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that the case was assuming a very seri-
GUS form. At 10 o'clock on Monday
night, before going away DIR. Janeway
found the patient in good spirits, and
able to assist himself. aud left him ap-
parently improved. At l:3O Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. Hancock dispatched an
orderly for DIR. Janeway, as the general
was sinking rapidly.
The doctor came speedily, and found
the general in a comaiose condition,
with feeble pulse and all the premon-
itory symptoms of death present. He
summoned the two physicians already
named. Hypodermic injections of bran
dy and ether, carbonate ammonia and
brandy were administered. These how
ever, only alleviated the suffering of the
soldier, who was gradually sinking away
until death was reached AT 2:51.
When death came the three physicians
and the hospital steward only were
present, Mrs. Hancock being in an ad-
joining room. The general leaves his
widow and three grand children, two
girls and one boy.
The general will probably be inferred
at Norristown, Pa.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Winfield Scott Hancock was born in
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, Feb
ruary II, 1924, and was therefore in the
62d year of his age at the time of his
death. In 1874 he was graduated from
West Point and served until the out
break of the war on the frontier. Dur
ing the war with Mexico he was noted
for his bravery and daring, and for mer-
itOrious conduct was breveted as first
lieutenant. At the commencement of
the war of the rebellion he was acting as
quartermaster for the. southern district
of California, stationed at Los Angeles.
Situated as he was, among a class of
people whose sympathies were entirely
with the south, it was a hard and diff
cult matter for General Hancock to
decide what was his duty. Should he
espOuse the cause of the confederacy, as
did his intimate friend and fellow officer
Albert Sidney Johnston, or should he
champion the cause of the union? His
family urged him TO pursue the former
course but after consideration and de-
liberation Gen. Hancock cast his for
tunes with those of his country and in
1851 proceeded to Washington, where on
September sd he was appointed briga-
der general of volunteers. During the
peninsular campaign he distinguished
himself at the battles of FraZcr's Farm
and Williamsburg, and later he was
conspicuous at the battles of South
Mountain and Antietam in the Mary
land campaign. For his valiant services
he was promoted to ajor-generalship
and commanded n division at Freder-
ickSburg and Charlottesville.
July l, 1868, the first day of the battle
of Gettysburg, he was sent by General
Meade to decide at what point the de-
cisive battle which was to follow should
be fought. lie selected Gettysburg and
and after reporting assumed command
untilthe arrival of General Meade. On
the day of decisive action, July 3, Gen
eral Hancock commanded the left CEN
ter, which was the main TOint assailed.
For his services on this occasion he re-
celved the thanks of congress. On ac-
count of wounds received on this occa-
sion he was on sick leave until March,
1854, being in the meanwhile engaged in
recruiting the Second Army corps.
Having assumed active command again
he participated i'll the battle of theWil-
demess, SpOttsylvania Court House.
North Anna, second battle of Cold Har-
Dor, and the operations around Peters
burg. In June, 1864, lie again absented
himself on leave because of the fresh
breaking out of his wound. Shortly
afterward he resumed service, however,
but in NOyember was called to Wash
lngton to organize corps of veterans.
After the close of the war he commanded
the departments of Missouri, of Louisi-
ana and Texas, of Dakota, and on the
death of General Meade, was placed in
command of the department of the east.
In 1865 he was prominent candidate
for the democratic nomination for pres
ident, and in the national convention of
the party that year he received 144i
votes. In 1872 and 1876 he was again
mentioned, and in 1880 finally succeeded
in securing the nomination. He was
defeated at the polls in November of
that year by the martyr, James A. Gar
field, and this is said to have been a sad
blow to his aspirations. In the latter
part of 1884 he made trip across the
country and was received with oYations
at every city.
He was one of the bravest soldiers the
war produced and his services for the
preservation of the union will ever be a
monument to his memory in the hearts
of his countrymen.