The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
SOLDIERS LAST MARCH
Obsequies Of General Sherman
in New York City.
QUIET SERVICES At THE HOME.
Thousands in the Procession Past
Buildings In Black.
QUIET SERVICES At THE HOME.
President and Government omcials in
Attendance-veteran and Military
Orders Accompany tho Funeral Car
TO the Ferry-speclal Train West.

SpeCL 10 the memory OF General sherman.
The dawn of his funeral day opened bright
and clear. The courts remained closed.
The exchanges closed at noon. General
business was brought almost to stand
still, and all who could do SO ceased their
daily occupation to do honor to the dead
soldier. At an early hour people began to
assemble in the street opposite the resi-
dence of General Sherman. From almost
every house along the street the American
flag fioated at half-mast. There were few
visitors in the early hours Of the morning.
Only the most intimate friends and few
old soldiers were admitted, and the latter
were obliged to show certificates that they
had served in the army.
Rev. Thomas Sherman, the son, whose
arrival was so anxiously awaited, arrived
at the house at 80 this morning. Just
after taking an early breakfast with the
family, he took the last look at the re-
mains of his father.
A few minutes before IL o'clock large
floral shield was received at the house
from the West Point cadets. The shield
was six feet in height and four feet broad,
and made of white and blue immortelles
and Gala lilies.
At II o'clock Secretaries Blaine, Proctor
and Rusk, and Generals O'Brien and
Ewing arrived at the house. President
Harrison would not look upon the remains
Of the general. The family:sent an invita-
tion to him this morning. but the presi-
dent kindly replied that he preferred to
keep with him the remembrance of the
general while alive. He did not wish to
see him in death, when their associations
had been so warm and genial.
At noon every doorstep along Seventy
first street was crowded with interested
spectators, and the windows were filled
with expectant faces. About 1925 the
caisson, draped in black and drawn by
four horses, was drawn UP in front of the
Sherman residence. The horses were
mounted by regulars and army officers
were in charge. Behind the caisson was
an orderly leading black charger, which
bore the military trappings Of the general
A black velvet covering almost hid the
horse from view, but the boots and saddle
were plainly seen.
The services Of prayer began at noon,
and were over at 12 30. Prayers We're read
by Rev. Father Sherman. Close to the
casket stood the other son, p. T. Sherman.
In the front parlor were all the other men,
bers Of the family, Secretary Blaine and
Mrs. Damrosch. Father Sherman was as
sisted by Rev. Taylor and two ether priests.
Father Sherman. in conduct ing the SIM
pie services, read frem the 6criptures the
passage beginning: 81 am the resurrec-
ton and the life.s' After this selections
were sung from oratorio of Elijah"
Father Sherman again read from the
Scriptures, and the 'Miserere,' from Men,
delssohn, was given. Prayer was. offered
by the son, and the services wer concluded
with music. There were about 150 persons
present, the greater number relatives, but
among the friends were Mrs. Grant and
Senator Cameron
tators began to take positions along the
line of march. Decorations along the
route were not so numerous or so elaborate
as when General Grant was buried, but
nevertheless they were strikingly hand
some and in great profusion. Just about
p. m. troop of the Sixth cavalry formed
to the left of the house in the middle of
the the street. Six lieutenants appeared in the
she Dsaas sasless Of tas a snonid
which they placed upon the wait
ing caisson The members of the
family, friends, invited officials and pail
bearers then took their places in carriages,
and followed by the members of Lafayette
Post, G. A. r., formed on either side Of the
caisson. The procession then commenced
to move very slowly, as both sides of the
street were crowded with hundreds of car
riages waiting to take their place in line.
Before the arrival of the hour for the
funeral procession to start, carriages con-
tanning prominent officials, both military
and civil, arrived at the house Among
the visitors were George w. Childs, A. j.
Drexel, Hiram Hitchcock, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, ex-Presidents Cleveland and
B1EpC Insonh Ghnofo
Braine, General Schofield and Govern
ors Pattison and Bulkeiey, with
their staffs. The Senate committee came
In body, wearing the usual signs of
mourning, and after them the large COM
mittee of the House. 1t was close on
O'Clock when President Harrison, with
Lieutenant Earnest, his aide-de-camp,
military, consisting of the military order
OF the Loyal Legion, G. A. r.. cadets and
the National Guard, consisting of the
Sixty-ninth and Twenty-second, the Sew
enth and Twelfth regiments. and the First
and Second batteries of artillery. Behind
these were the Sons of Veterans and civic
organizations. who brought up the rear
of the parade
Along the line of march from start to
finish was one grand crush. and walking
In the streets was almost an impossibiIity
~ appeared as If every resident of New
oTk and the surrounding cities had
turned out to gaze upon the casket that
contained the remains of the great general.
Along the wall of Central park on Fifty
ninth street crowds of people were seated.
and at the circle where the column was to
assume definite shape the sea of bobbing
heads was simply indescribable. All along
Flfth avenue a mass of people lined
the sidewalks. steps and windows, and
the balconies on the thoroughfare were oc-
cupied until after O'Clock, when the last
dirge of the playing bands went by. The
weather was cold and disagreeable. but
there was no apparent diminution in num-
bers IN the crowd until the very last The
grizzied old Grand Army men formed a
striking feature of the procession. Many
OF them walked on crutches
Ihe calsson on which rested the body
was received everywhere with uncovered
heads. and where the crowd had been
noisy it was instantly hushed when the
object of all this military display ap-
preached. On Fifth avenue, from Twenty
Second TO Fourteenth, the crush Of peo-
pie was so great that the mounted police
had great difficulty in clearing a passage.
AT Washington square all except the
regular military escort were dismissed.
The caisson. with this escort, then turned
into Broadwn ny and down 10 Canal street.
from which point the ferry was soon made.
The gates were thrown open and the cais-
son driven aboard the boat, escorted by
Lafayette Post, under General yieies. 4
few minutes later the funeral party was
aboard, the boat swung out into the
stream, and the great funeral, the last tri-
hate which the metropoliscouId pay, was
over.