Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-13
HONORING SHERMAN,
An Impressive Funeral Pageant
in New York City.
The Dead Generals Remains
Sent to st. Louis.

Since the great demonstration which at
in the tomb in Riverside Park there has
been in New York City nothing so impress
sive as the ceremonies attending the funeral
of General w T. Sherman.
Not since that occasion has the city taken
on such widespread appearance of mourn
ing. From the Battery to and beyond the
Harlem River flags were waving at hal1-
mast All the public buildings and the
big business buildings downtown showed
this emblem of mourning; and there
were not many private dwellings,, especially
in the upper part Of town, winch nad not
Gars living from one of their windows.
Every house in Seventy-frst sGrest, from Co
Iumbus to Eighth avenue bore the stars and
stripes borderad with black, while around
the corner on Eighth avenue, in the squatter
region, toy flags adorned several of the little
shantles.
The shipping in the haroor also joined <
displavine flags at half mast, in tok Ken OF
respect to the dead General
AS early as . o'clock hundreds of persons
began to gather on the corners OF West
Seveuty-firSt street. in the Immediate vlcln-
ity of the Sherman residence where the body
Of the General had Daan lying in state since
death. For two days vast crowds had filed
past the coffin to take last look at the dead
Cheftain.
BODY of the dead General was his eldest son,
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, who ar
rived from Europe just in time to attend the
funeral by the steamship Majestic.
Shortly before 1 O'Clock The Sherman
family gathered in the front parlor and pre-
pared for the funeral service. There were
present Rev. Father Thomas E. Sherman,
Philemon T. Sherman, sons of the General;
Mrs Thackara and her husband, Lieutenant
Thackara: Mrs Fitch and her husband,
Fitch. Mics RACHEL Sherman and
Miss Lizzie sherman, daughters Of the Cen
eral: Senator J Ohm Sherman and wife, Cen
Bral Thomas Ewing, wife and son; Mrs. Col
gate Hoyt, niece of the General, and her
husband.
The casket had been previously sealed and
two candelabra each containing seven
candles, were placed upon it.
Father Sherman conducted the services,
which were of the simplest kind and OF the
Catholic faith.
The services did not occupy twenty
minutes, and were all rendered in English.
The funeral pageant was conducted with
military precision. At 1:55 P. NJ precisely
Colonel Langdon, of the regulation escort,
rode up to the Sherman mansion. At 1:5S
the ,casket containing General Shermans
body was carried down the steps of the
residence on the shoulders of Sergeants
Nashon Reardon, Foley, Sohl and Mccarthy,
of the regulation escort, and deposited on
the caisson. The casket was enwrapped with
d
memories.
The platform on which the coffin rested
has been used on many former occasions to
bear the collins containing the remains of
distinguished military heroes. The flag
which was to cover the casket and which
remained on it during the journey to st.
Louis is Which General Sherman him
self presented to the Lafayette Post, Sons of
Veterans about two years ago.
The caisSOn was drawn by five black
horses closely mufied, and mounted by ar
tillerymen. Behind the caisson was black
cha+ger covered completely with black vel
vet cloth, hiding thereby the warlike accou-
trements of the dead General
Following the caisson were the pall-bearers
and mOurnerS.
The pallbearers in carriages were fol-
lows: Military.-First carriag e-Majo r-Gen-
eral Schofeld Rear-Admiral Braine, Gen
erals Joseph A. Johnston and Daniel E.
Sickels.
Second ajor-General O.. Q.
Howard, Rear-Admiral Greer, General G.
NJ. Dodge, General G. NJ. Corse
Third carriage-Professor Fl. S. Ken
bricks, Maior-General Fl. V. Slocum, Gene
raj Stewart L. WoodfOrd and General Wager
Swayne.
Fourth carriage--General Moore and
Major H. G. Wright
The Statesmen.-First carriage--Presi-
dent Harrison with General Horace Porter
Second ge--Vice-President Morton
with General George w. Ruggles.
Third OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Secretary of
the Treasury, Secretary of War, Secretary
of the Navy. with General NJ. D. Leggett.
Fourth carriage---P postmaster General, Sec
rotary of the Interior, Attorney General, Sec
rotary of Agriculture and Assistant Secretary
Grant.
Fifth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cleveland
and Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Sixth carriage Hayes and
Joseph II. Choate.
Seventh, eighth and ninth carriages
Committee of the Senate six in number
with Senator Abbott as Chairman
Tenth, eleventh, twelve and thirteenth
carriages-Committee of the House of Rep
resentatlveS, ten in number.
Fourteenth carriage-Governor Hill. with
General o. OByrne
- Fifteenth carriage-Governor Pattison, of
kennsylvania. and staff.
Sixteenth carr1age-uo7ernor Buckley
of Connecticut, and staff.
Seventeenth carriage--A6jutant-Gen General
Dalton, representing the Governor of Massa,
chusetts, and aide
Eighteenth carriage-Governor of Yer
mont and DR.. Seward Webb.
Nineteenth to Twenty-sixth carriages
Committees of the Senate and Assembly at
Albany.
Twenty-Seventh carriage---M Mayor Grant
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth carriages
COMMITTEE of the Common Council.
At 2 o'clock precisely Generals Howard
and Slocum came out the house. and the
pageant prepared to move. The procession
was arranged in the following order:
The regulation escort under command of
Colonel LOOMS L. Langdon, First Artillery
consisted of one regiment, as infantry com
posed Of a battalion of United States
marines, four companies of United States
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