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TO THE TOMB.din«p«tw).nHsi-General Sherman laid to Rest itheatTSt, Louis.The Remains Escorted to Calvaryorinoolt;thlt;thlt;CeKietery by an Immense Pro- . ■ ■-*— pi iiOIiii..- mil ■■ Iim*1 i™—*'sn1.Wih•ete1-ISIBs.fft.cession—The Last Rites.iem!a,otu-ijsterred wrrn military honors.St. Lo-urs, Feb. 11.—The last taps have boon sounded, the buglers have trumpeted a final farewell and William Tecuraseh Sherman.,’sleeps with his kindred. Only the fresh-covered earth on a mound in Calvary Cemetery tells the story that the last of that great triumvirate of American Generals, whose fame is as imperishable as the Nation itself, has been laid at rest between the helpmate who, until called away, smoothed and comforted his declining years, and “Little Willie,” his idolized soldier laddie.]thhaPTrthOrerGeneral Sherman’s desire that his obsequies ‘should be of a military character was obeyed to the most extreme, particular. But, at the same time, it was found impossible to draw a bardand' -first Hire that would - prohibit “the great mass of the people’of the city in which he had spent so many years of hisn~-1 life and who at one time regarded him as its particular own from paying a last tribute of respect to his memory. So, something almost without precedent in a strictly military funeral, two civic divisions were added to the procession and formed not the least impressive feature of the event.In the business center of the city there were no outward manifestationsanbiofatrkheri|8UTodihiorntleheSIisisinfalitsrs.caseatinid-tr» a he ct hemniliivs»S1-pe-urtanDCtanmredrenthe3 it itrs irn-of mourning beyond the flags at half-mast and an occasional picture of the dead man, with its border of crape, in astore window, but out in the residence. % •district which was traversed by the procession there was hardly a residence, poor or rich, that did not exhibit some token of sorrow and respect.A very large proportion of bot*h men and women wore a memorial badge of white silk, with a picture of the deceased General and the date, fastened to their breasts by an American eagle festooned in crape.On the arrival of the ^*ain. at the bridge at 8:30 a. m. a salute of seventeen guns was fired by a battery stationed on tlmJEviifi^ and a second- saluted-pwas fired as tfcp train was pulling into | u the Union de; ot. The crowds about the train'both in East St. Louis and at thePlt;fcblt;Td:btlntlthethe00Uits,Union depot in the city were very large and were managed with great diffi-culty by the police. When the train had come to a standstill it was boarded by a deputation of old comrades of Hansom Post, G. A. R., under the commandof Commander H. L. Ripley, -tyhich,after relieving the guard, received the remains and mounted guard.trrr-00.JThe funeral party was received at the train by Messrs. James E. YeatmanwtlI]rGBItlt;rlfifiasan^JtraTyoFTxeii-an-ier-ndsthyeresal-fartheO'1g ati ante 11,theidd,inare v in-cate hasdol-bs%ofittlecey, his al-5itly,oga, id itper-eral Sherman’s family, and a deputation of twenty-five citizens from the general reception committee. Most of the party remained on the train until the time set for the funeral, a deputation from Random post, under Commander H. L. Ripley, mounting guard over the body. At 10:30 o'clock the regulars, commanded by General Wesley Merritt, marched to the depot. The coflin was tenderly lifted by members of Ransom post and placed upon a caisson. Members of the family arid the funeral escort were then ushered into carriagesby the reception committee and followed the caisson to Twelfth and Pine streets, where the procession was in readiness. The pageant was made up in the following order:FIRST DIVISION.Brevet lt;»Brigadier-General James W.. Forsythe,U. S. A., Colonel Commanding,Military Escort. Kansom Post 131, Departmentof Missouri, G. A. R.Clergy.Pall Bearers.Remains and Family of the Deceased.Ex-Presidents Hayes and Cleveland.Members of the Cabinet.Members of Congress.Members of the United States Supreme Court. Other Officers of the National Civil Government.Major General Schofield.Members of Escort from New York.SECOND DIVISION.Major Henry L. Merrill, Commanding.Military Order of the Loyal Legion of th© United States and Army Societies(Marching).THIRD DIVISION.Major George Rassieur, Commanding.Posts of the G. A. R.Camps of the Sons of Veterans, Kindred Organizations (Marching).FOURTH DIVISION.Hon. D. R. Francis, Governor of Missouri, Commanding^VBClt;3I£tAll
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Granville Times
Granville, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 26, 1891
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