Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-22
|HOH JOHI SHERAIHIA DEAD.
Was Prominent in Politics for
 Forty Years.

Died at G:45 This Morning-A Number of Friends and Relatives at the Bed side When He Passed Away-Fu-
 neral Services Will Be Held in Washington and at His Old Home in Mansfeld-Remains Will Lie in State.
 Washington, Oct o2-Ion John Sher-
 man. who for q period of forty years
 occupied q prominent place in the leg
 islatfve and administrative branches
 of public affair; in the United States,
 died here at GAO o'clock this morning
 of brain exhaustion. Death came to
 the aged sufferer peacefully after al-
 most thirty-siX hours of nearly con- plete unconsc0usness. \ number of
 relatives and friends who have assem-
 blcd in Washington in response to
 summons were at tia bedside when
 the end came. The 1lCSt devoted of
 them was Mrs McCallum, the adopted
 daughter of the secretary. and Mrs
 sherman. who rem < lett constantly at
 the bedside during the last hours. Flu
 neral services over the remains will
 be held in this city and at Mansfield.
 the Ohio home where the secretary
 and Mrs Sherman spent so many of
 their summers. Interment will be in
 the family plot at Mansfield.
 The remains will lie in state in the
 Episcopal church at Mansfield about
 day preceding the funeral services.
 Brief services also will be held here
 Tuesday and the body taken to Mans
 field on q train leaving this city that
 night. The details are necessarily in
 complete. but are of the general na-
 ture of those stated.
 The funeral will be held at the Sher-
 man residence early Wednesday after
 noon. Rev Alexander Mckay Smith, rector of St Johns church. will off, | ciate.- The hour has not yet been de- termined and the railway arrange
 mcnts for the transportation of the
 body to Mansfield. O.. depend on d
 message $"om President Eassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad. It is known that MT Sherman left will. but no in formation as to--its contents or even | when it will be probated will be ob- tainable until after the funeral
 Yesterday number of inquiries | the condition of the sick man, Presi- dent Mckinley being among those who sent to ask about him. Several days l ago, realizing the critical condition of Mir Sherman. telegfanlS- sent to q large number of the family -connec- tions throughout the country, and some were able to reach here before he died. At the bed side when the l end came were Mir and Mrs Colgate IT.. I1 tI,S Frank Wiborg of Cincinnati; Mrs Will 1 liam K. Otis. of New York city; r. | IecumSeh Sherman, q son of the late General Sherman; Charles NJ. Sher- | man of Chicago. and Miss Lizzie Sher l man. Others who were at the bed I side, were Mrs James McCailum. the I adopted daughter who had been his l constant attendant. and her husband. | General and Mrs Miles, the latter a I niece of Secretary Sherman, were at | the house the greater portion of the | day and evening but left shortly after 1 midnight. They were summoned when 1 it was apparent that the end was near,
 and reached the house a few minutes | after the venerable statesman had | passed away.
 Secretary Sherman's demise oc- l cured in the handsome home on K street. which he had erected eight | years ago.
 Some weeks ago the secretary decd-
 ed this valuable property to Mrs Me | Callum. The secretary was Il large
 holder of real estate in this city. Con
 seryative estimates of his wealth | place it at million dollars. most of l which is believed to consist of Wash | ington real estate. Other investments | consist of securities and it Is stated that the old family home at Mansfield l O.. remained in his possession. notwith- | standing reports that he had disposed l of 1t prior to his return to Washing ton last month. l. Arrangements for the funeral will be completed to-day. It is expected 1 that Rev Mackay-Smith, of St Johns | Episcopal church or Rev Dr Aspinwal l Of St Thomas Episcopal 8church of | this city, will be asked to conduct the | funeral services here. -.. ! :. MT Sherman had not been in robust health for considerably over a year. In March. 1899 V wtile on a pleasure "trip to the French and Spanish West Indies. he suffered q severe attack of pneumonia which almost proved fatal. He rallied however. and the family accepted the offer of the United States government to bring him back to the United States on the cruiser Chicago, then in the vicinity of Cuba.
 His remarkable vitality brought him through relapse which he sui
 fered daring the heatedEterm and by autumn he had again regaiaed smuch sof his strength and seemed to be in lsseod spirits. | He spent Hast winter ant his is4fsIne in this city enjoying fairly geod heafth. The family left here
 early in the summer for the old home stead at Mansfield. o. They were there but q short time when Mrs Sherman,
 whose health had been very frail. died.
 This was a severe blow to the secre- tary, from which he never fully recov cred. In September he returned to Washington, very much broken in health and spirits but for time was able to move about in the open air
 and to take short rides around the
 city. For the past three weeks or
 more, however. he had been confined to his bed his general debility being aggravated by san irritating bronchial cough that hnstened the end.
 Among Mr. Sfiermnn's former asso- ciafes in the senate. his death will be
 sincerely felt. an this field of activity
 his service had been particularly able
 and successful He had served so long
 flat experience added to his natural
 talents. He was regarded as guide,
 rather than party leader, for his, con
 serSatism- caution, innate good judgs