Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-03-15
OVATION TO GEN. HANCOCK.


The reception given to General Hancock,
on his arrival ia Washington to attend the
recent Inauguration of President Garfield.
is described as follows:
As soon as the dense crowd, packed in, the
9Th street depot, caught sight of the hand.
some and commanding figure of the General.
such a shout went up as has not been heard
In Washington for To- these many years. AS
the General and his escort made their way
through the densely packed crowd the en-
thuslasm of the people rose to fever heat and
the crowd surged toward the ehjeot of their
almost frantic plaudits in a friendly but fruit.
less endeaver to shake their ~faverite hand.
The crush was terrible, but Gen. Hancock
kept a serene face, bowling his acknowledge
ments as his name was shouted, first on the
one side, then ON the other. Once out of
the building, but before the first carriages
could get away the crowd made a vigorous
attempt to take the horses from the carriage
aud drag it by hand, but a Gordon of police
and specials hold them off, and with a last
mighty cheer it was allowed to leave. accom-.
panied by the escort and band. The saow
was falling fast, but did not appear to affect
the enthusiasm of the crowds that greeted
the cavalcade as it fled up Pennsylvania
avenue toward Wormley's hotel. Cheers
rent the air during the entire route, and the
ovation was as complsto as ever rendered to
a visitor to Washington on his arrival.
Arrived at the hetel. such was the lam
that it was with great difficulty General Han,
cock could reach the steps, to which he was
literally carried by his friends, the air being
rent with cheer after cheer, and despite the
driving sieet, many a head was barred and
hats tossed in air in the wild excitement of
the moment, In a few minutes Gen. Ores,
well, of the inaugural executive committee.
appeared at the door with Gen. Hancock at
his side. This was a signal for another outs
burst, which lasted for several minutes when
Gen. Creswell, being unable to quiet the
crowd, Gen. Hancock waved thom down
with his large military hat. Gen. Creswell
then stepped forward and said it saorded
him the utmost pleasure to introduce to
them Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Again
there was a sense of the widest enthusiasm /.
which lasted for several minutes, when Gen
Hancock said :
Gentlemen +: [ had been notified that I
was to be received by tho chairman and some
OF the members of one of your committees,
but had no idea that l was to be escorted to
my hotel by a company of military, nor did
l have any idea you would gather in such
large numbers to welcome me. Then it fills
me with gratitude to contemplate this vast
array of people who have marched with me
to my hotel. I wish to apologize for detain>
ing you so long at the depot awaiting my
arrival, for putting you to SO much trouble,
and for selecting such unreasonable weather
for visiting the Capital. If you will pardon
me for this, l will thank you for the great
honor you have conferred on me and bid Won
goodnight.
As the General disappeared the crowd dc.
parted with a hurrah for Hancock. In re-
sponso to a question as to how he was pleased
with his reception, Gen. Hancock said {:
GLOW could l be otherwise? I am more
than pleased" So we'll he might have been,
for a more hearty greeting has seldom been
accorded any man.
DEATH OF JUDGE PAGE.-Ou Thursday
night of last week, after a short illness with
Pneumonia, ex>Judge John E. Page do
parted this life at his home near Wildwood.
alter having nearly reached IS years of ago,
AS ripe ia years as he was, until his recent
illness be was a gentleman remarkably we'll
preserved in mind and body, and could ride
or walk as erect as any one thirty years his
junior. His afable manners, gentle dispo-
sition, and sincere efforts to uphold aud de-
tend the cause of justice won for him the
esteem and warm personal regard of many
citizens in this and the adjoining county of
Warren.
In his early years Judge Page prepared
himself for the law, and practiccd it for some
years in the courts of Frederick. He held
the office of prosecuting attorney for the cir>
cult court of j efferson for a number of wears.
and after the organization of the county of
Clarke he was appointed Commemorative
Attorney for tho eoznty court, which posi-
ton he continued to hold until 1852, when
this office was united to that of prosecuting
attorney for the circuit court. Like thou.
sands of others in the South he was peculiar
~ affected by the results of the war between
the States. He did not resume, after the
war closed, the practice of law, but when
the resignation occurred of Judge Edward
White, in 1871, as our county court Judge,
Judge Page applied for the position aud the
Legislature conferred upon him the honsrs
and duties of the bench for this and War
rem county. He continued to occupy the
said Office until the meeting of the Lcgisla-
lature of $1,000, when Judge r. A. Fin
nell was elected to succeed him.
Judge Page was a gentleman of ~spotless
integrity, and as a member of the Episcopal
Church at Wildwood he maintained those
Christian virtues which proclaim the power
and beauty of religious truths.
Ho assembled Faiths ladder Sc high.
mat from the round at the top, he slept TO tho
1t is blessed to go when so ready to die.
[C1urhe Courier.
Tho Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church South convened at Harrisonburg.