The Detroit times., 1912-10-31
Sherman 10 be Buried
Safnrday Afternoon

y. Schoolcraft Sherman, vice-president
OF the United states. Flags were az
half stan everywhere and black drap-
eileA enshrouded the public buildings
ana most OF the big business establish.
.n<ents. The mourning was general
because Sunny jim as ms fellow
townsmen best liked TO speak OF him,
cwar universally liked. AS mayor OF
the city and later as. congressman he
had been identified with the AFFAIRS
OF the community for more than 30
years and the members OF the family
haye been asked TO consent TO puh-
lie funeral.
The doctors in attendance On the
vice-president TO the last declared that
he sacrificed himself TO his party
loyalty. II was against their advice
that he exerted himself OH notification
day and II was agreed that his fatal
ipness dated from then although no
, had been sick for a year. Then whom
he insisted on going TO the polls to
register last week, he aggravated his
condition TO such an extent that tho
doctors were unable to repair the
damage.
Hundreds OF kilograms OF SYM
pa Thy have been received at the Sher-
pan home including messages from
President Taft, Governor Wilson aud
Colonel Roosevelt.
/. Mrs. Sherman was reported pros
rated at the Sherman home today and
the announcement OF the complete
funeral arrangements waited her ar
prevail.
II was definitely announced this af-
'ternoon at the Sherman residence
that the funeral will take place, Sat
urday afternoon. The services Will
be held at 2 D. m, in the First Pres
byterian church.
The funeral arrangements contem-
plate services at o'clock, Saturday
afternoon, Rev. NJ. w Stryker. presi-
Dent OF Hamilton college, officiating,
assisted by Rev. DR.. Louis III. Holden.
The active pallbearers will be en-
4 ployes OF the Utica Trust & Deposit
company, OF which Mr.. Sherman was
president.
The honorary pallbearers were
selected by the late vice-president
Dimself, several months ago and the
fist is now in his desk. Until the
d,sk is opened the names will not be
known.
1lr. Sherman's body will lie In stair
in the oneida county court house in
this city from 3 p. M, to p. m, Fri.
day.
Mrs. Shermans health has been
: poor for some time and the family
feared the result OF the shock OF her
hlsband's death. II was said that she
had had some rest after daylight and
was q trifie more composed than I'M
meliately following her husbands
death.
Mr.. Sherman died at 9:42 o'clock
last night of uremic poison caused by
Brights disease.
He had been sinking since early
morning. There was slight relief
shortly after 7 o'clock, caused by an
apparent Improvement in the condi-
ton OF the kidneys. but II did not
prove real OF lasting, and at best gave
only temporary hope. At 3 o'clock tbs
patents temperature rose to LOG.
From that time his condition rapidly
= passed from bad to worse until the
end. Mr. Sherman was unconscious
when the end came and had been In
that condition for hours.
All the members OF the immediate
family were witnesses TO the hnal
sceaeA In addition to Mrs. Sherman
there were IL the death chamber their
three sons, Sheriff.. Richard U. and
Thomas NJ Sherman, and their respec-
tive wifes: X. NJ. and Sanford Sher-
man, brothers OF Mr.. Sherman, and
Mrs. L. B. Moore and Mrs. II. j. Cook.
imam, sisters of Mr.. Sherman.
Soon after Mr.. Sherman's death,
Or. Fayette II. Peck, the attending
physician, issued the following state
ment
The vice-president died at 9:42
d. m, without regaining con-
sciousness for moment. He was
perfectly quiet. He had been en-
tirely unconscious since z o'clock,
when he had period OF partial
consciousness lasting for about l5
Linutes. He died In a uremic
coma as a result Of Brights dis
ease, heart disease and arterio-
sclorosis.
~ Mrs. Sherman bore up bravely UNI
der the shock OF her husbands death,
as also did the other members OF the
family. Although IL was said at the
house, that the hopelessness OF Mr.
Sherman's fight against death had
been realized since Friday. the blow
nevertheless was a crushing one.
A few OF the intimate friends OF
the family called last night TO express
Itheir sympathy, among them DIR. A.
H. Holden, pastor of Christ Reform
church, where the Shermans worship.
The announcement of the vice
presidents death spread quickly
through the city Universal sorroT
was expressed and immediate STEPS
were taken for the proper recognition
of the sorrowful event. Mr.. Sherman
= was regarded as the first citizen OF
? the city, and all differences growing
out of politics died with him.
The mayor gave out a statement
voicing the general grief and the big
bell at the city hall as we'll as many
church bells tolled out the doleful
news to a public to which It was not
news.
y Not only did the Republican organi.
zation take proper recognizance Of
the fact, but the Progressives an
nounced their intention OF cancelins
all meetings until after the vice-presi-
dents funeral Governor Johnson,
who 90 long as Mr.. Sherman lived
was his rival for vice-presidential
honors, was to have spoken here to-
night IN behalf OF the Progressive
ticket, but his address like all others
l.t,I haau dafarrad