The age-herald., 1900-10-26
SHERMAN'S REMAINS
 ARE LAID TO REST
Mansfield Did Honor tdHer H.
 IuStriouS Dead
THE SIMPLE CEREMONY
President Mckinley and Other Proni- nent. Men Attended-A Profusion of Floral Offerings
 Rests in Family Vault

Mansfield, O.. October 25.-From the quaint little Episcopal church. where as youth he worshiped, John Sherman, the statesman, was buried here today. Up the narrow aisle which through long years he lead as a vestryman, the remains of the former United States Senator and Cabinet member were carried to the chan eel, where, in a casket of black surmounted and hedged about with sea of floral trl- butes, they rested from shortly before Ii o'clock until nearly 3, when they were re- moved with simple, tender ceremony to their last resting place in the Sherman family vault in the cemetery here Mansfield did honor to her departed fore most citizen Every business house was draped in mourning, every church was opened, and the streets were thronged with sorrowing thousands, including dele gations from Washington, Cleveland and nearby cities and towns.
 The day was clear and bright The fu- neral procession wended it's way from the Union station, where it was formed with President Mckinley in the place of honor to the Grace Episcopal church.
 The train bearing the distinguished dead and those who escorted the body from the National capital arrived at 1O:15 a. m. Awaiting were Mayor Brown and a citi- zens' committee of five, squad of police and Company M, Eighth Infantry Ohio National Guards, which did service in the Spanish war
 Close by the car which contained he catafalque, and which was heavily draped, were forty-two members of General Sher- mans brigade, all old men. grayaand bent. As President Mckinley, leaning on the arm of Mayor Brown, stepped from his private car, every man in the crowd at the depot raised his hat. as did the President, and stood bare-headed until the c8sket, con taining the body of former Senator John sherman was removed to the hearse.
 Then without dirge or other sound of mourning the funeral cortege slowly pro- ceeded to the church. The body was borne between two files of the members of the sherman brigade and double files of Com pany M, Preceding the hearse were the car riages bearing he party from Washington. In the first were President Mckinley, Sec retary Root, Congressman Kerr of this city and Secretary Cortelyou.
 The President did not enter the church when the remains were first laid in state, but proceeded to the residence of Congress- man Kerr, where, with her members of the Washington party and members of the Sherman family he partook of luncheon, remaining there until the formal services at the church, which began at 2:30 p. m.
 Between lines of spectators, among whom were many who had known the deceased the greater part of his life, the casket was carried into the church by the policemen, escorted by the honorary pail bearers, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, r. T. Sherman Alfred w. Hoyt, William McComb Charles w Sher- man, Col. Gate Hoyt, John Sherman Hoyt and Frank B. Wyborg. The plate on the casket bore this inscription: John Sher- man, 10, 1923, October 22. 1900
 The altar was decorated in white at the request of the family and the robe of the officiating rector the Rev. A. B. Putnam, of white also As the rector chanted a brief ritualistic rite, 8 procession, head ed by Governor Nash of Ohio, filed by to look upon the face of the deceased. During the succeeding hours the crowds came and went with noiseless tread, occasionally bringing additions to the profusion of floral offerings.
 There was no formal sermon. the official ting clergymen adhering closely to the Episcopal ritual At the conclusion of the services, the funeral train proceeded to the cemetery a mile distant. At the sepulchre the ceremonies were of the simplies char acter, the casket was sealed and the throng retraced its way.
 Senator Hanna arrived about noon to at- tend the funeral.