The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-02-26
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
LAST CEREMONIES FOR THE DEAD
PERFORMED FOR GEN. SHERMAN.

Over GO, 900 People in Procession at New
York to Do Honor to tho Old Comman-
der-Obsequies at st. Louis Most Dig
nifed and Impressive-A Mammoth
Funeral Cortege.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The remains of
Gen. Sherman were taken to the Penn
sylvania depot this Thursday afternoon
and placed on board special train to be
conveyed to st. Louis. Early in the
morning crowd began to collect in the
vicinity of the Sherman residence. At
10 o'clock
A Short Catholic Service,
consisting of prayers for the dead, was
performed about the casket of Gen.
Sherman. To this none were admitted
but the members of the family and other
pie and consisted of prayer and singing.
After these services the casket was
closed.
were over at 1890. The prayers were
read by Rev. Father Sherman. Close to
the casket stood the other son, P. Z.
Sherman In the front parlor were all
Of the members of the family. Secre-
tary Blaine and wife and Mrs. DAM
rosch were present in another room.
Father Sherman was assisted by Rev.
Father Taylor and two other priests.
Father Sherman, in conducting the SER
vices read from the scripture the pas
sage beginning: ri ann the resurrection
and the Iife." After the two selections
were sung from the oratorio of Elijah, by
by Mendelssohn, Father Sherman again
read the scriptures, and The Miserere, :"
from Mendelssohn, was given. Prayer
was then offered by the son, and the
concluding music was the "Piu Jesu.
20, Rest in the Lord" was one of the
selections. Senator and Mrs. Sherman
were with the family at the time these
services were performed.
At 2 o'clock Gems. Howard, Slocum,
Johnston and other military dignitaries
formed two lines on the walk and made
a passage way to the caisson. AS the
pail bearers left the house an army band
funeral march. Six ieutenants under
command of Lieut.. Rodman appeared in
the doorway, bearing ON their shoulders
the casket of the general.
Slowly They Bore Their Burden
to the awaiting funeral carriage. All
heads were then barred, and silence
reigned from one end of the street to
the other. At 2:O5 marching order
was given and the caisson moved toward
eighth avenue. The private carriage of
Gen. Butterfeld was then driven to the
door and Gems. Schofield, Howard and
Gen. Schofeld's aide entered. The pail
bearers were then seated in their re-
in ,,1ioI
The Order of Column
following the relatives and family was
as follows: President and vice presi-
dent, members of the cabinet; Hon.
Joseph III. Choate, accompanying ex-
President Hayes; Hon. Chauncy M.
Depew, accompanying ex-President
Cleveland; committees of the senate and
house of representatives; Lieutenant
Governor Jones and Mayor Grant; Mil
itary order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States and officers of the array
and navy; Grand Army of the Republic;
the corps of cadets, United States mill
tary academy, Lieut.. Col. Hoskins COM
handing; national guard, under COM
mand of Brig. Gen. Louis Fitzgerald,
Lieut.. Col. Stephen III. Olin, chief of
staff. The brigade consisted of eight
regiments of infantry, two battalions
of artillery and one troop of cavalry.
10000 in the Procession.
The route followed by the procession
was Eighth avenue, Fifty-seventh av,
enue, Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street,
Broadway, Canal street and Debrosses
street to the Pennsylvania ferry. The
bulk of the military escort continued
with the remains to Jersey City, where
they were met by the First regiment N.
G.. S. N. j., and placed aboard the
special train on the Pennsylvania rail
road for St. Louis. The family and COM
mittees of escort also boarded the train.
1t is estimated that there were 20, 900
persons in the procession.