The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-11
THE DEAD SOLDIER.
MEssAsEs OF ooNpoLENoE
Received by the Widow Of;GsnOral Han.
cock The Arrangements for his
Funeral = simplicity EUIOlnSd By
his Family = "Reminiscences,

NEw YoRE, Feb. lO,-It ia now definitely
stated that General Hancock's remains
will be buried in the family vault at Nor
ristown, Pa, on Saturday, Early--in the
morning Of that day the body will be re-
moved from his late home on Governors
Island, and will be taken to Trinity
Church, in this city, where simple ser.
vice will be held, The body will bo trans.
ierred blythe Government steamer Chester
A, Arthur, and will be escorted by the
troops Of the garrison at Fort Columbus,
increased by a number OF troops from
other forts in this vicinity, which were
formerly under General HanCock's com.
mand.
DR.. Dix will oillClste at the services in
the ChiiICh, which will consist simply OF
the reading Of the Episcopal burial ser.
vice. After tke exercises at the church
the body will be taken to jersey City,
where 1t will bs put aboard u special
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, which
which will leave the depot at II 80, aTriv-
ing In Philadelphia ut las y. NJ. The
train will leave Philadelphia at . o'clock,
and reach NOfristown an hour later,
Then tho Casket bearing the remains will
he conveyed 10 the tomb Of the family in
SorIistOwn cemetery.
A small guard Of honor, consisting OF
troops Of the Fifth Artillery, will accom-.
pany the remains from this city, together
with such officers as can be spaaed from
their duties at Governors Island. There
will be no organized Procession, and no
arrangements have been made looking to
the presence OF any organized bodies rs
such. At Philadelphia the Pennsylvania
Commandery Of the Loyal, Legion, Of
which Ganeial Hancock was commander,
will j1in the escort and proceed 10 Norris
town, -tt
Messages OF sympathy ftom distin.
guished men In all sections Of the country
continue TO come to Mrs. Hancock to-day,
among them the following:
GREYsroNE, YoSKERs, Feb, 10,
Mrs, Hancock; .i-
You have my most earnest sympathies
in the great bereavement you have SUI.
fsred in the death OF General Hancock.
The country has lost heroic soldier, aR
accomplished commander, and ono OF I'D
most valued Cit'zsns. | lament this BAD
event as u personal SORROW.
[Signed s. ]. TILDEN.
Uoi. OaYRnagh, OF the Sixty.ninth Rsgi.
ment. National Guards, New York, tele-
graphed the following to Mrs, Hancock
lac last night;
The officers OF the sixty.ninth regiment
in meeting assembled this evening, join
with me In expressing our deep sorrow at
the death OF our old commander, General
Hane ok, and our sincere sympathy III
Your great iIllctiop.
THE WIDOWS pRcsrRATIoN.
Mrs. Hancock is completely prostrstsd
by the shock Of her husbands death, and
is able 10 receive only her most Intimate
friends she Is attended constantly by
Dr.. Janeway, and by her niece, Mis-.
Lieut.. Cir ilin II 10 At her request that
that the funeral services will be conduct.
ed in tho simplest manner possible, and
she has has requested that no martial
music shall ba played ip the comparative
" small funeral prcGassion which will at.
tend the remains on its journey from the
Battery up Broadway to Trinity church.
The only organized body outside Of
the Federal troops will be the Loyal
Legion who will join the funeral party
at Philadelphia. Major Max Reese,
who with Colonel Henry A. Wests and
Colonel u. r. 0nderdOnk, yesterday or
ganiEsd the W. $. Hancock Post 259, q. A.
T., called upon the representatives OF tho
family and rendered tho services Of the
Post as guard Of honor. They will be
assigned d prominent place at the church
services. Major Weeks Is u longtime
friend OF General HRncoGk's, and served
on his staI when he vas In command oil
the Dtvision Of the Missouri.
Tho body Of General Hancock remained
| in the room in which lie died last night
Colonel W. Is Beck and Lieuteuant A. D.
Vodge kept wVtCh during the ing hours
OF tic night. This morning tht y were re-
lieved by two other officers.
The process Of Gmbalming the rtlnainI
was b 4gln to-day ant will be lnished To-
mtrtow. While the Il .nerals faCe appear
| llits.like, and as II sleeping, tho body II
greatly wasted.