Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-18
GENERAL sHKnmAN,s rUNEnAL,

How the Regulation Escort VIII b,
Formed-The BODY to be Berne OIL
Cafsson-Lfst of Pall-Bearers-Or
der of the Column-Line Of March
The President and Cabinet to Arrive
in New York To-Day.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE official pro
gram for the funeral of General Sherman
was given out by Generals Slocum and
Howard this afternoon. The regulation
escort under command of Colonel Lang
don, First United States artillery, will con-
sist of one regiment as infantry, to be com
posed of battalion of United States ma
rlnes, four companies of artillery, COM
pany of light artillery from the army, and
the national guard of the state of New
York and two troops of cavalry of the
state of New York. The remains will be
received by the escort at the lato residence
of the general at 8 pm on Thursday next.
The body will be borne on a caisson, pre-
coded by the following named pall-bearers
in carriages:
Major General J. NJ. Schofeld, U. S. A.
Major General o. o. Howard, Rear AID,
miral D. L. Braine, Rear Admiral ]. A.
Greer, Professor 81. L. Kendrick, Major
Generals d. w. Slocum, D. E. Sickels, g.
NJ. Dodge, j. NJ. Corse, Wager Swayne and
Stewart l.. Woodward. These pallbearers
Will accompany the remains as far as Jer-
sey City. Six sergeants will be detailed as
bearers and will proceed to ST. Louis The
special escort of honor from the Grand
Army, Lafayette post, will form on the
right and left of the caisson. The order
of column which follows the family and
relatives will be as follows:
~ President and vice president of the
United States.
(2) Members of cabinet.
(3 Ex-presidents of the United States.
az Committees of senate and house of
representatives.
(0 Governor of state and the mayor of
the city of New York.
(6) Military Order of Loyal Legion of the
United States and officers of the army and
navy.
% Grand Army.
~ Corps of cadets from United States |
Military academy under Lieutenant Colonel |
Hawkins.
~ National Guard under Brigadier Gen
eral Louis Fitzgerald.
QO) Delegations and representatives, from |
Sons of Veterans and other or
CARNATIONS unassigned under command of |
General David Morrison.
The line of march will be Eighth avenue |
TO Fifty-ninth street, east side of circle |
Broadway, Fifty-seventh street to Fifth |
avenue to Washington Square, where the
excepting the regular escort, will /
be dismissed. The escort will continue its /
march, to Waverly Place, to MacDougal
street, to King street, to Hudson street, to
Watts street, to Junction of West street.
Veteran organizations not moving with the
column will form across West street, from
Watts to the ferry landing at the foot of
Oesbrosses street. The carriages in the
procession will be restricted to palIbearers,
family and invited officials
The following aides are announced: Gen
'ral Horace Porter to accompany the pres
dent of the United States, General NJ d.
Leggett to accompany the cabinet, Hon.
Joseph 81. Choate to accompany ex-Presi-
lent Hayes, Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew to |
accompany ex-President Cleveland
The churches of the city are requested |
o have their bells tolled at half minute in |
ervals during the movement of the column |
rom to p. m and the churches of Jer-
ey City are requested to toll their bells
rom to 6 p. m. Thursday
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE president,
ii the members of the cabinet, the house
ommittee, number of army officers and
theirs will leave here at $3.50 tomorrow
fternoon on a special train of Pullman
ars over the Pennsylvania railroad for
lew York to attend the funeral of General
herman in New York on Thursday An
Their special train, carrying the senate
ommittee will leave at 10 O'Clock to-mor-
ow night over the same route for New
'ork