Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK.

United States Army, occurred suddenly,
and quite Unexpectedly, at his residence on
Governors Island, n. Y, at 251 p. NJ, on
Tuesday the 9th inst. His death was the
result of malignant carbuncle on the back
of his neck by which he was confined to his
bed for several days, though no serious
alarm had been felt as to his condition
until few hours before he expired.
Twenty days before his death he started
on business connected with the Department
of the Atlantic to Philadelphia, where he
remained two days and then proceeded to
Washington. In Washington boil de-
veloped on the back of his neck and it was
| lanced. AS the General was much incOn-
venienced by its presence, he returned to
New York several days sooner than ne de-
signed.
During the first week of February the
boil developed into malignant carbuncle
which suppurated constantly and prevented
rest or sleep. DIR. JaneWay was called in
attendance, and it was not until marked
weakness had resulted from the presence
of the carbuncle that the surgeon discover
ed that the General was suffering from di-
abetes. DR.. Janeway called in consultation
DIR. Sutherland, medical director of the
Department, and DIR. D. Stimson, of New
York. The medical men concluded Mon
day that the case was assuming very seri-
Gus form.
At 10 O'Clock Monday night, before going
away, DIR. Janeway found his patient in
good spirits and able to assist himself, and
he left him apparently improved and in
charge of Hospital Steward Robinson. At
| 6.15 Tuesday morning Mrs. Hancock dis
patched an orderly for DIR. Janeway, as she
feared the General was sinking rapidly.
The doctor came speedily and found the
General in comatose state with feeble
pulse and all premonitory symptoms of
death. The Doctor summoned the two ply
sicians already named.
Hypodermic injections of brandy and eth
er and of carbonate of ammonia and brandy
were administered. These, however, only
alleviated the suffering Of the soldier, who
gradually sank away until death was touch
| ed at 2.51 p. m., as stated. In the words of
DIR. Janeway: 1.-The General went down to
the close of his life Ikea person descending
flight of stairs" When death came the
three physicians and the hospital steward
only were present. Mrs. Hancock was then
in an adjoining room.
The General leaves his widow and three
grandchildren, two girls and one boy, NAM
ed Mara, Ada and GWinne, the issue Of the
Generals son Russell, who died December
&c, 1883, and whose loss the General has
| ever SlHce luOuTHeu Ills Oilly uouSHtCi,
ada, died. The grandchildren Mara and
Ada are with their mother on her planta-
ton in Mississippi, and GWinne, who is
ten years old, is at the house on Cover
nor's Island AS one by one those whom
Gen. Hancock loved were removed by death,
his affection seemed to cling more and more
to his grandson GWinne, and when, few
weeks ago, his daughter-in-laW left Cover
nor's Island for her Southern home, he
begged her to leave GWinne with him.
Gen. Hancock leaves two brothers.
Gen. Hancock was born in Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania, February II, 1924;
received his early education at the Morris
town (Pa.) Academy, and in lS4O was ap-
pointed cadet at the L. S. MI +ary Acad.
emy, from whence he was graduated, and
promoted in the army to be brevet second
| lieutenant of infantry July l, 1914, receiving
his full commission of second lieutenant in
1916, promoted to be first lieutenant in 1853;
in 1865 he was transferred to the quarter
masters department with the rank of cap
| tain; promoted to be major in the same
department 1863 For more than two years
subsequent to his graduation he served on
frontier duty; in the war with Mexico
| QS47-4S) he served with his regiment at
San Antonio, Cherubusco, MolnO del Rey,
and the assault and capture of the City OF
Mexico, where he displayed conspicuous
gallantry, receiving the brevet of first lieu
| tenant for COntreras and Cherubusco. From
| 1913 to 1855 he served with his regiment IN
the West, as quartermastcr 1888, and ad-
iutant 1885, when he was transferred to
the quartermaster's department, on which
duty he served in Florida during the Semi
| mole hostilities, in Kansas during the dis
turbances of 1857, and in California at Los
Angeles, as chiefquartermaster of the South
ern district, where we find him at the break
ing out of the civil war in 1861, and where
he exerted a powerful influence during that
eventful period.
Relieved from duty in California at his
own request, he repaired to Washington
and applied for active duty in the field;
was assigned to kentucky as chief quar-
| termaster of Gen. AndersOn's command
but before entering on that duty he was
| (September %, 1861 appointed a Brigadier
| General of volunteers; his subsequent his
| tory during the.war is substantially that of
the Army of the Potomac. During the fall
and winter of 1S61-G2 he commanded a
brigade at Louisville, Nirginia. in March
| 1862 he accompanied General McClelan's
army to the Peninsula, being actively en-
gagged at the siege of Yorktown, and the
| Subsequent pursuit, which resulted in the
battle of Williamsburg, where he led the
brilliant charge which captured Fort Ma
gruder and gained the day. His services
at the battles of Goding's Farm, Garnett's
Hill, Savage's Station, and White Oak
| Swamp, and during the retreat to Harrison's
Landing, were conspicuous and valuable;
and the brevets of Major, Lieutenant COL
onel, and Colonel L. S. A. were conferred
upon him, and he was recommended by
Gen. Mcclellan for promotion to Major
| General.
He took part in the movement to Cen
tersville, Va, August and September, 1862;
in the Maryland Campaign he led his brig
ade at Champions Pass, South Mountain,
and at Antetam where he was placed in
command of the 1st division, 2nd corps on
the death of Gen. Richardson; October 10,
II, 1862, he conducted an important recon-
oisance from Harper's Ferry to Charles
town, Va Promoted to be Major General
of volunteers, November %, 1862, he con-
tnued in command of 1st division, second
corps, which he led at Fredericksburg De-
cember !, 1862, in the assault of Mary's
heights, and at Charlottesville May 1868
and in the following month he was placed
in command of the 2nd corps.
At Gettysburg July !, 1868, after Key
nolds had fallen, Hancock was sent for
ward from Taneytown by Gen. Meade to
assume command arriving on the field
just as the rear of the beaten Union army
yroc oop,;pu thronph GnttvShurp he at once