The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
Winfield Scott Hancock

Major Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock,
who died at his residence on Governors |
Island, on Tuesday afternoon, the 9th |
inst, combined the qualities of soldier
and citizen to a greater degree than any |
of the distinguished generals of The late
war.
He was born in Montgomery county.
Pa, Feb. IA, 1924; was class mate at
West ONT of Grant, Mcclellan, Burn
side and Franklin; served throughout
the Mexican war with distinguished
galIantry; and fought the Indians in
Florida and in the expedition against
Utah. In the late war he started out as
Brigadier General on the Union side
and took part in nearly all the battles
with Lees army, aud rose to the rank OF
Major General.
He made himself famous after the
war when having been sent by Grant to
New Orleans to take command of the
States of Louisiana and Texas, he issued
bis famous General Order No. 40,' in
which he declared that the civil author
tiles should be allowed to execute the
laws. He it was who said that "the
right of trial by jury, the hab.as corpus,
the liberty of the press, the freedom OF
speech, the natural rights of persons,
and the rights OF property should be
respected" This was at a time when
ether Southern States were under the
heel of the most relentless military
despotism that was ever established
over free people. These words gave
hope and gave heart to our people as
nothing else could, and by these words
they were enabled to undergo the suffer
ings and crueties which hostile Ad
miDistration imposed upon them in tht
confident belief that the glorious senti
ments which the noble Hancock had 81
fearlessly expressed, would some time b.
shared by every true American heart.
As the nominee of the Democratic
party in 1880 for the office of President
, his record was submitted to the ordea
which few stand without finchiBg, aut
, not a flaw was found in his public o
private character. His life was pure anl
unstained.
He was soldier and patriot, who's
! superior in all the essentials of nobl
and grand character is not often seen.
General Hancock death was very un
expected as it was the general impress
!. sion that he was in robust health.
On the 18th of January, being then il
: Washington City, he complained of
. boil on his neck, which a weel
e before his death developed into
carbuncle, and for two days he wa
{ quite i'll. On Thursday his symptom
q became favorable, aud on Friday he wa
/ at his Office attending to official bust
o ness On Saturday he was so unwel
r that he could not go to his office, and h
o was only down stairs few minutes. o.
r Sunday, during the night he aIarme'
e Mrs. Hancock by suddenly appearln
v in her room, to which she had retire,
@ but few minutes before He was full
a dressed and equipped for journey, an
e asked where his travelling bag was. H
q was delrious. Kidney troubles whic
4 had not been suspected showed them
selves yesterday, aud his physician
decided that the condition of their pa
tient was serious, and warned Mrs. Han
s cock that death might be near at hand
: Monday night, however, the Genera
n seemed very comfortable. Mrs. Har
5 cock was in and out o: the room durin
: the night, and about A O'clock Tuesda
j morning noticed change in the Genel
b ais condition. DR.. Janeway, Col. Suth
erland aud DR.. Daniel M.Stinson of Me-
j York city were sent for and administers
r hypodermic injections of brandy, whisk
z ether and carbonate of ammonia, sepa
:, rately and combined, for the purpose O
restoring the sufferers strength.
r A consultation of the three doctor
$ was held at 9 o'clock and it was the
e learned definitely that the General sui
: fered from diabetes. The depravity Q
$ the blood caused by this disease ha
t developed the boil into the carbuncl
e from which the General suffered. Til
e General sank rapidly during the morn
y ing, and died at TWO minutes befor
j three o'clock in the afternoon.