Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-14

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where the casket and pail.bearcss were.
The procession moved along slowly ~
the aisle 90 the altar, the clergymen m
front OF the casket, and Immediately be-
hind them came Gen. Sherman and Secre-
tary OF State Bayard. They wendell their
way 70 the chanccl The words.
"a AssrlIR RHsugRKcrrua AND ruE rrrg p
which came from the minister's lips
were distinctly heard throughout the
structure. After tho four gcntler,en
above mentioned came eight sislwart
soldiers hearing the magnificent caskas,
aud on either side marched the other
pall-heasers In the following order: Gen.
7. II. Sheridan, Gen. w g. Franklin,
Gen. A. rs Terry, Gen. Nelson a Miles.
Gen. w 4. Smith, Gen Johu Newton,
Gen. jas. y. Frye. Gen. y M. Schoheld,
Gen. o. Wilcox, Gen. Francis Walker,
hr, Hartshorn, Col. w. T.. wilson aud
Maj. W. ID, Miller On the caSket
was an American nag and on top OF this
was Gen. Hnncock's sword, its gold scab.
bard and
MS MA sOR. GENERALS CuArEAu.
Following the pail bearers came LieuA
griffin and wife dressed IN deep mourn
lug The latter led her four-year-old
daughter by The hand With them was
little Russell Hancock, the grandson OF
the dead zero. The casktt was
deposited on cNtaialque III front
OF the altar and the pali.bearcrs
were allotted the first two pcws on either
side Of the main aisle The choir then
chanted 's1ord let Me Know MY
End" after which Rey. u. II. z, Good
man OF Governors island read ihs les
son, which was taken from tle First
Epistle OF Corinthians. 20th verse.
The choir then sang Rock OF Ares" and
then gathered around the collln where
! "Croft's burial service" was rendered In
! an Impressive manner The anthem, al
Heard u Voice From Heaven was sung
by quartette Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix
| then read
THE loRD's PRAYER,
after which the funeral procession formed
TO the strains OF the "Dead March, y
played by the orgenist: marched down the
aisle TO the main entrance, where the cas-
ket was once moro placed in the hearse
After the services eight non-commis-
stoned officers lifted the steel casket on
their shoulders and replaced II In the
hearse. The funeral cortege returned TO
the barge Office, where the steamer Osseo
was in waiting to convey the funeral par
~ to jersey City, where q special train
was waiting 10 convey the party TO Nor
ristown. The 0sseo then steamed TO
Jersey City, where the remains were
placed on board she funeral train.
The relatives, near friends and pail
bearers occupied the rear car, whilo the
forward car contained, besides the re-
mains, the military escort. The two in
termediate cars contained each division
Of officers and friends. Promptly az II $50
a. IN. the train drew out of the station
The crowd, many OF whom were ladies',
standing with reyercntly bowed heads,
behaved well, The police regulations
were perfect. There was no confusion
or delay.
EARLY MORNING At YOUNGSTOWN.
YOUNGSTOWN, PA, Feb. Is, ga. M--
The Hancock obsequies in this city will
be Of the most informal character. The
city is thronged with people from the sur,
rounding country even at this early hour
The only services at the grave VIII be the
artillery salute under direction OF Mai
Randolph, whose guns arrivod perp this
morning from Germantown. Tayfe ar,
four cannon which were dragged through
the city To the cemetery. Arrangement
had been made 10 have the Eplscopa
: funeral service read ut the grave, bu
when Instructions from New York wer,
received late last night this part Of thu
! programme was abandoned and there VII
/ be absolutely
NO RELIGIOUS RlTEs
at the cemetery. The weather grow
! brighter as the hours wear on
but the old cemetery wear
"a spiritless, melancholy aspect
The vault In which the great captain
mortal remains will end resting place Isl
1 plain stone structure eight feet high, Wit
a roof Of granite and doorway sevel
and half feet from the ground. There
no inscription anywhere on the exterio
and the vault itself is very plain and |
! the fact that II Is built Ii
the face OF small hill
, The body OF little Winfield Scott Han
, cock, grandson Of the general Is buriei
/ near the vault, as are also the bodies 0
his father mother and nnmerou
!. nephews. Gen. Hancock's only sop lie
! buried In a ST. Louis graveyard. Tn
/. four Hancock lots, including the one ii
I. which the vault Is situated, were clus
/ tered about n plain granite monument
(. fourteen feet high, upon which are In
scrbed the names OF those 0
! the family who are buried about there
|, There were no decorations at the grav'
this morning, and the only gn Of Thu
/. approaching burial was the presence OF |
guard detailed from the look post Of thu
Grand ,rmy, and the solitary sexton II
! charge Of the vault gate. The town I
I rapidly
ASSUMING MOURNING nABIIIMESTe.
The court-hnuse and the head
quarters OF the Jefferson club ar
. deliberately decorated with por
r traits Of Hancock heavily drapcd
/ AT TUE TOMB
: YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Feb l3.- The spe
cial train having the remains Of the la
: Maj.-Gen. Hancock arrived here az ESQ
] O'Clock safely. The burial Of the bodg 4
I this city is In accordance With the man
/ times expressed wish Of Gen, Hancock
i The generals wife would have preicrre
I st, Louis, but when his father died am
. his grandson was buried at MINT
I gomery cemetery the great soldie
I wished 10 be laid beside them
! After that, however the idea Of ynul
! suggested Itself, aud instead OF bein
! laid below the ground at the side Of hi
father and mother, he VIII rest with hi
daughter. The ceremonies here wer
carried out as previously arranged, an
the services az the grave consisted simpl
OF salute ~ thirteen anns followed b
three salyos. The body was qnietl
placed In the catacOmb by the pall-beal
ers, after which the mournerF dispersed