The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-16
The Hero of Many Battles Con-
quered at Last, by the Irwin
chile Hand of Death.
Passes Into the Great Unknown
Quietly and Peacefully, at
2:5l p. NJ, Yesterday.
The Sudden Demise Creates a SEN
SatiOn, and Once More Places
the Nation i'm Mourning.
Full Account of the Death
Scenes; Also Sketch of
The HerO's Life.

room was pacing to and fro. Ii was the
residence of Major General Winfield Scott
Hancock, vino died therein at 2:5l p. m
III tn general had lived until the l4th day
of the present month he would have COM
pleted his sixty-secopd year, having been
born in Norristown, Pa, February IL,
1924 In the econd story front room, En-
ished wit so dier-like simplicity, lay the
remains OF the general, who, as the guards
remarked,
LED HIS TROOPS TO MORE BATTLES
than any of his military contemporaries.
The death of General Hancock is not
merely a surprise to his family. 1t was a
shock to them as To his frieuds. Twenty
DAYS ago he started on business connected
with the department of Atlantic to Phila-
delphia, where he remained two days. He
then proceeded to Washington where he
had business. In Wash ngton a boil de-
veloped itself on the back OF his ne X. 1t
was lanced January 3Oth and AS the gen.
eral was much inconvenience by its pres
ence, returned to New York several DAYS
sooner than designed. During the first
week of February the boil developed into
A MALIGNANT CARBUNCLE.
which suppurated constantly and pre-
vented rest or sleep. DIR. Janeway was
called and it was not until marked ak-
ness resulted from the presence of the car
buncle, the surgeon discovered that Gen.
Hancock was suffering from diabetes and
kidney ouble. DR. Janeway called In
consultation DIR. Sutherland. medical di-
rector of the department, and Dr. ID. VI.
Stinson, OF New York. The medical men
concluded the case was assuming very
serious form on Monday At 10 o'clock
Monday night before going away DIR. JAM
way found the patient in good spirits and
able to assist himself and left him appar-
emily improved At 6:55 this morning
Mrs. Hancock dispatched an orderly for
DR.. Janeway as the
GENERAL WAS SINKING RAPIDLY.
The doctor came speedily and found the
general in comatose state, with feeble
pulse and I'll the Dremonitory symptoms of
q, ath present. He summoned the two
physicians already named and hypodermic
injections of brandy and ether and carbon
ate of ammonia and brandy administered.
These, however, only alleviated the suffer
ing of the soldier who was gradually sink
ing away
UNTIL DEATH WAS TOUCHED.
At 2:51, as stated in the words of DR..
Janeway "the general went down to the
close of his life like person descending
flight of stairs"
When death came the three physicians
and hospital stewart only were present
Mrs. Hancock was then in an adjoining
room. The general leaves his widow and
three grandchildren, two girls and one bow
named Nora, Ada and Gwynne, the issue
of the generals son Russt II, who died De-
cember 26, 1884, and whose lors the gen.
eral ever since mourned bitterly. Major
General whipple will assume command of
the department., supported by Lieutenant
Colonel jackson, until the president shall !
appoint General Hancock's successor.
OPPOSED TO A MILITARY FUNERAL
So far as could be learned no definite ar
engagements for the funeral have been
agreed upon up tot late hour tonight 1t wa |
stated by one of the staff officers that Mrs !
had expressed herself as being
opposed to military funeral |; !
hat il was her desi.e that the |
funeral arrangements lie as simple |
and unOsteDtalious as possible. 1t is alsv |
said that ITS. Hancock is opposed to hay- |
ing the body embalmed and lying in state.
In conversation with one of the officers to-
hight, that gentleman stated that in all |
only the immediate relatives |
and most intimate friends would be in
vited to attend the obseques, and that |
only eight or ten officers and n small de- |
tachment OF soldiers would accompany the !
remains to the grave
GWip6ald Scott HanoooL ,,oa L.. I'll
ruary Ia, 1924, in NOntg ,mery county, Pa. |
His grandfather, Richard Hancock, was of |
Scottish birth, and his fat er, Benjamin
Franklin Hancock, was born in Philadel- |
phia. he was married to Elizabeth Hay
worth, and was admitted to the bar in |
1878, he having studied law while support
ing himself and wife by teaching At the
age of 10 Winfield Scott Hancock entered
the military academy at West Point and /
graduated June 80, 1874. He was immed-
lately assigned to active military service,
commission as second lieuten-
ant He served in the four principal bat
Ties OF the Mexican war, and was brevetted
irst lieutenant for gallant conduct. From
o48 to 1855 he was stationed at st Louis.
On January "a, 1850, he was married to-
Almira Russell, daughter of a st. Louis
merchant. November q, 1855, he was
appointed 70 the rank OF cap
ain He served in he Kansas
troubles in 1857 and 1858. He
vas on duty at the Pacific coast at the
breaking out Of the civil war, but asked to-
De transferred 10 more active service. He
vas commissioned brigadier-general Sep
ember %, 1861, and aided in The organize
ion of the army OF the Potomac. He
erved in several battles, and ON September
q, 1852, was assigned to the command of
he first division Of the second army corps, \
md shortly after was made maior-generai
4 volunteers. He had command of the
orces at The battle Of Gettysburg, on July
!; 1853, in which he came out victorious
'ut was dangerously wounded. He as
umed control OF the second army corps in
Z arch, 1864. He continued on The battle