Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-20

avenue for some distance, but the move
ment was very slow. Out on the side
streets were hundreds OF carriages wait
ing for place in the immense process
sion.
underway until 9:3O o'clock. As the
caisson bearing the body rumbled over
the pavement through the sunlit street
into Eighth avenue, the vast crowds
stood with uncovered heads, reverently
watching the starry folds OF the flag
envelopiny the csSkct. More than one
old veteran wept as the body Of his old
commander was borne past him. The
sidewalks, the roof tops and
every window Swarmed with watching
humanity. As the cortege passed down
the avenue. there fell in behind IL the
military order Of the Loyal Legion OF
the United States and officers OF the
army and navy, among them being rep
resentativeS OF the Ohio cOmmandery OF
which General Sherman was member.
Then came the &. A. r., followed by
the West Point Cadets, under command
Of Lieut.-COl. Hawkins. The next In
line was the National Guard under
Commander Lewis Fitzgerald, made up
OF The following regiments: Second,
Seventh and Seventy-frst. Twenty-sec-
ond, Ninth, Eighth and SiXty-ninth.
Then came old guards leading the vet
erans. under command Of General II. i.
Tremain.
Among the veterans were the Con-
federate veterans camp Of the city OF
New York, riding in carriages. and
after them came in carriages repreSen
tatiyes OF the Chamber Of Commerce
and the New York Historical Society,
the Common Councils OF Boston and
Brooklyn and the Union League Club
and other bodies. Altogether $1,000
men were in line. There were many
funeral dirgeS played, but none struck
with keener force on the listening ears
than Marching Through Georgia"
played in half-time as arranged for the
occasion by 7. ). Gilmore. All along
Fifth Avenue down to Madison Square
the same throngs OF people were seen,
thousands Of them having stood for
many hours waiting.
At j:99 the ferryboat started across
the river, the masts carrying flags at
half-mast and the ferry bells tolling.
The special train which takes the re-
mains To st. Louis was drawn mp on the
north side Of the depot. 1t consisted Of
eight cars, all heavily draped. The first
was composite ear. and was intended
solely for the conveyance of the re-
mains. Next were the sleeping cars
Liverpool" aud "Ddnville." Then
the dining-car No. 104. The
sleeping cars ''Obyio' and "Cadi'' came
next, then President Roberts private
car which was for the Use OF the family
of the dead General, and last Vice
President Th0mpSon'S private car for
the use of President Harrison and the
members of the cabinet. When tha
party had boarded the train the occu-
pants Of the cars were: In the Liver
pool. Gov. T. T.. Pattison, OF I'enn>yl-
vania, aud his staff; in the "Danville, '
Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Gen. An-
drcwS. zen. SlOcum, t'en. Schoheid,
Gen. Howard and Assistant Sccrc-
tary Grant, Secretary RuSk, Mai. Ran
dolph, Lieut.. Howard. Capt. kingsbnry:
in the 'Cadi" Judge and Mrs. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Steele and Mrs.
Probasdo, Coils Dayton and Bacon. Gen.
and Mrs. Hugh Ewing. WIN. McComb.
Private Secretary Barrett, DIR. AleNan-
der and Mrs. Elizabeth Reese.
The occupants Of 'obyiO' were eN-
President Hayes. Gen. aud Mrs. Tho>
Ewing. Miss Ewing sherman, Gen.
and Mrs. Miles. Judge =. Ewing, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Ewing. Mrs. Wilborg,
Henry Colgate, ChaS. Sherman and i.
T.. Sherman.
In President Roberts private car were
Rev. Thomas + Sherman. Misses Eliza
beth and Rachel Sherman, 4. w. Flte
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Thackera and
Miss Elizabeth Reese. Also on board
were Mr.. C. A. Bigler, representing the
Western l'nion Telegraph Company.
aud press representatives. X. l.. Farm
ham and G.. G.. Balm. The train was In
charge OF conductor George Deane. who
had Garlicld's funeral train. AT Man
tla the train entered the main line Of
the Pennsylvania railroad aud proceeded
west as the first section Of the western
express. The train did not enter the
depot al Philadelphia but went ont on
the ~. stopping only long enough to
change engines.