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Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
GEN. SHERMAN'S ILLNESS.
A Brief Account Given by His Attending
Physician, DIR. Alexander.

A Brief Account Given by His Attending
Physician, DIR. Alexander.
DIR. G. T. Alexander gave the history
Of Gen. Sherman's illness. The doctor
had been almost incessantly at the gen.
erals bedside from the time his illness
began, and he had not had more than
two hours sleep any day since Sunday.
The general, as is known, he said,
caught cold Wednesday week ago.
The next day he attended wedding
against the urgent advice of the mem
bers of his family. On Friday / was
called in and found the general suffer
ing from cold and sore throat. On
Saturday he felt SO much better that he
wanted to keep an appointment he had
made for that day. On my advice,
however, he desisted and spent the day
playing cards. believe. with his family.
Erysipelas set in on Sunday. He was
Highly that day, and on Monday he be
game dclirons.a The erysipelas spread
over his face, and the lympathic glands
In his neck became swollen. Tuesday
he grew worse and applied treatment
for the erysipelas. Wednesday came
and there was no change for the better,
but Gen. Sherman slightly rallied on
Thursday morning. His rally was nQs
sueh to insurs even q faint hope of bis
recovery. Friday was She turning point
for the patient. The erysipelas had
almost completely disappeared, but the
attack had left the general very much
weaksned His old complaint, bronchial
trouble and asthma, think, killed Gen.
Bherman. In his weakened condition
he was unable to throw off the mucus
which gathered. The mucus accumu-
lated, and the general was slowly
strangled to death. I think he suffered
greatly. There was always the quick
respiration, the gasp for breath, but he
bore everything without murmur and
40 one could bs ihore heroic. since
Tuesday we had practically abandoned
all hope of Gen. SnerInan's recovery.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
The Trihmt,e.
Published Wednesdays.
R.C. STEVE EMS,
Publisher.
0ficiaI Paper Of Stevens County.
OUR DEAD HEROES.
GEN. SHERMAN AND ADMIRAL PoR-
TER NOW NO MORE.

The Great Soldier Passed Peacefully
Away After Weeks Illness The
Naval Commander Died without
WarninS-Arrangemen for Sherman's
Funeral to Occur at New York Thurs
day-Interment at st. Louis with Mil
itary Honors.
NEW YORK. Feb. l4.-Gen. Sherman
died today Saturday. at 1:5O p. m. His
enG w&a rcaceful-it could not have
been more so. lie had been unconscious
all the morning, and had ceased to
struggle long before the coming of the
end.
The immediate cause of death was
said to be the filing of his lungs with
mucus, which he had not strength to
throw off.
He had fought so long as particle of
strength remained, and even at the
close his iron will was not vanquished.
He was not ready to go until his son
'"Tom," the Rev Thomas Ewing Sher-
man, now speeding across the sea, had
come home to him. But death beckoned
and he had to go.
All the morning he lay dying, his
family grouped about his bed. His
struggles, which had been painful when
he returned to that semi-consciousness
which showed the proud, unconquered
spirit that still lived within him, were
pitifully weak now. With all hope gone
the family prayed only for speedy end.
For hours they stood grouped about the
bed watching and waiting for the end.
Several times it seemed as if it had
come, but once more the spirit struggled
back, and death was beaten off again.
But at ten minutes of there came
change. The color and the look which
are noticeable only when death comes
suddenly spread over the drawn face,
and the nurse who had been bending
over him listening to the last faint fiut-
ter1ng OF his heart quickly Strengthened
up and said,
HE Is Dead"
Then young Thomas Ewing left the
house and his appearance, even before
he spoke word, was the signal to those
who waited without that all was over.
He hastened to the telegraph Office
around the corner, but the reporters
were before him and before he had
feac2ed it the news of the generals
death was spreading far and wide over
the wires throughout the country.
Shortly after Secretary Barrett reached
the telegraph Office and sent messages
announcing the generals death to
President Harrison, Sec1ssSse.rv - c+sfo
BlMne, oecreCary ySSsasssar OF Var Proctor, Mrs.
>: tssiis IA. III ina many others. He could not
restrain his tears. He died like babe
falling asleep, he said. "There was no
suffering, no pain. After 10 o'clock he
lay motionless, and but the very slight
est respiration showed that life still
existed"
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

ST. Louis. The funeral process
sion in the city will be made up as
follows: The regular army escort will
be under the command OF COL Lewis
Langdon, Of the First artillery. 1t will
consist of all battalions in the vicinity
of New York halbor. The artillery will
be made up of tie First artillery, u. S.
A., Dillenback's light artillery, and two
four-gun batteries of the National
Guard. The cavalry will consist of a
troop of regulars and troop A of the
National Guard.
The body will be borne on caisson.
An escort OF honor from Lafayette Post,
G. A. R., will surround the caisson and
the pail bearers, who will be in carriages.
Following will come the family and
relatives in carriages. Then the presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States, ex-President Hayes, ex-President
Cleveland, delegations from the United
States senate and house of representa-
tives, the governor of the state of New
York and the mayor of the city.
The military part of the procession
will follow the carriages in this order:
First, the Loyal Legion; second, @. A.
r. posts; third, corps of cadets; fourth,
national guard, S. N. g.; fifth, delega-
tions from civic societies; sixth, citizens.
The line of march from Des Brosses
street ferry has not been decided upon
yet. The department of the G.. A. R.
will be under the command of Gen.
Floyd Clarkson; the national guard un-
der Gen. Fitzgerald; the regular escort
under Col. Langdon.
Gen. Ciarkson expects to have 10000
old soldiers in line from New York and
Brooklyn and 2 800 from New Jersey.
Generals HoN ard and Slocum were
asked by the family to take entire charge
of the funeral, and to accompany the
body to St. Louis. The inter1nent will
be in Calvary cemetery, ST. Louis.
The funeral in st. Louis will be
strictly military in character. On ac-
count of the expressed wish of Gen.
Sherman when alive, it was decided not
to comply with the request of President
Harrison that the body be taken to
Washington and lie in state for a day.
1t will not lie in state anywhere.
The casket is oak covered with black
cloth and lined with white satin. The
handles are plain silver bars, and on the
lid is plain silver plate on which are
inscribed the name "William Tecumseh
Sherman" and the date of his birth and
death. The body is. now lying, en-
balmed in the room where the general
died 1t is covered with an American
flag. Gen. Nelson A. Miles has arrived
here from Chicago to attend the funeral.
He will accompany the remains to st.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
A MILITARY GUARD
On Duty mt the Sherman Residence and
WIN Remain Until After the FnneraI.

On Duty mt the Sherman Residence and
WIN Remain Until After the FnneraL
NEW YoRK. Feb. 1G.-All day Q
sffealm 7f humanity passed and repassed
the hs te in WHICH the remains Of Gen.
sherman lay. From the windows Of
many OF the generals late neighbors
fieated the American flag at half mast
and in deep mourning.
Early in the morning the undertaken
arrived and completed the embalming
of the body Many floral tributes were
sent to the house. From Colgate Hoyt
came spray Of palms with draped
fiag in the center Tits was for the
casket of the dead hero. The military
guard from Governors Island was on
duty all day and win remain until the
body is removed, Four men were all,
WAYS On duty and relays came ON every
three hours. One man was stationed in
the death chamber while the others
stood guard in the hall below.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18


family. y
Admiral David Dixon Porter was born
at Chester, Delaware county, Pennsyl-
,yania, june 3, 1913, studied in ColEH6kjSAs kSs
college, Washington. IN 1884: accompanied
ms fatner, commodore David Porter, in
f1e MEs. John Aiijs to suppress piracy in the
w w ~ ls1psss, IL was appointed nidshfpman
mi the Mexican navy and served under his
cousin, Capt. David h. Porter, in the
Guerrero, which sailed from Vera Cruz in
in the United States navy in 1929 and lieu
tenant in 184l. In 1S45 he was
appointed to the naval observatory
at Washington. He served during
the Mexican war and was engaged
in every action on the coast He then went
to California and commanded California
mail steamers between San Francisco and
Panama. At the beginning of the civil
war he commanded the steam frigate
Powhatan at Pensacola. On April %, 1861,
he was appointed commander, and was
placed in command of the mortar fleet,
assisting Farragut in the bombardment of
Forts jackson and St. Phillip, below New
Orleans, also at New Orleans and Vicks-
burg. He became acting rear admiral in
September, 1862, rear admiral in 1868. In
command of the Atlantic squadron in
1864, he took part in the bombardment of
Fort Fisher, at the mouth of Cape Fear
river. Porter received the thanks of con-
gress for this service. He was made vice
admiral in 1865, and on Aug. Is, 1870, was
promoted to the rank of admiral of the
navy, which position he has held continu-
ously ever since. Admiral Porter is the
author of several books, and was the orig
inator of peculiar type of gupboat Of
which, however, none have yet been built.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
Negroes Invading the Strip.

DENIsoN, Tex, Feb. 1S.-A large
number of immigrant negroes passed
through this city enroute to the Chero-
kee Strip, /. T. If they can not get in
there they intend to squat on the lands
of the Sac and Fox, which is reported to
them as being opened for settlement.
Every wagon load had either rifles or
shotguns. The party was led by a pro-
fessional boomer named Eskerine.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

of fatty degenera-
ton of the heart.
DR.. Wales, the
physician attend
ing Admiral Por-
ter, was hastily
summoned to his
bedside, but the
admiral was dead
before he arrived.
All of the mem
bers of the family
were at home at
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

Governor Burke, of North Dakota.
has offered state reward of $500 for the
murderer of James 7. Fleet, the ArtI.r
elevator man.
A search for The oldest Clergyman in
England shows that the Rev. John Eli
ott, vicar of Randwick, will be 100 in
three months. lie preached up to the
age of 95 regularly, and occasionally last
year. He goes to church now regularly
every Sunday, and occasionally visits
parishioners.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

I.O.O.F.-CrystalL Lodge, NO.132, meets at it's
hall on Monday evening of each week.
JAMES DENNIsoN, N. g.
W.P. FOWLER. r. s. .....0.. -,
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
ADMIRAL PORTER DEAD.

Stricken Down Almost Without Warning
With FATTY Degeneration of the Heart.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. Admiral
David D. Porter, who has been in fail
ing health for some years, died suddenly
at S:l5 a M. at his residence in this CITY,
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
EuLoGIEs FROM SENATORS,


Tributes of Respect and Esteem by Old
Time Friends and Associates. -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The death of
great national character rarely calls
out so many evidences of genuine feeling
as were shown in Washington when it
was known that Gen. Sherman's last
grim battle was over. The personal
grief felt By President Harrison was re-
fiected In all his official surroundings,
but it was In the senate that the deepest
utterance was given to the general sor-
row. The resolutions Of respect for
Admiral Porter had been adopted when
Vice President Morton laid before the
senate the special message from the
president It's reading was listened to
with something more than respectful
attention. During the reading it was
impossible to look over the senate cham
Der without seeing men for whom Gen.
Sherman's fame had deeper meaning
than for most persons. .sss
Resolutions of Respect.
-. To Gen. Hawley was given the honor
of offering the resolutions of respect
which the senate would adopt When
the message of the president announcing
Gen. Sherman's death was read Mr..
Hawley rose and offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the senate receives with
profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of William Tecufnseh Sherman, late
general of the armies of the United States
Resolved, That the senate renews it's ac-
knowledgment of the inestimable service
which he rendered to his country in the
day of its extreme peril, laments the great
loss which the country has sustained, and
deeply sympathizes with his family in its
bereavement
Resolved, That copy Of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to the family of the
dead.
Mr.. Hawley said: Mr.. President, at
this hour the senate, the congress and
the people of the United States are one
family. What we have been daily ex-
pecting has happened. Gen. Sherman
has received and obeyed his last orders.
He was great soldier by the judgment
Of the great soldiers of the world. In
time of peace he had been great citizen
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
OFFICIAL ORDERS
From Gen. sehofield Concerning Sen.
Sherman.s Funeral Hsoort,

From Gen. sehofield Concerning Gen.
Shern.anss Funeral ESCORT.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19. The following
official order in regard to Gen. Sher-
mans funeral has just been received:
Washington, Feb. 17.-Brig. Cen. Mer.
ritt, st. Louis, No: Gen. Sherman,s fu-
neral will start from New York Tuurseiay
afternoon, auG the eurlal viii take place
at st. Louis Saturday. The Ransom Post.
OF the Grand Army of the Republic, will
escort the remains from the depot to the
cemetery. Besides this you will have a
suitable escort of artillery small arms and
bugle salute after the burial -
lsigned j. NJ. SchoEIELD,
Major General, commanding,
AS soon as this telegram was received
Gen. Merritt ordered six companies Of
infantry from Fort Leavenworth to re-
port in ST. Louis with light battery and
the regimental band of the Twelfth
company. From Fort Logan four COM
panies Of the Seventh infantry have
been ordered. The cavalry escort will
consist of a battalion of two squadrona
Of the Seventh cavalry, under command
OF Col. Forsyth, These troops and a
battery of light artillery will eome frc.ao
Fort Riley, Kaa.;; AM. AM viii Ill be accom-
.'S,..,, Dy all the buglers of the cavalry.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

KNIGTHSTEMPLA AR,-Bethel Command
cry, meets I'd and 4th Mondays of each month.
G. l.. BROWN, E. G.
w. L. COLDER, Rec.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
Major General. commanding
Judga cooIav Daad

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-Judge Cooley disd
st 2 p. m. He was an old settler, COM
ing here about forty years ago. He was
a legal author of some note.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
sISH LEADERS IN PRlSOl

Dillon and O'Brien Return to England
to Serve Their Sentence.
FoLKsToNE, Feb. 13.-Messrs. Dillon
and O 'Brien surrendered themselves to
the police Immediately upon the arrival
of the steamer from Boulogne.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

MT. LEBANON r. A. CHAPTER, No. A,
meets first Wednesday of each month.
ID. r. SUTHERLAND, H. p.
E. J. JONES, Secy.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

rhe Last Ritcs for Gen, sherman VIII BE
or Strictly military character.
Generals Howard and Slocum met at
the late generals home at noon with
many other military men, to perfect ar
rangements for the funeral. Tt was
deterTnined that the funeral cortege
s5ouId form at / o'clock on Thursday
aaxt at the house in West Seventy-frst
street s and move promptly at 2 o'clock In
order to get to the train IN season. The
funeral service proper will take place in
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

40 H.-Division No. 1, meets 1st Sun
day and third Thursday of each month.
"A FLAHERTY, Pres't
NJ. p. MORRIS, Rec. Sec'y. 1
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

A. o. [. W-MorrIs Lodge, No. SO, meets
each Tuesday evening at their hall
J. A. JoHNsoN, NJ. w.
u. d. GILLESPIE, Recorder. ~
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

The County School Superintendent
Will be at the Court House in Morris, every
first and third Saturdays in each month.
H. r. MACINTOSH,
Co. School Superintendent.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

.A.R.-Overton Post, No. 90, meets lst and
Sd Fridays of each month, at O'Clock p m
r. O. STEVENS, Com
H. T. BEvANs, Adjt =
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Will be open as follows: Wednesday after
noon from to and Saturday evening from
Z to O'Clock.
j. d. GILLESPIE, Librarian.
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

ADMIRAL D. D. PORTER the time Of his
death No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral, but they will
probably be placed in charge of the
navy department. Although death came
suddenly it was not unexpected by the
family. y
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
cHuRCH DIRECTORY

Congregational-Rev. H. NJ. Herrick, Pastor
Methodist-Rev. Ellery, Pastor
Roman CathoIIc-Rev. Geo. Gaskell, Priest
scandinavian Evangl Luthn-Rev. P. A.
OF Scandfa, Pastor
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

JUDICIAL OFFICERS
District tJudge-Hon c. l.. Brown

uuHG-I1OA " LIS oAo"A
COUNTY OFFICERS
Sheriff-(ieorge III. Munro
TreasureF-A. g. Thorpe
Clerk OF District Court-Thos. Thomasson
Auditor-N II Spur
Register OF Deeds-T e Colahan
Judge of fPFobats-GeorEe i. Darling
Attorneys A. Flaher4y
,Coroner-S III Duley
Surveyor--D. Il. Wheaton
Court Commissioner-RC G stevens
County Suptof Schools-L II Macintosh
VILLAGE OFFICERS
Puesident-W Munro
Councilors-H s Judson. Anton Wabzke,
l. T. PeRroe, Timothy Murphy
TPeasuEer-Samuel Larson.
Recorder-W. w. Griswold
Marshal-T E Colahan
Justices OF the Peaoe-Cavid Kemp, Z II
Camp
Assessor-D. T. Wheaton
village Attorney-W w Griswold
Fire Wardens-J Johnson, FTeWks-
bury, e M Haight
TOWN CLERKS
Framnas-E E solseth. Jr, Nash Po
Darneat-H Bragg, Morris
Scott-P b Church. Morris
Stevens-John Daily. Morris
Swan Lalxe-O N Dohlen, Nash -
Moore-Henry Fels, Hancock
Pepperton-Fred Rentz, Morris.
Donneily-G T. Anderson, Donuelly
Eldofado-L 8 BurlingaDle, Herman
Evesgade--J S Robinson 4
Synnes-H J Schrapps, Morris
Resrdsviile-A Young, Morris
MorPis-R Hall, Morris
Horton-Dennis Dewane, Morris
Hodgex-C Pork. Hancock
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Congregational-Rev H. NJ. Herrick Pastor
Nfethodist-Rev. Ellery, Pastor
Roman Catholic-Rev. Geo. Gaskell. Priest
Evang'l Luth'n-Rev. P. A.
of Scandia, Pastor
CIVIC SOCIETIES
A. F. & A. M.-Golden Sheaf Lodge, No. 13S,
eets 1st and Sd Saturdays OF each month.
F. A. HANCOCK, w. M.
w. w. GRISwoLD, Sec'y
8. A R.-Overton Post, No. 90, meets 1st and
Fridays Of each month, at s O'Clock m
STE
Morris tribune., 1891-02-18
CIVIC SOCIETIES

A.F.& A. M-Golden Sheaf Lodge, No. 18S,
meets 1st and Sd Saturdays OF each month.
f. A. HANCOCK, w. NJ.
w. w. GRISwoLD, Sec'y
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17

Now it is in order, after Darkest Eng
land" to give us a sight of darkest New
York. Mr.. Ris had done that before Gen
eral Booths book was written, in series of
papers in Scribner's. Here they are.
gathered into handsome book, and en-
titled "How the Other Half Lives (Scrib-
ner's). These chapters are studies of tene-
ment house life in New York. They were
written by Mr.. Riis from materials gained
BY him as reporter on New York daily
paper, and are illustrated from photographs
which he took himself This is a book
which everybody ought to read. The first
stems toward helping the ''other halt" into
better living is to find out just how they
live now. And that is what this book is
for.
London Street Arabs" (Cassell & Co.
is interesting in this connection; and also
from the fact that the author and artist OF
the book is Dorothy Tennant, now Mrs.
Henry NJ. Stanley; and still more from the
genuine excellence of the book itself. 1t is
q book OF pictures, with a briet preface.
And the pictures are studies which Mrs.
Stanley has made among the pigmies of
London.
This is good time to make cheerful
prophecies of the industrial and social
future. And here are three, following in
the steps of Mr.. BeIlamy: News From
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
TWO STARTLING CASES
Mrs. MangoId, Of Butler, and
Mr. Mahan, Of Sharpsburg,
Escape an Inevitable
Doom.
THEIR TESTIMONY.

Probably one Of the most thriving towns of
its size in Pennsylvania is Butler. the county
sent of Butler county. pleasant place of about
1900 inhabitants.
Mr. MangUld. an Industrious and well.todo
merchant, 1s well known and respected by all
Butterflies. His wife. Mrs Anna Mangold, is 4
with Mrs Mangold, during which she recited y
brief history of a portion of her life. interest
ing to y degree, and the conclusion of which
seemed truly wonderful.
Some time ago" says Mrs. Mangold, II con-
tracted y cold: nothing alarming about that.
but ere I recovered from its effects caught
another and then another, until I had a cold all
the time. My head and nose would be stopped
up so 1 could hardly breathe. There was 4 con-
slant rumbling and buzzing in nv ears, which
later on affected my hearing. Soon a severe
cough set in. / would raise great quantities of
offensive matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
NO DIsPENsATIoN GRANTED.
Why Keokuk Wedding That Was Sched-
uIed Failed to Occur

Why Keokuk Wedding That Was Sched-
uIed Failed to Occur.
KEoKUK, IA, Jan. 16.-A marriage that
was to have taken place in this city the
other day did not materialize. The con-
tracting parties were DR.. L. D. Eley, of
Ilion, Ind, physician of the Cleveland,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and
Miss Kate Conroy, daughter of well-to-do
citizen of Keokuk. The prospective groom
is Protestant. while his bride is a Catholic.
Herein lies the cause of the postponement of
the ceremony. Father Lowrey, priest of ST.
Francis de Sales Church, was called upon
to unite them in matrimony, and in accord
ance with the customs Of that church wrote
to the Bishop of this diocese at Davenport
for dispensation.
The wedding dinner was all prepared, and
the few guests invited had all assembled,
when Father Lowrey arrived and announced
that the dispensation had not arrived, and
consequently he could not marry them. 1t
seems DIR. Eley has been married before and
now has a divorced wife living. This is the
reason the necessary dispensation was not
forthcoming. The evening papers did not
learn of the postponement of the ceremony,
and tonight devoted halt a column to de-
scription of the wedding. DR.. Eley, Miss
Conroy and the latter's mother left for
Davenport in order to see tine Bishop.