Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-13
GENERAL HANCOCK DEAD
He Dies Suddenly From a Malig-
nant Carbuncle.
Short and sharp the skirmish Between
Death and Mans Unavailing SKIN.

II was not until Monday that a fatal .termina'
tion of his illness was apprehended. on Jan
uary q General Hancock, attend by Lieuten.
ant Dapray, went TO Washington on private
business and put up at wormley's. On the
2sth he called on President Cleveland and
then on the Secretary of War and on Lieu
tenant-General Sheridan. All that day he
complained to Mr.. Dapray Of boil on the
back OF his neck. On Friday It troubled him
so that he went to the United states Army
Dispensary, where Surgeon O'Reilley Ian ced
the boil and greatly relieved him.
On Their way to the railroad station that
day Mr.. Dapray reminded the General that
President Cleveland was to hold reception
in the afternoon.
81 wish you had told me that before" said
General Hancock; 81 would have gone there.
! am feeling so much better" He reached
Governors Island at hali.bast Ave o'c ock
that evening. On Tuesday the boil develo p
ed into Il carbuncle, and for two days Gener-
a. Hancock was quite ILL., ON Thursday
his sympt ms became favorable and Fri.
day he was at his office attending to official
business On Saturday. although he ~ AIN
cd from going to his Office, he insisted pOn
giving attention at his house to the Diicial
matters Of any Importance. Although down
stairs for few minutes on Sunday morning
he remained in his room the rest Of the Jay.
STRANGE VISIT.
During the night he alarmed Mrs. Hancock
ny suuuenlN appearing Ill ntr TUOll, 10 WHICH
she had retired but few minutes before He
was fully dressed and equipped for jour
ney, and asked where his traveing-bag was
He was deriOus.
Kidney troubles, which had not been sus.
peCted, showed themselves yesterday. DR..
Janeway, attending surgeon at Division
Headquarters called in Colonel Sutherland,
Medical Director Of the Division of the
Atlantic,
DANGER RECOGNIZED.
They decided that the condition of their
patient was serious, and warned Mrs Han
cock that death might be near at hand. Last
night, however, the General seemed very
comfortable, and Dr. Janeway left him in
charge Of Hospital steward Robinson and of
his orderly ward.
Mrs. Hancock was in and out of the room
during the night, and about -four o'clock this
morning noticed a change In the General s
condition. She at once sent for Dir. Janewav
who found the General almost comatose. lie
sent for Colonel Sutherland and for DR., Dan
iel NJ Stmson, of this city, and at once gave
hyperderniC injections of brandy, whisky
ether and carbonate of ammonia. separately
and combined, for the purpose OF restoring
the sufferers strength.
wIfE's TRIALS.
Mrs Hancock was terribly unstrung by the
sudden change in her husbands condition
| and could not remain in the room. As she
| left the bedside. General Hancock aw0ke fOi
an instant "Oh, Alle-Myra' he said, in q
| weak voice. "GoOd--.' He could say moth
| ing more, and relapsed into the state from
| which he had for n moment emerged.
DR.. Stimson reached Governors Island
| shortly after nine O'Clock and the three doc
| tors held acOnsultation 1t was then Learned
| definitely that tn q General suffered from
| diabetes Tne depravity of the blood causet
| by this disease mad developed the boil into
the carbuncle from which the General SUI
| fered The combined forces of the two dis
eases. the doctors decided, had 80 weakened
| the patient that his case was hopeless.
| Or. Stimson returned to this city at on
| O'Clock the other physicians remaining, sim
| ply waiting for the end which they were pow
| erless to put of Dr. Janeway was in at
| tendance upon Mrs. Hancock, who needc,
| his presence more than
| HER DYING HUSBAND.
General Hancock did not speak again, o
even move, At 2:5S p. m. he simply cease
| to breathe dying, as DR.. Janeway said
| quietly, like man who had done hls work
| and as easily as a man going down a flight 0
| stairs"
The flags on the island we're at once set a
| balf-mast
Dispatches of coincidence began to pour il
on Lieutenant Griffin and on Adjutant-Gen
| era Whipple. Among them were the follow
ing;
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
"wAsH1NGToN, d. C.. Feb Q, 1856
TO Mrs W, 5. HANCOCK; Accept m
T ,! inp"t"S ~ g"r ,h nf COW
| bnsbord hove gathcred IN vour side in mi
hour of atiction nation of mourners.
| "GROVER CLEVELAND,
INTERMEST AT NoRRIsTowS.
A second dispatch from President Cevean
asked what Mrs. Hancock's wishes were abou
the funeral. Messages were also receive
from p. H. sheridan, General sherman, Fit
hugh Lee and VIM. II. English.
| Mrs Hancock was too much overcome b
her husbands death to make any arrange
| ments for the funeral. She told Genera
| Whpple, however. that she desired simpl
| ceremonies and no military display. The IL
| tcrmppt will be at Norrstown, Pa, whcr
| much of Governor Hancock's boyhood wa
| passed
oHIo'S SYMPATHY.
Co,,,prs n reh o-Governor Forak,
| tonight SOM tho following telegram:
| MRs GENERAL W S IIASCoCk, Governor
Island, n. Y: Permit on behalf ot the o!
soldiers and the loyal people OF ono to e.
press to you. in this hour OF your aflictloi
| our sympathy ana heep rcErti lVl tic ~
parable loss that has SO suddenly betalle
you and the whole Nation. .-
j. B. FORAKER.
| ST. LOUIS GRlEYES,
sr Ior,s Feb q-The death of Genert
paneock rauses 1nuch sorrow here, where
married, where his children are huric,
and where he passed large portion of h
| Ifo hoIorn tho war lie was stationed
IosarSon Barracks inst below the city. SCI
ernl wears. and after the marriage lived on
nlaniation A few miles from the harrack
and within "A short distance of Carondole
now a nart of Tho city. General Hancock r
tsined nosses,iou Of the farm UP to a fc
weeks sro when he sold it to the Germn
singing Tn ming and Shooting Societies.
The marriage of General Hancock to Mi
Russe who Is now n's %,ho"i ho M"e If ma ni,
Tha nSv,1'y Ryys.n v,Ji' meWson was torn down a ie
rnn,S ago to make way for A business bloc
, ON the same streetwth and only three hlocl
from the Dent residence where GSner
| Grant was married. Inc remains 1I hus>'
s suumt ,t1' Mo. ths ,ast lime the (;rner
visited VISITED ST. Louis.
r,u. puxs,nr,r's rxrCrTIyE ORDER.
w mSSn'Cnr"r, W cercra, Hancock's death Preside
| t,icycIarS issiicd The following esccuti,
) order.
"1i1iups Ot the death oil NlN0plu sec
Hancock, the senior Na1or-Geuera! OF I
Army OF the United states' nave lus' ue
received
"A patriotic aud ardent defender OF
ana accompnsneo gI;tr rcnn,n vIU" "vu ana a. !,