The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-17
A GREAT SOLDIER DEAD
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock Sudden.
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A SHORT But PAINFUL ILLNESS.
Suffering from a Boil and Diabetes
without Relief
New YORK, Feb. 9.-Major-gener-
al Hancock died at his home on
Governors Island this afternoon.
His last articulate words were spok
en- about 6 o'clock in the morning,
when turning to his wife. who was
leaving the room, he murmured, in
pain-laden voice: oh Ellie
Myra, good" The farewell was
never completed, for he lapsed sud
denly into Inconsistencies. Hypo-
dermic injections OF brandy and
ether were freely administered, but
they were pOwerless to produce
rally of the life's energies and at
2.5l P NJ. life was pronounced ex-
tInct.
The doctors had anticipated Sc
we're paroxysms and had prepared
anastheties, but, as Department
Surgeon DR.. Janeway, the attend
ing physician, expressed it, ''the
General passed away as easily as it
he were descending a stairway"
The only person present at the
death-bed were Dr. Janeway, DR..
Sutherland, the medical director OF
the department DIR. Stimson, Of
this city, who was called to the is-
land early in the morning for con-
sultation, and Hospital Stewart
Robinson. Mrs. Hancock was in an
adjoining room. The immediate
cause of death was a carbuncle,
which became malignant because Of
the depraved condition of the Gen
erals blood, owing to diabetes, from
which he had suffered for some
time.
The carbuncle first appeared il
the form Of boil on Thursday, Jan.
IS He arrived in Washington the
day before with Lieutenant john
A. Depray and went to Wormley's
On Thursday he called on the Pres
ident, the Secretary of War and
General Sheridan. He was annoy
ed all day by the boil on the back
of his neck. at the base of the brain.
On Friday morning he went 10 the
United States Dispeusary and had
it lanced by Surgeon Reilly and
then left for home. On the way to
the station Lieutenant DeprAy told
him that the President was going to
have a reception that evening. He
said that ne was sorry, as he would
have stayed over had he known OF
it sooner, he reached home Friday
evening and appeared well.
On February , the boil developed
Into a carbuncle and he suffered
much pain. Two days later be was
much better, but between IL and II
O'Clock on Friday night he became
delirious. On Saturday the sympt-
oms were more favorable, but yes
terday there were pronounced sym
ptoms of active kidney troubles 1t
was Known that he was suffering
from diabetes, but it was not suspec-
ted that the disease had made the
rapid progress it had The Gener-
ais strong will had enabled him 10
fight off the disease for long time,
but since the death of bis only son,
last Autumn, he has not been so
strong as he was. The Generals
condition has been for some time
cause of anxiety to the military
household on Governors Island but
few of those outside the family cir
Gle felt that there was any immedi-
ate danger
AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
After the end had come, General
Whipple, Maior-general Hancock's
adiutant general, at once telegraph
ed the sad news to Washington, the
Navy Yard, the Army Building in
this city and to other places. Soon
after kilograms OF coincidence began
to come in, and they continued COM
ing until late at night.
The news of his death reached /
the city almost instantly, and with /
in ten minutes was known all over
the lower part, it being licked forth 1
Oh the brokers instruments long be i
fore they had settled up the busl-
ness OF the day. IL was promptly
bulletined at the newspaper offices
and the leading hotels, and the reg
nlar editions OF the evening papers
contained the single line. ''Gener-
n Hancock died at 2.5S this after
loon.' IL came with a shock, for
here had been no intimation what
~ er that be had been i'll, and it was
he general topic of conversation
n the clubs and hotels tonight.
General Hancock had been so long
| resident of this city, and with his
wife, welcome guests at the tiresides
1t more houses then they had time
% visit, that they had many warm
riends outside of army circles.
How HE LAST APPEARED IN LINE.
1t was fortunate that Hancok's /
asst public appearance as general
commanding should have been at
he head of the grand pageant wit
lessed on the day that the remains
u Grant were taken to the tomb on
he little knoll in Riverside Park, in
ront of which PAGES tonight a SEN ;
~ placed there by his orders. 1t
5 only four days more than six !
months ago that be rode through /
he streets of New York City for the
asst time in the uniform that he had
lone so much 10 honor, and it was
It the head of a funeral procession,
nd tina: of his old commander. j
His appearance on that occasion
vas greeted with a feeling of admir- |
tion that on any other occasion
would have found vent in cheers of I
Wild enthusiasm, and the nation, as I