The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-18

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NEW YORK Feb 10.-The remains
will be inferred IN the Reaeral's maHso-
lem At Montgomery cemetery. This
can properly be termed The
burial ground OF the Hancock family |
The generals brother John. many yeazs /
ago. purchased . LOT there in Whsch lie |
the remains of his s=ven children.
The adjoining Ios was purchased By |
General hancock ana his twin brother,
Hillary, and in it they placed the re-
mans OF their parents. By the side OF
the latter lies the body of Winfield Scott
Hancock, jr., the generals grandson and
nAmesake, who died when an infant. In
the summer Of 1880, news OF his death
reaching General Hancock the same day
he was notified OF his nomination for
president. In 1883 General Hancock
built q handsome mAusoleum. The only
member of the generals Immediate fam.
lily now entomed in the mausOleum u
his daughter Ada. who died IN 1875.
MILITARY ORDER FOB MOURNING.
| { WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The follow
| lag general order was Issued tO-dsy:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
With profound sorrow, the secretary
General w. 3. Hancock died yesterday
at Governors Island, in the harbor Of
| New York He was soldier without
tear. g citizen without reproach, a pa
tfIot without guile
He Will be q noble and impressive
figure In our history, and hie country
| Enen will always recall with pride anu
Measure his heroic and inspiring con-
cuct during those last memorable hourl
ca the field of Gettysburg. For his
TnerltOrious and conspicuous share II
that great and decisive victory, he hal
received the gratitude of the American
PEOPLE and the thanks of congress.
The flag will be placed at haif-mas
st ali military posts and stations, ant
thirteen minute guns will be fired On tn
day after the receipt OF these orders ant
} the usual badges OF mourning will b
worn for thirty dsys.
WIZ c ENDIcoTT,
Secretary Of war.
, And by command OF Lieutenant Gen
: eral Sht ridan.
PREPARING THE BODY.
The body OF General Hancock was fC
4 day partially embalmed. Col. Jno (
}. Nicholson, chief recorder OF the mill
tary order Of the Loyal Legion, VINO a
n rived to day. has Takeh charge of th
Ucdu BcDoEalS personal eHocte, IN GccO
dance with request made by hill
several years ago. Gen. X. H. Jacol
son will command the escort on the ds
. OF the funeral.
= Mrs. Hancock was confined to her be
q all day to- day, attended by a number
> female relatives. She is Frustrated /
the shock
THE PAIL BEARERS.
II The following named persons will q
. az pail bearers: Hon. Thomas r. Ba
l. ard, secretary of state; Generals She
"a man and Sheridan, W. B. franklin, v
;" F. Smith, J. 81. Frye, A. b. Berry, Ju
D. Newton, Nelson Miles, r. A. Wake
8 Mr.. B. NJ. Hartshorne, Col. W. p. w
it son and Major W. D. Miller, the q
ii latter being aids-de camp of the
of ceased during the latS, war. It is al
g. expected that the president and mel
a bers of the cabinet will attend the OBJ
At quies.
u A TOUCHING LETTER.
he Mrs Hancock to day received touC
ly ing letter from Secretary BaYard
III which he referred to his own recent
a reavement ia the loss of his wife q
st daughter, and speaking of the decease
10. her husband as loss to the nation.
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