The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-11
GEN. HANCOCK.
The Funeral Services to be Conduc-
ted in the Simplest Possible
Manner.
Norristown, Pa, Cemeteryto be the
Last Resting Place of the Remains.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-It is now definitely
stated that Gen. Haneocks remains will be
buried in the family vault at Norristown,
Pa, on Saturday. Early in the morning Of
that day the body will be removed from his
late home on Governors Island, and taken to
Trinity church in this city, where simple
service will be held, The body will be trans
ferred by the government steamer Chester a. .
Arthur and win be escorted by the troops
of the garrison at Fort Columbus, increased
by number of troops from other forts in
this vicinity which were formerly under
Gen. Hancock'S command. DR.. Dix will Off
ciate at the services IN the church, which
will consist simply OF the reading of the
Episcopal burial service.
After the exercises at the church the body
will be taken to Jersey City, where 1t will
be put aboard special train on the Penn
sylvania railroad at 11.30 a. M, arriving at
Philadelphia at 1.45 p M, Leaving Phlladel-
phia at o'clock, and reach NorrlstoWn an
hour later. There the casket bearing the
remains will be conveyed to the tem0 OF the
family in Norristown cemetery.
A small guard of honor, consisting oil
troops of the Fifth Artillery, will accompany
the remains from the city, together with
such officers as can be spared from their
duties at Governors Island. There will be
no organized procession, and no arrange
ments have been made looking to the pres
ence of any organized bodies as such.
At Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Com
mandery of the Loyal Legion. of which Gen,
Hancock was commander, will join the escort
and proceed to NOTrist0wn.
Mrs. Hancock is completely prostrated by
the shock OF her husbands death, and is able
to receive only her most intimate friends.
She is attended constantly by DR.. Janeway
and by her niece, Mrs. Lieut.. Griffin.
lt IS her request that the funeral services
will be conducted in the simplest manner
possible, and she has no requested that no
martial music shall be played in the com
paratively small funeral procession which
will attend the remains on its journey from
the Battery, up Broadway to Trinity Church
Maj. Max Reese, who with Col. Henry A.
Weeks and Col. B. I. Onderdonk, organized
yesterday the w. S. Hancock Post, No
259, Grand Army, called upon the represent
atives of the family, and rendered the ser
vices of the post as guard Of honor. They
will be assigned a prominent place at the
church services. Col Weeks is a longtime
friend of General Hancock's and served on
his staff when he was in command of the di-
vision of the Missouri
1t is believed that General Hancock S
death was fastened by serious wound
which he received at the battle OF Gettys-
burg.
he died last night. Colonel W. B. Bean and
Lieutenant A. ID. Voddes kept watch during
the night. This morning they were relieved
by two other officers. The process Of en-
balming the remains was begun to-day and
will be finished tomorrow. While the
Generals face appears lifelike and as if
sleeping, the body is greatly wasted.
Who Will Be Promoted?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The death of
Mai Gen Hancock and the retirement Of
Maj. Gen. John Pope, which will take effect
on the 9th of March, will cause two vaean-
cies in the grade of General officers, and pro
motions all along the line. There is already
considerable speculation in regard to the
principal vacancies, The general impress
sion now is that Brig. Gen. Howard and
Brig. Gen. Terry, who are first and second
respectively. in the line Of seniority, will be
made Major Generals, but the friends of
Brig. Gems. Crook and Miles feel that their
chances for promotion are'equally good.