River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-18
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.
FUNERAL or GEN. HANCOCK.

FUNERAL or GEN. HANCOCK.
The funeral Of the late Gen. Hancock
took place on Saturday Feb. 18th. At 7:3O
a m. all the officers on Governors island
assembled AT the house, and the final details
Of the funeral were perfected. Mrs. Han
cock had previously gone in TO look for the
last time on the face of her husband. Her
grief was pitifui. She kissed her husbands
forehead, while the tears fell fast from her
overlooking eyes. Then she sank into a
chair, and would have fallen to the floor
had kiud hands not come TO her assistance.
The last farewell was too much fer her
strength and ali her poignant grief aud
consequent prostratiou returned When
al on the island had viewed the body the
coffin nd was fastened down. The Terry
boat theu conveyed the remains and funeral
party u New York reaching the Battery
az q q m. aud TRINITY church on Broadway
and Wall streets at 10 a m.
Sexton brow n preceded Rev. Morgan Dix
aud Rev r II 4. Goodwin down the main
aisle To- the front door, where the casket
and nail bearers we're. The procession
moved along slowly up the aisle To the al
tar. the clergy men ia front of the casket,
aud immediately behind them came Gen
SHERMAN aud Secretary Bayard. As they
ended their way 10 the chaucei the words,
came frou the minister's lips, were heard
distinctly throughout the structure. After
tine four gentlemen above mentioned, came
eight sJHiwart soldiers bearing the maguln-
cent c.sket. and on either side of the boys
ia iup marched the other pail bearers ia
the following order: zen Z. Sheridan,
Gen. ~ b Franklin, Gen A. VI. Terry Gen
Nelson A. Miles Gen W. r. Badly smith,
Gen John Newton. Gen. james Fry 2, ten.
J n. Schufield, Gen % Il. wilcox, Zen.
II I II MarrF .lafhs-fe a
" r. Wilson aud Maj ". ID. W. Miller.
Du the Casket was an American nag ana
on the tor If this was Gen. Hancock 5 sword
m it, g1ld >cabbard. and his major general
cbaueau Following the pail bearers came
Lieut. Griffin aud his wife. who was dressed
iu deep mourning. aud who led her four
yearold daughter by the hs...1 with them
was little Russell Hancock, the grandson
Of the dead hero
After the reading Of the Episcopal burial
service the procession was reformed and
going 10 the ferry was tran spOrted 10 Jersey
Citv . here a special train conveyed them
10 NorTIstoWn. Pa. Arriving at the Gene
terry the bearers alighted and formed IN
lines on each side of the remains. Secre-
farv Of state RaVaTd walked even with the
head of the G. tiiu, aud half his colleagues
followed lille Gen. Sherman led the file
au the opposite side, with Secretary OF w ar
End colt lext 10 him. Gen. Sheridan was
next behind Mr.. BayaTd. There was no
d the entrance OF the Ebtlts the re
guitars carrying the casket directly INSIDE,
where they placed it in the niche that was
awaiting A. the body passed through the
gateway Of the tomb the first of the salute
was fired from the hiilsite toy Light Battery
Il uf Fort Hamilton. Then came forward
q hlue-cOated messenger from the widow
IL. bore two wreaths of white Marguentes.
Clon Que in purple immOrtel'es was the
word ..DaughTer and the other bore the
word husband The upper right hand
niche was opened. and upon the asket Of
the generals daughter Ida was nj ced one
of the tokens from the widow, while the
athpr was placed upon the generals caSket
TIE marble blocks were set IN position and
sealed Then. as the regulars Withdrew
from the sepulcher, a hugler came out from
the ran Ks and. standing upon the gentle
~laie. sounded the last ''taps'' for Gen.
Hancock. The bearers re-entered their car
riageS. the gate of the tomb was fastened,
4hs. thousands melted away through the
suow-vet paths aud down the hillside to
town. aud the last rits were ended.
AID FOR MRS. HANCOCK.
4 subscription has been started for Mrs
Hancock The plan was originated by Gen.
W. F smith. Gen. ". B. Frye, William
Buras and l.. L. Crittenden. The treasurer
of the fund is j. Pierrepont Morgan, to
whom subscriptions may be forwarded
The list was headed by Samuel }. filden,
who subscribed 81 zoo MAYOR Grace fol
lowed with SJ00 Martin b. Brown, with
Sz7u. aud Johu c. Crimmins with $50
TIE paper reads as follows:
Another great man has died poor. An
other noble woman has been left with a
mea-re support. though she shared the for
Tunes ct her husband aud did her full part
Do mtsirE his fame Literal and patriotic
eli fy-f- have suggested TO intimate friends
oi Cen Hancock and his widow that a fund
BE- raised for the benefit of his family W e
rherl fore. moving Gen HancOck's cIrcum-
~taur-s and the drafts upon his pay 10y the
hu~Bifaiitirs arising from his official posi-
ton. ami the endless charities to which he
responded especially that resulting from
fha evil war, earnestly commend the
suggestion J. DreXel and Geo w.
Chud~ af Philadelphia have each contrib
ute.i SltsH-
Mrs Gen. sherman has been dangerous
IS iiI II Washington for aearly two weeks,
ana her life has been despaired Of, although
tue facts have not been made known 10 her
friends Her condition has been so serious
that her friends have not left her day or
night. She is now, however. very much
better, aud the general was able TO attend
the funeral Of Gen. Hancock
McCornics's Reaper Works 1t Chicago
have heea closed and 1, 400 men thrown out
81 emplovment The trouble arose from
uou-uniou men being employ ed in the cast
ing department. The other workmen
threatened t. strike unless the nOn-uuiOn
men were discharged, whereupOn Mr.. Nc
COrmick closed the whole establishment.
jaw HubbeIl and other Michigan me :
are in Washington endeavoriug TO get al
sur,ror.ristion Of $500 90 to begin the con
~rruciio,i of a new lock, to cost from = nOl,
usiH 10 S.{uN0O. in the heart of the Saull
ST.. Marie. aud 500 O01 for the completion
of the Hav Lake channel
The Montreal express on the Boston &
Lowell road ran into an accommodation
train about ~ miles from Boston on the
evening OF the I2rh One man was killed
ont irht. three or four fatally injured, and
thirty additional more or less seriously
damaged.
The death Of ten. Hancock will result il
fhe promotion Of Gen. Terry, and his trans
fer from Fort Smelling to the Pacific coast
Gen. Howard will Lrohably take the com
mend at Governors Island where Gen
Hancock died
Cummings hotel at st. George, Ont
burned On the 18th. Two men lost theil
lives aud several others were injured by
Jumping from windows The loss wa:
S-IOUu.
john 81 Cough bad stroke of appoplexy
while Ieciuring on temperance in Phila
d-lphia a few evenings ago and is not
likely to recover.
John & Thompson, who was few year.
ago one Of the leading Democratic politi
CLANS in Ohio. died at Seattle, Washington
Territory on the 10Th.
The funeral Of the late ex-Gov Seymour
took place at Utica. New York on the 10th
The remains we're deposited in Forest Hill
cemetery
A B Hewitt, prominent board of trad'
man ia Chicago died suddenly on the 18Th
OF paralysis Of the brain.
Boston, Mass. and the surrounding New
England town. are suffering from floods
caused by heavy rain.
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Land Commissioner Sparks, in decision
in tie case of Jamas Vaughn, a settler OF
the line of the Northern Pacific railroad IL
Montana. holds that lands were not re
served by law for the railroad grant upon
the Il ing by the company Of maps of tbs
general route. bat only after the definite
location Of the actual line Of the road. II
mss been former ruling Of the interior
department that a statutory reservation
was created when a map of general route