Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-11
HAIL AND FAREWELL
The Nation Nouns on Finding Her
Model Soldier, Patriot and GEN.
tleman Departed.
Beautiful Eneomlum Of the Ohio Branch
OF the Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion.
sympathy for the widow From Every
Heart- Arrangement for n Quiet
obser,anoe9f the obscaues.


obsersanoe9f the obscqmes.
( rIm FUNERAL, TO ne VNosrENrArfous.
I NTw YoRg, Feb. io---One OF the officers
! as Governors island stated last night
that In all probability only the immediate
/ rclathesAnd the most intimate friends OF
Gen. Hancock would be Invited 10 attend
his obseql,ies and that only eight or ten
officers, his immediate stan and a small
detachment of soldiers would accompany
the remains TO the grave. Throughout
this city last night wherever people were
grouped the fact OF Gen. Han
cocks death was the subiect OF
comment, and It's announcement where
not known was a challenge to surprise,
His death, though occurring late, was
announced IN some OF the evening pa
lpers, and the masses were made aware Of
the fact while at the clubs aud hotels.
The stock tape bore some meager details
that served for the text of comment,
anecdotes and "reminiscences The little
steam-cutter belonging 10 the govern
the battery we'll and Governors
island was kept busy during the evening.
4 Many military men visited Governors
island TO tender their services 20 the OH.
GERS stationed there and to offer con-
dolenee to the bereaveu family,
COINCIDENCE FBoM TRcuMsEH.
kilograms came in a steady stream.
The following came from Gen. sherman
ST.. Louls, Mo, Feb. o, lsS6.--ro Gen.
J W. ID, Whipple Gen. Miner has been
I here and says Hapcock Is dead. Is Il
: possibleY | must go to the Burnett
house, Cincinnati, tonight, Telegraph
me there Can do anything to manifest
! my love for him or his widow?
SHERMAN,
FROM 1rZHUGH Ike.
: Gen. Fltzhugh Lee autographed as fol
y lows
J, RIcuaoNp, VA, Feb. o, II SG.--To tn,
l. Commanding Officer; All parties and al
G classes In Virginia deplore the death o
/. Gen. Hancock. The country mourns III,
c loss Of q superb soldier and noble cit
i, izen. personally grleve that tru,
friend has gone. Please let nue. know
n when Gen. Hancock will be buried,
d desire II possible, to attend the ser, ices
!. FITznuun LEE.
c WHAT THE TRIBUNE SAYS.
N The funeral, II Is expected, will TAX
q place at Norristown, Pa, where the gen
n erals body Will be buried by the side Of hi
ID daughter Ada who died in 1877.
n The Tribune says: "Gcn. hancock
4 body win be taken to St. Louis Tor buriG
Z and there placed In the family mausoleun
g. lie does not leave large estate. ii
Nc owned some property In and about s.
as Louis, little else. His charities are sal
DC by those who knew him most lntimatel
ps to have been constant and much create
n than his Income warTapted. For SON
OF time Gen. Hancock had been dlctatin
IL "reminiscences OF the war Of the rebe
On lion to one of his aids, which are said I
g, be o. great historical Importance,
OF this work he has of late taken great Ii
he terest.n
or COULD not BELIEVE IN.
I'd YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Feb l0.--The new
en- OF the sudden death Of Gen. Hancock I
C. the county seat OF his native county WI
w receivcdwlth profound sorrow and rogre
OF Crowds OF people surrounded the bulletll
r. boards Of yesterday afternoon, and IL WI
bit only after corroboratiye reports had bee
re- received that the reported death of u
lie distinguished general was believed.
re Scores OF people reside here who we
re the generals schoolmates at Il
". old academy under the tutorsh
TO OF Eliphalett Roberts, and at n
OF wath school taught by Il
TO eloquent Samuel Aaren. Gen. llanco'
nd was born near Montgomery, Pa, abo
twelve miles from here, In Fobruar
1924, aud later his parents removed to
ne small stone house now In ruins only
lie stones throw from the Montgone
tie cemetery, where lie buried the romaii
m OF the generals parents, a brother and
rs his daughter. The generals father lat
ms removed 20 an humble two-story bril-
e. house on Sweede street, below De Kal
tie which IL stll used as a dwelling
and which was nightly illuminated du
lug the Hancock campaign Of 1880. III
pc sonal recollections which were I
US counted yesterday afternoon aud eyenlI
ID by the oldest residents about the del
by general and the Hancock family won
W M large volume. Public meetings W
cd be held Tonight 70 give expression TO u
lin sorrow OF the community.
ed TnE NEw JERSEY LEGISLATURE a
IN JouRNs.
m TRBEToN, N. j., Feb. l0.--Upon d
M receipt OF the intelligence Of the death
u. Gen. Hancock yesterday afternoon, DO
nd houses Of the legislature passed reeol
he lions culogistic OF the character Of u
nv licensed, Of sympathy With the bereay
M family, and adjourned as marx Of !
Of spect
ise FROM SHERIDAN.
nm NEW Y0RK, Feb l0.--Among 9th
.ed kilograms Of coincidence received by I
In widow Of Gen. Hancock last night We
the following.
wAsBmGToS, Feb ito Mrs. &c
w. s. Hancock: | have this nome
ent heard Of the death Of Geu. Hancock, a
md wish 10 express 70 you, my dear mazda
,ad my deep sympathy and coincidence. 4
ers army has lost very distinguished u
The faithful officer nnd the country one Of
ner best citizens u. II. SHERIDAN,
the Northumberland
nd IRON Es0LIsH.
the INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. i0.--To NJ
md Gen. w. s. Hancock ] am panied
yond expression 10 hear OF your hl
bands death The loss 10 yourself Is
reparable, and 10 the country aud
II numerous friends scarcely less te
ton der you my heartfelt sympathy.
ned WILLIAM II EEGIIsH
re. THE LAST STRUGGLE.
No member Of the generals family