The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-19
DUST TO DUST.
The Funeral of General Sherman TAX
ing Place With Much Ponlp and
Glory Today,
Governor Pennoyer Vetoes all the Wag
on Road Bills---0ther Important
Legislative Matters.
GENERAL sHERMAN's FUNERAL
Taking Place With Great Polnp in New
York Today.

Il ShEfsMANS FUNERAL
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Taking Place with Great Pornp in New
York Today.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-New York is
today paving every possible tribute of
respect to the memory of General Sher-
man. The dawn of his funeral day
opened bright and clear. General busi-
ness was brought almost to a standstill,
from almost every house along the street
American flags fioated at half mast.
There were few visitors in the early
hours this morning. Only most intimate
friends and few old soldier were adj
mitted and the latter had to show Ger
t1flcates that they served in the army
Rev. Thos. Sherman the late generals
son whose arrival was SO anxiouslv
awaited arrived at the house at 80
this morning
A large floral shield was received at
the house from the West Point cadets.
The shield was six feet in height and
four feet broad and was made of white
and blue immortelles and Gala lilies.
AT ii O'Clock secretaries Blaine, Proc
tor and Rusk and generals O'Brien,
Homer and Ewing arrived at the house.
President Harrison will not look upon
the remains of the dead General. He
preferred to keep within him the remem-
brances of the General while alive. He
said he did not wish to see him in death
when their associations had been SO
warm and genial.
At 1925 a cassion draped in black
and drawn by four white horses was
drawn up in front of the Sherman house.
The horses were mounted by regulars
and army officers and were in their
charge: Behind came the military
trappings of the General.
The services of prayer began at noon
and were over at 1890. Prayers were
read by Rev. Father Sherman assisted
by Rev. Taylor and two other priests.
There were about $50 persons present at
the services, the greater number of the
relates and among the friends were Mrs.
Grant and Senator Cameron.
The decorations along the route are
not SO numerous or go elaborate as when
General Grant was buried but neverthe-
less they were strikingly handsome and
are in great profusion. y
About p. m. six lieutenants appeared
in the doorway bearing on their should
ers the casket of the general, which they
placed upon the waiting caisson. Mem
bers of the family, friends, invited Off
cials and pail, bearers then took their
places in the carriages and were followed
by members of Lafayette post, G.. A. r.
formed on either side of the lcassion.
The procession then commenced to move
but very slowly as both sides Of the
street were crowded with hundreds of
carriages waiting to take their place in
the line.
At Washington square the parade
except the guard of honor and escort aof
honor and escort of mounted police was
dismissed and Lafayette post, having in
its center the caisson and black charger,
swung into Broadway and marched to
Desbrosses street ferry.
The carriages in which were the fam
ily, followed closely and all boarded the
Terry boat which was in waiting and
which took the remains across to JERSEY
City.
There the body will be placed in a
special car and the family and those who
are going will occupy another car.
1t is announced that a brief burial
,ervice of the Catholic church. will be
conducted at the grave.