Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-19

break; her grief seems almost too heavy for her
to bear.
Between seven and eight o'clock the Guards Of
Honor drew up in front of the generals man
sion, then came a detachment of 200 soldiers
from the several forts and drew up behind them,
In the meantime the widow Of Gen. Hancock,
accompanied by Mrs. Lieut.. Griffin and Mrs.
Bouyier, entered the room in which the hero lay
lnd took a parting look at his face. Mrs. Han
Docks grief was pitiful. She kissed her
> Husbands forehead. while the tears fell tasI
from her overlooking eyes. Then she sank into
a chair and would have falle n to the floor had
kindly hands not come to her assistance.
The coffin lid was then put in its place and a
laurel wreath, brought to this city by Col. John
ii. Weeks, from Philadelphia Division Of the
military order of the Loyal Legion, was Laid
upon it.
Six soldiers, bearing a black cloth covered
bier, came into the room and pacing the coffin
upon it, bore the body out Of the house. The
detachment Of troops drawn up Cuisine then
moved down the winding path to the steamer
Chester A, Arthur, which Was to receive the
party.
1t was precisely nine O'Clock whom the first
gum, fired at Castle William, doomed over the
bay announcing that the boat was ready to leave
her dock. The oody had been placed in a cab
Near 1t sat the mOurners and Il few officers; on
the docks were gathered the officers and SOL
diers. A moment later the Chester A. Arthur
swung out into the stream and steered for New
York. The four completes Of the Fifth Artil-
lery, under command OF Major Il. I'll. johnson,
had preceded the coffin and were drawn up
in line on the street, .whIlethe pa!l-bearers stood
along Broadway and Trinity Church to the
barge office noliSemen were rlaced numhering
about eight hundred.
on the streets through which the nrocession
would pass. but the rain evidently had an effect
and the crowd grew slowly, while all who could
find shelter sought such g. closures as coOrways
wranned around tnp coffin he
+. trooHs broke into cslumns of companieS
land prepared for the march to the church. The
pali-bearerS entered carriares and we're fol.
lowed by tbe military. and A snuad of nolice
cleared The way,
After the htsrse came a long line of carriages.
with tbu Family and friends and rnnracentaffyes
from The New YORK commandery NJ niiitnrv
orders Of the Ioyal Legion society' of the AM
Of The Potomac. Fhil Keearney POST No i Mari
Steiner, Of George Washington Post; Gen. MAJ
lin I, McNahon' of Rice P0st: Tol Ondardonl,
and Winfield Scott Hancock post. inst ornan
iZad. and Gen. frazer. aI under Command Of
Gen. LIoyd Asplnwali. "
II was nredistiv 10 o'clock when Trinity
Church wass Reached Nv III "a riages cantai;y.
mo the hail-hesrerS Who foIloved the hasrSa
INFO the sacred edifice in this order: Hon. ThoS
Il Ravard, secretary of State Gen. Wm r.
Sherman. 1ieut. Gen. Philllp T. Sheridan Mai.
W. .; smith 5o Rrig G e9n' lanes n 7"I Frv RR rIr
cen. A II Terry, Brir, Cen. n. A. Miles. RriSS'
Gen John NeNton, Brig. Gen. o. W. Wilcox,
Gen. Francis Walker, MI. J. W. Hortshorn COZ
W. p, Wilson and Mai. ID. W. Miller.
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