Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-15
SHERMAN'S MARCH.
The Hero Reaches the End of
His Journey.
He Arrives at the Shore of the
B0undless Sea.
Hard Fighting Marked the Close Of
His Earthly Career.
Death but His Soul Goes
Marching On.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
New York, Feb. 14.-All night lonI
General Sherman wavered between lif
5 and death, and continued to figh
bravely hopeless battle. Early in tn,
evening the physicians knew the enc
,sgwas approaching slowly, but surely
The swelling in his face and neck disap.
peared, but with the subsidence OF the
symptoms OF erysipelas, came devel,
opment of lung trouble. complicated
with the return OF long standing asthma
Mucus began once more to accumulate
in his lungs, and the first signs OF pass.
i've pneumonia became apparent. AT
IL 80 clock last night the diving sol.
dier awoke, but merely to continue
breathing required his efforts. At mid.
night sleep had come to the eyelids Of
the sufferer. At O'Clock this morning
the General was still slumbering, and
there was no change in his condition,
so far as could be determined by the doc
tors. The house was closed for the
night.
General Ewing's son stated at 4 :25 a.
m. that he could detect no change, ex-
cepting that the generals respirations
had considerably increased, which
caused anxiety. With the exception OF
heavy breathing at $50, no change
could be discovered. An hour later a
decided change for the worse set in. An
other hour, and all the members OF the
family were summoned. Death seemed
near the unconquered soldier, but still
he lay suffering and suffering, but re.
fused to succumb. Thus was passed
the next few hours.
At S:25 am. Senator Sherman tele-
graphed his family at Washington:
Brother still alive, but only family
conscious. He is apparently without
pain, but his breathing is labored and
his strength diminishing"
At this time the physicians were
holding consultation, when an order
was given out that the generals condi-
ton was hopeless, that the end was
rapidly approaching, and that bron-
chial trouble WAS making marked pro-
gress. When asked if there was the
slightest ray of hope, one of the physi-
clans replied: 'Not the least hope re-
mains. The. general cannot possibly
survive the day"
During the forenoon, as the hours
passed by, every inquirer who called at
the generals house was told that all
hope was abandoned by his relatives,
and the attendants were merely waiting
for the end, and to endeavor to make
his last hours as free from suffering as
possible. Among those who called were
Cyrus w. Field and Mrs. U. S. Grant.
As on the preceding days since it be-
came known that General Sherman lay
at deaths door, knots of people gath
cred in the streets near his home, talk
ing to each other in low tones of the
dying soldier. At ] $50 pm. servant
came out OF the house and told the po-
iceman OH guard that the end had
come, and that the general had at last
surrendered.
SCENES AT THE DEATH BED. 4
The following official statement OF the
scenes at the death bed, and the ar
rangements for the funeral, was given
out by Lieutenant Fitch:
General Sherman lay in bed from Fri
day morning until he died, today, with
out speaking word. He made an at
tempt to do so several times, but was
unable to utter a sound other than
hoarse gasps. He apparently recognized
those about him. His tongue was
swollen and his jaws were rigid for some
hours before he died. The signs of
death were noticed half an hour before
he died. in the icy coldness of his finger
tips. This coldness gradually extended
to his hands and arms. He was uncon-
scious for the last two hours he was
alive.
At his bedside were his son, p. T..
Sherman, his daughters, Rachael and
Lizzie, Lieutenant and Mrs. Fitch,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Thackaray, Sena-
tor John Sherman, Doctor Alexander
and General Thomas Ewing. The two
daughters remained kneeling during the
last hours Of the life of their father.
No priest or clergyman was present !;
neither were any called. No priest has
entered the house since Father Taylor
was called.
Death came SO quietly that they did
not realize that the general was dead,
until DIR. Alexander said "All is
over"
Death came with one long sigh. Suf-
location, due to the lungs filing with
mucus, was the cause. Immediately
after his death, Generals Howard and
Slocum, who were on the generals g
staff, were sent for.
HE ORDERED HIS OWN FUNERAL.
Two weeks ago the general made
known his wishesin regard to his burial.
He requested that his body should not
lie in state anywhere. He also requested
that the funeral be strictly military
one. He did not care particularly for
any military observances here in New
York, but did want military burial in
st. Louis, which would be participated
in by his old comrades at arms. He also
requested that the funeral rites be not
in conformity with any particular form
Of religion. He wanted soldiers
burial.
The body is now lying embalmed in
the room where the general died. The
features are natural, with the exception
Of slight swelling on the right jaw and
under both eyes. The eyes are closed
and arms folded across his breast.
Senator John Sherman left the house
early In the afternoon, and went to the
house Of Mrs. Colgate Hoyt, where he
will remain until his dAnarknra for at.
Louis. Over : thousand teleerams re-
ceived will be made public tomorrow.
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