Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-14
EASTERN NEWS.


Hrg foHx- Feo'
n. Jscsvsy reported tnst mrs: nsn
- nd passed restless night' %,
~ed setter at daJbreak. Between
II O'Clock the guards OF honor drew
-, fren, Of the house. lben came
..s,bmens of 800 soldiers from the
- md drew up behind shem' 10 the
..sstiue tie vidov, accompinied BY
- Iaeutsnaat Grisvold and Misc
ss,i.r. entered the room IN which the
i.y and took a parting lock ~ bis
Mrs Hancock's grief was pitifui
k,sed his forehead, while the tears
~ fsss FROM the ove'noving eyes.
-, shs saak into char, and would
-. fallen TO the door bad not fiodiy
80 come to her assistance. The
r1c.lid vss pot in its place, and the
80 vreath brought 20 this cit, by
esasAeipbts Divisios Of the Loyal
800 vss laid apou It. Six soldiers.
sss,ine A black cloth 10 cover the bier.
80 into the room. asd, placing tue
-sn moon 10, bore the body oot OF the
-. The detachment Of troops
s,yn % outside then moved down the
.,rsine GATH TO the steamer Chester A.
s,taar. which vas to receive the p.rty.
n, Hancock. on advice OF her friends,
"a nos Isave the home. Miss Bower
s.na,osd With her. IL Was pre-
81, 9 o'clock when the drst
s,r artd at Castle william doomed
-. over she bay, Announcing tina. the
al v.s ready to leave her dock. The
"a, had been placed 10 tbs cabin.
Ss.r n sat the mourners, and q few
oMssn we're gathered on deck. A mo-
,.sos Later the Chester A. Arthur steam
"a oct in the stream. and steersd for the
ysv York shore. The fog by this time
IA lifted sufficiently to give those on
ard the steamer the srst view they
IA OF the hsrbor. The passage across
vss 90 short that few vessels we're met.
Ns O'Clock the coffin, vhieh had rested
Tor 4 few minutes At the Barge OHice,
gss lifted from she trss:le by eight sol
disrs, Who carried 1t TO tbs hearse With
foor horses attached. which stood In
waiting on the plaza Four companies
Of the Fifth Artillery viewed the GOTTA.
and we're drawn up 10 line on the street,
VILE the pail bearers stood with uueov-
cred beads as the coffin paused along
Broadway. From Tnaisy Church TO
The Barge Offise policemen ~ere placed
sumberine about 800. At an early boar
the people had begun to gather on the
Streets through which the processisn
soold pass, bat ths rain evidently bad
an effect. and the crowd grew slowly,
while all Who eosld find shelter sought
sssh 40 the enclosure, doorvays and
Swings might afford. The decorations
vsfs few and far between, consisting
chiefly Of hs0s. After Gag had been
Wrapped around the cofiin, the troops
broke into o column of companies and
prepared for the march to the church.
The pail bearers entered carriages and
followed the military. A squad Of 20
Ice cleared the way. After the hsarse
ssme long line of carfisRes With the
family and friends and representatives
from New Yerk % nm ndery OF Military
Order Of the Loyal l. Risn, . society Of
tts Army Of the Potomac, Phil kearny
Post No. 3, George Washington Post.
Rics Post and Winfield Scott Hancock
Post, all under the command of General
Lloyd AspipvalI. The crowd had by
This time en- mousiy increased. and
alona the street people STOOD In places
ssssn or eight deep. The route had
hsen changed. and IL was nearly 10
o'clock when the march began In the
order above described. There was no
sasic, and only the foot falls of the
polios and military, as they fell upon
tbe pavement, broke the Impressive
silence, though from far away across
tbe water came the booming of the
minute gun. IL Was precisely 10 o'clock
when Trinity Chnrcn Was reached and
the carriages containing the pail bearers.
Who followed the hsarse into the sacr d
sdi6co in this order Hon. Thomas Y.
Bayatd, Secretary OF State General
Sherman, Lieutenant General Sherids q.
Major General schoheld, Gen. Franklin,
BriQadier General Fry. Brieadier Gen.
Terry. BriRadier Gen. Miles. Brigadier
General Newton, Brieadier Gen. Wilcox.
General Francis Walker. Mr.. Hartshorn.
Col. Wsiser and Major Miller. Trinity
Church bore no traces of mourning.
save the white cross on the black
ground which rested upon the pulpit.
Various horal gifts were tsstefuiiy ar
ranged at toe altar. TIE rail and In
tefstIoes ON the reading desk were filed
With small floral designs. When the
procession reached the church Rev.
Arthur Hill and Rev. Aukstill met it at
The door of the church, and preceded
the casket AZ IL vas borne 40 the aisle.
followed by the pail bsareTs. The
casket was borne by eight soldiers.
On toe casket was General
Hancock's sword, It's golden
ssabbard and his chapsau. Following
the pail bearers came Lieutenant Crit
fen and bis wife. who was dressed In
deep mourning. and who led her four
year old daughter by the haad. With
him was Russell Hancock, grandson OF
the dead General. The c,sket vas de-
posted on the catafalque in front Of
Lee me know my end" after which, Rev.
Goodwin, Of Governors Island. read
ths lesson. The services eoIsluded by
reading cf the Lords Prayer. by Rev.
Morgan DIX. The procession rsiormed.
marching down the ais,s D. the main
entrance, whore the basket was once
more placed In the hearse.
After the services tbs funeral eorteec
returned in the same order ~ before 20
the barge Office, where she steamer
0ssso was in waiting 10 convey the
funeral party 10 Jsfsey City. whore q
special train vas vaitisg TO convey the
party 10 Norristswn. Promptly AZ ll:3C
tas train drew oat Of the station.
rHR youRxxr.
NoaRmrowN (Pa.), Feb. Is. - The
funersl train bearing the remains OF
General Hancock, made the journey
frc0 Jefsey City TO this place without
any incident. All along the route PEG
pas-mcn, women and ehildrsn-were
oos 70 ses the passage Of the black
foosd carriage. showing their respect
and honor for the brave defender Of the
Unien. Az Philsdslphia. committees
representing the Loyal Lsaeue and cit
mems waited on the train. Among the
distinguished Psnusylvanians there
grouped were Governor Pastison and
q Governors Hoyt aud Hartranft. Ths
train reached
HeRRfsrovs
Al $40 .. m. A procession vas AZ encs
formed. consisting Of the pail bearers
the town Council. the Hancock Veteran.
of Philadelphia. Z,ok Post, q. A. r.,
Masonic organizations and citissps
The procession fled through Main
street, whicf vas crowded with people,
" the site Of the tomb on q hill over
iookine the city. Several thousand
people had gathered a. that point, and