Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-26
SHERMAN BORNE WESTWARD


people Of the city in which he bad spent
so many wears of his life and who at one
time regarded him as its particular own,
from paying last tribute Of respect TO his
memory. So, something almost without
precedent in a strictly military funeral,
two civic divisions were added to the pro-
cession and formed not the least impress
siye feature of the event.
In the business centre of the city there
were no outward manifestations of mourn
ing beyond the flags at half-mast and an
occasional picture Of the dead man with its
border of Grape in store window, but out
in the residence district, which was
traversed by the procession, there was
barely residence that did not exhibit
some token Of sorrow. and respect, IL was
noticeable. too, as the crowds began to
gather in the early morning that both men
and women had by common consent dis
carded light articles of apparel and that
clothing, necktie and bonnets were of a
sombre hue. A very large proportion OF
both men and women wore memorial
badge Of white silk with picture of the
dead general fastened to their breasts by
an American eagle festooned in Grape.
II was within few minutes of $50
o'clock when the firing of gun by Bat
terry A of the st. Louis Artillery, which
was stationed to the east of the depot, an
nounced that the funeral train was ON the
other side of the bridge.
Even at this early hour there was an i'm
mense crowd outside of the depot but
large force of police was on hand and no
one lacking the necessary authority was
allowed to enter. The train, which ran as
the second section of the western express,
was brought over the bridge to the union
depot by two Vandalia locomotives, draped
IN mourning and was shunted to special
track Meanwhile a l7-gun salute was
fired by the battery at 10-second intervals.
When the train had come to a standstill
il was boarded by a deputation of old com
rades of Ransom Post, q. A. H., under
command of Commander ii. Il. Ripley,
and which, after relieving the guard, re-
| Ceived the remains and mounted guard.
| Meanwhile the occupants of the car were
| waited upon by Il committee of citizens, Is
| in number, who extended the freedom of
the city and expressed desire to do any
thing that would contribute to their com
| fort and convenience.
| Ex-Governor II. O. Standard, Jane
Yetman and Henry Hitchcock were es
| pecially assigned to the family of the de.
| ceased, but none of the mourners could be
| prevailed upon to leave the place, pre-.
| ferring to breakfast in the dining car and
to remain on the train until the time set
| for the funeral,
Secretaries Noble and Rusk, however,
with ex-President Hayes, Generals Soho
field, Socum, Howard and several Others
awaited themselves of the brief respite be
tween the arrival and return journey by
going up town and breakfasting at hotel
While the trip had with its attendant cir
cumstances been tedious and sad one
none of the party seemed to have suffered
The final obsequies of General Sher
man were held on Saturday in St. Louis
with military and civic honors. The
remains were inferred in the family plo
in Calvary cemetery, after the reading
of the Roman Catholic burial service BY
the Rev. Father Sherman,