Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-20
IN SILENT SORROW.
New York Pays Her Last Trib-
ute to Sherman.
HER PROUD HEAD BOWED IN GRIEF.

She Renders Homage to the Ashes of the
Honored Soldier - Twenty Thousand
Persons Follow the Warriors Remains,
While an Immense Multitude Watches
in Reverent Sadness the Pageant of
Death-The City Panoplied in the Dra-
perry of Sorrow and Business Suspended
The Start for st. Louis-Demonstra
tions En- Route.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2O-Twenty thousand
persons Joined the cortege which fol-
lowed the remains of Gen. Sherman yes
terday from his late home to the Debrosses
Street ferry, on their way to their final
resting place at st. Louis Everywhere
there were the emblems of mourning
Business was generally suspended, flags
fnnumerable 1oated at half-mast, and
the black drapery of sorrow streamed and
huttered all over the city. Previous to
the order to march the strains of military
bands and the tramp of bodies of United
States troops, national guards, veteran
societies and civic organizations was
heard in every direction, pushing forward
to take their places in the line. All the
courts were closed and public business
was suspended as far as possible The
exchanges closed at noon. and the
sire to do honor TO the memory of the
great soldier found expression in all
walks of life.
a Great Gathering of People.
Early in the morning the people began
to surge toward the Sherman residence,
and the streets along which the cortege
L ~
to march both sidewalks on all the streets
from the house to the ferry were packed
with people, while windows, balconies,
and porches, and from every point that
view could be obtained were occupied.
There was general air of sorrow all over
the great city. A large proportion of the
inhabitants had turned out to view the
funeral, and. by being present, add to the
interest OF the event. One thing was alb
sent which hitherto had marked the pres
ence OF the old general in marching COL
umn. There were no cheers. They We're
for the living. But tears for the dead
welled up into many eyes that are not used
to weep, as the caisson bearing the body
OF the beloved soldier passed by.
Roman Catholic Services
Rev. I. Z. Sherman, the generals son.
who arrived home from across the At
lantic last night, performed the services
for the dead of the Roman Catholic
church at II O'Clock, there being no one
present except the immediate friends,
Secretary Blaine and wife, Mrs. Walter
Damrosch Secretary Blaine's daughter),
and Rev. Father Taylor, and boy choir,
with some other invited friends-ip all
about $50 persons. The service was brief
President Harrison had been invited TO
look upon the face of his old commander.
but he kindly replied that he preferred to
Keep with him the remembrances OF the
general while alive. He did not wish TO
see him In death, when their associations
had been so warm and genial Just be-
fore IL o'clock a beautiful floral shield
was received from the cadets at West
Point, and Lafayette post, e. A r,
draped the casket with a large flag, pr
sented to the post some time ago by the
general. The flag will remain on the
casket until 1t arrives at ST Louis.
Arrival of Distinguished Men
About p. m. carriages began arriving
containing George W. Childs, Gen. Soho
field, ex-Presidents Hayes and Cleveland,
Governor Pattison, Governor Bulkelev.
the senate and house committees, Chaun-
cey VI. Depew, general officers and their
stalls, and others invited to attend. Ii
was nearly p. m. before President Harri-
son arrived with the membe of his cabl-
net, and o'clock was the hour for the
procession to move. A draped caisson
stood in front of the house, and immedi-
ately behind it was the generals charger.
with his military trappings, draped in
black velvet and led by a private In the
side streets fanking the line of march
were the different bodies which were to
move into line at the proper time