Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
GEN. HANC0CK'S DEATH.
ANOTHER BRAVE SOLDIER
GONE.
Ills Death Caused by a Malignant
Carbuncle- Sketch ofhis Life.

| SafDuncle Sketch OfhiS Life.
Major General Hancock died at his home on
Governors Island Tuesday afternoon. His last
articulate words were spoken about O'Clock
IN the morning, when, turning to his wife,
VINO was about to leave the room, he MUIR
INJURED in a pain laden voice, 'Oh Allie
Nyra, good The farewell was never
completed, for he lapsei suddenly into unc IN
seriousness. Hypodermic injections Of brandy
ana others, were freely administered, but
they were powerless to produce rally of the
life energies, and at 2:51 p NJ life was pre-
nounced extinct. The doctors had anticipated
| severe paroxysms, and had prepared al IL ).
thetics, but as Department Surgeon DR.. Jan.
eway, the attending physician, expressed it,
The General passe1 away as quietly as if he
were descending a stairway
The immediate cause of the death was a
carbuncle, which beclme malignant because
of the depraved condition of the Generals
blood, owing to diabetes, from which he has
suffered for some time.
The carbupcle first appeared in the form of
boil on Thursday, Jan. IS He arrived in
| Washington the day before with Lieutenant
John A. Dapray, and went to Wormley's On
! Thursday he called on the President, the
Secretary of War and General Sheridan. He
was annoyed all day by small boil on the
back of his neck, at the base of the brain.
Friday morning he went to the United States
D.spensary and
HAD IT LANCED
by Sergeant REILLY, and then left for homa
On the way to the station, Lieutenant Da
pray told him that the President was going
to have reception that evening He said
that he was sorry, as he would have stayed
over had he known of it sooner. He reached
home that Friday evening and appeared
well. On February 3 the boil develop d into
carbunc,e, and he suff red much pain. Two
days later he was much better, but letween
] | and IL o'c'ock on Friday night he became
del'rloui. GA Saturday the symptoms were
more favorable, but on NJ ,nday they were
pronounced symptoms of acute kidney
trouble. 1t was known that he was suffering
from diabetes, but it was not suspect. d that
the disease had made the rapid progress it
he'd.
1h. ancestors of General Hancock on both
sides belonged to families OF Revolutionary
fame. AMI were engaged in the success i've
wars from the French aud Indian, thr> ugh
the Revolution, down to 1918. The subject
of this ske'ch was born February Il, 1924,
near Lansdale, Montgomery county, Pa
Winfield's parents had more than an average
education themselves, and were deslrous that
their sons should receive..all possible advanta-
ges. They were Sc Mt to the academy at Nor
ristown, and when the public school system
was inaugurated in Pennsylvania they at
tended the free schools till the age of IS. AT
the age Of IL he entered West Point. His
career during the years which he spent at
the military academy was highly creditable
and he graduated, with standing of average
excellence, on the 3jth of June of 1874 1t
was not until June of 1916 that he secured his
commission as Second Lieutenant in the
Sixth United Infantry.
He was called into service in the M. x'can
war, where lie distinguished himself fo. valor.
At the close of the war in 1s4S Hancock, still
connecte withthe Sixth regiment, was sta
tioncd at Prairie du Chen Wi. consip, wher.
he remained till 1S49. In January, 1870, he
married Miss Aimira Russell, n daughter Of a
prominent merchant Of St Louis. In 1856,
now full Captain, he was stationed neal
Fort Augustine, florida, and afterwards to
Los Angeles, where he remained till 1861
when he solici ed employment in the Union
army, and reported for duty at Washington
hpip IF Il
signed to duty as Chief @ l1rtcrnaster Of the
stpff Of General Robert Anc erson, the hero
of Fort Sumpter, and was comm ssioned by
President Lincoln rs Brigadier Ger eral.
Until March, 1862, General Hancock was
engaged in the defencs of Washington His
career was henc forth in the field.
He CALAMITY opposed the advances of Lee
to G 'ttysburg and had command of the troops
till July 2, wheo General Ma lie appeared 10
assume charge of affairs. That eff .er at
on'e adopted Harcock's plans and, upon
them, that great battle, upon which the des,
TIME, of the nation hing ID, was fought The
battle opened on the morning of Wednesday,
July 1. Gen. Reynolds was killed that day,
and in his room Gen. Hancock was placed by
Gen. Meade. On the second day Gen. Han
cocks Second Corps and the additional
troops of General Reynolds, did some hard
fighting and made some decisive charges that
enabled TIE army to arrange for the great
struggle OF July Here be was wounded
In November, 1864, he recruited the Vet
eran Corps of 5000 men. In F.! ruary
1865, he was assigned to the middle depart
ment, with headquarters at Winches er, Va,
ID this department he did effective work til,
the time of LEAFS surrender in April, 1866
In March of that year he wa, made Brevet
Major General in the regular army, and in
July, 1866 was made full M4joc G ,ncral
After the war Gen. Hancc OK was sent to com
mand the Departments of the Missouri and
the Gulf. and finally was sent to the en-,
nard of the Department of the Atlantic,
with headquar ers at Governors Islaud. the
ceEe of his death.