Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-28
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The Funeral obsequies Of General
William Teoumseh Sher-
man In st. Louis


day received back to her care the re-
mains of one OF her adopted sons. No
man was more beloved and respected;
no man had more brilliant career;
achieved more successes or was held In
moro est EN- by the entire people OF the
United States than was this adopted
son-General William Tecumseh Sher'
man.
On the platform was Gov. D. r. Fran
els with his staff and the v1embers
Of the general reception co nmiltee,
headed by Messrs. James G. Yeatman
and Henry Hitchcock. AS soon as the
train stopped Governor Francs boarded
the car Lancaster and paid his respects
TO Generals Schofeld and Howard, and
the other military officers accompany
ing the funeral party. After an ex-
change Of greetings. the gov:
ernor and representatives Of
the general committee and OF
Ransom post were introduced to
the members OF the cabinet and TO Lieu
tenant Fitch and Thackeray. These
last two gentlemen we're informed that
everything was in readiness for the fu-
neral service, and that the procession
would start ut ii o'clock promptly.
Meantime, outside the depot the mill
tary companies were moving into pO-
sition. The caisson on which the body
was to be borne from the train to its
last resting place was drawn by six
bay horses. The riders were the
men who worked the Hotchkiss guns at
the battle OF Wounded Knee creek dur
ing the recent Indian war. They be-
ionged TO the Seventh cavalry known as
the Fighting Seventh" Their names
are Privates Mallory, Ryan and Doug
las. The body bearers were eight SER
geants. Four OF them. Sergeants Con-
nelly, LANCE, Hennesy and Ziegner
were from the Seventh cav
airy. The other four sergeants
H1dmann, Lavay, French aud DonO-
hugh were from battery E, First ar
tillery. In front OF the caisson on Pop
lar street, was the Twelfth infantry
from Fort Leavenworth under Colonel
Townsend, drawn up in line facing the
depot. On the opposite side Of the
street were the members OF Ransom
post, who were TO act rs guard OF hon
or. The horse that was to be led be-
hind The caisson equipped with tn
dead generals saddle, bride, boots,
sash aGd spurs followed near the Gals
s0n. Pc was black horse belonging
to troop D. Seventh cavalry of Fort
Riley, KS. and was brought from there
specially for this purpose. He was led
by Sergeant George b. Rathguber.
The horse on this occasion was
not covered with Q black cloth,
as was done In the funeral
parade at New York. At 1915 o'clock
an open barohche drove into the car
riage way.
General Merritt and star arrived at
the depot at 1890. At that hour the
adjacent streets and the Twelfth street
bridge were fairly lined with people.
The police had all they could do to keep
the streets clear for the procession to
move In. Immediately after the arrival Of
General Merritt and staff, preparations
were made to remove the body from the
car where It had rested during its long
journey. The eight body bearers took
up positions at The Car door, four on each
side. Directly behind them six on
. side, stood the honorary pail bearers.
They were:
Major General John Pope, Brevet
Major General Amos Beckwith, Brevet
Major General ]. A. Smith, Brevet
Major General John F. Turner, Brevet
Major General William Warner. Brevet
General John Bardiger, Commander
Cash Cotton, u. s. N: Citizens Judge
Samuel Treat, Colonel GeOrge e. Leigh
ton, Colonel Charles Parsons, Byron
Sherman, ESQ.,, Daniel &. r. Hanson,
ESQ.,, Isaac Serge0n, ESQ.,, Thomas e.
Tut, ESQ.,, and r. 81. TaTsev.
As they started with slow step out
through the carriage way to the waiting
the Twelfth infantry presented
arms, flags were dipped and the rcgi-
mental band played Pleyel's well known
hymn. Many hearts we're touched at
the sight and veterans and comrades OF
the dead general could be seen crying
on all sides. Generals Howard and
SlOcum were 80 overcome they could
not speak for several minutes. The
casket was placed lengthwise on the
caisson and strapped In place. On 1t
were placed the hat and sword Of him
who lay inside. The delivery Of the re-
mains to the st. Louis body guards re-
loved the six sergeants who had &C.
COMMANDED it from New York Of all fur
Their care. Meanwhile the imme-
date members and relatives Of the
Sherman family had entered coaches,
and we're now driven into q place
in the procession next to the
guard OF honor. Behind the
family we're carriages In which were
people who had come from New York to
attend the feneral. In the first coach
were Secretary and HRS. Noble, Judge
Hough and Major Randolph; In the sec
ond-SeCretary Rusk, Assistant Secre-
Rotary Grant, Carlos s. Greedy and Cap
tain Kinsberry. The third carriage
contained ex-President Hayes, General
SchOheld, Governor Satnard and Lieu
tenant Anderson. The fourth, Gener-
als Howard, SlOCum and Broadhead,
and Lieutenant Howard. The fifth,
General Alger, James E. YeatmAn, Col
onel McCrOOry and Colonel James D.