Evening journal., 1891-02-20
THE REMAINS EN- ROUTE.
Tributes to Gen. Sherman All
Along the Line.


PTTTSBgRG MOURNS THE DEAD.
Senator sherman Quoted as saying That
He win Accompany the Body Only as
Far rs Columbus, O.--st. Louis Prepar-
ng to Receive the Warriors Dust.
MANrAu, Pa. Feb. eO.-At Gas o'clock
It evening the train bearing the remains
the late Gen William T. Sherman left
Pennsylvania depot en- route to st.
'uis, where the dead warrior win be laid
Al rest beside his wife and children The
funeral train stood in the station at Jersey
City for more than an hour, while a curious
crowd gathered about the last car in which
sat the president and about the brilliantly
lighted dining car. There were eight cars
on the train, the combination car in which
the casket had been placed. the Pullman
sleeping car Liverpool, the yestibule cars
cadi and Abba, President Roberts private
car, No. 100. and the presidents car In
this last ear were the president, vice presi-
dent, Secretary Tracy, Acting Secretary
Neitleton, Secretary Proctor. Col O. B.
Ernst, Private Secretary r. w Halford
and Mrs Blaine
The Train Arrangements.
The train arrangements were ia charge
OF Capt, Barnett. The presidents car was
a special in charge Of Robert A. Parke the
general southeastern agent OF the Penn
sylyania railroad who accompanied it 20
Washington The conductor Of the funeral
train was George X Dean, who had charge
Of the train which took the remains of
President Garfield to Cleveland He will
take the train through TO ST. lonis The
entire train was tastefully festooned in
black. In Che combination car No S51. in
which rested the casket, a heavy carpet
had been laid The interior Of the car was
painted white and against this hack
ground the dranings Of black cloth stood
cut in strong relief Beside the catafalque
in the ceBter Of the ear were the saddle.
bride, span and boots Of the dead war.
Nor Six sergeants Of artillery stood over
the casket They were Gottlieb Nasnel. |
John Reardon, Eugene Mccarthy. John /
X Hogan, Fred Sohl and Charles Foley
The Living and the Dead.
Interest seemed TO center chiefly in the
funeral car and in the PRESIDENT ear The /
living and the dead divided the attention /
q the thrOng Through the windows OF
No I'D the president was in plain view
talking with Vice President Morton and /
members Of his cabinet. In the car ahead
euator sherman and eN-president Hayes
At opposite each other engaged ia CONVEX
alton
Cannon Boomed NJ Trenton
No stop was made from the time the
rain left Jersey City until Mantau, sub
ub Of Philadelphia, was reached But
great crowds were gathered at all the sta
ti0ns, andat Elizabeth. Newark and Tren-
ton the speed Of the train was slackened
very materially There was no demonstra-
ton until the train reached Trenton at
sd. The train entered Trenton TO the boom
ing of cannon The platform of the sta
ton was densely packed and post OF
Grand Army Of the Republic veterans were
drawn up in line. AS the train passed the
platform the veterans uncovered their
heads
At 9.i5 thu train stopped at this place for
orders There was a large crowd assem-
bled al tho little station. Here the pres- \
dents carwa detached from the train and
Dupled 10 the regular Washington ex-
ress The funeral train stopped only
w minutes
rnator sherman WIN Leave the Train.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 20.-Just after
nving MAINTAIN Senator Sherman said TO
~ United Press correspondent that lac
would probably leave the funeral party at
Columbus at noon and return TO Washing.
ton, where the pressure Of public business
demands his attention It is the present
intention Of the managers of the party to
leave 81 houis Saturday night as Gen.
Howard must be in New York Monday
morning, and his escort win return with
him.
The run from Mantau to Harrisburg.
los miles, was without stop When the
train reached Lancaster, at ii:2O o'clock
most Of the members of the party had re-
tired There was large crowd on the
platform at Lancaster TO see the train 20
by. A Grand Army post was drawn up
with heads uncovered and canes at a
present. There was an impressive hush
a. the train sped slowly and silently
through the station