Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-23

he Ohio home where Mr.. ana Mr4
Sherman spent SO many Of their sum
mers. fnterment will be in the family
lot at that place and viii occur. in all
probability, on Thursday. the remains
lying in state in the Episcopal church
at Mansfield for about day preceding
the funeral services. Brief services al
50 will be held here. Tuesday. ana the
body taken to Mansfield on the train
leaving this city that night. Tho de-
tails are necessarily incomplete, bur
are Of the general nature Of those
stated.
At the bedside. when the ond came.
were Mr.. and Mrs Colgate Hoyt d:
New York: Mir. and Mrs Frank vii
gorg n Cincinnati. Mrs. VIM. *. OTIS
or New York city: +. Tecums h Sher-
man. A son Of the late General Shcr-
man: Charles NJ Sherman Of Chicago
and Miss Lizzie Sherman. Others who
We're q the bedside were Mrs. James
NcCallGm. the adopted daughter VINO
has been his constant attendant. and
hr: husband. General and Mrs. Miles
IN. latter a niece of Secretary Sher-
man. We're ut the house A greater p0r-
tirr Of the day and evening but left
shortly after midnight. They were
summoned when ii was apparent that
the end VAS near and reached tbs
h1u<" a f-W minutes after the venera-
BE statesman had passed away.
NJ. Sherman had not been in robust
health for considerably over q year. In
March. 1899. while on a pleasure trip
70 the French and Spanish Wes- Indies
h suffered a severe attack Of pneumo-
MA. which almost proved fatal. H.
rallied. however. and the family ac-
copied the offer of the United States
government TO bring him back 70 the
United States On the cruiser Chicago.
then in the vicinity Of Cuba. Ills re-
u1arkable vitality brought him through
a relapse which he suffered during the
heated term and by autumn he had
again regained much Of his strength
and seemed 10 b. In good spirits.
The news Of Mr.. Sherman's death
vas communicated to the state depart
ment by Mr.. T.. j Babcock for many
years private secretary and c.erk To
Mir. Sherman in various capacities as
secretary Of the treasury. United States
senator and secretary OF state. The
President vas at once informed BY the
department and the flags on the public
buildings in Washington were lowered
to half mast, 80 to remain until after
the funeral
The President az a mark 81 special
honor % the deceased. who was not d
thu time Of his death connected IN any
Official capacity with the government
Of the United States. res1rted To the
unusual course ~ personally preparing
an expression Of the nations grief in
the shape 81 d proclamation; descriptive
Of the personal qualities and civic abi.-
tiles Of the deceased statesman. At the
state department also a message wa4
framed ID b. transmitted 10 the United
States amba asad1rs. ministers ana
charges abroad. officially notifying
them III the demise of ex-SecF-tary
Sherman The department will o. clos
I'd for business during he funeral ser
vices here
In diplomatic circles the news IF Mr..
siors ~ heartfelt regret az the foreign
representatives had been brought into
intimate association with him during
his service a. secretary Of STATE. The
French charge affaires. " Thieb4ut.
accompanied by Captain FignaI and
NJ Beoufve u the embassy staff. took
early occasion To leave cards az TIE
Sherman residence ami other mem .-rs
Of he corps paid their RESPECTS I4ter.
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