The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-21
The Funeral Train.

!, for ten minutes. In this interval the
engines were changed, and the car, in
which President Harrison, Secretary
Blaine and other members of tho Cabi-
net were, was uncoupled and attached
, to tho Washington express.
! At half-past . o'clock the train start
ed from Mantua TO make the run of
lO5 miles to Harrisburg the next stop.
1 Lancaster was reached at. 1l.2o. No
stop was made, but the train ran
through the station at reduced rnte
of speed. On the depot platform,
drawn up in line, with heads uncover
ed, was IL company of Grand Army
veterans. Behind them and to the
right and left OF them stood several
hundred people, men, women and
children. Not word was uttered as
the train rolled slowly by.
Harrisburg wns reached at 12.l5
O'Clock. A great crowd was in wait
ing TO pay tho last tribute OF respect to
the departed chieftain. Only tho uni
formed organizations and representa-
tives OF the Legislature were allowed
to pass through the gates.
Az tho train entered the station the
land played Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and other appropriate sclec-
, tions during tho stop.
EARLY this morning thousands gath
cred along the line in Pittsburg to see
tho funeral train pass. The crowd was
greatest at the Union Depot, where the
Eighteenth Regiment and representa-
tives from every Grand Army Post in
the city were drawn up to do honor to
the dead General. When the train
drow slowly into ihe station the great
crowd uncovered heads, the band
struck up low dirgs, and the veter-
ans first laid their tattered army flags
beside the casket, followed by lovely
floral emblem from the Union Veteran
Legion. The Eighteenth Regiment
buglars played a soldiers requiem,
"iest," and the train started on Its sad
journey TO the West.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20.-At Dennl-
son lnrge crowd was gathered at the
station, and the comrades of Welch
Post, No. 422, q. A. r., Of Uhrichs-
vile, Ohio, We're there also TO pay a
final tribute to the remains OF their
funeral ear was opened, and they were
allowed to take long look at the
caskct. After u short stop hero the
train resumed Its westward journey.
At Newcomer5town all the public
school children stood in n line at the
street crossing, with heads uncovered
and carrying small flags, edged with
black. AS the train passed by they
could be heard singing Nearer, My
God, to Thee"
General Howard said that the mem
bers OF the family were very much
touched by the manifestations of re-
spect and love for Gen. Sherman on
{ the purt of tho Grand Army men all
especially the singing OF the hymn,
Nearer, My God, to Thee" by the
school children At Coshocton over
800 school children stood in one long
lire on the street running parallel
with the track, while the train passed
through the place.
AT lbs the train stopped In front Of
the station at Newark. Here Mrs
Judge Granger and her son sherman
Granger got ON the train. Lemert
Post, q, A. r., lad about one hundred
men in line on the platform and thoir
fife and drum corps played In th3
Sweet Bye and Bye as the train camo
to u stop.
The entire trip from Pittsburg to this
point had been interspersed with dem
onstlations of sorrow at tho death Of n
universally beloved soldier and citizen
by all classes of the people.
i Columbus was reached at 25 minutes
past 2. Father Thomas Il. Sherman
said that he would conduct the SER
vices at his fathers grave, in Calvary
Cemetery, in st. Louis. Just what the
order OF services would be he could
not say until he arrived there. As the
train rolled into Union Station ut TO-
lumbus the space OH either side WIS
crowded with people.
A wait of 45 minutes was given to
tho funeral train at Columbus, during
which there was a crowd OF 2O,OOO Deu-
pie who gathered in the vicinity.
/ The tram pulled out on time-3.i5
PM.
The nose is n prominent feature, and
the most prominent and often perma-
nent trouble that assails it is catarrh,
unless, of course Old SaulS CnturrIl