The Portland daily press., 1891-02-23
THE EARTH CLOSED OVER HIM.
An Imposing military Display at
st. Louis.
Brief Funeral Services conducted BY
Father Thomas Sherman.
voIIeys Of Musketry and saivos OF
Artillery Fired.

ST. LOUIS, February H.-The train bear
ing the remains Of Gen. Sherman arrived
here about $50 this morning. There was an
immense crowd at the depot and salute Of
II guns was fired by the battery. A deputa-
tion of old army comrades received and took
charge of the body.
Itwas shortly before IL o'clock when the
funeral car received the remains at the main
entrance of the depot, and amid the roar OF
artillery the casket was tenderly borne from
the train by eight members Of Ransom Post
and placed on the carriage.
At 11.15 the head of the column began to
move, a double salute of artillery being
fred. Chief Of Police Harrigan. with police
men, led the way. Then came Brigadier Gen.
eral Merritt, chief marshal and staff, fol-
lowed by Brevet Brigadier General FOrsythe
In command of the military escort. Behind
there was there was the caisson with "a
members Of Ransom Post, G:A.R, fe rmlng a
complete square as escort. Sometime before
his death the General requested that the
Ransom Post perform this duty.
Following came local clergy OF all creeds
In carriages, and next the following as pail
bearers: Major General John Pope. Gener-
al Amos Beckwith, Major General Smith,
Major General John w. Turner. Brevet Ma
jor General Willard Warner, Brigadier Gen.
eral John W. Barriger, Commander Charles
G. Cotton, U.S.N., Judge Samuel Treat, Geo.
E.Leigh ton, Chas. Parsons, Byron Sherman,
Daniel r. Garrison, Isaac Sturgeon. Thos. f.
Close behind were the surviving member
Of Gen. Sherman's personal staff, the family
and the New York party and Generals Scho-
field, Miles, Sl0cum, Andrews, Howard, Ran
dolph, Lieut.. Kingsbury, Capt. Andrews and
Capt Barnett, brought up the rear.
There were 1000 troops In this division
with band of 290 cavalry horses.
The second division was headed Dy ex-
President Hayes and composed Of command
cries cf the Army Of the Tennessee and 10y
al Legion.
Grand Army delegations and Sons Of Vet
erans opened the third division, there being
over 5000 men In line.
In the fourth division there were about
1000 state troops, 800 regulars, and state and
judicial officials, and the fifth division con-
Confederate soldiers with the gray uniform
marched behind. The sixth aud last divis-
ion was made up Of city officials, merchants.
and citizens.
The route to the cemetery was fully five
and half miles In length. 1t was nearly 3
O'Clock when the head of the column reached
the entrance. The services at the grave
were very simple.
Every head was barred and bowed as Faith
er Sherman stepped to the head OF the cask-
et The fortitude of his sisters deserted
them at this trying juncture and they gave
way freely to their grief In sobs and means.
The mourners filed past the casket, the re-
nains were lowered into the last resting
place. At 8 o'clock the closing Of the grave
was completed and the buglers OF the Sew.
enth Cavalry sounded Taps, Lights Out
and volley was fired over the grave by the
18th Infantry, Immediately followed by
three salvos by the artillery stationed some
distance to the east. Wreaths and branches
of evergreens were then placed upon the
grave by loving hands.
The Sherman family and most Of those
who accompanied them from New YORK
were taken directly back TO the train which
stood In the Union Dept ready for its de-
parture. 1t was but o'clock when they
reached the private cars, to which they i'm
medlately retired. The funeral train lett
the Union Depot at s o'clock tonight and
run to New York ON slow schedule time,
making only the necessary stops. All mem.
bers Of the family, Secretaries Rusk and No
BILE, Assistant Secretary Grant, Gen. Scho-
field, Gen. Howard and all the distinguished
members Of the party returned with IL.
Secretary and Mrs. Noble left the traiI
at Columbus and went West. Gen. Mile:
the train at Bingham to go TO Chicago. Al
Columbus ex-President Hayes, Generals
Ewing and Corse, Judge Ewing, Col. HOY
Sherman and family and NJ. B. Granger bade
the party farewell. At Pittsburg, Secretary
Grant, Gen. Sch0field and his secretary
Lieut.. Andrew, will leave to 60 to Wash
ing. Secretary Rusk and Senator Sherman
man will get off at Philadelphia to go to
WaehfnUfon