The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-16
General Sherman to be Buried
With Military Honors in
St. Louis.
kilograms OF Condolences Come
From All Parts OF tho
Country.
a Catholic Priest Who ssys the BODY
Cannot be Placed In Conss-
Grated Ground.

NEW YoEK, Feb. 15.-TheYe Was 0 crowd
Of people passing to and fro in front Of
General Shsrman's house from early this
morning until late tonight. There vss
nothing much 70 see but the long creps
streamefs and once in a while the face Of
some Of the family or friends within a.
they glanced ont Of the windovs. The
callers at tho house were many but only =
few went inside. The majority of the visit
ors left their cards. In the afternoon tho
two Misses Sherman went out for . short
| drive, but they were the only on,s who left
the house for any length Of time during the
day. Generals Howard and Butterfeld
spent the day in arranging for the funeral.
A meeting Of the board Of officers of tho
New York state commsndery, and the mill
tsry order Of the Loyal Legion. was held this
morninResnd officer Of the guard of honor,
consisting Of companies Of the comsndery
were detailed to watch over the remains of
the dead.
Abont three thonsend teieRrsms have
been received at the house since the eener-
ais death. Among them was one from .
committee of citizens Of Lancaster, Chic.
TO r. r. Sherman, saying:
The birthplace and early homo of your
iIlustriOus father 10 enshE0nded in Gloom
upon the sad intelligence Of his death,
Public action is being taken by the citizsns.
and this expression of soTYoW IL universal.
The town 10 draped in mourning and q me-
mortal meeting will be held, ali businese
will be suspended and every mark of re-
spect and love will be shown the Qrestsst
soldier Of the war, who first saw the Light Of
day in the village that now rsyeres his mem
ory."
kilograms were also received from Vice
President Morton, X. H. Hayes. Secretary
kusk, Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller, II.
N. Stanley, Judge Walter Gresham, Arch
bishop kenrick, Of st. Louis. Joseph u.
addition to these there were kilograms
from foreign ministers and heads Of vsri-
GUS state departments from all oycr this
country and Europe.
Preliminary arrangements for the funsr-
al have been made. The cortsee forms
enfy-f' vt street and will move promptly st
two o'clock. The funeral services proper
will be held in St. Louis. The PROCESSION
IN this city will be made mp az follows:
The regular army escort will be under the
command Of Cof. L0oims Lausdsn, Of the
First artillery. 1t consists of aII the infsn-
try battaiions located in tie vicinity Of
New York harbor. Then will come the
First artillery. U. y. A.. Dillenback's light
battery and two four gun batteries
Of the , national guard. The cav
regulars and troop A, Of the National
guard. The body will be borne on q cais-
son. The escort of honor from Lafayette
post. q. A. r., will surround the caisson
and the pail bearers. who will be in car
risges Following them will como the fam
lily and relatives in carriages; then the
president and vice president of the United
States; ex-President Hayes and ex-Presj-
dent Cleveland; delegations from United
States senate and house of Representatives:
the governor of New York and mayor OF
q. A. *: posts, corps of cadets. National
guard. delegations from civil societies and
citizens in carriages.
The psll-bearers will be Gen. J. II. Scho-
deld. Gen. q. q. Howard. Rear Admiral
u. l.. Braine. Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly,
Prof. II. L. Kendr:ck, Gen. Joseph E. John
son, Gen. II. w sIocuni. Gen. Daniel Z.
Sickles. Gen. L. l. Dodge, Gen. j. II.
Corse. Gen. W. $. Wayne. Gen. s. L Wecd-
ford.
1t is expected that lO, 900 soldiers will be
in line from New York and Brooklyn aud
2 800 from New Jersey. The interment will
be in Cavalry cemetery. st. Louis. The
funeral i'll st. Louis will be strictly military
III character on account of the expressed
wishes of Gen. Sherman when alive. It
was decided not to comply with the request
Of President Harrison thai the body be-
taken to Washington, there to lie in state
for day. II will not lie in state any
where.
Cannot be Paf In Consecrated Ground.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. I5.-In an interview
to-day Father Rudolph Meyer. of the St.
Louis univerity said: 40 person can be
buried with the rites of the CathoI church
unless baptized. do not see. Judging from
newspaper reports, how General Shermsn
might be so buried. / cannot consider un-