St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
SOLDIERS FUNERAL,
Elaborate Preparations for
Gen. Sherman's ObseQuieS
at st. Louis.
Ransom Post, G. A. R., Will
Furnish the Guard Of
Honor for the Day.
The Burial at Calvary will
Not Take Place Until Sat-
urday Next.
Suitable Resolutions Passed
by the House Of Repre-
Sentatives.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia large meet
ing of representative citizens, q. y. r.
men, and others. was held at II o'clock
tins morning III the directors room of
the Merchants exchange. The purpose
of the meeting was to make arrange
ments for the funeral of Gen. Sherman.
A telegram received from Senator Sher-
man and Gems. Howard and Slocum,
and others last night empowering the
committee of the Merchants exchange
and citizens to perfect arrangements
was read, after which the committee APP
pointed on Saturday was enlarged, and
it is now composed of the following gen
tlemen:
Ex-Gov. E. o. Stanard, chairman; s. NJ.
Kennard, GOV. D. Il, Francis, James L. Ieat-
man. Mayor f.. A. Noonan, Frank CARNEY,
Charles Parsons, Marcus BeTnheimer, Michael
Ennis. JOIN j. OFallon, col. ID. p. Dyer,
Seth w. Cobb, Nathan Cole. G. G. Rain
water, g.. Campbell, Col; D..
Lee, Maj. II. l.. Merrill, c. II. sampson,
Il. p. Tansey, d. r.. Garrison, j. W.. kauf-
man, Thomas y. Turner, G. d. Comfort, John
D.. PERI, ex-senator ID. c. Armstrong and
Col. Leo. Rassleur, department commander
G. A.. =. and the commanders of the several
c.. A. X. posts of this city.
This general committee then appoint
ed an executive committee as follows:
E. o. Stanard- chairman; Henry Hitchcock,
James &. Ncatman. ID. z. Dyer, Marcus Bern
heImer. George Rassieur, ). NJ. Kennard, IT,.
l.. Merrill, ). w. Cobb c. D. Comfort.
The executive committee was empow-
cred to appoint: subcommittee to per
feet ARRANGEMENTS for carrying out the
plans Of the general committee. The
subcommittee are to report to an adj
innrna1 VuQptInr tn-VnnrTnV 1TtHFnnnn
at 3 o'clock. President Bernheimer, of
the merchants exchange, has called a
mass meeting for Thursday afternoon,
to be held on the floor of the exchange,
at which memorial services will beld III
respect to the memory Of the hOnOred
dead. No orders had been received at
military headquarters up to noon, and
it is not definitely known whether the
funeral will be a military or civic II G
Invitations Extended.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
the general committee the executive
committee went into session and APP
pointed several suDcOmmitteeS, to which
| were assigned specific duties. Military
| organizations and Grand Army posts in
this and adjoining states will be invited
to participate in the oDseQnieS. The
former will report on arrival at ArmOry
hall, corner OF Pine and Seventeenth
streets, and the latter at department
headquarters in Granite building, cor
ner of Fourth and Market streets.
An invitation was extended to Gov.
Francis and his staff to take part in
the services, and they VIII be assigned
a place at the head of the state
militia. The committee have sent a
telegram to President Harrison, express
ing their earnest hope that he and his
cabinet will be present on the solemn
| occasion. Ransom post, q. A. r., will
furnish as many guards of honor as may
be required or requested to take charge
of the remains from the time of their
arrival here until they are deposited III
Calvary cemetery. Gen. Wesley Mer-
rift, in command of the department OF
Missouri, has received tine following
dispatch from Maj. Gen. SchOfeld:
"Gen. Sherman's funeral will start from
New York Thursday afternoon. The burial
Will take place at st. Louis Saturday. The
| Ransom post, G. A. r., viii escort the re-
mains from the depot to the cemetery. Be
sides this, you will have a suitable escort OF
artillery and cavalry, and be prepared 10 fire a
suitable artillery, small arms ana bugle salute
after the burial
Immediately on receipt of this tele-
gram Gen. Merritt ordered to report to
St. Louis at once from Fort Riley, Kan,
one battery of light artillery, one caisson
for conveying the remains, a horse in
mourning caparisOn, headquarters field
! music and one battalion of six troops of
the Seventh cavalry, all under com
mand of Col. j. W. Forsyth. From Fort
Logan, Col, four companies Of the Sew
enth infantry, and from Fort Leaven-
| worth Headquarters and band Of the
Twelfth infantry and six co companies OF
infantry and a battery of light ar
tillery. all under command of Col.
Townsend, Of the Twelfth infantry.