Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-18
I'd EDITION.
AT SHERMAN'S BIER.
Many Gaze on the Face Of the Dead
General.
A TRUST C0MPANTS DOORS CLOSED.
The Maryland immigration Con-
vention in Session.
STOCKS DULL AND STAGNANT.
STOCKS DULL AND STAGNANT
VIEWED BY OLD COMRADES.
A Throng Pass Beside the Bier Of the Dead
General.

| A Throng Pass Beside the Bier Of the Dead
General.
| New York, Feb iS.-Hundreds Of people in
New York who read in the papers this morning
that they would be permitted to look upon the
face Of Gen. Sherman before it is finally covered.
visited the Sherman house and had formed them
| selves into line by $50 o'clock A few minutes
afterward the two big policemen who stand on
the pavement in front Of the door told the
and the first man in the line
walked up the steps, passed the
soldier who stood at the door and walked over
to the coffin which occupied the same place as it
DID yesterday. He was not allowed to gaze on
the features Of the dead general for more
a, long line of people behind him,
all bent an the same mission. The soldier
who stood at the door on the north end Of the
room motioned to each person as he passed the
coffin to move on. Then the line passed through
the north door, assembled q few more steps
turned down the stairs that led to the office in
the basement and passed out. This was kept
up during the day. Every one who wanted to
zee the remains was allowed to take his place
in the line.
Among those who called at the house today
were Lawrence Barrett, A. NJ. Palmer. Angus
tine DAILY and Gen. Fitz John Porter.
INVITED TO THE sKRvrcEs
Private Secretary Barrett has prepared list
| Of those whom the family have invited to attend
the funeral and who will ride in carriages to
the ferry. They IRE Archbishop Corrigan,
Darius o. Mills, Hamilton Fish, Benjamin H.
Field, United States Senator Evarts.
ex-Mayor Cooper, ex-Mayor Hewett,
David Dudley Field, Archbishop Ryan,
Of Philadelphia, A. ]. Drexel George W. Childs,
Dr. Metclak, Hiram Hitchcock, Richard Butler,
Gen. Fitz John Porter, Bev. N. Taylor, Cyrus
W. Field. Augustine DAILY, Gen. Coils, Arch
deacon Smith, lev. Father McKennon, A. NJ.
Palmer and Stephen B. Elkins.
The revenue cutter Chandler, subject to in
| structions, steamed down to the lower bay this
morning to intercept the steamer Majestic and
take on board Rev. Father Sherman, son of
Gen. Sherman. dense fog prevailed during
the early hours, 80 that even il the Majestic
was in the ofing she could not come up.
FUNERAL PREPARATIONS.
KANSAS CRY, Feb. 1S.-Department Com
mander Collins of the G. A. R. Of Kansas has
issued general order No. IL, ordering the de-
partment to attend the funeral Of General
Sherman as o department A special from
Leavenworth, HANS, says: The Kansas COM
mandery Of the military order Of the Loyal
Legion will Join the Missouri commandery in
its attendance upon the funeral.
special from Fort Leavenworth says TINT
company E. twelfth infantry, U. 4. A., in COM
mand of Capt. X. n. Brown, and company F,
| thirteenth infantry, in command Ut Capt. ].
fordyce, in compliance with General
Schonelds orders, left for st. Louis
last night. More companies will
leave tomorrow and they all will take part in
shermans funeral. The old war horse Co
manche, twenty-eight years Of age, will also be
taken to st. Louis and follow the hesrse In the
funeral procession, bearing generals accoutre-
ments.