Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-19
THE LAST TRIBUTE
Imposing Demonstration in
Honor of the Dead Hero.
10000 IN LINE IN NEW YORK
President Harrison and Members of His
Cabinet in the Procession.

Business Suspended and the Church
Bells T0lIed-The Rev. Thos. Sherman
Arrives i'm Time for the FunsraI-Ser-
vices at the House in the NIornIng-The
| Trip to st. Louis.
The warrior has laid down the sword
And taken up the crown.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-To-day saw the
last march of General Sherman, the
| march to his long home in the far West
ern city where he wished to be laid to
rest. This afternoon the metropolis put
aside everything else and gave the final
tribute of respect to the hero warrior.
The President and the members of his
| Cabinet, Congressional and Legislative
delegations, cadets from the West Point
Academy which General Sherman SO
loved, regulars and Grand Army vet
| Grams, all Joined in an imposing funeral
escort from the dead Generals family
mansion to the railroad on which he
vanishes forever from our sight.
Rev. ThOs. Ewing Sherman Arrives.
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, son
of t.. 3 dead General, arrived early this
morning on the White Star steamship
Majestic. 1t was 2 o'clock when he
reached the Sherman home on 72d street.
|
fused to talk with reporters
Services This Morning.
This morning at II o'clock services
were held in private at the house at
| which no one but the immediate family
and the officiating clergyman were pres
/ emit. They were. under the charge of Rev
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman.
After the services the family prepared
for the sad trip to st. Louis and await
| ed the arrival of the officers who had
charge of the escort
The Funeral Procession.
It is estimated that there were fully
| 90, 900 men in line, made up of the regu-
lar army, the National Guard, Grand
Army of the Republic and civic societies.
General Howard was in supreme COM
mand. and gave the order to move
promptly at 2 p. m. sharp. The National
| Guard wore the regulation overcoat,
which detracted from its usual brilliant
| appearance.
The regular military escort and the in
fantry corps took up position in front
| of the Sherman house and received the
| remains. Colonel Langdon's command
were ready with the caisson, and as soon
as the remains were placed upon it and
the flags adjusted upon the casket La
fayetts Post, G. A. r., the honorary es-
| cort, surrounded the caisson and moved
| with it a short distance from the house.
where halt was ordered until the fam
lily, pallbearers. and friends, including
the President, Vice-President. ex-Presi
dents, Cabinet, Senators, Representa-
tives, Governors and Mayor took their
places in carriages. They followed
Lafayette Post.
Chiefs of Staff, departments of the
United States army, were assigned to a
position in the column next after the
Mayor of the city of New York.
The Loyal Legion Commandery, with
officers of the army and navy and retired
officers broke into column and followed
Republic, made up of all the city posts
and the posts from neighboring cities,
under the command of Gen. Floyd Clark
son and his aids followed. The West
Point cadets fell in line behind the G. A.
A. The National Guard, under the COM
mind of General Fitzgerald, fell into line
after the West Pointers.
The Other. military and civic organiza-
tions followed under the command of
Gen. H. E. Tremaine. The Confederate
Veterans Camp turned out strong.
At Watts and Desbrosses streets the
organization of Veterans, under the
charge of Col. Nugent, formed a double
line within which the remains passed to
the transport.
| The Toll nG of the Bells.
i, While the funeral cortege was moving
through the streets the solemn dirges of
the bands mingled with the mournful
tones of all the church bells in the CITY,
One thousand two hundred policemen
were stationed along the line of march
from the house to the ferry under the
charge of captains through whose pre-
cincts the parade passed.
The following was the route of the
column: Eighth avenue Eto 59th street
east side of the circle, Broadway to 9th
street, to Fifth avenue, to Washington
: square, where the column, excepting the
regulation military escort, confined its
march by Waverly place to Broadway,
to Canal street, to Watts street, through
Watts street, to junction with West
street.
Chief of Police Murphy and Superin
tendent jackson of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have charge of affairs in JERSEY
City, and have to plans which will pre-.
vent confusion as far as possible, OWNS
to the dismantled condition of the rail
road depot, which is being torn down anC
rebuilt.
The journey to st. Louis.
> The party to accompany the body tt
st. Louis will consist of the Rev. T. E
Sherman. P. 7. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs
Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs. ThacKara, Miss Ra
Chef Sherman, Senator and Mrs. Sher
man, Hoyt Sherman, Mrs. Wiborg, Gen
Thomas Ewing, Miss Ewing, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Chas. Ewing, Henry Sherman, Gen
Il and Mrs. n. A. Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Pro
basco, Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, Mr.. anC
Mrs. I. E. Steele, Gen. Schof1eld and aide
Gen. Howard and aide, Gen. Slocum an,
aide, Secretary Proctor, Secretary Noble
Secretary Rusk, Col. John NJ. Bacon, Col
L. NJ. Dayton, j. NJ. Barrett, Col G. I
Alexander, NJ. d.
= At Pittsburg the party will be joine,
by Mr.. William Fitch, and at Columbus
by Col. and Mrs. Reese, Judge P. B
Ewing, Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Ewing
Mr.. William McComb, Judge and Mrs
q Granger.
The six sergeants of the regular arm
who serve as bearers of the casket, witt