The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-18
WASHINGTON, Feb, 16.-The follow
ing executive order was issued Saturday

WASHINGTON, Feb, 16.-The follow
ing executive order was issued Saturday
afternoon: 2sb
try that General william T. Sherman died this
day at 80 d. m at his residence in the city oil
New York. The Secretary OF War will cause
the highest millta-yho or5 TO be paid 10 the
memory OF this distinguished oflicer. Tho ma
tional flag will be floated NJ half.mast over all
public buildings until after the burial, and pub
lie business will he suspended In the Executive
departments at the city OF Washington and In
the city where the interment takes place on the
day OF the funeral and In all places where pub
lie expression is Civ, n to the national sorrow
during such hours as will enabl every oticer
and employe TO participate therein with their
fellow.citlzens BENJAMIN HARRISON
The President sent the following
message to Congress Saturday:
The death OF William Tecumseh Sherman,
which took place to-day at his residence In tho
city OF New York Is an event that Will bring
sorrow TO the heart OF every patriotic citizen
No living American was 80 loved and venerated
as he. To look upon his face, TO hear his name,
was to have ones love OF country intensified
He served his country not for fame-not out OF
q sense o professional duty, but for love OF the
flag and Of the ben5icent civil institut ons Of
which 1t was the emblem. He was an ideal
soldier and shared TO the fullest the esprit du
corps OF the army, but he cherished the civil
institutions organized under the Co stitulion
and was only soldier that these might be per
petuated In undiminished usefulness and honor.
He was in nothing an imitator. A profound
student OF military science and precedent, he
drew from them principles and suggestions and
30 adapted them TO novel cond tionS that his
campaigns will continue 10 be the profitable
study OF the military profession throughout the
world. His genial nature made him comrade TO
every soldier OF the great Union army No
presence was so welto ne and inspiring at the
camp fire or comm ndery as bis. His career
was complete; his honors were full He had
received from the Government the CHEST rank
known to our military establishment and from
the people unstinted gratitude and love.
No word Of mine can add to his fame His
death has followed in startling quiclness that
OF the Admiral OF the Navy, and II Is sad and
noticeabl, incident that when the department
under which he served shall have put on the
usual omblems OF mourning four OF the eight
Executive Departments will be simultaneous y
draped In black and one other has but TO day
removed the Grape from It's walls.
BENJAMIN HARRISON
Executive Mansion, Feb. Il, 1891.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb 10. - Saturday
evening Governor Campbell addressed
the following dispatch to General
Thomas Ewing in New York: LAS the
representative of Ohio, claim the body
of General w. T. Sherman for Lurial
in the soil of the State which gave him
birth. The people of Ohio will see that
his grave is kept green"
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.-Immediately on
receipt of the news of the death of Gem
eral Sherman, the following telegram
was sent to 7. 7. Sherman, at New
York: "In compliance with the wish of
General Sherman, expresse in the fol-
lowing extract from his letter to Ran
som Post, of February o, 1890: That
the post in its organized capacity, will
deposit my poor body in Calvary Gene
terry, alongside my faithful wife and
idolized soldier boy the post tenders
its services TO take charge of the funeral
ceremonies here, and will send to New
York an escort and guard of honor"
l.. B. RIPLEY,
Commander of Ransom Post