Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-21
| NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
THEJOURNEY WESTWARD
Scenes Along the Route of
- The Funeral Train.
ANOTHER TERRIFIC SLEET STORM.
Extent of the Floods in the;
Ohio River.
PROGRESS OF The REVOLT IN CHILL.
The Leadership of the Irish
Party.
PROGRESS OF THE REVOLT IN CHILL.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.

THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
An Uneventful Trip from Harrisburg
to Pittsburg-Great Crowds at the
Depot I'm the smoky City-S1ight
Accident at n aSysitch-No Serious
Injury-The Trip Through Ohio
The Program in st. Louis.
PrrrsBuRa, Feb. 2O.-When the funeral
train left Harrisburg last night at 11:30 a
cold rain was falling. The rain continued
all night and when the train arrived in
Pittsburg it was still raining.
The run during the night was devoid of
incident. At times the train ran at high
rate Of speed; at others, when on some of
the steep grades, it went at a very slow
pace. Altoona was reached at 4:05 and
engines were changed. Rev. S. P. Kelley
of Pittsburg, representing the local COM
mittee at that place, boarded the train
here. The next stop was for water, at
New Florence, at $50. At Edgewood the
train stopped long enough for three of
Lieutenant Fitch's children to get on. A
Grand Army post of veterans was drawn
up in line on tho platform, standing with
barred heads in the pouring rain until tho
train moved away. At Williamsburg, the
next station, a similar scene was Witnessed
as the train rushed by. AS the train neared
Pittsburg and the road. crossings became
more numerous, group after group of peo-
pie was to be seen, unmindful of the rain.
Nearly all tho people on the train arose
and got ready for breakfast as Pittsburg
was reached at TAI.
Early this morning thousands gathered
along the line to see the funeral train pass.
The crowd was greatest at the Union
depot, where the Eighteenth regiment and
representatives from every Grand army
post in the city were drawn up to do
honor to the dead general. When the train
drew. slowly into the station, the great
crowd uncovered heads, the band struck
up low dirge, and the veterans
first laid their tattered army flags
floral emblem form the Union
Veteran Legion. A heavily draped engine
drew up to take the place of the similarly
clad locomotive that had ended its run.
The Eighteenth regiment buglers played q
soldiers requiem, Crest" and the train
started on it's journey to the west. At
every suburban station, and even along the
line, knots and crowds gathered, and all
uncovered in the momentary presence of
the dead. In the city, as the train passed
bells tolled and minute guns were fired
from the hillsides, while all flags dropped
at..half-mast in the driving rain.
The train ran into an open switch at
Mansfield, Pa, at 8:37. The train was go
ing slow at the time, which was the only
thing that prevented collision. The train
lost only five minutes.
BETWEEN PITTsBURG AND COLUMBUS.
large crowd was gathered at the station
and the comrades of WEIGH post No. 42s,
G.. A. R., of Uhrichsville, were there also
to pay final tribute to the remains of
their former commander. The door of the
funeral car was opened and they were al
lowed to take look at the casket. After
a short stop here the train resumed its
westward journey, passing many small
way stations, whore were gathered the resi-
dents of the place, generally old soldiers.
At some of these towns the local band was
at the depot and played dirge as the
train passed. At Newcomerstown all the
public school children stood in line at the
street crossing with heads uncovered and
carrying small flags with borders of black.
singing "Nearer, Ny God to Thee" A
Grand Army post and a company of Sons
of Veterans were also at the depot to do
henor to the departed soldier. AT :25 the
train stopped at Newark. Here Mrs. Judge
Granger and her son, Sherman Granger,
got on the train. Lemert post, G.. A. R.
had about 100 men in line on the platform.
The doors of the car in which the body was
were opened, the veterans were allowed to
take look at the casket. The entire trip
from Pittsburg to this point had been inter
| spersed with demonstrations of sorrow. Al
the train rolled into the Union station the
space on the side was crowded with people
| and for squares away there was a mass
struggling to get view of the funera
| train. There was no particular demonsta
ton and after wait of forty-fve minutel
| the train passed on.
| ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-The train bearing
| General Sherman's remains is expected tc
arrive here between and O'Clock to.
morrow morning. Grand Army men viii
guard the body till 1890 when Genera
Merritt and body of troops will receive
it and march to the point where the corteg
is to be formed. There the procession will
march to Calvary cemetery where Fathe
Sherman, the generals son, will officiate.
THE ARRANGEMENTS IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-Brigadier Genera
Merritt issued the following order las
night:
The undersigned, by virtue of bein,
placed in command of the funeral of tn
late General Sherman on Saturday, Feb
ruary 21, by the general committee of al
engagements of the obsequies of the city o
St. Louis, announces the following de
tails of organization, places of formation
and route of march for the information O
all concerned.
First divisicn-Brevet General jaime
w. Forsyth, colonel Seventh cavaly, q.
A., commanding. The military escort
Ransom post No. 131, department of Mis
souri,, Grand Army of the Republic, tn
clergy, pallbearers, remains, and family O
the deceased, ex-presidents of the Unite
7 States, members of the cabinet, member
of congress, members of the suprem
court, other officers of the United State
government, the major general command
ing the army, and the personages accom-
panying the remains from New York.
Second division-Major Henry L. Mel
rin, commanding. The military order c
the Loyal Legion of the United States an
army societies (marching)
Third division-Major Leo Rassieul
commanding. Posts Of the Grand Arm
Of the Republic, camps of the Sons {
Veterans, and kindred organization
(marching)
Fourth division-David X. Franci
governor of Missouri, commanding. II
National Guard and all armed milital
organizations marching in advance of IL
governors of states. the state judiciar
state officers and the legislature of Mi
souri, lin carriages.)
f.. Fifth division-Major Charles Q. Raj
waiter, commanding. Civic societies Al
Pc organizations (marching)
Sixth division-Mr. Clark b. Sampso
! commanding. The general committee
arrangements of the obsequies. city of
i Gals, the school board of the city of
Louis, members of the press, citizens, so'
cites and all organizations and persons n
marching.
Ali division commanders will organi
= their commands and be in place prompt
at eleven o'clock, fixing the proper no
!! for assembling. The column will proce
from the places of formation to Calva
Cemetery by the following route: Twelf
street to Pine, thence to Grand avenue al
r. to the cemetery via Grand and Florissa
= avenues. w. MERRITT,
Brevet Major-Gen. U. s. A.
II Center of Population.
q WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The super
tendent of census has prepared bulle
giving the center of population of