Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-20

| BUleey was cfOWQtu, ana WINDOWS were
| filed with eXpectant faces. The street
was kept quite free from pedestrians
but the Side streets were crowded with
the iorming troops and citizens.
About 1895 the caisson draped il
black and drawn by four horses, was
| drawn up in front of the Sherman
house. The horses were mounted by
regulars, and an army officer was II
charge. AT the caisson was an orderly
leading the black charger, which bore
the military trappings of the general
A black velvet covering almost hid the
horse from view. But the boots anC
saddle were plainly conspicuous.
Ihe services were over at 1890 The
prayers were read by Rev. Father Sher,
man. Close to the casket stood the 9th
G son, p 4, Sherman In the front
parlor were all the members of the fam
ily Sec. etary Blaine and wife and
Mrs. Damrosch were present in another
room. Father Sherman was assisted by
Rev. Father Taylor and two other
priests.
Father Sherman in conducting the
simple services read from the Scripture
the passage beginning Il am the TesuT-
roction and the life" After this two
selections We're sung from the oratoric
of Elijah by Mendelssohn. Father
Sherman again read the Scriptures and
the "Misel ere from Mendelssohn was
given Prayer was then offered by the
son aud the concluding music was the
'Fiu Jesu." 40, Rest in the Lord was
one of the selections. Senator and Mrs.
sherman We're with the family at the
time these services were performed.
The Street Procession.
Shortly before 2 o'clock the casket
was borne from the residence down the
steps and placed upon the caisson. The
casket was plain open one, covered
with black cloth and lined with white
satin. There were polished silver bars
on either side and on the top silver
plate bearing only the name and dates
Of birth and death. 1t was partially
covered with The stars and stripes and
the generals sword rested below the in
gClptiOn plate. The column marched
in this Order
The army escort proper followed by
the cassOn with an escort of honor from
the Lafayette post Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, the escort encompassing
the caisson as well as the pallbearers,
who followed in carriages. Then came
carriages containing members of the
family, President Harrison and Vice
President Norton saex-Presidents Hayes
and Cleveland, the special committee of
the sc ate and house of representatives,,
Governor Hill and Mayor Grant.
In the second column the Loyal Legion
had the right of line. Then came the
Grand Army posts and cadets from
West Point and several private military
schools, ten regiments Of the National
guard, delegates from civic societies,
while several thousand CIV lians brought
up the rear, TIE pallLearers were Gen.
J. NJ. Schoheld, Gen. Q 0. Howard,
Re,r Admiral S. L, Braine, Rear Ad-
miral l.. A. Kimberly, Gen Thomas L.
Casey, Gen. j. c. Kelton. Professor FL,
i. KendliclS, Gen. Joseph e. Johnston,
Gen, n. w. SlOcum, Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles, Cen l.. NJ. Dodge, Gen. j. M.
Ccrse, Gen. Wager Swayne and Gen, S.
L. Woodford.
More than 10000 people were in line,
of which number nearly one-half were
Grand Army veterans. The entire
route from Seventy-tifth street to the
Debrosses street ferry was crowded with
spectators, the male portion of whom in
almost every instance barred their heads
as the cal son, with its escort, passed
by. Gen. Howard was in command of
the military, with Gen. Daniel Butter
field as marshal Il charge of the
column.
The Grand Army men were COM
maaded by Gen. floyd Clarkson, and
the National guard by Gen, Louis Fitz-
gerald Veterans of the Seventh regi-
ment guarded the approach to the ferry
and received the remains, escorting
them on the ferryboat. All the ships in
the rivers had their colorsl at half-mast.
Whom the Jersey side was reached the
remains were received by delegates
from the Grand Army posts, and es-
cOrted to a special train in waiting. The
departure was made shortly after 3
o'clock. st. Louis will be reached on
Saturday morning.
General Sherman's Religion.
The Evening Post says that the Rev.
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman in an
interview touching the subject Of Gen,
Shermans religious belief said in a posi-
tive way: "hiy father was baptized in
The Catholic church, married in the
Catholic church. and attended the
Catholic church until the outbreak of
INC CIVIL VIII. DllIb JlldJ JllllC lAy
father hal not been a cummunicant."
Gusincss Partially Suspended.
Out OF respect to the memory of Gen.
Sherman all of the downtown ex-
changes closed Thursday at noon. The
custom house and barge Office also did
no business after that hour, both closing
their doors by orders received from
Washington A large number of Wall
street firms also ceased the transaction
of business after the noon hour.
THE Monument In Calvary.
The Tribune publishes picture of the
monument to Mrs. Sherman, erected in
Calvary cemetery, st. Louis. This
monument was selected and the design
suggested 10y Gen. Sherman, about a
year ago. He also made a choice of one
for himself, to be placed adjoining that
of Mrs. Sherman's monument 1t is
nine feet high and made of Westerly
granite from the quarries Of well
known Broadway monument company.
Gen sherman selected the Inscriptions,
which are in old English letters. The
inscriptions read: Her children rise
up aad call her blessed" "She has
cLeued her hand to the needy and
stretched out her hand to the poor
Give her OF the fruits of her hands and
let her works praise her in the gates.
THE LAST HoNORS.
The Pageant In St. Louis to BE One of
Magniflcenoe.