Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24

VETERANS AND COMRADES wee.
ING AT TAG TOMB.
The Old llero's Wish Complied with'
lie Receives Military
Funeral.
ruE LAST RESTING PLACE.
General sherman hurried Win Hiii.
tRry ionors.

NntFniun. FOR tfte fif-f Time III sew
raj days the sun shown out gloriously,
but IL rays fell upon n city drnrod In
mourning. The hearts Of the people
were saduened, aud with one accord
all manner of men abandoned thuif
earthly pursuits aud assembled along
the line Vt the funeral procession To uO
homage 10 the honored dead. II was
soldiers funeral, tho funeral % a
General, but not alone Of one whose
last journey was attended with the
honon due his rank, but Of au officer
beloved by the army aud honorci by
the people. For miles the streets were
lined with n solid wall Of people, stand.
Ing at least dozen deep. The city
was drnpcd Ia mourning. Tie gilefof
those In the procession was not only
genuine, but apparent to every one.
THE DEAD oENERAI's COMRADES
Of Ransom Post marched N hollow
square about the calsson, and every
face wore that solemn look which said
too plainly for words: ~ have lost
friend" Following the calsson was
the handful of survivors Of the old
Fifteenth Infantry, Shcrman's INT
command Ia tho war, n small and
griefstrickcn body Of men following
their old leader over the road that
they too must travel nj no very distant
day. There were, besides thousands
" veterans Of the war, members OF the
Grand Army, old and griztlcd com.
radcs In arms Of the dead general.
Slowly they walked, aud only too
plainly was II written that the ravagrs
d time were fast depicting their ranks.
Yet none of them were 20 old or
feeble that they would admit, even 10
themselves, that they were taxing
their strength In following sherman
10 Calvary, even NJ they had followed
him ~ Savannah.
Tho funeral train arrived at Just $3.50.
As II crossed the bridge "a salute from
tho battery announced its approach.
Emerging from the tunnel the train
was compelled 10 move slowly whilc
the police cleared the track Of people.
When the ,raln reached the platform
uovERSoR FRANCIS,
who was thorc with his staff aud mcm-
bers OF the reception committee, paid
his respects 10 Generals Schouvld aud
Howard hnd other military officers
accompanying the funeral party. After
nn exchange Of greetings Il WIS an.
nonnccd that everything was Ia roail-
mes. for the funenI procession. Mean.
while the military were moved into
position. The Cai..on on which the
body was 10 DO borne was IN readiness.
II was drawn 10y six hay horses, the
ridcrs Of which, were men who worked
tho Hntchl,lFf gun at the battle OF
Wounded Knee Ia tito recent Indian
war. The body bearers were eight
srTguants, four from the Seventh Cav.
airy aud four from Battery !. flni Ar
tillery.
In front OF tho cniNon was the
Twelfth Infantry from IT. Leavcn.
worth, drawn up In line facing the DO
pot. On the opposite side OF the street
was Ransom Post, GAR, which acted
NJ guard u honor. Tho horse that was
led behind the cals-on, equipped with
the dead generals saddle, bridlc, boots
and spur, was black one belonging
10 troop ID, Seventh Cavalry. All the
floral pieces were placed IN an open
barouche, 10 DO taken 10 tho cemetery.
At 1880 General Merritt, chief mar.
shal, aud atgfl arrived. Tho casket
was then removed from the car and us
II was placed ON the caisson the Twelfth
Infantry presented arms ana tho baud
played n dirge.
Many Of those assembled Were
touched by the sight aud the veterans
aud comrades oftho dead General could
be- seeh
WEEPING on ALI siDEs.
Generals Howard and Slocum were 40
overcome that they could not speak for
several minutes.
The order 10 march was then given
and the Twelfth Infantry companies
wheeled Into line and marched up
Eleventh Street, followed by the calls.
son, on either side Of which the 400
members Of Ransom Post had ranged
themselves. Next come the members
Of the sherman family and the people
who had come with them from New
York, Ia carriages.
The procession IN divided Into six
divisions. IL was composed Of the reg.
ular military escort as provided by the
regular army regulations, Grand Army
posts, Loyal Legion, SOUS " Veterans,
livic societies, Stats militia Of Missouri
aud Ohio, members of ia. legislatures
OF Missouri, Illinois aud Kansas, gov
ernors Of the States and their staff aud
unorganized bottles Of citizens In car.
rlages and ON foot. The route Of the
procession was from the depot to Cal
vary Cemetery, u distance Of nearly
eight miles, through some ~ tho prin.
clpal streets and avenues Of 81. Louis.
Tho Windows Of nearly all the buildings
were filed with spectators and the
sidewalks were crowded with strIs-
Cling mass Of humanity.
While there was no disorder I'm tho
full sense Of the word), the Jam Of peo-
plo coming IN front NJ thr various
intersecting street, where the process
sion started, was something terrible.
ON Pine street alone II was estimated
there were gathered over 100000 PEG.
pie. Marching through Pine Street
The magnincence OF the military dis
play was hest seen. Truly II was just
what the old hero wanted
a MILITARY FUNERAL,
The heavy rumble Of artillery, the
clalter Of cavalry horses hools on the
pavement, mingled with the clang and
Jingle VI sabre aud spur,and the steady
tramp, tramp Of Infantry ns the coll