The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-17
LAID AWAY TO REST.
Funeral Services Over the Remains Of General
WInisli Scott Hancock
At Trinity Church. New York City, Yester-
day acknowledgements at the Burial
Place in Norristown. Pennsylvania,

NEw YoRs, Feb. l2.-Goyernors Island was
visited by raging storm. and banked with fog.
was apparently as isolated this morning as a rock
in mid-ocean. The roaring of steam whistles and
the occasional sounds of distant fog bells were the
evidences OF its nearness to a great city. The
military colony was astir at an early hour. The
little steamer Atlantic, which darted to and fro
between the Battery and the pier on the Island,
brought over loads OF officers in uniform and citi
zens in dripping Overcoats. Last evening every
body upon the Island was allowed to enter the
parlor in which General Hancocks body lay and
take q farewell look at his dead countenance. and
for nearly an hour officers privates, servants and
messengers filed by the coffin. This morning DR..
JsnewRy reported that Mrs. Hancock had passed
q restless night, but seemed better at daybreak.
Her grief seems almost too heavy for her to bear.
Between aud O'Clock the guards OF honor
drew TIP in front of the Generals mansion. Then
came the detachment of two hundred soldiers
from the several forts and drew up behind them.
In the meantime the widow of General Hancock,
accompanied by Mrs. Lieutenant Griffin and Mrs.
Bowler entered the room in which the hero lay
grief was pitiful. She kissed her husbands fore
head. while the tears fell fast from her overflow
ani Would have fallen S"h to the aSor mad had
not 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 Colonel
JOhu II. Weeks from the Philadelphia Division of
the military order OF the Loyal Legion, was laid
upon Il. Six soldiers, bearing black cloth
covered bier came into the room. and placing the
The detachment OF troops drawn up on the out.
side then moved down the winding path to the
steamer Chester A. Arthur, which was TO receive
NE The m sn% MT man and
Bowler Colonel Russell and wife, Mrs.
". T. Ludlow. Mrs Hancock. on the
hoe % Boaver remained With heT 1t e %Ss
precisely O'Clock when the first gun fired at Cas-
tie William doomed out over the bay, announcing
body had been placed in the cabin; near it sat
the mOuruerS and few officers. On the decks
were gathered the officers and soldiers. A moment
later the Chester A. Arthur swung out into the
stream and steered for the New York shore. The
Jog by this time lifted sufficiently to give those on
passage short that few vessels
were met. AT . O'Clock the coffin. which
had rested for few minutes at the barge office,
was lifted from the trestle by eight soldiers, who
carried IL to the hearSe with four horses attached,
which stood in waiting on the plaza. The four
companies OF the Filth Artillery. under the COM
mand OF Major K. II. Jackson, had preceded the
coffin. and were drawn up in line on the street,
while the pail bearers stood with uncovered heads
as the coffin passed. All along Broadway. from
Trinity Church to the barge office, policemen
were placed. numbering about 500
At an early hour the people had begun to gath
CT IN the streets, through which the procession
would pass, but the rain evidently had an effect,
and the crowd grew slowly while all who could
find shelter sought such Enclosures as dOorways
and awnings might afford. The decorations were
mt
After flag had been wrapped around the coffin
the troops broke into column Of companies and
prepared for the march to the church. The pail
bearers entered carriages and followed the mill
tary. squad OF police cleared the way. After
the hearSe came a long line OF Carriages with
the family and friends and representatives from
the New York COmmandery of the military order
OF the Loyal Legion, society of the Army OF the
Potomac, various G. A. r. posts. under the com
lnand of General Lloyd Aspinwall The crowd
by this time had enormously increased, and along
state street and up Broadway the people stood IN
places seven or eight deep. Many held umbrel
las and this added greatly to the crush, as the
multitude Surged by with the funeral cOrtege
There was no music, and only the footballs OF the
police and military upon the pavement broke the
impressive silence though from far across the
water came the dull booming OF the minute guns
II was precisely 10 O'Clock when Trinity Church
reached 10y the carriages containing the pail
bearers who followed the bearSe into the sacred
eiifce in this order: Hon. Thomas f. Bayard
Secretary of state; General VIM. 4. Sherman
Lieutenant General Philip sheridan, Major Gen
eTai SchOfeld; General ". b. Franklin, General
w b. smith. Brigadier General James L. Frick
Brigadier General a Fl. Terry, Brigsdier General
n. A. Miles, Brigadier General John Newton. Brig
adler General o. b. Wilcox, General Francis
Wilson, and Major d. W. Miller.
As early O'Clock dense crowds had gathered
in the ueighb orhood of Trinity Church and at 9
a m almost every scat i'm the church excent
those which had been especially reserved, was
occupied. The ediiice bore no traces OF mourning
save q white cross on a black border which rested
uDOu the pulpit. The various floral gifts were
tasteiully arranged at the altar and the inter
stlces IN the reading desk were filled with small
shortly Before 10 O'Clock the vestry door opened
aud sexton Brown emerged at the head OF the pro-
ceSson OF whlte-robed ehoristers, who marched
solemnly 10 their seats within the chancel Fol.
lowing them came Rev. Arthur Hill and Rev. Mr..
Aukentell. OF the Trinity parish The booming of
cannon and the solemn pealing of the bells an
uOunCed the arrival of the cOrtege at 10 O'Clock,
and sexton Brown preceded Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix and Rev. r. II. G. Goodwin down the aisle to
the front door, where the caSket and pall-bearers
were. The procession moved along up the aisle
OF the altar. the cergymen in front OF the casket.
ON the casket was an American nag and on top OF
this was General HancOck'S sword in its
gold scabbard and his Major Generals
Chapeau. The caSket was placed on acatafalque in
front of the altar, and the pallbearers allot
ted the first two pews on either side OF the main
aisle The choir then chanted Lord, let me know
my end" after which Rev. +. H. c. Goodwin, OF
Governors Island read the lesson, which was
taken from the first Epistle to the Corinthians,
twentieth verse. The choir then sang Rock OF
Ages and then gathered around the coffin,
where Croft's burial service was rendered in an
impressive manner The anthem, Il heard Voice
from Heaven was sung by a quartet Rev. DR..
Morgan Dix then read the Lords prayer, alter
which the funeral procession reformed. and to
the strains OF the dead March in SAUL which
was feelingly played by Organist MeSsitter,
marched down the ailse to the main entrance.
After the services eight non-commissioned Off
Gers lifted the steel casket to their shoulders and
replaced il in the hearse. The funeral cOrtege
then returned in the same order as before to the
lug TO convey the funeral party. to Jersey City,
where special train was waiting to convey the
funeral party to Norrlstown. Among those on
Major Jackson, Fifth Artillery, United States
army; Captain Beck, United States army, and six
teen nOn-cOmmisSi0ned officers, comprising a
guard Of honor; the pall-bearers and
the following committee from the Loyal
Legion: Colonel S. Van Ransalear. Major
Ivan Talof Lieutenant Fordham Morris, Medi-
cal Director Charles Martin. u. S. N; Samuel B.
Lawrence, Captain Samuel Truesdell and Captain
Ivan Reed. L. s. A. The Osseo then steamed to
Jersey City, where the remains were placed on
board the funeral train.
The relatives near friends and pallbearerS &C.
cupied the car while the forward con-
tanned. besides the remains, the military escort
The two intermediate cars contained the division
officers and friends. Promptly at IL 80 a. m. the
train drew out OF the station, the crowd, many OF
whom were LADIES' standing with reverently bowed
heads. The police regulations were perfect, and
there was no confusion or delay.
HIS BURIAL PLACE.