oken of respect to the memory of Admiral David D. Porter, who died
this morning, the President directs that the national flag be displayed
at half-mast upon all public buildings throughout the United States
until after his funeral shall have taken place, and that on the day of
the funeral public business in the Departments at Washington be
suspended.

E.W. HALFORD, _Private Secretary_.

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 16.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
_Washington, February 14, 1891_.

I. The following order of the War Department is published to the Army:

WAR DEPARTMENT, _Washington, February 14, 1891_.

The death of General Sherman is hereby announced in the fitting words
of the President in his message to Congress:

[For message see p. 135.]

The following Executive order will be published to the Army:

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, D.C., February 14, 1891_.

It is my painful duty to announce to the country that General William
Tecumseh Sherman died this day at 1 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., at his
residence in the city of New York. The Secretary of War will cause the
highest military honors to be paid to the memory of this distinguished
officer. The national flag will be floated at half-mast over all public
buildings until after the burial, and the public business will be
suspended in the Executive Departments at the city of Washington and in
the city where the interment takes place on the day of the funeral and
in all places where public expression is given to the national sorrow
during such hours as will enable every officer and employee to
participate therein with their fellow-citizens.

BENJ. HARRISON.

The Major-General Commanding will issue the necessary orders to the
Army.

_It is ordered_, That the War Department be draped in mourning for the
period of thirty days, and that all business be suspended therein on the
day of the funeral.

L.A. GRANT, _Acting Secretary of War_.

II. On the day of the funeral the troops at every military post will be
paraded and this order read to them, after which all labors for the day
will cease. The national flag will be displayed at half-staff from the
time of the receipt of this order until the close of the funeral. On the
day of the funeral a salute of seventeen guns will be fired at half-hour
intervals, commencing at 8 o'clock a.m. The officers of the Army will
wear the usual badges of mour