Telegram-herald., 1891-02-21
HEADS ARE Barred.
Nuts Tributes of Rsspee. 10 ths
Late General Sherman.
Thosszocs Stand Uneossrsa in the
Storm as tes Funsr4 Train
Sashes Onward 10 RS Tcmo-

~ a. ia tAF AA1Sia4 al h0tAc1 above
the caskst "a which Las the remains Of
the last II the great commanders q the
rebellion All night long a solitary
watcher III the blue aud Grim
son Of the artillery Gniform
paced ap and down the narrow
passase beside the easket Through
sleet and driving wind the long funeral
train climbed the steep mountain
grades. / he track was slippery bat
the train kept steadily on al good
rate Of spee 4 A bout 10 o'elesck ,he
members Of the family aud nearly al
the others on the train re, red for the
night.
Lancaster was reached az ll.20 No
stop " ss made. bat the train ran tArO sgh
the station a; a reduced rats OF speed
On the depot platform. drawn up ia line
with heads uncovered, was a company
of Grand Array veterans Behind them
and 10 the right ana lett Of them stood
several hundred people, men, women
and children. Not word wa rttere q
as the train rolled .owly by. Ii
was the mute testimonial of respect by
the people Of Lancaster 10 one of the
greatest Of Generals
Harrisburg was reached az 1918
O'Clock Every body on board the train
was asleep except the train hands \
great crowd was i'm waiting TO paw the
last tribute of respect 10 the departed
chief:ain. Only the uniformed organ
izations aud representatives OF the
Legislature were allowed to pass
through the gates, but the hundreds OF
citizens packed the balcony Of the sta
ton aud watched the train while IL
stood in the depot and until it had dis
appeared from view. All the local
military organizations. including the
City Grays, Governors troop ana City
Gray Cadets, posts Is and ll6 Grand
Army of the Republic, Union Vet
erans' Legion and ex-soldiers in the
Legislature under command Of Cap
tain Skinner, who served with
Sherman in the Atlanta cam
paign, were drawn up in line in
the station and saluted the train. The
legislative committee was headed by
General Goblin. IL comprised almost the
entire Legislature. The train stopped
changes. Governor Patterson and staff,
including Colonel 0. Z. McC.. Hand, SUI
periDtendent Of the Philadelphia divis-
ion of the Pennsylvania railroad, left
the train here As the train entered
the station the band played Nearer
NV God To Thee and other appropri-
ate selections.
Altoona was reached at 4:05. Here
engines were changed Rev. 5. p.
Kelly, of Pittsburgh, representing the
local committee of that place. boarded
the train here. The next stop was for
water al New Florence at $50. At
Edgewood the train stopped long
enough for three of Lieutenant Fitchs
children 10 get on. A Grand Army
post of veterans was drawn up in line
on the misunderstanding with barred
heads in the pouring rain until
the train moved away. 1T Wilkins
burg, the next station, a similar
Scene was witnessed as the train
rushed by. AS the funeral train neared
Pittsburgh. and the road crossings be-
came more numerous, group after
group Of people were 70 be seen stand
ing there, unmindful of the rain, only
intent on honoring in their hum Ole way
the remains of the hero of The March
TO the Sea"
Pittsburgh was reached at 1:47.
Thousands gathered along the line TO
see the funeral train pass. The crowd
was greatest at the depot. where the
Eighteenth Regiment and repre-
sentatives from every Grand Army
post in the city were waiting
to do honor to the dead soldier When
the train drew into Allegheny City sta
tion the great crowd uncovered heads.
the bands struck up Girge and the
veterans first laid their tattered
army flags beside the casket,
followed by a lovely floral
emblem from the Union Veterans
Legion. A heavily y-draped engine drew
up TO take the place of a similarly clad
locomotive that had ended It's run. The
Eighteenth Regiment band played sol
dier's requiem, Rest" and the train
started on its sad journey to the West
At every suburban station and even
along the line crowds gathered. and all
uncovered in the momentary presence
of the dead. In the city. as the train
passed. bells tolled and minute guns
were fired from the hill-sid.s, while all
flags dropped at half mast in the driv-
ing rain.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2o.--The general
committee of arrangements for the
funeral ceremonies of General Sherman
held meeting at IL o'clock Thursday
morning. The chairman of the cxccu-
utive committee stated that 200 members
of the Missouri General Assembly would
participate in the exercises. General
Merritt has received telegram from
General A. Hickenloopcr. of Cincinnati,
stating that 100 members of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee would
arrive from Chicago Saturday. and had
been assigned place with the Loyal
League.
In accordance with instructions
received from Washington General
Merritt has provided for guard
at the tomb. which will remain in charge
as long as was deemed necessary. In
formation has been received that Gen
eral John NJ. schofeld will rs present
Governor Francis saws that between
600 and ZOO state militia will join
the cortege, and other information m
dicates that il viii ne one of the largest
r.ceants ever witnessed.