The state herald., 1891-02-20
DEATH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
The Hero of the "March to the Sea"
Surrenders at Last.

| General Sherman died In New York
on tho 18th at 80 p. IN.
All night long he wavered between lift
and death and continued to fight bravel,
tho hopeless battle. Early in the evening
the physicians knew that the end wa.
approaching slowly but surely. Tho
swelling Of the face and neck had disap
peared, but with tho subsidence Of the
symptoms Of erysipelas came tho develop.
ment OF lung trouble, complicated with O
return Of the long-standing asthma
Mucous began once more to accumulate IN
the lungs and the first sign Of passive
pneumonia became apparent.
At IL 30 o'clock Friday night Lieutenants
Thackara and Fitch left General Sher.
mans residence for the purpose Of obtain
ing much required rest. At that time the
dying soldier was awake. but merely TO
Mucus had filled his throat and the glands
evidently still caused much pain.
At midnight sleep had come to the relief
Of the sufferer. At l o'clock this morning
the general was still slumbering and there
was evidently no change in his condition
as fur us could be determined by the doc
tors. The house was closed for the night
and quietness reigned.
During tho forenoon, rs the hours passed
By, every inquirer who called ut the gen
erals house was told that all hopo had
been abandoned; that his relatives and at
| Ia tt,,x for
and endeaYoring 70 make his last houE F. :.
Tree from Suffering us possible. Ail>ng
those who called was Cyrus W. Field, who
was driven to the house In his carriage.
After he had learned the sad tidings he
still fingered around. Soon after Mrs. u.
S. Grant drove up to the house. Mrs.
Thomas Ewing, Jr., descended the steps
from the house to her carriage door, and
they told her the condition OF her hus-
bands old companion in arms. Shortly
after noon Secretary Barrett was asked II
another bulletin was not to be issued. Hc
replied that it had been decided to issue no
more bulletins
Al 30 y. IN. a servant came out OF the
house and told the policeman on guard
that the end had come, and that the Cen
eral had at last surrendered From
Secretary Barrett IL was learned that
General Sherman had remained uncon-
scious to the last, dying with no visible
pain.
The General passed away without
speaking to any member OF his family, who
were gathered about his bedside. The four
daughters were present and his son, p I.
Sherman, and Senator Sherman, also tho
attending physician.
General Sherman lay in bed from Friday
morning until no died without speaking u
word. He made the attempt - do SO SOW
cral times, but was unable TO utter u
souEd other than n hoarse gasp. He APP
parcntly recognized those about him by a
look of the eye. His tongue was swollen
and his Jaws were stiff some hours before
he died. Signs OF death were noticed half
an hour before he died. In the ley coldncss
Of the finger tips. This GOODNESS gradually
extended to his hands and arms. He was
unconscious the last two hours he was
alive.
AT the bedside We're his son p. 4. Shcr-
man, his daughters Rachel and Lizzie,
I.ichtcEant and Mrs, Fitch, Lieutenant
aud Mrs. Ihackcra, Senator John Sher-
man, DIR. Alexander and General Thomas
Ewing. Tho two daughters remained
kneeling on each side OF the bed during
the last hour of tho life OF their father.
No priest or clergyman was present,
neither was any called. No priest had
entered tho house since Faihor Taaor
called. The Gcpcral did not suffer any
pain for the last two days. All night lonr
he lay in bed with his head high, but H.
wards morning he worked Ills head lover
until, ut the last, he lay perfectly Lat
Death came so quietly that those ut The
bedside did not realize that tho General
Sas dead until DIR. Alexander said: "All
h ovcr.m
Some two weeks ago tho general made
known his wishes AS to his burial. lie
particularly requested that his body should
not lie In state anywhere. lie also re-
lucstcd that the funeral be strictly mil.
itary one. lie said that he did not care
fHi ANAAhis Abt uHg uiiitaig uustTNiHNfa
here In New York, but that he did want u
military burial in St Louis which would
b. participated in by his old comrades In
arms. He requested tina, the funeral rites
DO not In conformity with any particular
form OF religion.
The funeral services over tho remains
OF the general will take place ON THURSDAY
from his late residence, although II may
BE- deferred II his son does not arrive on
that day from Europe on tho Majestic.
Thursday evening the body will bu taken
10 st. Louis in a special train Of three
cars. 1t will DO in charge Of General
Sehohcld and will DO accompanied by a
delegation from Post Lafayette, q. A. n,
No. iio, OF New YORK. General q. o.
Howard will have charge Of the remains
while being conveyed from tho house to
the depot.
Sketch OF General Sherman's Life.
l'orn nj Lancaster. Ohio. Fcbrnar,
$, ESQ, he had Just passed his .lst year
Entering the army after graduating n,
Nnst Paint In Ism IA. .,rv.l la -. a.