, 1891-02-22
Gen. Sherman's Remains Con-
signed TO the Grave.
Multitudes Turn Out to Honor
the Dead Hero.
Flowers Strewn on the Casket
on the Line of March.
The Military Display a Mag
nificent Sight.
Father Sherman Conducts the
Services at the Grave.

The Last of Earth.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2i.-St. Louis lolay
babe an impressive farewell to Geo. Sher-
man. For the frat time in several days
the sun shone out Rloriously, but its rays
fell upou a city draped in mourning. The
hearts OF the people were saddened, and
with one accord all manner of men atan-
doned their earthly pursuits and assem-
bled along the line OF the funeral process
sion to do homage to the bonored dead.
1t was a soldiers funeral, the funeral of a
general, but not alone of one whose last
journey was attended with all the honors
due his rank, but OF an officer beloved by
the army and honored by the people. For
miles the streets were lined with a solid
wall of people, standing at least a dozen
deep. The city was draped in mourning
The grief OF those in the procession was
not only genuine. but apparent to every
me-. The dead generals comrades of
Ransom post marched in hollow
squares about the ~caisson. Every face
wore that solemn look which said too
AhAhA IL NbAhot L haNG AOoN u ANANbus
Following the caIssou was a handful of
the survivors OF the old 18th infantry,
Sherman first command. in the war. A
small and Rriet-sIricken body of men, toll
lowing their old leader over the road
which they, too, nus travel at no far dis
tant day. There were, besides, thousands
of veterans Of the war, members of the
Grand Army, old and grizzled comrades
in arms of the dead general. Slowly they
walked and only too plainly was 1t written
that the ravages of time we're fast depict
Jog the ranks Yet none of them were
so old or feeble that they would admit,
even to themselves, that they were taxing
their strength in following Sherman to
Calvary, wen as they had followed him
to Savannah.
While there was no disorder lin the iull
sense OF the word the jam OF people com.
ing in from the vaTions intersecting streets,
when the procession started, was some
thing terrible. On Pine street alone il
Was estimated there were gathered over
l00,0 200 people. While marching through
Pine street the magni6cence OF the
militry display was best seen. Truly it
was Just what the old hero wanted-a
military funeral. The heavy rumble Of
artillery, the Gathering Of cavalry horses
hoofs OF the pavemeut. mingled with the
clang and jingle of the sabre aud spur.
and b stendy tramp, tramp of the
infantry as the column passed, made a
spectacle never to be forgotten. Straight
out Pine street Tor over TWO miles the
procession marched, Then it wheeled
into Grand avenue, where there was a
repetition of the crowded streets and the
decorations of mourning. From Grand
avenue the head Of the long column
turned left into Florissant avenue, which
runs by the west entrance to Calvary
cemetery. Most of the troops remained
outside the cemetery.
1t was 2:30 when all who had been
assigned places took their positions about
the open grave, which was lined inside
with flags. A short distance to the south
was the 18th infantry. to the east mem
bers OF the Grand Army, and directly
around it to the nor.h were grouped
Senator Sherman, the Misses Sherman.
p. T. Sherman, Col. Hoyt Sherman,
Lieuts. Thackarsy and Fitch and their
wives, Judge and Mrs. =. b. Ewing,
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Ewing. Gen. and
Mrs. Nelson A. Miles. Secretary and
Mrs. Noble, Secretary and Mrs Rusk.
Assistant Secretary Grant, ex-President
Hayes. Gen. NJ. Schofeld, Gen. How
ard, Gen. Slocum and Others.
After all had taken their positions,
eight sergeants, acting as body guards,
lifted the casket from the ca.sson aud bore
it reyerentially to the grave. when all
that was mortal of Gen. Sherman was
lowered to the last resting place. The
casket was draped with flags aud was bare
OF any floral tributes. The services were
OF the simplest oh iIacter and conducted
by Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman. All
assembled at the grave stood with uncov-
cred heads. As the casket was being
lowered. the reRimental band rendered
Pleyel's Hymn. and Father Sherman read
the Catholic service for the repose OF the
soul OF the dead AS the services pro-
Gressed Father Sherman sprinkled the
casket with holy water. consecIa'ing the
body and the grave. When the flags sur
rounding the casket were removed the
sound of sobbing was heard.
At 3 O'Clock the closing of the grave
was completed and the buglers of the eth
cavalry sounded hTaps-lights out. "
Yolleys were fired over the grave by the
18th infantry, Immediately followed by
three salvos by the artillery, which was
stationed some distance to the east.
Wreaths and branches of evergreen were
PlabSN upOh u klafC W iOfAbk JANUS
The funeral party and troops returned to
the station, and the many thousands of
citizens present dispersed to their homes,
A guard OF six infsntrymen was left at
the grave. Thus was laid to rest, by the
side OF his wife aud two sons. Gen. Will
lam Tecumseh Sherman.
Many affecting scenes were witnessed
as the division with the caisson moved
along the line of march. At one point
on Grand avenue, an old coiored man,
with a Grand Army badge on his breast,
went down on bis knees by the side of the
road as the caisson approached, and, with
tears streaming down his furrowed cheeks,
raised his bands over his head in prayer.
Hundreds Of people showered punches of
roses, violets and other flowers upon the
gun carriage as it passed Many OF the
old 18th survivors who surrounded the
~caisson were in tears from the beginning
of the journey until the yates of Tie
Semetery were reached. Il wa n Of
the greatest testimonials of regard in
which a departed warrior was held by the
land that could be given. The family re-
turned to New York with the same train
Tonight