The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-11-02
SHERMAN IS AT REST
Body Of Illustuous Statesman En-
tombed at Mansfield,
THE HOME OF his DOYHOOD DAYS
Funeral Services Both at Washington and
AZ Mansfield, Were beautifully APP
proprlato and simple.

pfoprinto and simple.
In the capitol Of the nation, where
his life work had been accomplished.
there gathered Wednesday represen.
tative Of every government department
and the representatives. of many for
'eign powers to pay homage to the
memory Of John Sherman. The fun
eral services were held at the Sherman
home. A notable gathering Of states
men, diplomats and officials filed the
Railways and parlors Of the residence.
The services were simple. They be-
gan at p M, aud we're conducted by
Rev Alexander Mackay Smith, rector
OF st. Johns Episcopal church, assist.
ed by Rev. e. M. Paddock, assistant
rector.
Concealed in the rear Of the hallway
a quartet of st. Johns choir. accom-.
3pained by the organist, sang in the in
)tervals OF the service. After the hymn,
Rock of Ages" DR.. Smith read the
simple, but impressive funeral service
Of the Episcopal church. When the
reading of the service was finished
the choir softly sang the hymn,
Peace, Perfect Peace" There was
no funeral address and after brief
prayer the choir chauted the anthem,
Lord, Let Me Know My End and the
Number Of Ny Days"
The casket was then lifted by the
bearers, with the honorary pallbearers
following, and carried from the house
where detachment Of the Fifth cav
airy, under Colonel Rafferty,, waited to
escort 1t to the depot.
The honorary pallbearers, who were
grouped about the coffin during the
ceremony, were Secretary Hay, Secre-
tary Gage, Justice Harlan, of the SUI
preme court, Admiral Dewey, General
Nelson A. Miles, ex-senator Cameron,
of Pennsylvania; Senator Hawley, of
Connections Judge Bancroft Davis,
Hon. j. A. Kasson, of the state de-
partment, and Colonel NJ. M, Parker.
The funeral party left for Mansfield.
Ohio, on a special train over the Penn
sylvania railroad at $3.50 o'clock.
The train bearing the distinguished
dead and those who escorted the body
from the national capital arrived in
Mansfield at l0:15 Thursday morning.
Awaiting were Major Brown and cit
liens committee of five, squad of
police and company NJ, Eight infantry,
Ohio national guards, which did SER
vice in the Spanish war. Close by the
car which contain the catafalque, and
which was heavily draped, were forty
two members of General Sherman's
brigade, all old men, gray and bent.
4 Without dirge or other sound of
mourning the body was transferred to
the hearse, the funeral cortege slowly
proceeding to the church. The body
was borne between two files of the
members Of the Sherman brigade and
double files of Company M. Preceding
the hearse were the carriages bearing
the party from Washington, In the
first were President Mckinley, Secre-
tary Root, Congressman Kerr, of Mans
field, and Secretary Cortelyou.
Mansfield did honor to her departed
foremost citizen. Every business
house was draped in mourning, every
church was open and the streets were
thronged with the sorrowing thous-
ands, including delegations from
Washington, Cleveland and nearby
cities and towns.
The formal services at Che church
began at 2:30 p. m. The altar was
decorated in white at the request of
the family, and the robe Of the Off
ciating rector, the Rev. A. B. Putnam,
was of white also. AS the rector
chanted a brief ritualistic rite, the
procession headed by Governor Nash
of Ohio, filed by and took last look
at the deceased. The crowds came
and went with noiseless tread.
There was no formal sermon, the
officiating clergymen adhering closely
to the Episcopal ritual. AT the con-
clusion of the services the funeral train
Proceeded to the cemetery a mile dis
tant. At the sepulchre the ceremonies
were of the simplest character, the
casket was placed in the Sherman fam
lily vault and sealed and the thrcqg
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