The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-20
THE oBsEQuIEs.
THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL
SHERMAN.
A Grand Military Display-The Most
Imposing Parade Since General
- Grants Observation-Disclosures
Tlirong tho strcets.

geant thun that Of to-day, and that
wus when General Grant was borne to
his tomb In Riverside Park. Twenty
thousand men, 1t Is said, followed the
reinnins OF General Sherman as they
were carried through the streets, deco
rated with emblems of mourning, and
thronged with mourner5 eager to par
tlcipafe in the last honors 10 the hero
OF the .'March TO the Sea-
An hour or so before the hour set for
the moving of the procession, the
streots along which 1t was to pass be-
gan 10 fill and at 3 o'clock they were
deiisely packed. Tens of thousands
crowded every available space, and
some, women us well as men, stood
for kpnrs tint they nigh SEQ "Sher-
mHiiS fHneful.n
saw was the mounted police that forced
the crowd baclt TO tho sidewalks. loav-
ing the stroets free for the vast pro-
cession. Not fl,r behind them camo
the regular troops, mounted and on
foot, marching With the precision
which marks the veteran. Then fol-
lowed. drawn by four black Eurse5,
The raisson, on the top of which rest-
cd the cotiilied remains of General
Sherman, the simple casket covered
with the lag of the United States.
-DCIiih ltit tpl59Oi tdtilt Llii FhI-
riages of the mournrrs, the President
Cabinet and other distinguished at
tendants, and these were followed by
the Loyal Legion. the Grand Army and
the National Guard. The procession
made n striking picture as It's various
and contrasting scctionS passed slowly
down Fifth avenue, aud it compelled
thecommrnt that the hero of Atlanta
was worthily escorted. In the march
ing line WAS committee OF twelve
men from the Confederate Veteran
Camp Of New York, and ono of the
honoied pall-bearers was Gen. Joseph
T. Johnston. one of the greatest of the
Confederate commanders.
As tue procession moved churclbellS
toiied slowly, and from st. Thomas',
near Central Park, down to Old Trim
tty, their solemn music gave EOtico
that General Sherman's funeral escort
WINS marching At intervals canlons
doomed, salutes of II guns having
been fired at hali-hour intervals from
Fort Wool, on Bedloe's Island, Fort
Hamilton, Fort Wudswurth, Fort
Schuyler. Governors Island, Willett5
Point and from the recruiting depot
on David'S Island.
The mourning decorations were not.
as u rule, elaborate, but they were
tasteful, and such as General Sherman
would have been likely to approve,
having been nlainly OF ilags, Grape
bordcrcd. Unc of those, which hung
frOm- ono of the Vanderbilt houses,
bore Tho names of all the battles in
which General Sherman fought. Near-
lyeSery house passed by the process
6iou bore some evidence of SOrI ow,
and from some iloated several flags
bearing The Insignia of mourning.
There was no ustclItatlon; there was
also no neglect. The mourning decora-
lions, Ike the pageant, were impress
Aixe, but they were not oppressive
through excessive sumbreness.
ARRIVAL OF THE REV. THOMAS SHERMAN.
Rev Thomas sherman, the son
whose arrival has been SO anXlously
awaited, arrived Mt the house at / 80
this morning. He was welcomed home.
not by his beloved father, but by his
brother, L. 4. Sherman, and his sisters,
Mrs. llackarll and Miss Rachael Sher-
man. Tic lid not go then to view his
fathsf'j remains, but, after short but
Bad talk with his brothers and sisters.
retired for The night, To pass the hours
till morning in restless sleep,
This morning at 7.30, Just before
taking an early breakfast with the fam
lily, he catered tho room in which Inv
what l'etuuiHed of his renowned father.
Silently he looked at the features. once
30 familiar to him but now overspread
by deaths pallor.
zIIR cAsKEr OPEN DURING THE FORENOON.
The casket remained open during the
forenoon ornnydlstlnguished visitors
that might arrive from tire hotels. At
1850 mono but some intimate friends
and Old veterans had come in to take q
last look ut their old commander, A
fakN T1tlItfI tstg IaFAPN .t.Inaly L.
noral shield was received at tho house
from West Point cadets. The shield
was six feet in height and four feet
broad. IL was made of white and blue
tmm0rteiles and bore the Inscription.
sNiliiam Teeumseh Sherman, from his
West Point boys, Glass of 1870" At
the top Of the shield was tho American
eagle worked III blue immortelles and
at the bottom u sword and scabbard In
tho same Hover. The base OF the
shield was made of white Gala lilies.
At II o'clock Secretaries Proctor and
Rusk drove up to the house in car
riage and passed In the front door.
The services OF prayer began prompt
Iy on the hour. At five minutes to II
a father left the Generals late resi-
dence and entered No. n Seventy-first
etreet and summoned the boy choir of
St Francis Xavier. The services were
over at 1880. The prayers were read
by Rev. Father Sherman. Close to the
casket stood the other son, p. L. Sher-
man. In the front parlor were all of
the members of the family. Secretary
Blaine and wife and Mrs. Damrosch
were present.
Father Sherman was assisted by
Rev. Father Taylor and two other
priests. Father sherman in conduct
ing the simple services read from the
scriptures the passage beginning, Il
am tho resurrection and the lIte,n
After this two selections were sung
from the Oratorio Of Elijah, by Mem
delsshon. Father Sherman again read
the Scriptures, and the aAleserari, y
from Mendelsshon, was given. Prayer
was then offered by the son, and the
concluding music was Piu Jesus. 80,
Rest in the Lord,n was one of the SO.
4eotions. There were about $50 par
Sons at these ceremonies. The greater
number were relatives, but there were
many close friends as well, among
them being Mrs. Grant and Senator
Cameron.
The reading of the service and the
singing together did not occupy more
fhan fifteen minutes. During that
tine no one was permitted to enter the
house. There were large crowds of
people all along the street and on the
4ouse etoope, but they maintained the
utmost order, and by their silent, cem
posed demeanor manifested their re-
npect for the dead General.
PROMINENT PERSONS ARRIVE.
AT O'Clock carriages containing
ps2milent Qfnclals, both military and
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