IN MEMORIAM.
NEW YORK'S OFFICIAL TRIBUTE--THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE--
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB--THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE--THE
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC--THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE--SPEECH BY
THE HON. CARL SCHURZ--THE OHIO SOCIETY--BRIEF WORDS FROM MANY
FRIENDS.
The official tribute of respect paid by New York City to General
Sherman was expressed by the Mayor in this message:
"_The Honorable the Board of Aldermen_:
"It is with great sorrow that I officially announce to you the
death of General William T. Sherman, the great soldier, the
distinguished patriot, and our most beloved citizen. On his
retirement from the Army of the United States he came to live
with us. Foremost in public spirit and always ready to aid in
charitable and civic enterprises, his loss, while a calamity to
the United States, is greatest to the people of the city of his
home. His services as chairman of the Johnstown Relief Committee
and as member of the World's Fair Committee and other public
bodies showed his value in civic life no less than in war.
"Out of respect to his memory and as a token of the love
and esteem in which he is held by all the citizens of this
metropolis, as well as of the country, I recommend that the
public offices be closed on Thursday next--the day of his
obsequies--that all citizens be requested to close their places
of business from 1 to 5 o'clock on the afternoon of that day, and
that the flags be displayed at half-mast on public and private
buildings until Saturday next, and that your honorable body take
such further action as you may deem proper.
"HUGH J. GRANT, _Mayor_."
Appropriate resolutions were adopted by the Board of Aldermen, and the
city offices were closed on the day of the funeral.
The Consolidated Stock Exchange voted this memorandum:--
"The death of General William Tecumseh Sherman has taken from us a man
dearly beloved by all citizens; one whose strong patriotism, unswerving
loyalty and eminent services to his country have given him a high place
in the roll of illustrious Americans.
"As a soldier his record is among the highest in the world, and will
live always in the history of his country. As a citizen he was a type
worthy of emulation. Duty and patriotism were the watchwords of his
life. Without unworthy personal ambitions or desires he was always
self-sacrificing, and his blameless character, his genial and kindly
disposition have made him dearly beloved by his countless friends
throughout the country.
"By his death the nation has lost a true and loyal son, one of the
most honored and beloved citizens. The members of this Exchange
desire to testify to the sorrow which they, in common with their
fellow-countrymen, feel at the loss which the nation has sustained by
this bereavement, and to add their tribute to his memory.
"They tender to the family their most heartfelt and sincere sympathy
in the grievous affliction which they have been called upon to bear."
A special memorial meeting of the Union League Club was held, at which
the following resolutions, read by Mr. Joseph H. Choate, were adopted:
"The members of the Union League Club, of which General Sherman has
been an honorary member for more than a quarter of a century, desire to
put on record an expression of their heartfelt sorrow for his death,
of their tender sympathy for his bereaved children, and of their
profound appreciation of his matchless services to his country. A great
soldier whose brilliant and uniform triumphs in the field attested his
military genius, second only to that of his mighty chief to whom his
life to his last hour was a continual homage, he shared with Grant and
Sheridan the highest honors and the most terrible responsibilities of
the great struggle for liberty and union. Having by their swords made
these inseparable forever, their names will go down to the most distant
posterity as identified with the flag which they saved and glorified.
"No test can measure the frightful strain which came upon those who
bore for us the chief burden of the war which involved the existence of
the Nation itself; but to-day the fresh graves of Sherman and Porter,
the last survivors of that glorious group, reveal its fatal force and
result.
"Besides being a historic soldier and an ideal hero, it was General
Sherman's happy fortune in the twenty-five years that have elapsed
since the close of the war in which he bore so distinguished a part,
to come very near to the people of the land and to become every year
dearer and dearer to them by the merits and charms of his personal
character, so that it may truly be said that the death of no man in
America to-day could have left a void in the people's heart so deep and
wide as his has done.
"Retaining to the last that rugged health and buoyant temperament with
which nature had blessed him, he retained also a keen and ever-living
interest in the affairs of the country which he had been so potent to
save. And believing that he and all that he was or had been or could
be belonged to the people, he moved freely among them and displayed a
never-failing sympathy in all that affected their fortunes and welfare.
He was everywhere known and recognized, not merely as the embodiment
of victory, but also as the exponent of that unconditional loyalty to
country which he taught and lived wherever he went.
"This fierce and uncompromising spirit of nationality was the most
striking feature of his character. It was this that bound him to the
Nation's service. It was this that carried him from victory to victory.
It is this that he has left as an imperishable legacy to his loving
countrymen.
"In every thought and feeling General Sherman was intensely American.
He believed in the abiding greatness and glory of his country, in the
form of government under which we live and in the capacity of the
people to maintain and preserve it, and he had no sympathy with or
toleration for those who affect to discover in every misadventure in
politics or blunder of government a symptom of National decline. In
every sense of the word he was a noble citizen and a splendid example
for all men to follow and imitate in his public spirit, his reverence
for law, his lofty standard of civic duty and his zeal for the honor
and good name of his country.
"We cannot part with him without expressing our gratitude for his
genial companionship which we were for so many years permitted to enjoy
within these walls, where was his frequent and favorite resort. We
recall with delight the personal reminiscences in which he here so
freely indulged, historical always because they were his own, his blunt
and outspoken honesty which always induced him to speak as he thought,
and at the same time that hearty social spirit in which he welcomed us
all as friends and responded to every expression of good-will.
"Peace to his ashes! Honor to his memory! In the day of her peril, if
any such day shall ever again come to her, may his country find another
like him, to defend, redeem and exalt her!
"_Resolved_, That a copy of this minute be sent to the family of
General Sherman, and that a committee be appointed to represent this
club at his funeral."
General Horace Porter seconded the resolutions in an eloquent and
touching speech. He said:
"Mr. Chairman: I am very glad to lift my voice in favor of these
resolutions in honor of the memory of the illustrious dead, the last
of our prominent military chieftains. Nearly every great war has given
birth to but one great general. No other country but our own has
produced three such eminent commanders as Grant, Sherman and Sheridan.
The second in years was called from us first; the next followed next;
while the senior in age has been spared to us until the last. The
badges of mourning which were laid aside after the last sad funeral
rites of his illustrious predecessors are again brought forth to serve
as emblems of our sorrow in our recent loss, and the Nation again finds
herself standing within the shadow of a profound grief.
"While General Sherman was a man of great versatility of talent, and
had filled many important positions in the various walks of life, his
great reputation will always be founded upon his merits as a soldier.
With him the chief characteristics of a soldier seemed inborn. There
was something in his very look, in the gait with which he moved, that
of themselves revealed him as a typical soldier. As we looked upon
his well-knit brow, his deep, penetrating, restless hazel eye, his
aquiline nose, we could see easily that there was something in these
outward appearances that betokened a great man. In war he was prompt
in decision and unshrinking under the great responsibilities. Prompt
in action, firm in purpose and untiring in effort, he had an intrinsic
knowledge of topography, and there was found in his person much of the
patience of a Fabius, with the restlessness of a Hotspur. He excited
confidence in his troops, which made them follow him to victory with
all the dash of Cæsar's Tenth Legion. The students of military history
at home and abroad have studied his campaigns as their models and
placed his works on a level with the grandest works of the masters of
military science.
"The first time I met Sherman was when, as a staff officer, I conveyed
to him from Grant a message. As soon as he had read Grant's letter
and I heard what he had to say, I was lost in amazement at the grasp
and the comprehensiveness of that great mind. He gave me a letter to
take back to Grant, of which this was a part: 'I admire your tact,
perseverance and courage more than ever. I think if you can whip Lee
and I can march to Atlanta, old Uncle Abe will give us both twenty
days' leave of absence to go home and see the young folks.'
"General Sherman to-morrow will begin his last march on earth, this
time homeward from the sea."
General Charles H. T. Collis, followed in a brief speech, in which he
recalled many interesting reminiscences, touching the life of the dead
soldier, and pictured him, as was the custom of General Sherman at
all meetings of the club, coming in modestly while the president would
invariably beckon him to a seat on the platform.
Chauncey M. Depew then said:
"I had the pleasure and honor of being present at each of those famous
birthday dinners that General Sherman gave at his house. Every one
of them was an historic event and the guests historic personalities,
outside of Mr. Choate and myself, who were always the only civilian
guests.
"In connection with the great Rebellion, in which General Sherman
played so conspicuous a part, it may be said that wars of not one-half
the magnitude or disastrous results have left their marks for centuries
upon the histories of nations; while, although only a quarter of a
century has elapsed since the close of the Rebellion, none of its
sorrows and few of its passions survive. The men who fought in that
rebellion, though not yet old men in the sense of decrepitude or
extreme age, are historical characters; and if the bitterness and the
bickerings of that struggle are largely forgotten, it is because in
its successful termination was accomplished the resurrection of the
American Republic.
"The best causes have been lost where they have been badly led. It is
difficult in civil life, in statesmanship, to point out the statesman
to whom we can ascribe the origin of a principle or a policy, because
principles and policies are largely the evolution of time and the
creation of many minds and necessities grasped by many actors. But the
game of war is a game which is played by its masters, and the greatest
master wins the game.
"But you may say the world will continue to go on in the same groove
no matter who dies. So it will. Still, there are men who will live a
thousand years hence, when no man of this century is remembered, save
Lincoln, who will hear of General Grant and General Sherman.
"Sherman had the quality which belonged to none of our extremely great
men of civil or military life--that subtle, indefinable something which
is called genius. Lincoln came very near having it, but he didn't have
it entirely. Grant was the incarnation of war, but he was not touched
by the divine fire of genius. Assuredly Washington didn't have it,
though Hamilton may possibly have possessed it. But with Sherman it
made him the most original figure in the field, on the platform, in
society. In him was a touch of something which separated him from his
kind, and singled him out as a distinct individuality the moment he
spoke. In Europe, where they only judge Americans by those who travel
to that continent from time to time from this country, even the most
prejudiced among them I have heard say more than once: 'The most
interesting American, and I may say the most interesting man I ever
met, was your General Sherman.'"
The Republican County Committee of New York expressed its appreciation
of the great commander in these terms:
"WHEREAS, General William T. Sherman, in the fulness of years and the
ripeness of fame, has been removed from our midst by the decree of
Providence; and
"WHEREAS, General William T. Sherman by his military genius, sacrifices
and achievements in behalf of the Union, endeared himself to the
grateful people of the United States as one of its greatest generals
and patriots; while his deeds of courage, valor and strategy placed him
in the foremost rank of military commanders of the world; his sterling
qualities of honesty, integrity and justice were recognized by all;
while his affable nature, kind courtesy and philanthropic disposition
won for him the admiration, esteem and friendship of the country which
he served, and the citizens of the city in which he dwelt;
"_Resolved_, That in the death of General William T. Sherman the people
of the United States suffer an irreparable loss; the country loses a
patriot, a brave, self-sacrificing soldier, and a wise and sagacious
leader; his acquaintances, a generous and sympathetic friend, and his
family a devoted and indulgent father.
"_Resolved_, That the Republican County Committee of the city of New
York, speaking for and on behalf of the Republican party represented by
it, recognizing as above the great service of General Sherman for the
maintenance and preservation of the Union, and his estimable qualities,
deeply mourns his death, and offers its sincere condolence to the
people of the United States and the afflicted family of the deceased.
"_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be sent by the officers
of this committee to the family of the deceased."
The Memorial Committee of the Grand Army of the Republic, in New York
City, added this tribute:--
"_Resolved_, That the Memorial Committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic of the city of New York, sharing the grief of the American
people at the National bereavement, offers its sympathy to the
children of General William T. Sherman, and trusts that they may find
consolation for the loss of their illustrious father in the thought
that the world is better for his having lived in it. His fame has
filled the earth, his achievements having placed him in the front of
strategists, and his services in the war for the Union were second
only to those of the matchless Grant. His name was a tower of strength
to our cause in the supreme crisis of our Nation's life. His soldiers
trusted him, loved him, and cheerfully followed him. He was above the
temptations of money, or the seductions of political ambition. He was
kindly in his manners, cordial, open and generous. A commander in the
field he was in peace a comrade. He was a type of the true American;
undazzled by the glitter of aristocracy, and proud of the undecorated
honor of American citizenship. He was a comrade of the Grand Army of
the Republic, often the welcome guest of the posts of this city, and he
carried into his daily life the principles of our order--fraternity,
charity and loyalty. Though he filled the full measure of man's span of
earthly existence, his life was more full of honors than of years. His
death was happy in this, that he passed away with his eye not dimmed,
nor his natural force abated, and that he left no duty undone. His fame
is safe with posterity. His memory is precious to us who knew him and
were known to him. When the last sad offices have been performed he
will not disappear from our thoughts, but dwell in them cherished in
recollections of his relations, at once paternal and fraternal, with
the Grand Army of the Republic of this city."
[Illustration: THE CATAFALQUE PASSING FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET AND
BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY.]
And in a General Order the Commander of the Grand Army, Department of
New York, General Floyd Clarkson, addressed his comrades thus:--
"The Commander of the Department has the sad duty to announce to the
comrades of this Department that on Saturday, the 14th inst., at 1.50
P.M., the best beloved and noblest, grandest comrade of the Order,
General William T. Sherman, heard, while in his home in this city,
surrounded by his children, kindred and friends, the trumpet call
'Lights out,' and passed hence to the fruitions and glories of the
encampment across the river.
"It is not necessary to recount his services and achievements. They
are closely interwoven with the history of our land for the past fifty
years; and as that is recited the name of our illustrious comrade
constantly appears as one of the most active workers in that marvellous
narrative; but it was in the great convulsions that were upon our
nation in the years '61 to '65 that the magnificent abilities and worth
of him whom we this day deplore shone out in their tenderness and
brilliancy.
"He is the last of the great triumvirate who marshalled the forces of
the Nation, and so directed that mighty power that before 'Old Glory'
treason, beaten and disheartened, yielded the contest and accepted for
all time the fact as established that this was and is a Nation 'of the
people, by the people and for the people.'
"As a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic, no one emphasized more
than he did 'that the distinctions of rank necessary for active service
were here laid aside,' and no one more heartily grasped the hand and
welcomed to his presence and heart the man who carried the musket, or
swung the sabre, or pulled the lanyard, or manned the yards, than did
our well-beloved comrade, William T. Sherman; and no one could accept
more pleasantly and with deeper satisfaction the welling-up of the
long-cherished heart affection of the Boys in Blue."
The memorial meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce was one of the
largest ever held by that distinguished body. Resolutions expressing
sorrow at the General's death were presented by J. Edward Simmons. They
were as follows:
"WHEREAS, The members of the Chamber of Commerce but a short time
since were called to assemble in the presence of a severe national
bereavement to pay their tribute of respect to the character and noble
labors of a distinguished civilian and statesman, having under his care
the fiduciary interests of the Republic: and
"WHEREAS, To-day, by the dispensation of an all-wise Providence, we
meet to pay our tribute of affectionate regard to the memory of a
great soldier, whose splendid services in the long struggle for the
preservation of the Union were as brilliant as they were successful,
and whose achievements illustrated the greatness of a soldier who in
conquest knew no hate, and in whose magnanimity there was no revenge;
therefore
"_Resolved_, That the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
hereby places on record its unanimous sentiment of profound sorrow
because of the irreparable loss the Nation has sustained in the death
of our distinguished soldier-citizen, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.
"_Resolved_, That by the death of Gen. Sherman, the world has lost one
of its greatest military heroes. Pure in heart, of spotless integrity,
cool and undismayed in danger, he not only won honor and renown from
the soldiers of his command, but he invariably inspired them with
friendship, affection, and confidence. He was the soldier of justice,
right and truth, and he has passed from our midst as a brilliant star
pales and vanishes from the morning sky.
"_Resolved_, That the results achieved by the late war were largely due
to the consummate skill, adroit strategy, and matchless generalship
of William Tecumseh Sherman, and that the people of this Republic
are indebted to him for his eminent services in securing to them the
inestimable blessings of a united and prosperous country.
"_Resolved_, That as a public-spirited citizen he has proved himself
to be a capable man of affairs, with a deep interest in many of our
local institutions. As an honorary member he has presided over the
deliberations of this Chamber, and his genial presence was seldom
missed at our annual banquets. Socially, he was the peer of those with
whom companionship had a charm, and illustrated in his intercourse
all the qualities of a nobleman in the amenities of life. His home
was a haven of repose, and love and gentleness were the angels that
ministered at his fireside.
"_Resolved_, That the Chamber of Commerce hereby tenders to the family
of Gen. Sherman the expression of sincere sympathy in the hour of their
bereavement."
On this memorial the Hon. Carl Schurz spoke, saying, in part:
"The adoption by the Chamber of Commerce of these resolutions is no
mere perfunctory proceeding. We have been called here by a genuine
impulse of the heart. To us Gen. Sherman was not a great man like other
great men, honored and revered at a distance. We had the proud and
happy privilege of calling him one of us. Only a few months ago, at the
annual meeting of this Chamber, we saw the face of our honorary member
on this platform by the side of our President. Only a few weeks ago he
sat at our banquet table, as he had often before, in the happiest mood
of conviviality, and contributed to the enjoyment of the night with his
always unassuming and always charming speech.
"And as he moved among us without the slightest pomp of self-conscious
historic dignity, only with the warm and simple geniality of his
nature, it would cost us sometimes an effort of the memory to
recollect that he was the famous Captain who had marshalled mighty
armies victoriously on many a battle-field, and whose name stood, and
will forever stand, in the very foremost rank of the saviors of this
Republic and of the great soldiers of the world's history. Indeed, no
American could have forgotten this for a moment; but the affections of
those who were so happy as to come near to him would sometimes struggle
to outrun their veneration and gratitude.
"Death has at last conquered the hero of so many campaigns; our cities
and towns and villages are decked with flags at half-mast; the muffled
drum and the funereal boom of cannon will resound over the land as his
dead body passes to the final resting place, and the American people
stand mournfully gazing into the void left by the sudden disappearance
of the last of the greatest men brought forth by our war of
regeneration--and this last also finally become, save Abraham Lincoln
alone, the most widely beloved.
"He is gone; but as we of the present generation remember it, history
will tell all coming centuries the romantic story of the great 'March
to the Sea'--how, in the dark days of 1864, Sherman, having worked
his bloody way to Atlanta, then cast off all his lines of supply and
communication, and, like a bold diver into the dark unknown, seemed
to vanish, with all his hosts, from the eyes of the world, until his
triumphant reappearance on the shores of the ocean proclaimed to the
anxiously expecting millions, that now the final victory was no longer
doubtful, and that the Republic would surely be saved.
"Nor will history fail to record that this great General was, as a
victorious soldier, a model of republican citizenship. When he had
done his illustrious deeds he rose step by step to the highest rank in
the army, and then, grown old, he retired. The Republic made provision
for him in modest republican style. He was satisfied. He asked for
no higher reward. Although the splendor of his achievements and the
personal affection for him which every one of his soldiers carried
home, made him the most popular American of his day, and although the
most glittering prizes were not seldom held up before his eyes, he
remained untroubled by ulterior ambition. No thought that the Republic
owed him more ever darkened his mind. No man could have spoken to him
of the 'ingratitude of Republics' without meeting from him a stern
rebuke. And so, content with the consciousness of a great duty nobly
done, he was happy in the love of his fellow-citizens.
"Indeed, he may truly be said to have been in his old age, not only
the most beloved, but the happiest of Americans. Many years he lived
in the midst of posterity. His task was finished, and this he wisely
understood. His deeds had been passed upon by the judgment of history,
and irrevocably registered among the glories of his country and his
age. His generous heart envied no one, and wished every one well; and
ill will had long ceased to pursue him. Beyond cavil his fame was
secure, and he enjoyed it as that which he had honestly earned, with a
genuine and ever fresh delight, openly avowed by the charming frankness
of his nature.
"He dearly loved to be esteemed and cherished by his fellow-men, and
what he valued most, his waning years brought him in ever-increasing
abundance. Thus he was in truth a most happy man, and his days went
down like an evening sun in a cloudless Autumn sky. And when now the
American people, with that tenderness of affection which they have long
borne him, lay him in his grave, the happy ending of his great life
may, in their hearts, soothe the pang of bereavement they feel at the
loss of the old hero who was so dear to them, and of whom they were
and always will be so proud. His memory will ever be bright to us all,
his truest monument will be the greatness of this Republic he served so
well, and his fame will never cease to be prized by a grateful country
as one of its most precious possessions."
General Horace Porter also seconded the resolutions. He paid a warm
tribute to General Sherman's memory, and continued: "By no act of ours
can we expect to add one laurel to his brow. The Nation raised him to
the highest rank in the army, universities vied with one another in
conferring upon him degrees. We can only come together to express our
esteem for the soldier, our respect for the man. There was something
characteristic of the soldier born within him. In war he was bold
in conception, fixed in purpose, untiring in action. He knew that
great danger makes brave hearts most resolute. He enjoyed a personal
reputation free from stain. It is no wonder that the world has placed
him in the ranks of its great captains.
"There is one characteristic which I am sure all have noticed. He never
failed at all times and in all circumstances to breathe the loftiest
patriotism. And now the flag he has so often upheld has dropped to
half-mast, the booming of his guns has given way to the tolling of
cathedral bells. He has left behind him the glory of a good name, the
inheritance of a great example."
The memorial resolutions of the Ohio Society, of New York, were as
follows:
"The Ohio Society of New York recognizes in the death of General
Sherman not only a public calamity, which, in common with the people of
this great country, we deplore, but a personal loss, which no words can
express and no sentiment measure.
"Not only was he our ideal soldier and citizen, but a complete
representative Ohioan.
"True to his native State, as he was to his country and his duty, he
has ever been the pride of this society and the comfort and delight of
its members.
"Wholly removed as he was by nature from arrogance and
self-glorification, he has ever been our friend, our kindly neighbor,
our sweet companion, our most honored member.
"The lustre of his life sheds glory upon his State, and the mention of
his name will forever cause in our hearts a thrill of patriotic emotion
and fraternal love.
"The Ohio Society of New York feels it to be its duty, as it is its
privilege, to make a record of these thoughts, and to join with the
citizens of this great country, which he did so much to save, in
rendering honor to the great captain, the brave soldier, the loyal
citizen and the true man, who now rests from his labors.
"_Resolved_, That the Ohio Society of New York extend to the immediate
friends and family of our deceased member the sympathy and condolence
of loyal and honest hearts, and that a copy of these expressions be
sent to the family."
Here are a few of the telegraphic messages of sympathy that came
pouring in upon the afflicted family in a grateful shower:
FROM MAYOR GRANT.
BATTERY PARK HOTEL, ASHEVILLE, N. C.,
Feb. 14, 1891.
TO TECUMSEH SHERMAN:--
I am just informed by telegraph of the death of your
distinguished father, from the press despatches of the morning. I
was led to indulge the hope that I would, on my return from this
trip in search of health, again greet my old friend and neighbor.
No formal announcement of my condolence could convey to yourself
and family the sense of loss I feel at this moment. There has not
been a single occasion since he came to live in our city when his
advice and broad public spirit in all that concerns our welfare
have not been an aid to me. I join with millions of his fellow
countrymen in recognition of a nation's loss. I am awaiting
information from my Secretary as to the arrangements for the
funeral, which I hope to attend.
HUGH J. GRANT.
FROM CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14th.
_To Miss Rachel Sherman_:--
Our sincere sympathies with you all.
MELVILLE W. FULLER.
FROM HENRY M. STANLEY.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14th.
_To Miss Sherman_:--
Deep and heartfelt sympathy for the irreparable loss both to you
and to America.
H. M. STANLEY.
JUDGE GRESHAM'S TRIBUTE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Mr. P. T. Sherman_:--
I am shocked and distressed. When I saw your father three weeks
ago he was cheerful and well. During and since the war he was my
faithful friend. His sorrowing children have my profound sympathy.
W. Q. GRESHAM.
FROM GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To the Misses Sherman_:--
Intelligence of General Sherman's death grieves me much. I
sympathize deeply with you in your great bereavement.
J. E. JOHNSTON.
FROM SECRETARY RUSK.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Hon. John Sherman_:--
Permit me to express to you and through you to the family of
General Sherman my deep sorrow at the loss of my old commander,
comrade and friend. No words will express my grief at this
irreparable loss. I can only join with his family and his country
in mourning one of our nation's greatest leaders and strongest
defenders in war and in peace.
J. M. RUSK.
FROM SECRETARY BLAINE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Hon. John Sherman_:--
Convey to your brother's bereaved family our tenderest sympathy. A
very great man has gone.
JAMES G. BLAINE.
FROM SECRETARY NOBLE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Hon. John Sherman_:--
The heartfelt sympathy of myself and Mrs. Noble goes forth to the
family of dear General Sherman and to you. Our countrymen mourn
one of our and the world's greatest heroes, but yours is the
deeper grief for the loss of the father, brother, friend. Heaven
bless you all.
JOHN W. NOBLE.
FROM EX-SECRETARY ENDICOTT.
SALEM, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Miss Sherman_:--
I am distressed by the sad news. Accept my heartfelt sympathy.
Mrs. Endicott and I mourn with you and for you. We, too, have
lost a dear friend.
W. C. ENDICOTT.
FROM LAWRENCE BARRETT.
HOTEL METROPOLE, NEW YORK, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Mr. and the Misses Sherman_:--
Let me express to you my profound sympathy in your great sorrow,
which is shared by one who recalls in a quarter of a century
of friendship such continued acts of kindness as cannot be
forgotten. I suffer with so many others a deep personal loss in
General Sherman's death.
LAWRENCE BARRETT.
FROM THE MINISTER TO FRANCE.
PARIS, Feb. 15th, 1891.
_Rachel Sherman, Columbus Avenue_:--
We both share your sorrow in your and Nation's loss.
WHITELAW REID.
FROM VICE-PRESIDENT MORTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891
_To Miss Rachel Sherman_:--
The nation mourns and sympathizes with you all in your great
sorrow. Your illustrious father's death is, to Mrs. Morton, our
children and myself, the loss of a personal friend to whom we
were devotedly attached.
LEVI P. MORTON.
FROM JUSTICE HARLAN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To the Misses Sherman_:--
The death of my old commander causes deep sorrow to myself and
household. Our sympathies are with his family in their great
affliction.
JOHN M. HARLAN.
FROM GENERAL RUSSELL A. ALGER.
DETROIT, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To the Misses Sherman_:--
Our already overburdened hearts throb with the great sorrow
that overwhelms and darkens your home. "Lights out" on earth is
"reveille" to the dear General in heaven, where so many of his
old command await him.
R. A. ALGER.
FROM SECRETARY TRACY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To P. T. Sherman_:--
In this hour of affliction you have my deepest sympathy. The
memory of General Sherman will be forever cherished by the
American people as one of their most valued possessions.
B. F. TRACY.
FROM RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 14th, 1891.
To the Hon. John Sherman:--
I mourn with the family and kindred of General Sherman. He
was beloved by me and by my family with the warmest personal
affection. I expect to reach the Fifth Avenue Monday.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
FROM GENERAL SHERMAN'S BIRTHPLACE.
LANCASTER, Ohio, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To P. T. Sherman_:--
Lancaster, the birthplace and home of your illustrious father,
is enshrouded in gloom over the sad intelligence of his death.
Public action is being taken by the citizens, and the expression
of sorrow is universal. The town is draped in mourning, and a
memorial meeting will be held. All business will be suspended,
and every mark of love and respect will be shown the greatest
soldier of the war who first saw the light of day in the village
that now greatly reveres his memory.
W. J. S. BRAZE.
C. D. MARTIN.
J. D. MARTIN.
JOHN C. TUTHILL.
H. C. DIMKLE.
W. A. SCHULTZ.
FROM GENERAL SCHOFIELD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Hon. John Sherman_:--
Please accept for yourself and all the members of your family
sympathy in the bereavement you suffer in the loss of the General
Commander, who was my dearest friend.
J. M. SCHOFIELD.
FROM CONGRESSMAN HENDERSON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Hon. John Sherman_:--
With the most profound sorrow I have heard of the death of your
illustrious brother and my old commander. I loved and honored him
for his noble character and great service, and tender to you and
his bereaved family my heartfelt sympathy.
THOMAS J. HENDERSON.
FROM FRANK THOMPSON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To P. T. Sherman_:--
If we can be of any service to you please command us. We would
esteem it an honor to do anything in our power to facilitate the
journey to St. Louis. You have our sincerest sympathy.
FRANK THOMPSON,
_Vice President Pennsylvania Railroad_.
FROM CONGRESSMAN ROOTS.
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To the Misses Sherman_:--
Full of years and honor, rich in love of patriotic countrymen,
his passing beyond simply promotion. I extend you sympathy.
LOGAN H. ROOTS.
FROM ARCHBISHOP KENRICK.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14th, 1891.
_To Mr. P. T. Sherman_:--
Accept my heartfelt sympathy with yourself and sisters.
PETER RICHARD KENRICK,
_Archbishop of St. Louis_.