Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-03-03

VINO lAy inside. The delivery OF tho re-
mains TO the ST. Louis body guards re.
lieved the six sergeants who had &C.
c0mpanied it from New York of all fur
ther care. Meanwhile the imme.
diato members and relatives Of the
Sherman family had entered coaches,
and were now driven into q place
in tho procession next to the
guard OF honor. Behind the
family were carriages in which were
people who had come from New York to
attend the feneral. In the first coach
were Secretary and Mrs; Noble. Judge
Hough and Major Randolph; in the Sec
ond-Secretary Rusk, Assistant Secre-
rotary Grant, Carlos S. Greedy and Cap
tain Kiusberry. The third carriage
contained ex-President Hayes, General
Schofeld, Governor Satnard and Lieu
tenant Anderson. The fourth, Gener-
ais Howard, Slocum and Broadhead,
and Lieutenant Howard. The fifth,
General Alger, James E. Yeatman, Col
onel McCroory and Colonel James D.
Moore.
When the carriages had taken their
proper places in the line General Mer-
rift with his staff galloped to the end Of
the procession, which was at the corner
of Clark avenue and Eleventh street.
At lust lilo o'clock all division COM
manders, having reported everything
ready, General Merritt gave the order
to march.
It v estimated that fully 300, 900 Wit
messed the procession.
From Grand avenue the head of the
long column turned loft into Fl0issant
avenue, which runs by the west en-
trance Of Calvary cemetery. 1t WAS 2
O'Clock when the caisson entered the
gates OF the cemetery. Most of the
troops remained outside the cemetery,
It was 2:3O when all who had been as
signed places took their position about
the open grave which was lined inside
t ss Is IT, the south aa''s was sha
brave Thirteenth, to the east
members OF the Grand Army, and
directly around it to the north were
grouped Senator Sherman the Misses
Sherman, P. r. Sherman, Colonel Hoyt
Sherman, Lieutenants Thackera and
Fitch and their wives; Judge and Mrs!
P. B. Ewing, General and Mrs. Thomas
Ewing, General and Mrs. Nelson A..
Miles, Secretary and Mrs. Noble, Score.
tary and Mrs. Rusk, Assistant Score.
tarY Grant, ex-President Hayes, Gen.
eral Schofeld, General Howard, General
Slocum and others.
After all had taken their places the
sergeants acting as body bearers lifted
the casket from the caisson and bore it
reverently to the grave, when all that
was mortal of General Sherman was
lowered to its last resting place. The
casket was draped with flags
and was bare of any floral
tributes. The services were OF
the simplest character and were
conducted by Rev. Thomas Sherman,
all assembled about the grave standing
with uncovered heads. AS the casket
was being lowered the regimental band
played Pleyel's hymn. Father Sherman
read the Catholic service, one of the Sc
lectiOns being liam the resurrection
and the life" A fervent prayer was Of
fered and tile services were at
an end.
At 3 o'clock the closing OF
the grave was completed and
the buglers of the Seventh cavalry
sounded Lights out" volleys were
fired over the grave by the Thirteenth
infantry, Immediately followed by
three salutes by the artillery which
was stationed some distance to the east
Wreaths and branches of evergreens
were placed upon the grave by loving
hands. The funeral party and the
troops returned to the station and the
many thousands of citizens who were
present dispersed to their homes. Thus
was laid to rest, by the side of his wife
and his two sons, one of whom was his
soldier boy" General William Tecum-