The Dickinson press., 1891-02-28
LAID IN THE GRAVE.
LAST CEREMONIES FOR THE DEAD
PERFORMED FOR GEN. SHERMAN.

Over co. o People in Procession at New
York to DO Honor to the Old Comman-
der-ObSclMies ut st. Louis Most Dig
nitied aud lmpressive-A Mammoth
Funeral Cortcge.
NEW York, Feb. 19.-The remains of
Gen. Sherman We're taken to the Penn
s%ylvania depot this Thursday afternoon
and placed on board Il special train to be
conveyed To st. Louis. Early i'll the
morning IL crowd began to collect i'll the
vicinity of the Sherman residence. AT
IL o'clock
\ short Catholi Service,
consisting of prayers for the dead. was
performed about the caskct of Gen.
Sherman. To this none We're admitted
but the members of the family and other
near relatives. The services We're SIM
pie and consisted of prayer and singing.
After these services the casket was
closed.
The Services
were ever at 1890. The prayers were
read by Rev. Father Sherman. Close to
lIlS NttShSl SlpOu iLS OlllSl sui, L. L.
Sherman. In the front parlor were all
of the members of the family. Secre-
tary Blaine and wife and Mrs. Dam
rosch were present in another ROOM.
Father Sherman was assisted by Rev.
Father Taylor and two other priests.
Father Sherman, in conducting the SER
vices read from the scripture the pas
sage beginning: II am the resurrection
and the life" After the two selections
were sung from the oratorio of Elijah, by
by Mendrlssohn, Father Sherman again
read the scriptures, and" The Miserere, 7"
from M~endelssohn, was given. Prayer
was then offered by the son. and the
concluding music was the "Piu Jesu.
20, Rest in the Lord" was one of the
selections Senator and Mrs. Sherman
We're with the family at the time these
services We're performed.
AT . o'clock Gems. Howard, Slocum,
Johnston and other military dignitaries
formed two lines on the walk and made
Il passage way to the caisson. AS the
pail bearers left the house an army band
out towards Central park began playing
a funeral march. Six l%ieutenants under
command of Lieut.. Rodman appeared in
the doorway. bearing On their shoulders
the casket of the general.
slowly They Bore Their Burden
to the awaiting funeral carriage. All
heads We're then barred, and silence
reigncd from II end of the street to
the other. AT 2:05 IL marching order
was given and the caisson moved toward
eighth avenue. The private carriage of
Gen. Butterfield was then driven to the
door and Gems. Schofield, Howard and
(Na,, Cnhnfsn1lsc MI, n,,%,,oj Tl,o sail
bearers We're then seated in their re-
The Order of Column
following the relatives and family was
as follows: President and vice prea-
dent, members of the cabinet: Hon.
Joseph III. Choate, accompanying ex-
President Hayes; Hon. Chauncy NJ.
Depew, accompanying eX-President
Cleveland; committees of the senate and
house of representatives; Lieutenant
Governor Jones and Mayor Grant; Mil
itary order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States and officers Of the army
and navy; Grand Army of the Republic;
the corps of cadets, United States mill
taly academy, Lieut.. Col. Hoskins COM
man1ing: national guard, under COM
mand of Brig. Gen. Louis Fitzgerald,
Lieut.. Col. Stephen Ii. DIN, chief of
staff. The brigade consisted of eight
regiments of infantry: two battalions
OF artillery and IL troop Of cavalry.
10000 in the Procession.
The route followed by the procession
was Eighth avenue, ~Fifty-seventh av-
en,le. Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street,
Broadway, Canal street and Debrosses
street to the Pennsylvania ferry. The
bulk of the military escort continued
with the remains to Jersey City, where
they were met by the First regiment N.
G. S. N. j., and placed aboard the
special train on the PENNSYLVANIA rail
roadfor st. Louis. The family and COM
mittees of escort also boarded the train.
1t is estimated that there We're 20, 600
persons in the procession.