Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-31
BODY WILL LIE IN STATE
AT COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Private Service Will Be Held for
Family During the Morning.
MANY SEND THEIR SYMPATHY
President Taft and Members of Sen
ate and House Wire Condolences.
Native City Mourns Vice
Presidents Death.

UTICA, n. y. October 3I.-
With the end in view OF obtain
ing a larger auditorium the first
decision to hold the funeral OF
Vice President Sherman in the
Reformed Dutch Church has been
abandoned. and the First Presby-
.erian Church will be used for tina,
purpose.
The service will begin at 2
o'clock Saturday and will be con-
Quoted Jointly by DIR. Holden
pastor of the Dutch Church, and
DR.. NJ. w. Stryker, president OF
Hamilton College. of which col
leee Mr.. Sherman was an alumnus.
The body OF the Vice President
will lie in state at the Oneida
county courthouse Friday from )
pm, to 9 pm, and it is expected
that it will be returned to the
Sherman residence for private
services there Saturday morning.
Mr.. Sherman will be buried in
Forest Hill cemetery, where many
members of his family have found
a final resting place. He selected
his pallbearers before his death.
They consist of prominent citi-
zens and intimate friends.
Unconscious Long Time.
Mr. SherInan's death occurred al 9:42
O'Clock last night. at the family resi-
dence. of Brights disease. complicated
with disease of the heart and hardening
of the arteries. following a period of
more than twenty-four hours Of almost
total unconsciousness.
Exalted public functionary though he
was, he was known to Uticans as Tim
Sherman. Indeed, In most cases th, ;ur-
name was dropped, and common eX-
change of salutation among the older
residents today was, Poor Jim is gone.'
All city flags We're lowered to halfstan
at the beginning OF the day and by every
home city indicated its grief over his
demise. MIR. Sherman was u prominent
Tactcr in many business enterprises in
the city. and the Offices of al such con-
Germs We're closed for the day.
Worn with their many hours of watch
ing the members of the family We're slow
IN taking up the details of the obsequies
Have Seen Little of Mr.. Sherman.
The people of this city have seen COM
paratively little OF Mr.. Sherman for the
past year He left here for Washington
early in December. 1911. and was SO con-
stantly occupied with his duties as pre-
siding officer in the Senate that he was
unable to visit the CITY on more than one
or TWO occasions previous to his return
itele al tie beginning of his final illness
last June Not uatI il became evident
that the ct-s ives approaching did his
physician make knO9n the fact that after
lie LETT Ct.ca and went 10 Big Moose had
he come nea- dying at that place
DR.. F. III. Peck said today that Mr. Sher-
man had not been there twenty-four hours
when he became so i'll that for time
his life was impaired Of When how
ever, he returned to Utica the lower alti-
tude and the agreeable surroundings had
The effect OF rapidly reviving him. and
the people of Utica met him frequently
on the streets for a time after he reached
the city Gradually the trips down town
grew less frequent. and he scarcely had
been seen outside of his own residence
since his appearance in the public park
here IN August to make response to the
official notification on his nomination for
the vice presidency.
1t was not. however until last SUNDAY
that intimations began TO be received OF
his extremely critical condition