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Show THE HEAVENS WEPT. Through Darkness and Esin Sped the Train Bearing all that was Mortal of General Sherman. HUMBLE DEVOTION OF THE PEOFIE Standing in the Cold and Eain to Catch a Glimpse of the Train as it Bumbled By. PiTTsnuiiG, Feb. 20. Whon tho fun-Kal fun-Kal train left Harrisburg last uight at half-past eleven a cold rain was falling. This continued all night and when the train arrived at Pittsburg it was still raining. . The run during the night was devoid of accident. Crowds of old soldiers and citizens as-bembled as-bembled at tho stations along the line to sew the train go through. At Kdgewood the train stopped long euough for three of Lieuteuaut Fitch's children to get on. As the funeral train neared Pittsburg and road crossings cross-ings became more numerous, group after group of people, were to be seen standing there unmindful of the rain, and only intent on honoring in their humble way the remains of the dead hero. Soon after they got on the train the graudchiidren were taken by Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Fitch, their father, into the ci m,iosiie car that they might see the casKut in which lay all that was mortal of their illustrious grandfather. Nearly all the people on the train arose and got ready lor breakfast as Pittsburg wes reached at ti:07. The departure from Pittsburg was at 7:10. liieaki.ist was served as soon as the train got outside the city limits, and while the travelers were thus engaged the storm cleared away. |