The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-25

Rathguber. The horse on this occasion
was not covered with black cloth as was
done In the funeral parade in New York.
Alta quarter past 10 an open barouche
drove into the carriage way. All of the
floral pieces brought from New York and
those received during the trip were put in
this coach to be conveyed to the cemetery.
Gen. Merritt and staff arrived ut the depot
NJ half pastlO. At this hOurthe adjacent
streets and the Twelfth-st bridge were
fairly black with people. The police had
all they could do to keep room enough for
the procession TO move in.
Immediately alter the arrival OF Gen.
Merritt and staff preparations were made
20 remove the body from the car where
1t had rested during its long journey. The
eight body bearers took up po-
sitlons at the car door-four
on each eide. Directly behind
them, six on side, stood the honorary
Gen. Pope, Brevet Maj.-Cien. Amos Beck
with, Brevet- Mai .-Gen. A. j. Smith, Brevet
Maj Gen. John w Turner, Brevet Maj
Gen. Willard Warner, Brevet Brig-Gen.
John w. Barriger, Com. Charles s. Cotton
L. S. navy. Citizens-Judge Samuel Treat,
Col. George +. Leighton, Col. Charles
Parsons, Byron Sherman, Daniel II. Har-
rison, Isaac III. Sturgeon, Thomas l.. Tull,
X. y. Tansey. Ranged in limo on each
side OF the carriage entrance were the
military and public officials who had
accompanied the remains from New York,
Gen. Merritt and staff, Gov. Francis and
staff. Three comrades of Ransom post
entered the funeral car and assisted the
Six sergeauts in charge to lift the casket
out through the car door on the shoulders
of the waiting body bearers.
As tho end of the fiag-covered oaken-
box was passed through the door every
head was uncovered and silence reigned
supreme. Slowly and carefully the pre-
ciOus burden was taken from the car and
placed on the shoulders of the stalwart
sergpants. AS they started with slow step
out through the carriage-way TO the wait
ing caisson the Twelfth infantry presented
arms, flags were dipped and the regimen
tai band played Pieyel's well-known hymn.
Many, many hearts were touched by the
sight and veterans and comrades of the
dead general could be seen crying on all
sides. Gems. Howard and Slocum were so
overcome they could not speak for several
minutes.
The casket was placed lengthwise on the
caisscn and strapped in place. On it were
p aced the hat and sword of him who
lay inside. The delivery of the remains
to the st. Louis body guard relieved the
six sergeants who had accompanied it
from New York of all further care. When
the fastening OF the casket was finished
Col. Townsend gave the order of march,
and the Twelfth infantry wheeled into
line and marched up Eleventh-st. 10 the
corner OF Clarkave Here they halted.
The open carriage with the floral pieces fol-
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given by Lieut.. Wilson and the caisson
with its sacred burden moved slowly up
Eieventh-st. to a place next the carriage
containing the flowers. On each side of
the caisson walked the four military body
bearers. Directly the caisson started the
400 members Of the Ransom post, who
made up the guard of honor marched up
III two columns. one going to one side and
the other on the opposite side OF the Gals
son. The saddle horse bearing the riding
equipments OF Gen. Sherman was led Just
behind the caisson and between the
columns OF Ransom post.
Meanwhile the immediate members aud
relatives OF the Sherman family had en-.
tered the coaches and were now driven
into a place in the procession next
10 the guard OF honor. Behind the
family were carriages in which were the
people who had come from New York
TO attend the funeral. In the first coach
were Secretary aud Mrs. Noble, Judge
Hough AMI Maj. Randolph. in the sec
oud Secretary Rusk, notwithstanding
Grant, Car.os :. Greedy and Capt. Kings
bury. The third carriage contained ex-
President Hayes, Gen. Schoiield. Governor
Stannard and Lieut.. Anderson. The
fourth, Gers Howard, Slocum and Broad
head and Lieut. Howard. The fifth, Gen.
Alger, James +. Yeatman. Col Crory
AMI James d. Moore. When these car
riages had taken their proper places in the
line Gen Merritt with his staff gallopsd
to the head Of the procession, which was
at the corner or Clark-ave and Eleventh
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