The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-16
w. q. BRAzH,
G. D. AND J. D. MAKTIN,
JOHN G. TUTHILIs
w. G. DKINKLE
W. A. 6HUITxH.


City WIN Parade.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 15.-Preliminary ar
fragments for the funeral Of the late Gem
eral Sherman have been made. The
funeral cortege will form Thursday next
ut the house in West Seventy first street
andA move promptly at o'clock. The
funeral services proper will be held
In st. Louis. The funeral procession
in this city will be made up as fol-
lows: The regularly army escort will be
under the command of Colonel LOOMS
Langdon, First artillery. It consists of
all the infantry battalions located in the
vicinity Of New York harbor. The artil-
lery viii be made up of the First artillery,
two four-gun batteries Of the National
Guard. The cavalry will consist of troop
of regulars and Troop A of the National
The body will be borne on caisson. An
escort Of honor from lafayette post, G. A.
r., will surround the caisson and the pail
bearers. WIG will be in carriages. Follow
lives, in carriages, then the presi-
dent and vice-president of the
United States, ex-President Hayes.
cx-President Cleveland, delegations
from the United States Senate and House
Of Representatives, the governor of the
state Of New York and the mayor of the
city. The military part of the procession
win follow the carriages in this order:
Loyal Legion, g. A. r. posts, corps of ca
diets, National Guard, State National
Guard: delegations from civic societies;
citizens.
The department Of the G. A. R. will be
under the command of General Clarkson,
gerald and the escort under Colonel Lang
don. General Howard, in command Of
tho military, has designated General
Butterfield as marshal in charge of the
column of veterans of the Seventh regi-
ment, and those from other regiments will
DO assigned positions at the Des Brosses
arrival there. At the New jersey end 9m q, Of
the ferry will be stationed posts Of veter-
ans from that state.
Tho pallbearers win be General J. NJ.
Echotield, General O. o. Howard, Rear Adj
miral D. L. Braine, Rear-Admiral L. A.
Kimberly, General Thomas L. Casey. Gen.
cral J. G. Kelton. Professor H. L. Kend-
xick. General Joseph y. Johnston, General
II. w. Slocum, General Daniel Z. Sickles,
General L. l.. Dodge, General J. NJ. Corse,
Woodford.
General Clarkson expects TO have 10000
soldiers in line from New York and Brook
lyn and 2, 800 from New Jersey. Generals
family to take entire charge of
the funeral and accompany the
body to st. Louis. The interment will be
in Calvary cemetery, st. Louis. The funeral
in st. Louis will be strictly military on
account Of the ex expressed wishes of General
Sherman when alive. 1t was decided not
20 comply with the request Of President
Harrison that the body be taken to Wash
ington City and there lie in state for day.
it will not lie in state anywhere.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. l5.-Iieneral Sherman
was the first colonel Of the Thirteenth
United States infantay. +. ]. Carmody is
perhaps the only survivor of the regiment
Who lives here. Captain Carmody wired
p. T. Sherman, asking what arrangements.
jfany, had been made as to the place of
honor for the veterans of one of the dead
chieftain's early commands. The fol-
lowing reply has been received
from r. T. Sherman: II will make
arrangements for you to join Ransom post,
G. A. r., and escort the body. Join it
with no one but survivors of the Thir-
teenth." About LIS survivors are left.
most Of whom live in Iowa, Minnesota
aud Wisconsin. Captain Carmody wishes
to hear from as many comrades as he can,
and he invites them TO join him in honor
ing their late colonel. He may be ad-
dressed at No. els North Sixth street.
ST.. LorIs, Feb. l5.-In an interview to-
day Father Rudolph Meyer, of ST. Louis
university, said: mo person can be bur-
led with the rites of the Catholic church
unless baptized. / do not see. Judging
from the newspaper reports, how General
Sherman might be SO buried. cannot
consider under the church laws that he
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