St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
The LAST SAD MARCH
Comrades Tried and True
Bear Gen. Sherman to a
Soldiers Grave.
Father Sherman, His Son,
Reads: 81 Am the Resur-
pection and the Life"
The Streets for Blocks Around
Filled With StalWart
Soldiers.
The Starry Folds of the Amer
lean Flag Envelope the
Casket.

New \ DIRK, Feb. l9.-RoV tatnef
Thomas Ewing Sherman was seen by
reporter this morning iii his fathers
office. below the room in which stood
the dead generals bier. The priest is
fine-lookiug young man, affable and
pleasant in manner. John Byrne
and Rev. Father Henry Won Rensselaer,,
two friends of Father Sherman'S,
boarded the Majestic from the revenue
cutter and from them he learned the
particulars OF his fathers last illness
and death. Touching the subject of
Gen. Sherman's religious belief, his son
said in positive way that may well re-
s9ve all doubt on the matter:
"My father was baptized in the Cath
Ollie church. married in the Catholic
church ami attended the Catholic church
until the outbreak Of the civil war.
Since that time my father had not been
a communicate, but he always said to
me, If there is any true religion, it is
The Catholic religion A week ago to-
day my father received abSOIution and
extreme Junction at the hands of Father
Taylor. My father was unconscious at
the time, but this fact has no important
bearing, for
The Sacrament
could be administered to any person
whose mind could be interpreted as de-
SiriOus of receiving them. At an early
hour the people began to assemble in
West Sevcnty-frst street, opposite the
residence OF Gen. Sherman. From al
most every house along the street the
American flag fl0ated, the greater num-
Der being in deep mourning. There
were few visitors in the early hours Of
the morning. Only the most intimate
friends and few old soldiers were ad-
United. and the latter were obliged to
show certificates that they had served
i'll the army. Rev. Thomas Sherman,
the son, whose arrival has been so anX-
iOusly awaited, arrived at 1870 a. m.
This morning at $50, just before taking
an early breakfast with the family, he
entered the room in which lay all that
remained of the renowned father. ST.
lently he looked at the features once so
familiar TO him, but now oyerSpread by
DEATHS pallOr. The casket remained
open during the forenoon for any dis
tinguished visitors that might arrive
from the hotel. At 1920 none but some
intimate friends and old veterans had
come in to take last look at their old
commander. A few minutes before IL
o'clock large floral shield was received
at the h0dse from West Point cadets.
The shield was six feet in height and
four feet broad. 1t was made of white
and blue immOrtelleS, and bore the in
scrlption:
William Tecumseh Sherman, from his
West Point boys, class OF 1910"
Arrival Of the Hearse.
At the top of the shield was the Amer
lean eagle worked in blue immortelles,
and at the bottom a sword and scabbard
in the same flowers. The base of the
shield was made Of white cafla lilies.
At11 o'clock Secretaries Proctor and
Rusk drove up to the house in car
Tiage and passed in the front door.
Many other distinguished guests also
arrived at this hour. President Harr-
son Will not look upon the remains of
the general The family sent an invi-
tation to him this morning at the Fifth
kindly replied that he preferred
to keep with him the remem-
ORANGES of the general while alive.
Al noon every doorstep along Seventy
first street was crowded with interest
ing spectators and windows were filled
with eXpectant faces. The street was
Aept quite free from pedestrians, but
~ side streets were crowded with the
sarning troops and citizens. About
1925 the caisson. draped in black and
and drawn by four horses, was drawn
NJ ia front OF the Sherman house. The
e,Jrses were mounted by regulars and
an army officer was in charge. Behind
the cai5son was an orderly, leading
the black charger which bore the milli-
tary rrappings of the general. A black
velvet covering almost hid the horse
from view. But the boots and saddle
were plainly conspicuous. The sergeant
in charge was Sergt. Jordan, and the man
whose honor it was to lead the black
horse with the trappings WAS Private
a. L. Webb, of the Second battery.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 19.-The train
reached here at 1915 a. IN. Grand Army
veterans and almost the entire legis-
lature were at the depot. All on board
had retired save the train hands. The
train will reach Altoona at a. M.