Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-04
Ovation TO gen, Hancock.

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ovation TO gen, Hancock.
Gen. HaIcock's arrival OF Washington last
night |as delayed uI, yearly 8 o'clock. As
5000 as tho Getso crowd, packed 10 the 9Th
Street depot. csught sight Of tho handsome and
comm anditg figure Of the General, such o
sh2u! went Up gs hes rot been heard in Wash
Ineton for 10 these many years As the Gen.
etsl and his escort mGds their way through the
deDsaig packed crowd tho enthusiasm of the
people rose to fever heat Ard the crowd surSed
toward tae OF! C: of their almost frantic pIau.
dts 10 friendly bu. tru!tles, endeavor TO shake
their ;avcri;e' hand. The crush vas terrible.
br! Gen. Hanccck KEEP! screne fac,, bowing
his sckGcW!t Scmen.s as his name WAS shouted,
hrjt on one SIDE. shen on the other. Oaco out
Of the bulldog, but before the fits. carriages
could get away the crowd made vigorous at.
temp. 70 teko :hc hcrs,s from the oarrisge and
drag i b" hsEd, but cNdon of poligo and spe
Gals held them off, end With last mighty
cheer 1t vas allowed n leave. accompanied By
the escort acd band. The snow Mas falling fast.
but did not appear 10 alftci the enthr siasn OF
toe crowds tbEt SroclGd tho cavaIoads rs it led
Up PeEDS1 l.aua avenue toward Wormlcy's
liotel. Cheers rent the dir duriog the entire
route end the ovation was as complete as ever
teDdercd to visitor 10 Washington Oh bis or.
rival.
Arrived at tho Iottl suoh was tho lam that
i was :ith ereas difficulty General ualcock
could reach ths Steps, 10 WI ,h he w5s literally
carried By his ftcuds. tho air being rent with
Tcdctr star cheer. aud despite The driving sIee,
many o cad vas bsrad sod ha tossed in air
10 tho Hld txolttmsct Of the rrCmeot. In
few liuu,es Gen. CresSe!l. of tho Inaugural
executive committee, apDesu ct the door with
& :n. ia. { OK at hij sid,. ibis wss sigLa'
IOt aoC!her cu!burst, which lasted for several
miortse, when Gsa. CresweiI. being unable 10
quiet tno crlw3. Ger. Hancock waved them
down Wi lis largo military bst. Gen. Ctes
Htl thcu stepped fcrgard and I'D it afforded
him The utmost pleasure to introduos to them
Gen. WaGcd SCOTT Hancock. Again there
wla 4 socno OF the Widest enthusiasm. which
lasted tor s.7aral minutes, when Ger. Hancock
slil:
GEETLEMES: BIZ I'd been Eo!ifad that 1 was
| 10 be received by the chairman end some Of the
members of one OF your committees but had no
! ides that was to DO escorted to my hotel by
company Of military, nor did l have any idea
! you would gather ia such large numbers to we,-
como mo. Thon it fills ms with gratitude to
! contemplate this vast cray Of people who have
marched with mo TO MP hotc! wish TO apollo.
gz, for OBTAINING you 80 lorg at the depot
| awaiting may arrival, for putting you to 80 much
trouble, and 70. selecting such unreasonable
weather for visiting the Capital. If you will
paldon mo FIR this, will thank you for the IL eat
| honor you have conferred on me and bid you
| good. Eight.
! AS III, Gan4raI disappeared The o:oWd de.
! parted si:h iuEfah for Hsrcock. 10 response
/ 10 O gu ou Us to how be was pleased wi. b his
| rccopioo. Gen, Hancock said How could |
b. Otherwise? II AN moro than pleased"
So we'll 10 might have beoo, fer more hearty
greesicg he's sid ,m been tc,eried any man.
Too Baltimore Au:rican, rep, says: "Geu.
Hsuo1tk tc;cd with lis accustomed dg1iiy ir
sc,ep;iEg ito Invitation to be present at the in
suguraton CT CART ID. 1t ought to b, mat
ter Of pride To Americans. that the changes 10
cue Government are accomplished with 50 little
personal sntasoni.m that the defeated candidate
mag gracefully asss. ct the inauguration Of bis
oppoDsnt. Every man who voted for Haccotk
may roW feel 6 certain satisfaction in the
thought. tha. this gallant officer was not called
! swfy from he army that be adorns. to enter
uoou the untricd fsd of political life.