Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-13

The real funny part of all that has been said
effort to discover w i% Agent teman Is, where
he Is located, and what he is agent for, has been
InlIy appreciated by those who understand the
situation. THE STAR will now show up Agent
Leman: The original dispatch TO a New York
paper read as follows: "a gentleman received
ded the word gentleman" and it read, Agent
Ienan. Agent Leman has been searched for
during the entire week.
GEN. HANCOCK's FUNERAL.
Scenes at Governors Island, In New
York and at NOrristOwn.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1S-Governor's Island, Wis
tied by q raging storm and banked with fog,
was apparently as isolated this morning as q
rock in mid-ocean. The military colony was
astir early. The little steamer Atlantic brought
over from New York loads of officers, In uni
form, and citizens.
Last evening everybody upon the island was
allowed to enter the parlor In which Gen. Ham
face. For nearly an hour officers, privates, SER
wants and messengers filed by the coffin. Many
an eye was filled with tears at the solemn spec.
tacle. This morning DIR. Janeway reported that
Mrs Hancock had passed q restless night, but
seemed better at daybreak. Between and
the generals mansion. Then came the detaclD
ment OF 200 soldiers from the several forts and
drew mp behind them. In the anume ths
Lieut.. Griffin and Mrs. Bowler, entered the
room in which the hero lay and
at his face. Mrs. Hancock's grief was pitiful.
tears fell fast from her eyes. Then she She
to the floor had kindly hands not come
to her assistance. The coffin lid was then put
in its place and laurel ss w5sath brought byGoL
laid upon it.. Six soldiers bearing a black
cloth-covered bier came into the room and
placing the coffin upon it
BORE THE BODY OUT OF THE HOUSE.
The detachment Of troops drawn up outside
Chester A. Arthur, which, contrary to expecta-
ton, was to receive the party instead Of the
BODY were Ieuts n Eugene GriD Henry Iu 1ne
ley and John Dapray, Aides-de-Camp Col. WO.
B. Beck, Adjt. Gen. w: B. Whipple, Lieut. w.
p Nicholson, Col. John Hamilton, Lieut.. Col.
Wallace, Capt. Charles Shaler, Judge Advocate
a. B. Gardner, Col. John b. Weeks. Lieut., Col.
Engineers E. ID. ROBBIE and Gen. Swartelle.
The mourners were Lieut.. aud Mrs. Griffin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr.: and Mrs. Bowler,
Col. Russell and wife, Mrs. w. F. Ludlow. Mrs
Hancock, on the advice of her friends, did not
leave home. Mrs. Bowler remained with her.
1t was precisely nine o'clock when the first
gun fired at Castle William doomed out over
the bay announcing that the boat was ready to
lea leave her doek. Inc COY nao peen placed in
Arthur swung out into the stream ano steered
tor the New York shore. At an early hour people
began to gather on the streets through which
the procession would pass but the rain evi-
IDENTIFY had an effect, and the crowd grew
slowly. At half-past nine O'Clock the coffin,
which had rested for q few minutes at the barge
office, was lifted from the trestle by eight stall
wart soldiers, who carried it to the hearse, with
four horses attached, which stood in waiting on
the plaza. The four companies Of the 9Th artil-
Iery, under the command of Major Richard n
Jackson, had preceded the coffin and were
drawn up in line on the street, while the pail
bearers stood with uncovered heads as the coffin
passed.
After a flag had been wrapped around the
of
panies and prepared for the march to the church.
The palibearers entered carriages and followed
way. After the hearse came a long line of car
riages with the family and friends and repre-
the Military Order of the LOYAL Legion. Societv
of the Army of the Potomac; Phil kearney
Post, No. s. Major Steiner; George Washington
Onderdonk; and Winfield Scott Hancock Post
gust organized, Gen. Frazer, all under the COM
mand OF Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall.
THE MARCH TO TRINITY.
The crowd had enormously increased as the
day wore on, and along State street and up
Broadway the people stood in places seven or
lower part of Whitehall street, through State
street, passing to the west of the Bowling
and thence Tee, up Wsay to- to the church
that point was begun in the order above de-
scribed. There was no music, but from far
away across the water came the dull booming
of the minute guns.
1t was precisely ten o'clock when Trinity
church was reached by the carriages containing
the pall-bearers, who followed the hearse into
the sacred edif1ce in this order: The Hon. Thos.
+. Bayard, Secretary OF State; Gen. William r.
Gen. j. NJ schofieid, Gen. ". B. FrankIin, Gen. Gen.
w. B. smith, Brig. Gen. James b. Fry, Brig
Gen. A. II. Terry, Brig Gen. N. a. Miles, Brig
Gen. Francis Walker, MI j. W. Hartshorne'
Col. w. P. Wilson and Major d. w. Miller.
As early as O'Clock large crowds had gath
cred in the neighborhood OF Trinity church, and
al a. In. almost every seat in the church ex-
cept those which had been especially reserved
was occupied. The edifice bore no traces of
mourning save a white cross on a black border.
which rested upon the pulpit.
The various floral gifts were tastefuIly ar
the reading desk were filled with small floral
designs. Among the flower pieces were o mas
Siye star made . Of roses, the gilt Of the Loyal
low OF colored roses from the
old S Guard an n.n. elegant IT., cross from
star made OF vioiets and roses, the gift Of the
dead generals three aides-de-camp. 4 number
OF eminent civilians began to throng into the
10 O'Clock the vestry door opened, and
sexton Brown emerged at the head OF the pro-
solemnly to their seats within the chancei Foi-
lowing them came Revs Arthur Hill and ADk.
eteii, OF Trinity parish.
The booming OF cannon and the solemn peal
ing of the church bells announced the arrival OF
the cortege at 10 O'clock and Sexton Brown
preceded Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix and Rev Z. D.
where the casket and pall-bearers were
the procession moved along slowly up the
aisle To the altar, the clergymen In front of the
cflskef. and Immediately behind them came
General Sherman and Secretary of state
Bayard. AS they assembled TO the chancel the
words II am the resurrection and the life
which came from the minister's lips were dis
tinctly heard throughout the structure, After
the four gentlemen aforementioned came
eight stalwart soldiers bearing the magnifi-
cent casket, and on either side OF the "Boys in
Blue marched the other pail bearers in the fol-
lowing order: Gen. p. H. sheridan Cen w B.
franklin, Gen. a. II. Terry, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Gen. w. +. Smith, Cen John Newton
Gen. James Il. Fry, Gen. J. M Schofeld Gen
Hartsnore, Col. w. r. Wilson, and Major w ID.
W. Miller.
The casket was deposited on a catafaleue in
front OF the altar. The choir then chanted
i-ord, let me know my end" after which Rev.
h ii. C. Goodwin, read the lesson, which
was taken from the First Epistle To the Corin-
thlans, 2oth verse, The choir then
cred around the coofin, where Crofts'
burial service was rendered in an Impressive
manner The anthem, IL heard . voice from
Heaven, was sung by q Quartette
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix then read the Lords
prayer, alter which the funeral procession re-
formed, and the casket was once more placed
in the hearse.
The funeral cortege then returned to the
barge Office. where the Osseo was in waiting to
special train was in waiting to convey the
party 10 NorristOwn.
SCENES AT NoRRIsTowN
NoRRIsrowN, Pa, Feb. 13.-The Hancock
oosequies in this city will be OF the most in
formal character. The city Is thronged with