The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-02-17
LAST SAD RITES.
AL that Remained Of the Late General
Hancock Removed from Governors
Island to Norristown.
Immense ThronE of Spectators ut the Gem
etery to Witness tho Funeral Excr-
cises-MiIltary Honors Paid
the Dead Hero.
THE FUNERAL.

ana, washed Dy raging STORM, ana
banked with FOG, was apparently as isolated
Saturday morning as rock In mid-ocean.
The footing Of steam whistles and the occa-
slonal tones Of distant fog-bels were the
only evidence OF Its nearness to great city.
The military colony was astir at an early
hour.
The little steamer Atlantic, which darts
TO and fro between the Battery and the pier
on the island, brought over loads of officers
in uniform and citizens in dripping over
coats. The privates who were pacing along
the brick walk In front of headquarters,
looked disconnected enough In their wet
uniforms. Everybody on the island was
allowed to enter the parlor in which General
HancOck's body lay and take a farewell
look at his dead face. For nearly an hour
officers priyates, servants and messengers
filed by the coffin. Many an eye filled with
tears at the solemn spectacle.
Those who had served the General many
years, and who cherished for him warm
feelings Of attachment, were loudest In the
mourning. DR.. Janeway reported that Mrs.
Hancock had passed restless night, but
seemed better atdaybreak. Her grief seems
almost too heavy for her to bear
Between seven and eight o'clock the
guard Of honor detailed by Major Richard
II. Jackson, consisting Of Sergeants Moulton,
Langley, Devlin, Hole, Miller, Glennon,
Stanley, Chinn and Fetters, and Corporals
Matthews, Thornton, McQuinn, Fisher,
Telle, LYDIA and Englehart drew up in front
of the Generals mansion. Then came the
detachment of two hundred soldiers from
the several forts, who drew up behind them.
In the meantime the widow of General
Hancock, accompanied by Mrs. Lieutenant
Griffin and Mrs. Bowler, entered the room
in which the hero lay and took parting
look at his face. Mrs. HancOck's grief was
pitiful. She kissed her husbands forehead
while the tears fell fast from her oyer1Owing
eyes. Then she sank into chair, and
would have fallen to the floor had kindly
hands not come to her assistance.
The coffin lid was put in place and lau-
rel wreath brought to this city by Colonel
j. II. Weeks, from the Philadelphia dvl-
sion of the Military Order of the Loyal Le-
gion was laid upon it, Six soldiers bearing
black, cloth-covered bier, came into the
room, and placing the coffin upon II, bore
the body out Of the house. The detach-
ment Of troops drawn up outside then
moved along the winding path to the Ches-
ter A. Arthur.
Among the officers who followed the bier
were Lieutenants Griffin, Lawley and
Dapray; Aides-de. Camp Breck, Whipple,
McCullum, Jackson. Nicholson, Hamilton,
Wallace, Shaler. Gardner, Weeks, Avery,
Watson, Roble and Swartele The mourn
ers were: Lieutenant and Mrs Griffin. Mr..
and Mrs. Merriam. Mr.. and Mrs Bouvier,
Colonel Russell and wife, Mrs. w. +. Lud.
low. Mrs. Hancock. by the advice of her
friends, did not leave home Mrs. Bowler
aemained 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 leave her dock. The body had
been placed In the cabin. Near 1t sat the
mourners and few of the officers On the
decks were gathered the officers and SOL
diers
A moment later the "Arthur" swung out
into the stream and steered for the New
York shore The fog had by this time
lifted sufficiently TO give those on board the
steamer view Of the harbor. The passage
across was so short that few vessels were
met The steam-tugs blew their whistles
and carried their flags at half-mast.
At the barge Office, after few moments
rest, the casket was lifted from the trestle
on which II rested by eight stalwart soldiers,
who carried IL TO the hearse In waiting, and
to which was attached four coal-black
horses, heavily draped.
A detachment OF troops, consisting of
four companies of the Fifth Artillery, under
the command Of Major Jackson, who had
preceded the coffin, were drawn up In line
on Whitehall street. The pall-bearers
took up their positions between the
lines formed by tho military, and
stood, with uncovered heads as the
casket was carried through and placed
in the hearse. The stars and stripes, the
flag for whose supremacy the dead hero had
shed his blood on Gettysburg and other
fields, was then wrapped around the caslet,
and, at few short and barely audible
words OF command, the troops broke into
column Of companies and prepared to
march.
The pal-bearers, consisting OF the follow.
ing gentlemen: Hon. Thomas II. Boyer,
General William T. Sherman, General p.
II. Sheridan, General SchOfed, General w.
b. Franklin, General w. +. Smith, General
J. b. Fry, General 4. II. Terry, General N.
N. Miles. General John Newton. General
~. b. Wilcox, General Francis Walker, J.
M. Hartsh0me Colonel w. II. Wilson,
Major w. ID. Miller and Colonel Finley
Anderson, entered carriages, which were
assigned to places In the line directly fol-
lowing the hearse.
A squad OF police instantly began clear
ing the way, and soon had the few stragglers
driven out Of the police Gordon. After the
'hearse, came long line of carriages con-
tanning the family and friends and repre-
sentatives from the New York Com
mandery Of the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion; the Society OF
the Army Of the Potomac; Phil Keamey
Post G. A. r., Ne. s; Major Steiner. George
Washington Post G. A. r.. General Nc
Mah0n, Rice Post; Colonel 0nlerbank and
Winfield Scott Hancock Post, Just Organized,
all under the command Of General Lloyd
Aspnwall.
The procession began 10 move about 5
o'clock and, In accordance with the route
agreed upon, passed through State street.
passing 10 the west OF Bowling Green, and
thence up. Broadway to the church. There
was no music and from away across the
water came the dull booming OF the minute
guns like the sobs Of grief from nature.
II was precisely ten o'clock when Trinity
Church was reached. No one was admitted
10 the church before the arrival Of the
funeral procession.
A few minutes before ten o'clock the body
OF the church was filed, excepting the seats
reserved. The first fifteen pews on the side
cf the centre aisle was reserved for members
OF the family and the pall-bearers.
The first three pews on the right Of the
left alses were occupied by reporters.
The boy choir filed into their places few