The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
After Lies Fitful Fever He
Sleeps Well.
Hopes Of Loving Watchers
Blighted at Last.
The Closing Hours Were Peace
full and Quiet.
The End OF Long Career OF Patriot
&c Activity.

dead. The end came peacefully and quiet
" at 1 go o'clock, while the general lay
unconscious, surrounded by all the MEM
bers of his family except Thomas Ewing
Sherman, who is now on the ocean on his
way to this country. There was Just a
eight culver of the muscles of the face.
the old soldier ceased to breathe, and all
was over.
Although all hope had been abandoned
for hours, the shock was great TO the
mourning friends who were at the bed
side, and for many minutes no one left
the iroom. They hung over the death
bed, weeping and gazing on the sulled
face go dear to them. Then young
Thomas left the house, and his appear
ance, even before he spoke o word,
was the signal TO those who waited
without that all was over. he
hastened to the telegraph Office around
the corner, but the reporters were before
him, and before he had reached it the
news of the generals death was spreading
far and wide over the wires throughout
the country.
Shortly after Secretary Barrett reached
the telegraph Office and sent messages
announcing the generals death to Presi-
dent Harrison, Secretary OF State Blaine,
Secretary Of War Proctor, Mrs. Rusk and
others. He could not restrain his tears.
"He died like babe falling asleep" he
said 'There was no suffering, no pain.
After 10 o'clock he lay motionless and but
the very slightest respiration showed that
life still existed. DR.. Alexander was by
his bedside along with the members of
the family. Before noontime all had
agreed that death was only a question of
minutes.
'The arrangements for the funeral"
concluded Mr.. Barrett, "are in charge OF
Gen. Henry w Slocum. The interment
will probably be made in Calvary ceme-
terry, st. Louis, where his wife and other
members of his family are inferred"
The funeral services over the remains of
the general will take place on Thursday
from his late residence. although they may
be deferred If his son does not arrive on
that day from Europe on the Majestic.
Thursday evening the body will be taken
20 st. Louis on a special train OF three cars.
1t will be in charge of Gen. Schofield and
Will be accompanied by delegation from
Post Lafayette, G. A. K. No 40, of this
CITY. Gen. o. O. Howard will have charge
of the remains while being conveyed from
the house to the depot. A special boat
will be III waiting at the foot of Twenty
third-st. to convey the remains to the
Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City. Under
taker Wigger arrived at the house at 2 :55
o'clock and took charge OF the body.
The change in the appearance of things
about Gen. Sherman's late residence
caused by his death, was remarkable.
group of little girls were playing tag down
to the east of the house, while to tine west
the newspaper death watch stood in
group discussing the probabilities of the
veterans living for another day.
A small crowd of curious people
had gathered on the sidewalk oppo-
site Of the house, and gazed at the lace
curtained windows of the sick chamber
with anxious and sympathetic eyes.
Voices were hushed and nerves were
drawn to extreme tension. for in the mo-
ment that great struggle between Death
and his unconouered adversary might be
ended. There were faces at nearly every
window In the brown stone houses fronting
and within range of the Sherman man
sion. The sun had ceased to shine,
and the hue of sorrow stood in
chill and shadow more gloomy than
ever. A sudden gust of wind tore the last
bulletin of the patients condition from the
glass of the storm-door, where it had been
pasted for public inspection. As it fut-
tered away into the street, a liveried serv-
ant rushed hurriedly through the doors
and out onto the step. He called to the
officer on duty and the latter
walked toward him. The domestic bent
toward the officer and whispered some
thing to him. The newspaper men drew
closer; every one was e1pectant and wait
ing for an Interpretation of the message.
The policeman turned toward the re-
porters, but the servant, as if the burden
of his news was too great to longer con-
tain, said In smothered voice: HE is
gone. He died at 80"
Instantly the scene changed. Young
Ewing dashed out of the house almost be-
fore the words were spoken, and was run
ming for the telegraph office. The news
paper men joined in the rush. Faces dis
appeared from the windows, and the Oc-
cupants of the houses hurried into the
street eager 10 get all and any informa-
ton they could. Gems. Slocum, Coils and
Woodward came from the house and held
a short consultation regarding the ar
engagements for the funeral.
OCBs 0AOLuAn cGll huG dIIdlRt~
ments had not been perfected, but that
which had been given out was correct.
He and Gen. Howard will meet at Gen.
Sherman's late residence at noon tomor-
row to arrange all details. Gen. Coils
said that a guard would be sent from
Governors Island 10 take charge OF the re-
mains while they remained in the house.
In speaking of Gen Sherman's illness
Gen. Coils said that two weeks ago he
had had a conversation with the general
while that gentleman was visiting him at
his house, of which the subject was the
approaching anniversary of Gen. Grants
birthday on April q. Gen. Sherman at
that time, though in the best OF health,
said he would be dead and in his grave on
the day when the celebration occurred.
He told Gen. Coils that he had q pre-
monition that while at a banquet some
cold night he would contract a cold
which would carry him off. This sight
into the future is regarded by Gen. Coils
as something uncanny.
THE LAST HOURS.