Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01
FIRE SALUTE
FOR SHERMAN
All 0fficia! Washington Will
be at Funeral.

official observance of the United States
sion of the death of Vice President
Sherman.
The proclamation directs that tomor
row, the day set for the funeral cere
monies, all the executive offices of the
government at Washington shall be
closed and business suspended The
national flag is to be displayed at halt
mast at all posts and stations of the
army and navy. Representatives of
the United States abroad are directed
to pay appropriate tribute to the mem
DRY Of he vice president. In the army
the observance of the occasion of the
funeral will not go beyond the halt
masting of the flag on the day of the
funeral.
In the navy. however, in addition to
the half masting of the flag, salutes of
nineteen guns will be fred by every
at every naval station in the United
States. The salute will be fred ut noon
tomorrow. with one minute intervals
between each gun. The officers of the
navy will for thirty days wear the
usual badge Of mourning on their
sleeves and on their swords when In
uniform.
Ts Observe Family Wishes.
As the funeral Of Vice President
Sherman Ia under the direction Of mis-
family and not under that of the gov
eminent Of the United States. it will
take only so much Of an official char
acter as the members of the family
choose to give 1t. Consequently, it was
explained at the state department, no
invitations to attend the funeral are
being issued to the members of the dip
lomatic corps In Washington.
President Taft will leave Washington
at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon. arriving
In New York about 10 O'Clock tonight.
on his way to attend the funeral. The
president will spend the night at the
home Of his brother, Henry w. Taft
He will leave for Utica at $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning. From New York to
Utica he will travel In a private car
attached to the special train which will
be run from New York to Utica under
the direction OF the sergeant at arms of
the United States senate. The train
will arrive at Utica at 1:15 in the after
noon. The funeral is to be at 2 o'clock
, No plans have yet been made for the
return Of the special train. but 1t will
probably leave Utica In time to make
connection with the train leaving New
York at midnight for Washington
President Taft has not determined
| whether he Will 20 direct from Utica to
Cincinnati to remain until after the
election or return to New York and 60
from New York to Cincinnati. but the
| president win not return to Washing
ton until after the election.
Arrangss For Senate Party.
Colonel Daniel R~anlsdeii. sergeant at
arms of the United States senate. is
making plans for carrying the senate
rial party to the funeral.
Senator Augustus c. Bacon of Geor-
gia. who WAS elected president pro tenn
pore Of the senate at the last session
Of congress to serve temporarily until
Dec. T6 next, sent the borrowing order
to Sergeant at Arms Ramsdeii:
please telegraph to each senator in
forming him that as a mark OF special
honor and in accordance with what lie
doubtless the wish of the senate have
appointed the entire senate az q com
mittee to attend the funeral of the late
WI D-~.. G CI~.a~, 4.
that you will inform the senators as
soon as the date of the funeral has
been determined upon by the family"
The sergeant at arms extended an
Invitation on behalf Of the senate to
the coordinate branch of congress and
received a reply later In the day that
the house had officially accepted the In
formal invitation through the speaker
and that a committee of one from each
state in the Union would be appointed
to attend the funeral"