The Portland daily press., 1891-02-21
BIAcK-HUEO TRAIN MOVES ON ITS WAY,
Across the States OF Pennsylvania
and Ohio Amid DIrgss.
Respectful Crowds Gathered at Every
Railroad Station.
preparations at st. Louis for tho Re.
eep'Ion OF tho sody.

PIrTssuRe. Pa. February 2o.-Early this
.norning thousands gathered along the line
70 see the Sherman funeral train pass.
AZ eVery suburban station people uncover.
90 tneir heads In humble respect to the dead
nero In this city as the train passed. bells
were toiled and minute guns were fired from
tne niiiside, while all the flags dropped at
nalf mast In the pouring rain.
Tne Sherman funeral train ran into a
switch at Mansfield, Pa. at g. 81 this morning.
Tne train was going slowly at the time
wnlcn alone prevented O collision, The
train lost but FIVE minutes.
The departure OF the train from Pittsburg
was made az 11O Breakfast was served
as soon as the train got outside the city lin
It's.
After breakfast the members Of the family
went forward to the car containing the re-
mains main M ana remained there for 10 OF. Is min.
pieces tnat mad been put on board by the
Grand Army posts during the night
Grand 41%v nosts st IN .,,s. ,Ssony FSeeslyed from
tne train was to pass that 1t might be allowed
stops at those places and the car be opened
70 veterans. General Howard had TO refuse
all those requests as TO comply with them
would delay the progress Of the train too
much.
btO tno ouCkoy0 otdt0.
=, DENIsoN, o., February 2O-At Cadlz juno
tion number Of Grand Army veterans were
on the platform holding the remnants Of a
At scio the Grand Army post paraded In
front OF the depot.
Denison was reached at 1880, A stop Of
minutes was made ito let the mail train
When the Sherman funeral train passed
Dennison, large crowd was gathered at the
station Including comrades OF Welch Post.
AZ, @. A. r., Of Uhrichsville, o. The door
Of the funeral car was opened, and they were
allowed to take look at the casket. After
q short stop the train resumed its westward
journey. passing many small way stations,
wnere were gathered the residents OF the
places and generally several old soldiers. At
some OF these towns the local band was at
tne depot, and playeda a dirge as the train
Al New Comerstown all the public school
children stood In line at street crossing, with
heads uncovered, carrying small flags edged
with black. As the train passed by they
Thee" The Grand Army post and company
Of Sons Of Veterans were at the depot TO do
honor to the departed soldier.
Columbus Station Thronged.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, February 20.-At
rs the train stopped at Newark. Here
Mrs. Judge Granger and her son Sherman
Granger, got on TO the train. Lemert Post,
u. A. K, had about 100 men In line on the
platform. Their fife and drum corps played
'In the Sweet Bye-and-Bye," as the train
came TO stop. The doors Of the car 10
which the body lay were opened and the vet
erans allowed TO take a look at the casket.
The entire trip from Pittsburg to this point
was interspersed with demonstrations OF sOr-
row. AS the train rolled into the union sta
tion the space on either side was crowded
with people. For squares away there was
mass Of humanity struggling to get view Of
the train. There was no particular demon
stration. and after wait OF 45 minutes the
train passed on.
At rne journeys End.
ST LOUIS, February 20.-The train bearing
General Sherman's remains Is expected to ar
rive here between and 0 o'clock tomorrow
In the morning. Grand Army men will
guard the body until 1890, when Brigadier
General Merritt and a body OF United States
troops will receive 1t and march to a point
where the cortege Is to be formed. From
there the procession will march to Calvary
Cemetery, where Father Sherman, the gener-
aPs son. will ofheiate at the grave.
To Attend In Body.
TOPEKA, Kansas. February 20.-The state
senate yesterday resolved to attend General