Show IRE DE AD e full preparations Prep rations for the I 1 funeral I 1 ON SATURDAY N E e I 1 services to be held ina ash I 1 BURIAL AT ARLINGTON ge n S 1 will charge on the occasion AND ESCORT the remains placed in thod asket funeral journey to the capital bleg I 1 ns this afternoon to tain THE DEAD preparations for the fanneral at washing ton burfal at arlington washington aug 0 the follow ing telegram gram was sent this afternoon from nonquitt secretary of arar D 0 it Is mrs Sheri dans als that her husband be buried with honors and that at the same time there should be no display beyond is hat pertains to a strictly mill tary funeral a prop respect of his rank will joa be kind enough to authorize such a funeral and place charge of general schofield tito funeral aill be in washington butchen and where I 1 cabaot yet say perhaps it would be vi ell for general schofield to come here 31 V SHERIDAN the following dispatch was at once sent to gen schofield washington island Isla nl N 1 I 1 leave it to your discretion bother to go to nonquitt Non quitt As requests tp d you are hereby directed to make the necessary arrangements in regard to the funeral train to bear the body to washington by re aest of mrs sheridan tier husband will be buried with military honors A ith no beyond what pertains to a strictly military funeral in pr respect to his rank be strictly complied comp lieh with and the es fating TZ a funeral escort to it general in chief and you will issue orders for such troops to assemble as may be ry t 0 complete this escort yon will de t dil the necessary guard and bearer go to nonquitt Non quitt and accod any tuo remains to lease ascertain from B in sherida n whom she wishes in the orders as pall ease inform me from time to time in d to the arrangements place of burial and the day of the funeral if still unde c aided your dispatch to the adjutant general of this morning received VUC ott secretary of war the esc ort under regulation is as follows A regiment of try a battalion of cavalry and two light batteries the following pill bearers have been selected by general Sheri dans I 1 general W T sherman marshall 1 e ld of chicago federal hawley of the united states senate speaker carlisle vice president frank tion of the pennsylvania railroad geral wesley merritt U S A the senior officer of the ii A R in the district of columbia secretary whit nos general mcfeley Me Feley general jet of st mule secretary endicott ano george W childs general lincoln commander of the department of I 1 the komac 0 A R issued an order this evening cling general Sheri dans death ex sympathy for the family or ering the officers of the order to wear mourning for thirty days and stating that tile department had tendered an escort to general schofield on the day of the funeral FUNERAL naw aug 0 arrangements Arrange monts for the funeral so far as completed are As follows the funeral party w ill start from nonquitt Non quitt on IV ednes day evening by special boat for now bedford president choate of the old colony has tendered jhb use 0 Is special train from new bedford to boston and by this the party will proceed direct vice president frank thomson of the pennsylvania railroad has tendered the use of a special train from now york to ws hington and the party will go b y the new york new england and pennsylvania E astern connectors connect ons to new york and thence to washington tan will be hel il in st matthiews church in mrs Sheri dans wishes and will be of tile simplest possible character cardinal gibbons will officiate clate and will be ag aisted by rev fathers mackin and kervick all the roman catholic lat holic clergy in the city will be present ous to the into the body the cardinal will consecrate that parl of the cemetery which is to be set apart for the general and his family and then the bod awl 11 be consigned to the grave with full mili tary no bags aug 7 ca blunt of general Sheri dans stefand col kellogg arrived here this to in the arrangements for the removal of general Sheri dans b to washington beneral scho r 11 w ill probably not come mrs sheridan wl 11 leave here by the 5 pm boat wednesday with the remains accompanied b col kellogg and co ol 01 blount and the ser A guard of honor of six men each from posts 1 of now bedford Is to attend the body A special train will leave at 6 p tn for washingto on board of the train will be a guard of regulars from fort adams on the arrival at washing ton the body ill ito taken to st mat thewl church or mhd church of ala alus the requiem mass will y be celebrated by the cardinal in ease lie Is not present the parish pr officiate the cand cabinet and both house s of congress will at tend TUE FINAL nace bannin 4 ipox aug 70 7 0 enera 1 bri arc feel get total D 11 rucker I 1 tirel and major lydecker of the 1 I 1 I 1 tied the arlington me to 0 select lie sito for the arv i general sheridan the remains will be taken to the ar national cemetery where the burial service will be read n 1 y a cami tuii immediate members of the t y w i 1 remains it Is said his face g agai a tu r a rs afu or t ke n e 1 of gone ral sheridan next saturday the following order 0 services at the and grave has been arranged at 10 a to solemn requiem mass at hews church ceo 1 rated ba rov J F mackin with R T J ervick as deacon and rev F ryan AS sub deacon aleso 1 lution will bo pronounced pronoun cod by cardinal gibboni ta 0 services at the gravo will be contacted cond acted by rt rev john foley bishop elect of detroit adlass aug 7 on A cot in the plo aint east room of the bot logo where or the past four weeks gen sheridan fiad lain in his illness the body of the dead commander lie tonight to night clothe 91 fit the fail uniform 0 f jafs rank by a side aerts the sabre which pointed the way to many a vie tory the expression of tile face Is that of quiet and re fose though traces of long illness are tha general IF said to be more natural than daring tile last few weeks of life A steamer will leave now bodford at 3 p m tomorrow to morrow and proceed to nonquitt Non quitt where the my with the family and other mom 0 f the funeral girty sill be taken on board ikaji g nonquitt Non quitt at the steamer will proceed direct to vineyard land finx at new Dedford to a special train YOH be in waiting tito train will leave promptly at 6 and will go aver the old cot to wal pole thence taking the ON N w york and ness england road for J orsey city where the pennsylvania railway be taken to washington the guard of honor appointed by the loyal ajio JJ iO wil I 1 escort the body from the time it is home from the until it Is placed on the train to afflit the body is guarded by lot ke lon and col blunts of gen Sheri dans undertaker wilson of new bedford and his son came dow n to make the final prep arat for th 0 putting of the body ioto the casket mrs sheridan will accompany the remains to washington and return to nonquitt Non quitt on monday dar next two cars which wi be used for the special train arrived fa this city tonight to night one Is a combination baggage M pa t 1 went the body sill be placed yh other will bo by newspaper the other car is a common baggage at the cars are draped inside of the compartment where will lie Is heavily dragod in black and white an A ie an is over the door the fladd floor is cavere with black two cars containing the funeral party will be pullmans and are up prop draped tov aug 7 gener al sheri dans cazet was shipped this morn ing to now bedford the casket is lip t to in shape and the body part Is ado afred cedar the outside Is covered with the finest english trio baila ut this purpose it has a handsome although quiet efrece ono of the largest and most beautiful floral I 1 flows which will be senj to wash F agton to the f funeral of general sherl dan was on exhibition this evening on tremat street the piece Is nearly six feet high six feet long and four feet in width and represents the gates ajar 11 the contro are two largo pillars from which liang two joining the pillars iu an arch fotes ana ving in the center a cross crown suspended from the arch is a pure white dove and on the too of e ch pillar is a larg star behind the 0 n gate Is a representation of the 0 den of eden in which flowers roses and ferns abound in artistic profusion across the front is the fit brittion light lieth the earth on abee 11 |