The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-02
THOUSANDS VIEW BODY STATE STANDING IN THE RAIN TO
 AWAIT THEIR TURN.
MILITIA 4 GUARD OF HONOR
Estimated that 25,ooo People Pass Before casket Containing Remains of the Dead Vice President of
 the United States.

Utica, IN. Y., Nov. 1--Utica paid tribute today the memory of Vice President James s. Sherman. For hours this afternoon and evening thousands filed silently through the Oneida county court house and gazed for the last lime upon the face of the vice president, whose body was lying in state ill the rotunda of the building.
 The body. clothed in cutaway suit of black, reposed in casket of solid mahongany, covered with black broad cloth with handles of antique silver. The vice presidents face bore a look of serenity but it was oYerspread with 8 tinge of purple. the mark left by the malady that caused his death hi the right arm lay buncl of violets. the gift of his grandchildren. and in one hand was Spray of red flowers from the Sherman family. An Elk's i;in, .he insigna of one of the few orders to which MT. Sherman belong ed, gleamed from the lapel of the coat. The casket rested on a flag draped catafalque over which was sus- pended a canopy of flags \ floral piece of white lilies had been laid upon the casket. while palms, ferns and flowers were arranged in profus- ion on either side. The exterior of the buildings was in mourning dress with festoons of flags on back grounds of black and purple.
 The body lay in state from o'clock his afternoca until 9 o'clock tonight and during that period it was estimat- ed that more than 25,O00 persons pass ed through the building.
 The procession which escorted the body from the Sherman house was imposing. Lining the street as the body was borne from the house were hundreds of MT. Sherman's friends, neighbors and business associates. As the bearers moved down the winding walk several gray haired veterans lined up on either side, saluted as 1t passed. They were members of Ba- con Post No 5S. Grand Army of the Republic and MT. Sherman was the first associate member. The little band of veterans then took their place at the head of the procession.
 Two hundred Elks, members of the citizens committee, the chambers of commerce, Boosetrs' Club, A Oneida AOuuly pal dhhOtAQttOAs uii tRbOAo VI several banks, and scores of citizens. friends and neighbors of the vice president. were among those who fol lowed the body to the court house As the cortege moved through the Business section, the bells on various churches were tolled. All street traf- fic halted for the procession. 1t had been raining at intervals during the day and the leaden skies gave prom ise of a storm
 The crowds waiting at the court house were kept in check by delega- tions of national guardsmen, who la ter composed safeguard of honor while the body was lying in state The bearers had scarcely disappeared within the building when the storm broke. Many of those who gathered preferred d drenching, however, to losing their places and there was no break in the two lines that soon began to file through the building,
 All classes of citizens were there to pay their tribute of respect. Wo- men. a few with children in arms, business men, school children carry ing their books letter carriers, law yers. doctors, ministers, all had a place in the lines which continued unbroken up to o'clock when the casket was closed and under an |es- cort of citizens returned to the Sner- man home.
 President Taft is scheduled to ar rive in Utica shortly after 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and probably will call at the Sherman home before the funeral The private services at the house for thesfamily will be conducted bv Dr Holden, of the Dutch Reformed ehurcn. of which Mir sherman was for many years the treasurer and an ac- tive supporter.
 Services at the First Presbyterian church will begin at o'clock and