Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-24
The elimination CT the Sherman
Obsequies Takes Place at
ST. Louis on Friday last.
Ex-Governor Chas. Foster ol
Orio Called to the Cabinet
as Windows Successor.
EARTH TO EARTH.
Impressive Funeral Ceremonies Of Gen
sherman.

b. de an impr' ssive farewell 10 General
shernau. For the first time IN sew
eral dsys the SUI shone out glOriously.
but Its rays fell upon city draped In
mourning. The hearts Of the people
we're ssddensd, and with one accord,
eli manner Of men abandonei thu ir
earthly pursuits and assembled along
the line OF the funeral procession 10 do
homage 10 the honor-d dead. II was
a soIdieI's funeral, the funeral Of q
General, Io' alone Of one whose last
Journey was attended with hOnOrs due
his rank, Lut Of an officer beloved by
the army and hODoTed by the peorle.
For miles the streets were lined with
q solid wall Of people, standing at least
a dozen dep. The city was drsp In
mourning. The grief Of those in the
pross ssion was not alone genuine, but
apparent tn every one. The dead
Generals comrades Of Ran ON Post
IA Arched in hollow sq1ares about the
cuIsson and every face wore that solemn
10, K which said too plainly for words,
"I have lost friend" following the
caissorI was q handful Of survivors Of
the old Thirteenth Infantry. Sher-
mans first command In the war, q
smell and grief stricken body Of men,
following their old leader over the road
which they, tso, must travel &C no
very far distant day. There wss be
sides, thousands OF veterans Of the war,
members Of the Grand Army, old end
grizzled comrades-in-a Of the dead
general. Slowly they walked and
ouIy too plainly was IL written that
toe ravages OF time we-e fast depicting
their ranks. Yet none OF them were
old and feeble that they would admit
even to themselves that they were
taxing their strength in following
Sherman TO CalvarS. even a. they
had followed him to Savannah.
A SCENE NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.
While there was no disorder, In the
full sense OF the word, the jam OF peo-
pie coming In from various intersect-
ing streets when the procession started
was something terrible. On Pine
street alone IL wts estimated there
were gathered over 100000 people.
Marching through Pine Street, the
msgnificence Of the military display
was beet ssen. Truly il was just what
the old hero wanted, . military funeral.
The heavy rumble Of the artillery, the
cia,ter Of the cavalry horses hoOfs on
the pavement, mingled with the
cIang and Jingle Of saber and spur and
the steady tramp, tramp Of the infant
IN ~ the column passed, made srec-
tacle never to be forgotten. Straight
out Pine Street for oser two miles the
procs ssiou marched, then It wheeled
into Grand Avenue, where wzs q
repetition II the crowded streets and
decoration OF mourning. From
Grand Avenue, the head Of the lonl
Column turned into FlOrissant avenue
which runs by the west entrance q
Calvary cemetery. Most Of the troop
remained outside the cemetery. II wa
: $50 when all who had been assigne'
to their plac5s took their position
about the open grave. which was line'
inside with flaes. A short distance b
the south was ihs ThireeenIh Infant
~, TO the east members Of the Gram
Army, and dIr,clly around II to th
3 north were grouped Senator, Sherma
a the Misses sherman. p. T. Sherman
0 colonel Hoyt Sherman, Lieutenant
Q Tbackara and Fitch and their wives
= . Judge and MrA P. B. Ewing, Genera
and Mr.. Thomas Ewing, General an
Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, Secretary an
Mrp. Noble, Secretary and Mrs. Rusl
Assistant Secretary Grant. ex-Pres
dent Hayes. General NJ Schofie'S
. General Howa Il General S'oeum al
o.hfu.
I 'IAPs-fIcaTs oCr."
An,r all hid k-a 20 liions eig'
Servra,.is, acfibe a. body guard. iIfte
the casket from u G cassson aud bll
t-1er-ntly 4, t't~ grave. whrn a
that VA nl "a II tlenerai Shrrma
wac la~ ersd g. - lat rs ing lac
The vskses was draped with fiagr, an
ives hare % any floral tribute. III
services weie 81 nple character, an
was rondI et,.l ~ he Rev. Thoa I
E~ing SheImsr. As embled q n
gave. Standing With uncuvsred he,
as the casket "a cins lOwe'ed. a