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

A MAN FOR A'THAT.
All That's Mortal Of MaE-Geu, Han
cock Borne to the Tomb With
impressive Silence.
The Blow 10 the widow, Almost Too
Heavy for Her TO Bear, Forces Her
to Keep Her Room.
M H. ,gsan, No Long Parade the
'NpcS d. iiss Marked with Rssa
'nritan simplicity.

EARLY MORNING ON THE ISLAND.
NEW York, Feb. 49, Governors island
was visited by rigging storm ana was
banked with fog. II was apparently 10.
lated this morning as rock In mid-oceau.
The roaring Of steam whistles and TIE oc-
casional sounds OF distant fog bells were
the only evidence of its nearncss 10 a
great city. Tho military colony were
astir at an early hour. Thellttle steamer
Atlantic brought over loads Of officers in
uniforms aud citizens ia dripping over
coats. Last evening everybody upon the
island was allowed TO enter the parlor In
which Gen. Hancock's body lay and take
farewell look nc his countenance. For
nearly an hour officers, privates, servants
and messengers
FIRED ny TuE COFFIN.
This morning Or, Janeway reported
that Mrs. Hancock had passed restless
night, but seemed better at daybrsak.
Her grief seems almost too heavy for her
TO bear. Between and O'Clock she
guards OF honor drew up in front Of the
generals mansion Then came the de-
tachments of 200 soldiers from the several
forts and drew up behind them. In the
meantime the widow OF Gen Hancock,
accompaniment WIS ltlcut. Allilu anu
\ Mrs. Bowler, entered the room in which
the hero lay and
TOOK A PARTING LOOK
at his face. Mrs. Hancock's grief was
pitiful. She kissed her husbands fore
head, while the tears fell fast from her
OVERLOOKING eyes. The cofiln-lid was then
| put in It's place and laurel wreath
brought by Col John III. Weeks from
the Philadelphia division OF the military
order Of the Loyal Legion was laid upon
It. Six soldiers bearing black cloth
covered bier came into the room and,
placing the coffin upon IT, bore the body
out of the house. The detachment of
troops drawn up'outside then marched
powE THE WINDING PATH
to tho steamer Chester A. Arthur,
which was 10 receive the party
The mourners were Lieut.. and Mrs
\ Griffin, MIR. aud Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. and
Mrs Bowler, Col Russell aud wife and
Mrs. w Ludlow. Mrs. Hancock, on
the advice OF her friends, did not leave
home. Mrs. Bowler remained with her.
1t was precisely O'clock when the first
gun fred at Castle William doomed out
over the bay, announcing that the boat
was ready TO leave her dock. The body
had been placed Ia the cab, Near II sat
the mourners and few officers. On the
decks were gathered the officers and
soldiers moment later the Chester a.
Arthur
SWUNG OUT INTO THE STREAM
and steered for the New York shore. AZ
O'Clock the cofiin, which had rested fol
few minutes at the barge office, was
, lifted from the trestle ty eight soldiers
!, who carried it to the hearse with -four
horses attached, which stood waiting OF
the place. Tho four companies OF The
Fifth artillery under command Of Maj
Richard II. Jackson had preceded til,
coffin and were drawn up In line on the
street, while the pall-bearers stood will
uncovered heads as the coffin passed
All along Broadway, from Trinity church
to the barge Office, policemen were PLACED
, numbering about 800. At an early houl
the
PEOPLE HAD BEGUN TO GATHER
on the streets through which the process
sion must pass. The decorations wer,
few and far between, consisting chiefly
OF flags. After flag had been wrapped
around the coffin the troops broke int
companies and prepared for the march L
the church. The pall-bearers entered
carriages and followed the military.
SQUAD Of police cleared the way. Ate
the hearse came long line OF carriages
with the family aud friends, and repre-
sentatlyps from the New York command
cry OF the military order OF the Loya
, Legion, the Society OF the Po
J tomac, Kearney Post No. 5
and number OF other post
Including the Winfield Scott Hancocl
post Just organized by Gen. Frazeraen
under the command Of Gen Lloyd Aspiu
wall. The crowd by this time
HAD ENORMOUSLY INCREASED
and along State street and mp Broadwa,
the people stood ia places seven or eigh
deep. Many held umbrellas and thi
added greatly TO the crush as the multi
tude snrged by with the funeral cortegc
The route had been changed IN accord
, ance with suggestion from Inspecto
Steers of the police force and the funera
passed through the lower part OF new
whitehall street, through State street
uassing TO the west OF Bowiini
, Green and then up Broadway U
The church. II was littl'
after 8 O'Clock, when the march TO tina
| point began. There was no music, ant
only the footballs Of the pol &c and mill
iary as they fell upon the pavement bfok'
the impressive silence. 1t was exacil,
10 O'Clock when Trinity church wa
; reached by the carriag = containing IN
pall-bearers, who followed the hearse Il
this order. Hon. Thns. i. Bayard, sec
yetary Of state; VIM Tecumseh Sherman
Lieut.. Gen. p. Sheridan, Maj .-Grn. }
NJ. Schoheld, Gen, w d. Franklin
Cen. w. f. Snith, Brig. Gen
James b. Frye, Gen. A II Terry
Brig. Gen. N. A Miles, Brig. Gen, JohI
Newton, Brig. Gen. o. b Wilcox, Gen
r walker, Mr.. j. w. IIartshorp, Col
W p. Wilson aud Maj w. ID. Miller
The edince bore no traces Of mourning
save
WHITE CROSS
on black background, which rested up
on the pulpit. The various floral gilt
were tastaiully arranged at the altar
and the interstices In the reading desl
) were nlled with small floral designs
shortly before 10 O'Clock the vestry doc
opened and Sexton Brown emerged
al the bead Of 4 procession
~ whIte-rnoed choristera, wh'
marched solerhnly TO their seats within
the chancel. Following them came Rev
Arthur HliI and Rev. Auketel OF Trinity
psrIsh. The booming OF cannon and ~
solemn tolllng Of church bells announce:
the arrival Of the cortegs Al 10 o'cioel
and sexton Brown preceded Rev. ID
Morgan Dix and Rev. r, u Goodwin
down The main aisle 20 the trout door