The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-22
SHERMAN'S REMAINS
Are Laid to Rest in Calvary
Cemetery.
IT WAS A SOLDIERS FUNERAL
The Procession Made Grand Pageant
bers of the Old Thirteenth Infantry
The Services at the Grave.

1uo CcTflCtS dG Unt GraVe.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 21.-St. Louis to-day
babe an impressive farewell to General
Sherman. For the first time in several
days, the sun shone out gloriously, but its
rays fell upon city draped in mourning
The hearts of the people were saddened
and with one accord all manner of men
abandoned their earthly pursuits and as
sembled along the line of the funeral pro-
cession to do homage to the hon
ored dead. 1t was q soldiers funeral,
the funeral of general, but not alone of
one whose last journey was attended with
the honors due his runk, but of an officer
beloved by the army and honored by the
people. For miles the streets were lined
with solid wall of people standing at least
dozen deep. The city was draped in
mourning. The grief of those in the pro-
cession was not alone genuine but apparent
to every one. The dead generals COM
rades of the Ransom post marched
In hollow squares about the caisson.
Every face wore that solemn lookawhich
said too plainly for words, II have lost a
friend" Following the caisson was a
handful of survivors of the old Thirteenth
infantry, Sherman's first command in the
war, a small and grief stricken body of
men following their cid leader over the
road which they too must travel at no very
far distant day. There were, besides,
thousands of veterans of the war, mem
bers 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
were fast depicting their ranks. Yet none
OF them were 30 old or feeble that they
would admitseven to themselves that they
were taxing their strength in following
Sherman to Calvary, even as they had fol-
lowed him to Savannah.
The train carrying the remains of
General Sherman left Indianapolis
last night at II o'clock. Mem
bers of the party retired for the night soon
after. When Terre Haute was reached at
LII a. m, their siumber was disturbed,
however, by heavy discharges from bat
terry, saluting the train. Notwithstanding
the hour, 1000 people were at the station.
Another stop of an hour was made here.
All through the rest of the night the train
sped on. just afrer sunrise, at Vandalia,
illinois, heavy discharge CT cannon awoke
everyone on the train. A stop of ten min
utes was made to allow the people to see
the casket. At every little cross-road as
the train neared st. Louis were groups of
people who all stood uncovered as the train
passed. This mark of respect was univer-
sal during the entire trip from New York.
East st. Louis was reached at S:15. Large
crowds, mostly railroad men, were gath
cred here. After a few moments stop
the train started across the bridge,
Flags all over the city are at half mast and
many Of the buildings and stores are draped
in mourning and black framed pictures of
the dead general could be seen in numerous
windows. The business of the city was en-
tirely suspended and the streets filled with
people. The day was all that could be de-
sired, so far as sunshine and cool air were
concerned, but the streets were very muddy
from the rainstorm. 70 this storm is due
largely the meagre mourning decorations
AT the Union depot and in all the streets in
the Immediate vicinity immense crowds Of
people were assembled. The funeral train
arrived at just s 80 a. m. AS it crossed the
bridge salute from the battery announced
its approach. Emerging from the tunnel
the train was compelled to proceed slowly
while the police cleared the tracks of peo-
pie When the train reached the platform
Governor Francis who was there with his
staff and members of the reception commit
tee, paid his respects to Generals Scho-
field and Howard and other mill
tary officers accompanying the funeral
party. After an exchange of greetings
it was announced that everything was in
readiness for the funeral procession.
Meanwhile the military were moved into
position. The calsson on which the body
was to be borne was standing in readiness.
1t was drawn by six bay horses, the riders
of which were the men who worked the
Hotchkiss gun at the battle of Wounded
Knee in the recent Indian war The BODY
bearers were eight sergeants, four from
the Seventh cavalry and four from battery
E, First artillery. In front of the caisson
was the Twelfth infantry from Fort Leav-
enworth, drawn up in line facing the depot.
On the opposite side of the street was the
Ransom post, Grand Army of the Repub
lie, which acted as guard of honor. The
horse that was led behind the caisson.
equipped with the dead generals saddle.
bride, boots and spurs, was black one.
belonging to troop d, Seventh cavalry.
All the floral pieces were placed in an
open barouche to be taken to the cemetery.
At 1880 a. m. General Merritt, chief mar
shall, and staff, arrived. The casket was
then removed from the car, and as it was
placed on the caisson the Twelfth infantry
presented arms and the band PLAYED a
dirge. Many of those assembled were
touched by the sight and the veterans and
comrades OF the dead general could be seen
weeping on all sides. Generals Howard
and Slocum were so overcome they could
not speak for several minutes. The order
to march was then given, and the Twelfth
companies wheeled into line and
marched up Eleventh street, followed by
the caisson, on either side of which 400
of Ransom post had ranged them
selves. Next came the members of the
Sherman family and people who had come
with them from New Y ork, in carriages
The procession was divided into six di-
visions 1t was composed of the regular
military escort as provided by the regular
army regulations, Grand Army posts,
Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans, civic so
cleties, the state militia of Missouri and
ONO, members OF the legislatures of Mis-
souri,, limos and Kansas, governors of
states and their staff and unorganized bod
les OF citizens in carriages and on foot. The
route OF the procession from the depot to
Cavalry cemetery, distance of nearly
eight miles, was through some of the prin-
cipal streets and avenues of ST. Louis. The
windows of nearly all buildings were filed
with spectators and the sidewalks were
crowded with struggling mass of human
ity.
While there was no disorder in the full
sense OF the word, the jam of people coming
in from the various intersecting streets
when the procession started, was something
terrible. On Pine street alone it was esti-
mated there were gathered over one hun
dred thousand people. Marching through
Pine street the magnifcence of the military
display was best seen. Truly, it was Just
what the old hero wanted-a military
funeral. The heavy rumble of the artillery;
the CHATTER of cavalry horses hoofs on the
pavement, mingled with the clang and
Jingle of sabre and spur and steady tramp
OF infantry, as the column passed, made a
spectacle never to be forgotten.
Straight out on Pine street for over two
miles the procession marched, then it
into Grand avenue, where there
was repetition of the crowded streets
and decorations al 11.Inir,