The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18

I;s, bnriad in a St Louis grave yard ~ The
Hancock lots including the one III Ia, ita
vault is situated, are clustered aD"ul PL ar in
monument fourteen feet hlHn, upon Who are
srrihed the names OF those OF the laiil! ,;ops al
bnrisd about there There were no uecOIa'ius!' Tho
tbe graye this morn ng, and the only slPns ,rard
approaching burial were the presence o. .mT and a
detailed from ZUOk post, OF tue uFaiG - ~ The
solitary sexton in charge Of the ault g gay.
town is rapidly assuming mourning iaTrson
The court house and headquarters ol oenvi ;, ~
cInb are elaboratey decorated with the pofrai' Va
Hancock heavily draped.
ARRIVAL AT SORRIsTOWS'
NoRRIsruwN, Pa, February l3-ihe sp 'e+si
train bearing the remains Of the late MaIoL
iTancort arrived here at $50 o'clock TINS hl'ei
noon The burial of the body in this city Is Ia az
rnrdance with the many times expressed H w ha
General Hancock The general 5 wife WoIiu Ha rd
preferred St Louis but when his lathel ui'u
his grandson were buried at MOhtsointeji! hasida
tary the treat soldier wished to be lald Oesi ,T,
them. After that however, the IDEA OF lou, rH"u
suggAsted itself and instead OF being lalG UeiG I
S,r65hnd AT the side of his father and mother, ne
will rest with his daughter
THE LAST JOURNEY
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, February i5-lhe Us Iad oV the
inc the remains of General HahcocN maui . ,.
mnrney from Jersey City to this place without alS
yntnyYard incident All along the route the peopIe
men. women and children-were OUT W ~
the passage of the blackrObed cars testli! th
respect and honor for the brave DEFENDER vi 10
union. At Philadelphia, committees t ts;n
the LOyal Legion and the citizens awaited the am
Among the distinguished PennsylNahlahs tno!o
gathered were George PattisOn ana eN-bONelhoiio
Hoyt and Harranft. Proceeding thence: Tue uai
reached NUrristOwn at 2:4O p M Inc PIp.u arar
was at once formed, consisting OF the pan
the town council the Hancock Veterans Oh M"
delphia; ZOOk, post u. A. It.; masohio VI s'''1"
tons and citizens. -, IL, straet
The procession filed through the man ita of the
which was crowded with people, TO the sue VI S.a
tomb on the hill overlooking the clty. oe'cia i
thousand people had gathered at that Polht, anu
the Loyal Legion and Zook, post u. A. r., orli ,r
circle around the tomb 10 keep the croMI
back The hearse at length Isa't ,sa
tha curye near the sepulchre, ana tne
bIne coated serpeants of the 9th artillery
lifted the heavy casket and slowly lea the way
around the last bend of the general last JouEhe!
The bearers had alighted and formed IN lines olI
each side of the remains SECRETARY Day atI ,t he
colleagues followed, while General sherman , ieu
file on the opposite side with Secretary OF war En-
dcott next to him General Sheridan was heAt
behind Mr. Bayard. There was no pause at Tue
entrance of the tomb, the regulars carrying we
casket directly inside where they rolled 1t into the
niche that was awaiting the BODY. A. .;u
The first OF three savos was fired from the MI
side by light battery +, of Fort Hamilton. linen
came forward a blue coated messenger from tllp
window He bore wreaths of white margurltes
Upon one, in purple immOrelles, was the Wolu
"Daughter" and the other bore the word Illus,
band" The upper right hand niche was opened
and upon the casket of the generals daughter, Ida
was placed one OF the tokens, while the other was
placed upon the general casket, Then the marble
blocks were set in position and sealed. lneh rs
the regulars withdrew from the sepulchre buger
came out from the ranks and standing upon
gentle slope,
SOUNDED THE LAST TAPS
for General Hancock.
The bearers re-entered their carriages, the gate
of the tomb was fastened, the thousands melted
away through the snow wet paths and down the
hlsides to the town and the last rites were ended.