Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-25
Simple Ceremonies at Funeral Of
John Sherman at Mansfield.
PRESIDENT MKlNLEY ATTENDS
Services in ceEpiscopaI Church,
Where He ONCE Worshiped.
HIS OLD FRIENDS PRESENT

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| Sherman. statesman, was laid in his final
resting place here this afternoon. Simple
were the ceremonies, marked only by the
| presence of lifelong friends, including
President Mckinley, and by the profusion
OF flowers. Between the hours Of II am.
| and pm, while the casket lay before the
whlte-bedecked altar Of the Grace Epis-
copal Church. where Sherman worshiped as
youth and up the narrow aisle Of which
through long years he trod as vestryman.
| thousands of persons passed before the
catafalque. paying their last tribute to
| their fellow townsman
| Every business house was draped In
| mourning, churches were all open, the
| streets We're .thronged with thousands when
| at 1920 O'Clock the special train arrived
from Washington bearing the body of for
| mer Secretary of State Sherman Forty
! two members of Sherman's brigade, survi-
coutered for service In the civil war by
John Sherman. stood with barred heads be-
| side the funeral car.
President Mckinley Attends.
Mayor Brown assisted President Mckin-
| ley to alight. Secretary Of War Elihu
Root, Secretary Cortelyou. Judge Day, for
merly Secretary of State, and others fol-
lowed the President. ALI uncovered and
fell back as the casket was removed to a
hearSe. 81.
Then PresidentMcKinley. Secretary Root,
! Secretary Cortelyou and Representative
Kerr Of this city entered a carriage, which,
followed by the hearse, led the procession
to the Grace Church. Between lines of the
men of Sherman's brigade and veterans of
the Spanish war. without even the mutf1ed
beat of the drum, the cortege passed slow
ly up Diamond, 9TH, Main and Sd streets to
the church.
President Mckinley did not enter the
church, but drove at once to the home OF
Congressman Kerr. where the presidential
party had luncheon. Senator Hanna ar
rived an hour later and spent the time be-
fore the funeral in consultation with the
President
ROBBED in white. matching the furnishings
Of the altar, Rev. A. b. Putnam conducted
the last rites. The services, which began at
o'clock, were short and simple.
No Formal Sermon.
There was no formal sermon. only the
simple rftualistic service of the Episcopal
Church. During Its course Gov Nash fol-
lowed by the Ohio state officials. filed down
the aisle and took a last look at the peace
full face in the casket..
Lead, Kindly. Light" was sung by the
casket to the hearse, followed by the hon
orary pallbearsrs, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
2. T. Sherman, Alfred W. Hoyt, VIM. Nc
Comb, Charles, ". sherman, Colgate Hoyt.
To the Mansfield cemetery, mile distant,
the procession moved, led by the carriage
containing President Mckinley and party.
1t passed beneath massive arch of black
across Main street near the Soldiers and
Sailors monument and between lines of
people extending the entire distance.
At the cemetery the last words were pro-
nounced, the caSket bearing on q silver
plate these words,
John sherman, May 10. 1873,
"Qctobey %, 1900"
was sealed apd PLACED in the Sherman
Among the fnouraers who, followed the
dead statesman to his last resting place
We're three men who served as delegates to
mated Sherman for his first term in Con-
greSs. HfTH ..
President McKinley's party took up their
return journey to Canton soon after the
conclusion of the services at the cemetery.
All Political Meetings on.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 25-In Ohio
the republican campaign was at a stand
still as a tribute Of respect to the memory
of John Sherman, whose funeral occurred
at Mansfield this afternoon. Secretary
Dicks order is unique in the political an
nails of Ohio, but all meetings have been
either declared off postponed
The state officials left here at 7:2O am.
for Mansfield to, attend the funeral. The
state offices in the capitol building were
closed during the afternoon.
Funeral Train at Canton. .-
CANTON, Ohio, October ga special
train bearing the body of former Secretary
of State John Sherman passed through this
city at eight o'clock this morning. Two
private cars We're attached to the train here
the first bearing President Mckinley, Sec
rotary Root, Secretary Cortelyou, Judge
Day, Judge Baldwin and Postmaster
Frease; the second. Col. Myron T. Her.
rick, General Garrettson. Col. J. II. Hoyt
and Samuel Mather of Cleveland.
A large crowd had assembled at the rail-
way station and while the President s car
was being attached, hundreds fled through
the car where lay the casket, to pay their
last respects to the dead statesman.