Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
AT REST IN CALVARY.


ANXIETY had been expressed. had borne up will
I remarkable fortitude.
PREPARING FOR THE PARADE.
Shortly aftcr The arrival Of the ccrtege III,
participants in the various divisions Of til,
parade. military. frate-nal and civic, and wht
had been pouring into the city on specia
, trains from daybreak. began to form, thu
military and artillery of the first di
| vision ~ taking possession of seveTa
blocks contiguous to 18th and Pine streets
| and the Othtr divisions forming ON the streets
running east and west of Iiih and I2th, for
/ distance considerably over mile. The
crowd seemed to increase in proportions every
moment. but excellent order was preserved
ard even the music of the bands an
the steady tramp of the military did
not seem TO relieve the air Of
the oppressive solemnity tina. prevailed. Owing
| 20 the fact that each division commander had
| been given supreme command of his OWL
contingent the process of forming the
column was C. slow and tedious one
more or less confusion being created
by the failure of the militia companies
and other bodies to find their right positions.
All things considered. however, matters might
have been worse, and when the signal was given
for the infantry of the first division to march
to the Union depot to act as spec ia preliminary
escort 10 the remains at least sembauce OF
order east and west of the line from the points
where the divisions were to Join each other had
been secured.
THE cAsKEr PLACED on z cAIssoS.
Afcw minutes before II o'clock the caisson-
one that had been specially brought from For,
Leavenworth-and drawn by four coal-black
horses, was drawn up in front of the main en-
trance to the depot. and amid the
roar of the artillery the cssket was ten
derby borne from the train by eight
members Of Ransom Post and placed on
the carriage. 1t was draped with stars and
stripes, its feet with the Union Jack that COW
cred the caisson containing the remains of Gen.
Joseph Hos ker Fighting joel and Gen. George
H. Thomas Cthe Rock of ChicaInauga). Under
then driven TO the point at which it was to take
its position in the parade. while the reiative ed
ana other members of the funeral party were
assisted TO carriages which followed the caisson
at distance OF few blocks.
TIE PROCESSION STARTS.
The last stage OF the journey to the grave
was now about to commence. Having assured
himself that the divisions were in such shape
that TO delays or bitches would occur, Gen.
Merritt gave the signal, there was double
salute of artillery and at l1:l5 the head of the
column began TO move on PiEe street. Chief
of Police Halligan, with fifty picked men, led
the way.
Then came Brig Gen. Merritt as chief mar
shall and staff followed by Brevet Brig Gen.
Forsythe in command Of the military escort.
This composed OF troops B. ID. T.. q, J and
Wounded Knee Next to the caisson
itself. these troops, fresh from the
scenes of the Indian troubles. attracted
the greatest attention. Immediately in their
rear came batteries L of the second artillery
anu A of the fourth under command of Mai.
Edward II. wiliston, and of the companies Of
infantry from the seventh, tenth, twelfth,
thirteenth and fourteenth infantry, COM
handed by Col Edward Townsend. Be-
mind the infantry came the caisson, the
stately coal blacks moving slow and impress
siyeiy. as though approaching the greatness of
him for whom they were performing the last
Office. On either side of the caisson as well as
before anu behind, forming complete square,
marched twenty-fOur members of the HANSON
Grand Army Post. the organization Of which
some time before his death the general had re-
quested that 1t perform this duty.
ASSOCIATES OF THE LATE GENERAL
The veterans were in their uniform Of blue,
but there were ten of their number, five ON
either side of the casket. that attracted notice
able attention. Each wore on his breast a
handsome purple badge with photosraph of
the dead soldierand this inscription: survivors
OF the first battalion thirteenth regiment United
States infantry; our first colonel and true
friend" Only the solemnity OF the occasion
served to restrain the spectators from venting
u.
nearly all OF them white haired, some feeble
and weak, for they were nearly all Of the
remnant of that gallant band that followed
Uncle Billy" az they Familiarity called him,
through Chickasaw bayou, Arkansas Pass,
Champion Hill, Vieksburg, jackson. Collins
vile AID Missionary Ridge when the gallant
old thirteenth did heroic service.
Among those surviving and participating
today were Rev. DIR. RYAN of Covlnpton. Ind. :
4. A. kersi of St. Paul; H. T. Sterling. Chicago;
]. c. Helm, Denver, and W. Howdry, Leaven-
worth.
CLERGY AND PAILBEARERs.
The caisson was followed by a number Of
local clergy of all denominations in carriages
and after them came the pallbearers that had
accompanied the remains from New York and
the honorary pallbearers selected in this city
These were. Militsry-Maj Gen. John p. Amos
Beckwith. Maj Gen. A b. Smith. Maj Gen. Jno
W.Turner, Bvt. Maj Gen. Willard Warner. Brig
Gen. John W. Barrige. Commander Charles C.
Cotton. U.S.N. Ci,izens-Judge Samuel Treat,
Col George E. Leighton. Col. Charles Parsons.
Byron Sherman, Daniel Il. Garrison, Isaac
Sturgeon, Thomas Z. Tut and r. H.
Tansey. Close behind these were the
surviving members of the personal staff
Of the dead general, Gen. Amos Beck
with, Col Jenny. Col. Dayton. Col Hitchcock.
Col j. L. Bacon and Col Julius Pottsman
and Tourtellotte. as well as the survivors OF the
western sanitary commission, Carlos 4. Greelv
DIR. j. b. johnson and James E. Yeat-
man. Then in carriages followed the
family and the New York party. while
the army committee, Gems. Schofeld
Miles. Slocum. Andrews. Howard. Randolph.
Lieut. Kinzbury, Capt Andrews and
Capt. Barrett brought up the rear.
There were 900 troops in this division. with
the band; $50 cavalry horses and 2A0 artillery
horses
ALONG THE LINE OF MARCH.
The weather was clear and dry, enabling the
approach Of the cortege to be seen-a long dis
lance ahead on the long wide avenues trav-
ersod. Sidewalks. windows and roofs were vast
seas of spectators. Profound silence prevailed
MS the caisson passed from block to block Men
barred their heads to the biting wind aud many
an old veteran was not ashamed to let the tears
chase each other down his cheeks. Particularly
were the outward mantle stations of grief an
parent on Grand avenue, the favorite promo
nading ground of Gen. Sherman when he re-
sided In this city; and to nearly every resident
of which-and especially TO the little boys and
girls. for whom he always had pat on the hee d
and a kind word and q sEile-he was person.
ally known.
One could not help contrasting the sad scere
Of today with that witnessed on the same avenue
during the national Grand Army encampment
Of 1883, when tho general. who had been visit
ing friends. was the center of q gamboiiny
crowd OF little tots. Some of them doubtless
looked down from their windows with tear
stained faces all that was mortal OF their old
friend passed by today.
SECOND DIVISION.
There was n slight break between this and the
second division, which was composed of COM
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