Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-02-28
TO THE TOMB.
General Sherman Laid to Rest in
st. Louis.
Tho Remains Escorted TO Calvary
Cemetery by an Immense Pro.
eession-The Last Rites.

ScssioH- ne Last Kites,
INFERRED WITH MILITARY HoNoRs
sr' LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE last taps
nave been sounded, the buglers hayr
trumpeted final farewell and William
Iecumseh sherman sleeps with his
kindred Only the fresh. covered earth
on a mound in Calvary Cemetery
tells the story that the last of that
great triumvirate of American Gener-
als, whose fame Is as imperishable as
the Nation itself, has been laid at rest
between the helpmate who, until called
away, smoothed and comforted his de.
clining years, and Little Willie" his
idolized soldier laddie.
6eneral Sherman's desiY. that his ot,-
sequies should be OF military chafao.
ter was obeyed to the most extreme
particular. But AL the same time, it
was found impossible to draw hard
and fast line that would prohibit the
great mass Of the people of tho city in
which he had spent SO many years of his
life and who at one time regarded him
as its particular own from paying a last
tribute OF respect to his memory. So,
something almost without precedent in
q strictly military funeral, two civic
divisions were added to the procession
and formed not the least impressive
feature of the event
In the business center of the citv
there were no outward manifestations
Of mourning beyond the flags at half
mast and an occasional picture Of the
dead man, with its border of Grape, In a
store window, but out In the residence
district which was traversed by the
procession there was hardly n
residence, poor or rich, that did not sts
hlbit some token Of sorrow and respect
A very large proportion of both men
and Women wore memorial badge of
white silk, with picture of the de-
ceased General and the date, fastened
to their breasts by an American eagle
festooned In Grape
VII tilS HiIlNUl VI Jllt tTuln uu Int
bridge at $50 a. IN. salute of seven
teen guns was fired by battery sta
toned on the lcvee, and second salute
was Aired as the train was pulling into
the Union depot. The crowds about the
train both in East St Louis and at the
Union depot in the city were very large
and were managed with great diff.
Guilty by the police When the train had
come to standstill it was boarded by
q deputaticn of old comrades of Ran
som Post, G. A. r., under the command
of Commander II. l.. Ripley, which,
after relieving the guard, received the
remains and mounted guard,
The funeral party was received at the
train by Messrs. James L. Yeatman
and Henry Hitchcock, friends of Gen
eral Sherman's family, and a deputa-
tion of twenty-five citizens from the
general reception committee. Most of
the party remained on the train until
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ton from Ransom post, under Com
mander II. l.. Ripley, mounting guard
over the body. At 1880 o'clock the
regulars, commanded by General Wes-
lev Merritt, marched to the de-
pot. The coffin was tcnderly
lifted by members of Ransom
post and placed upon caisson,
Members of the family and the funeral
escort were then ushercd into carriages
by the reception committee and fol,
lowed the caisson to Twelfth and Pine
streets, where the procession was in
readiness The pageant was made ur
in the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Breyet Briga lier General James W Forsytho
U. S. A., Colonel Commanding
Military Escort. Ransom Post 1871, Department
Of Missouri, G. A, Il.
Clergy
Pail Bearers.
Remains and Family of the Deceased.
Ex.Prosidants Hayes and Cleveland.
Members Of the Cabinet.
Members Of Congress.
Members OF the United States supreme Court
Other On,cers of the National C.yi Govern
meut.
Major General Schoneld.
Members OF Escort from New York.
SECOND DIVISION.
Major Henry l. Merrill Commanding.
Military order Of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States and Army Societies
| (Marchng).
THIRD DIVISION.
Major George Rassieur, Commanding
Posts Of the G, A. Il.
camps Of the Sons OF Veterans, Kindred Or
| ganizations tMarching).
FOURTH DIVISION.
Hon. d r. Francis, Governor Of Missouri, Com
| manding.
| The National Guard and All Armed Milltar
| Organizations Preceding the Gov
| ernors Of States.
| State Judiciary.
| State Ofncers.
| Legislature OF Missouri In Carriages.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Major Charles L. Ranwatcr, Commanding
Civic Societies md Organizations lMarch,ng'
| SIXTH DIVISION
Clark II. Sampson Commanding
General Committee Of Arrangements ana VI
| soQuies.
City Onicals.
School Board OF City OF st. Louis
Members OF the Press
Citizens.
| Societies.
All Organizations and Persons Not Marching
The following were the pall-bearcrs
M,,,,arv-Maior.G General John Pope, Breve
Major. General Amos Beckwith. Brcvet MAJ ,r
General A. J. Smith, Brevet MAJOR .ue"vis W,,
Jobn w turner, Brevet Major General WI
lard warner Breyct Brigadicr General Jon
w parrinRcr and Commander Charles . 20
ton, u. S. N. r., co,or,
ceorcc n. Leighton. Colonel Charles Parsoi
1vron sherman, Esq, Daniel II. Garrison Esq
Isaac n sturgeon, Esq, Thomas Il. Tutt, Esq
r. p. Tansey, Esq.
From beginning to end the process'o
was over three miles in length An
40 the cortcge slowly wcnded Its wa
TO Calvary. With perhaps the poss'ol
exception of the demonstration that az
companied the intcrment OF the remain
of Jjlvsses S. Grant, 1t was the mos
notable tribute to the memory
an American citizen that the eou'
trv has ever witnessed. To Grand ave
nue. thence north to Florissant ave
nne' thence west to the ccmctcry-w
fully five and half miles IN l'hH''
but at no point was there a per
S;.n;nut;on In the unbrokcn line
spectators. 1t seemed as tho"s
twice the entire population
, the CITY were on the streets y, y
: at no point was there either also,"' ,,a
, or unseeming levlty. Every thing Z, W, ',
in keeping with the solemn''i ~ srod \
r occasion. Minute guns were n,.u ,,aa ,
: the battery, church bells were ,.,ss .o.,su =
the caisson passed by and the oahus SS,, :