright, and recalled number of incidents
of the war which I had quite forgotten.
In continuing he mentioned a number of
our army friends who had died and re-
marked: Gresham, we will follow them
soon Little did I then anticipate how
near he was 10 death.
AT TOPEKA
TOPEKA. Kan, Feb l4.-The executive
council OF the state met in special session
this afternoon Immediately upon receipt
OF the news of the death of Gen. W. 4.
Sherman. The council ordered, as a mark
OF respect to the distinguished dead. that
the flags be displayed at half mast from
the capital dagstafis. and that on the day
/ OF the funeral the state departments be
! closed at the hours Of the services.
RESOLUTIONS, recounting the achieve
ments OF the last Of the great commanders
and mourning his death, were passed by
the council and ordered spread upon the
journal of its proceedings. The council
also ordered that the capitol building and
the various departments be draped in
mourning. The work of draping the state
house was completed this afternOOo.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. l4-The
Southwestern Soldiers association OF Kan
sas, with headquarters in this city will
hold memorial service TO their beloved
commander, William Tecumseh Sherman
at the opera house in this city tomorrow
at p. m. Posts Of the Grand Army of the
-
throughout the country are requested TO
hold like services in their respective cities
GENERAL NOTES.
NEW YORK. Feb. IA number of vet
erans called at the house in the evening
They expressed surprise when told they
could not enter, and were more surprised
when told that Gen. Sherman's body will
not lie in state ITS pretty hard not TO
be able 10 look on the face Of our old COM
mander again, ," said one; and this SEEM q
the opinion also 4 his companions.
A military guard was placed in the hall
way of the residence at noon. aid will re-
main there until the body II removed The
guard consists of two men from Battery
NJ, First regiment United States artillery,
DIR. c. T. Alexander gave the history Of
Gen. Sherman's Illness this evening: THE
general rs is KNOWN he said Caught
cold Wednesday week ago. The next
day be attended wedding against urg-
eut advces of Il G members of his family
On Friday / was tiled in and found the
general suffering from cold and sore
throat. On Saturday he felt So much
better that he wanted 10 keep an
appointment he had made for that day
On my advice, however, he desisted and
spent the day at home. Eryspelas set in
on Sunday. He was Eighty on that day,
and on Monday became d-lirious. The
erysiDelas spread over his face. and the
lymphatic glands in his neck became
swollen. Tuesday he became worse. and
applied treatm mt for the erysipelas
Wednesday came, and there was no change
for the better, but Gen. SHERMAN slightly
rallied on Thursday morning His rally
was not such TO insure every hope of bis
recovery, and / 50 informed Surgeon
General Moore, at Washington Friday
WAS the turning point for the patien' The
erysipelas had almost completely disap
peared but the attack had LETT the general
very much weakened. His old