The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-06

\ number II the societies Of the Army
Of the Tennessee.
m. third division. which consisted o'
Grand Army posts. sons Of Veterans
ana allied organizations, showed up ~
,rnod order The veterans turned OUT
Strong and looked well. Grand Mar
shal Rassicur with his aides had the
lines arranged promptly and IN good
order.
The fourth division was headed ny
Gov. ID. n. Francis and stan. The Mis-
sonri militia followed. This portion %
he division included about 1900 men.
me militia was brigaded under COM
/ mand az Col Moore. az Kansas city
, First came the First Regiment. under
col. &. ID. Comfort. 800 men; then the
, second regiment. under Col. Coffee ana
the Third regiment from Kansas City
under Mai. Perkins. The Second con-
tanned 500 men and the Third 400 saen.
Following the Missouri militia came
the militia from >hio. under command
; Of gen. Hawkins. This detachment
consisted Of three regiment, the FIRST
Fourteenth and seventeenth Ohio, in
all about l.40O men.
The OHIO militia was directly fol-
lowed by the Missouri judiciary in car
riarcs. and included the following:
= Judges Biggs, Thompson and Ranbauer
1 OF the ST. Louis Court Of Appeals.
: Judges Fisher. Klein and Vithrow OF
: the Circuit Court. Judge Normile OF the
(, the Criminal Court, Judge Nocrner 81
{ the Probate Court and Judge Green 81
jefferson County. The judges Of the
Supreme Court failed to arrive, owing
To an accident on the Missouri Pacifc
The Illinois legislative committee was
headed by Governor Fifcr and his staff
The party was in charge Of sub-com-
mttcc headed by Captain J. H. ferreii.
and composed of Senator's Arnold ana
Thomas. and Representatives q Donald
Green and Carson. There were eighty
members Of the party. together with
the Eighth Regiment band. composed
Of twenty pieces
The Ohio Legislative delegation was
composed Of nearly thirty Lieut. Gov.
Marquis represented Gov. Campbell.
In the fifth division were ex-Ionfed-
crate Historical and Benevolent society
and the Deutschcr Militaer Nercin-
The sixth division was made up Of the
city officials. Merchants Exchange and
school Board. With the city officials
were those members Of the Council ane
House Of Delegates who were not NOV
ing in the other divisions. The organ
lied bodies of the Sixth were all in ear
= riapes and the division formed lont
4 line.
:, The military order OF the Loyal Lcgior
In m = n a.
- OF Missouri. Illinois. Ohio, Kansas
~ Nebraska. Iowa. Wisconsin and othe
Y states. among them being Genera
~ Wagner Swaync. General Alex. Webb
N Colonel Lovcland and Captain RenSsae
- Ter. Of New York.
m The procession marched slowly Yves
- on Pine street from Twelfth street Z
~ Grand avenue. and then turned mort
80 and proceeded along Grand avenue an
~ tlorissant avenue 10 Calvary Cemetery
~ which is to be the final resting place Q
a ali that was mortal of Williar
/. Tccumsch Sherman. Pine stree
10 was lined with people on bot
a.. sides. and all heads We're uncovere
- during the passing Of the caisso
- bearing the dead hero's remain
~ Every window on the street was lille
"A with faces and everywhere a feeling I
reverence and solemnity was nantes
~ Many OF the houses were draped
y black and flags were seen here an
,ce there at half-mast or furled an
a. wrapped with Grape. A similar seer
~. was presented all along Grand avcnu
lar and IN iact' % 'he eas'S - 10y = =
nd terry.
Many affecting scenes were "
messed as the division with the aaiss'
- passed by. At one point or Grand as
~ nue. an old colorcd man with Graz
~ Army badge on his breast went dov
~. on his knees as the caiss
~. came abreast. and tears stream
~. down his wrinkled checks. raised
~. hands over his head in the attitude
~ PRAYER. Hundreds Of people shower
..., punches Of roses and Of violets on I
l,..d gun carriage as il passed them. AT
,;..d corner Of Washington avenue gro
N, Of veterans revercntly uncovered IN
: ~ heads and said goodbye" in unison
III the caisson passed out o: sight No
a,r floral pieces were permitted on the 9
UNI, fin. and the only one which appeared
~ the entire procession was large shi'
-, which was carried in the rear Of X;
;ate som Post.
icda The religious services ~ 'hs 1T
the were brief and were conducted
Father Thomas Sherman, son Of
deceased. The funeral was in ev'
way military funeral, It having b
the old heros wish to be buried as a
der alongside Of his wife. Upon the q
ing Of the grave the buglcrs Of
~ Seventh cavalry sounded the custom
taps. and then the volleys were fired
the United States infantry present,
mediately followed by three salvos II
the artillery outside the cemetery.
Thus was buried Gen. William
- cumseh sherman. one Of the grea'
and most popular military chieftain
American history.
BusfnIo BIll IT -. Louis.