Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-14
i IN THE TOMB,
esnsraI HancoCk's Remains Laid
Away
IN His Family Tomb at NOrristOwn,
Pa.
The Remains Taken to New York,
and Thence,
After Simple Service, 10 the Place
Of Burial.

NEw IoRA, February lS-GoyeEnOr 3
Island, visited by q raging storm and
banked with fog, was spparen'ly as isols'
ted this morning as rock in mid ocean.
The footing Of steam whistles aud the oc-
,essional tones Of distant fog bells were the
only evidence Of its nearness TO q great
city. The military colony was as:ir at an
early hour. The little steamer Atlantic,
which darts to and fro between the Battery
aud the pier on the Island brought over
loads Of of ,ers in uniforms and citizens in
drippiug oyercoats. The priystes who were
pscing oug the brick walk in front OF
Headquarters looked diseonsolate enough
il their wet unito;ms
LAST evening everybody upon the Island
Vas allowed to enter tbs psrlor in which
General Hancock body lay, and take
farewell look at his dead couutensnce.
Fos nearly 40 hoG: officers, privs.e5, ser
Wants and mssssager hlei 5y the coffin.
Mao. al eye Sa5 d,led with tears st the
bOlemn spectacle.
Oh gO,ERNOA ; I.LANO.
Ia,s morning D. Janesay reported tha,
Ms Hancock mad passed a restless night,
b. seemed better .: tayozeaS. Her grIet
seen, alm0s, too hesvy Tor her to bear.
Between seven aud eight o'clock the guard
of honor drew up in tc0lt Of the Generals
mansion. Then clms tha detachment OF
2OO soldiers from Jhs different tOrts and
drew I'D behind them. Ia the meantime
"a widow OF General Hancock, Rccomps-
MED bg Mrs Lieutenant Grithu and Mrs.
Bouvjer, entered the room where the hero
lsy aud took last parting look ~ his face.
hrs Hancock. gri5t was plntIL She kiss
ed her husbands forehead, nhJie the tears
ku fast from her ov-rhoRiog eyes Then
she sank iuto chair and would have tall,
On to the door had not q kindly hand come
70 her assistance
The cof6n lii was then put IN Its place
.nI . laurel wreath, brought 70 this city, D.
CoI John Ii Weeks from the Philaiel
pbig Division OF toe Military Order OF the
Iov.! Lszicn was lail upon it SIX sol,
6ers nearing a black cloth covered bier
eams into the rooaI, sud placing the coffin
mr. IL. bore the body OUT OF the house.
nc detachment Of troops drawn up out
6ds them moys1 down the winding path 10
ths steamer Cnss.eS \. Arthur, which was
20 receive the party.
The mOurners wery Lieutenant aud
NJ Grirfn. Nr aud Mrs Merriam, Me-.
- Ms B9uyi5r. Col. Russell and vile,
NJ ", +. LudloR Mrs. Hancock, on
Ae advice Of her friends, did not leave
kene Ms. BJaWsr remained with her.
f. sras precisely nine o'clock when the
6rs, Gun fred at Castle William doomed
opt Over The bay. announcing that the boat
wss ready 10 leave her dock. The body
ha3 geen placed 10 tie cabin. Near It sat
a. moarners aud tas OF the officers.
On ;ie decas we're gathered the oLheers ana
solG.ers. \ moment il'sr th7 Chester a.
Arthur snurg out into the stream tor the
Nev York shore The fcg by this time
NJ sUtFciently TO give those on board the
aRssusr a yisg VI the hsro0S. The passage
aer53s vas 80 short lEag tsE vessels we're
ne,
ALONG TUE RnUrE
49, SO o'clcek he cCtin, which had
Rsss tyr a few minutes a. the Barge Of
&C. vas Lifted from the trestle oy eight
ga vsr. soldiers, Who carried It to the
hear.a Nira four b0rs-s attached, which
s,oc! IN val:iug 90 the plaza. The toar
con9,Dies Of t7a Filth Artillery, under the
car, nand Of N,jl- Richard u. Jackson,
6s5 r-rcaded :he cofu, and we're drawn
nnis Hre on tie str e.; while toe pslloear-
era .,,rd E.th uncovered heads ss the cot
6n pissed.
NUalorz B-ogi-Sy. from Trinity Church
totna barge OH r.. policemen we're placed,
nnu51rpg s5ou. $50. AT an esriy hour
fhe .-g,s h,i 5-gln TO gather on the
stre,r .a.lusb which the procession would
nass ~, ,as raig evidently had an effect,
aud 80 .roEd sex slo Wy, while sll who
eou!i al sarl tr sought such enclosures
"a do5r=svs ard awnings might afford.
The decorations aere tez and Tar between,
consis..ry cLi,EF Of Tags After q dag
had ossn wrap around rhe coffin, the
troops 3,oas Inro column OF companies and
urepsr-i for tie la arch to the church The
al. 5-ars.5 catered carriages and followed
he 10, .arg. ) .9usd Of police cleared the
Way
49, ne Eearz= gAme long line Of car
riages si.h the f.niiy and friends and
rsprss-r,ariyes tom tie New York Com
msr6-rg OF he lla,ary Order Of the 10y
LIpr5z. S5-iat; q the Army OF The Po-
touse. Phil Kesyaay Post No 8 Major
5 Ssine-. George Washington Post Gen
Ms-lu T. Mcmahon; Rice Post, Col On
d.rGo,k and Wiu6sld Scott Hancock
Pcs. ,.4s, c7yariZsdI General Frazer
Al uudsr .he CON mad OF General Ii I'd
Asp,l,sa
The cr5Ed oy tijs tins hsi enormously
snk.ssssd aad aioag S:s'e street and up
Bsoli Saytha P-Oo,e stood 10 places seven
o. e;sh, deer Many held umbrellas, and
fhiz added greatly 10 the crush IS the null
finde 81 sed oy vita las funeral cortege.
ThS route uai been changed IN accordance
piiB suggestion o. Inspector Steers OF
AZ Nsu,r,r.a- Pohce, aud the Iuus.-.
cassad throgTl ,2s lover psrt OF White
AN street 'tro-sE State street, passing to
the ves. Of R,sHuE Green, thence up
Bso,is.7 u .hs church. Il vas nearly
81 cloc4 Ebsn.Es march TO thsI POINT
8ss oag.r iE the 5sier ABOVE described.
nee wszEo music and only the footballs
Il toe police and military as they fell upon
he psyeueo, broke the impressive silence,
iAo-gb from far sEsy ACROSS the water
eene the ill, booming Of the min1te guns,
A. TRINITY CHURCH.
j, Sss precisely 10 clock when Trinity
(h1TcL .s rsacosd by the carriages con-
thininR yss AL bearers, who followed the
ksArse iG,o rls sccrsd edifce in this order:
loo. TIouas l. Bayard. Secretary Of
nae, Gen. william 7. Ehermsn, Lieuten'
ant-GeLes.l Pa}ip q ShehGEn, Major
aeneral Sclof-ld, Gen ". B. Franklin,
Seo. " b smith, Brigsdier- General
Ames F. Fry Bngs5ier-Genersl A. d
4erry, E-,gad,sr-Geuerai =. A. Miles,
rPsa.er'.=asSsl John Newton, BriEsdier
3s0ssa. u. Z T.Icoz, General Francis
Wake. Il j = Wayfsborns Col. ". P