River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-11
HISTORY or THE WEEK.
nFArn or IS HANcorK
10 81. WinlIeld so Hancock -

Feb. g-h. The death Of Gen. Hancock was
not merely a surprise to his family, it was
a shock to them, as well as 10 his friends.
Twenty days ago he started on business
connected with the department OF the At
lantlc 70 Philadelphia, where he remained
two days. Then he.proceeded TO Washing
ton, where he had business. In Wash
ingtou a boil developed itself on the
back OF his neck. Ii was lauced January
20. aud a. the general was much in
conyenieuced by its presence he returned
TO New York several days sooner than de
sigEed. During the first week Of February
the boil developed into malignant carbun-
Gle which isuppurated constantly ana pre-
vented rest or sleep. Ii was NOT until
the marked weakness which resulted
from the presence Of the carunn-
Gle that the surgeon discovered that zen.
Hancock was suffering from diabetes ana
kidney trouble. DR.. JaueWuy called III
consultation DR. Sutherland, medical dI-
rector Of the department and DR. y. Nj
S5iusou If New Ors. The medical men
concluded the case Was assuming very
serious form on Monday. AZ 10 O'Clock
Monday .iight before going away DR.. Jane
wav found the patient IN good spirits ana
able, to assist himself. and left him appar-
emily improved. At G-i5 the morning Of the
9th. Mrs. Hancock sent an orderly for Dr-
Janewav. as the general was sinking rapid
H. The doctor came speedily and found
=
pulse aud all the premonitory symptoms or
death present He summoned the two
physicians already named aud hypodernlc
infections Of brandy ami ether and car
Donate OF ammonia and brandy were al
miuistered. These however, only alleyl
atvd the suffering u the soldier VINO
gradually sank away until death was
touched at Pol =. ~. as stated. IN tue
words Of DR.. Janeway. The general vent
down TO the close Of his life ike one
.7rzzszAr1 limo a Hfr~hf stairs ~ ~ hen
DEATH came three physicians and the
hospital steward only were present.
Mrs. Hancock ~aS then IN an ADJOINING
room. The general ieav : MS widow ana
three grandchildren. two girls and one
boy. named Nora. Ada and Gwynne, the
issue Of the generals son. Russell, who
died De,e. -. 1884. and whose loss the
general LaE ever since mOuTued bitterly.
Mai Gen. WhipPls EjIl assume command
Of the department. supported Dy Lieut..
Col Jackson. until the presidents shall
appoint tie generals (Haucock'sl sue
ct.ssor frsm gems. Schofield, Terry or How
arb.
cen. Hancock was corn in Norristown,
Pa. Or the l4th of February ls3t. &c gradu-
a.sd u West Point in lS+l, and serFe.4
through the war Eith Mexico and the warot
the rebellion. lie vas made hrigadier gen
eral Of voluI teers in September Sol, aud
was conspicuous in the peEinstiar caGl-
paiyn ia ~ under Mcclellan. and IN tbs
subsequent campaign under Burnside II the
latter part OF that year, and under Hooker
~ charlottesville in l>i}. For gallant
conduct II the battle of Getty sburg n July,
I,ss3. he received tue thanks Of Congress.
The wound received st Gettysburg disabled
him until March. lS6t, when &c resumed
active service. He toos prominent pafA
in the subsequent campaign Of Grant which
closed the rebellion. After the eu1 OF tie war
he commanded sucessiveiy various depart
ut4uts, including that Of Dakota iss1-i-l-
sif5. HEADQUARTERS at -. Paul Ia the lat
ter yeSF BE WIS transferred TO tue depart
nisnt OF the east. Sksre he remained until
death. at headquarters - Ne" ork- lie
received many votes los fres''a---t24l
nominee at the Democratic national cota=
vesstica in ISIS. when HoratiO Seymour
was nominated. aud was made the
national standard beErcT Of that party IN
the presidential cansa as OF 49,, ~ Whlcn
g lrtield was elected.
The remains OF the late President tar-
field we're on the 9th inst, placed iE -7r-
cophagus especially made for them. They
have been lying in a casEet IN vault IN
Lakevie-r cemetery Ar Cleveland and al
the time named the casAcl vas placed in
the sarccphaEus and hermeti. atlF saAtsi-
Prior TO this the remains could be seen
through. the glass Of the cASkeL- Z ne sai-
cOphagus Is Il work OF art and IS Lae iibest
article Of the kind ever manufactured ~
this country. II Is OF >Oiid bronze metal,
Handsomely NEll. tLtttLtll- anu fA.+r7tAa f-
hounds. The top Is partially oval ana
massive haudlez Tua elong the sides ana
ends The entire s8rcOFEasu- rests on
four lions feet, one at each conner isdla2J-
ing strength. \ handsome tablet % supe.
riOr vorkInaus ship vas pla ed On tic top OF
the sarcophagus. IL il six ry fifteen inches,
was designed by Tiffany and cannot ise Cd
rIirated for 500. One man was constantly
euluIOyed for fOTtytive days IL dong the
chasing work. o. each end are lIliiesr oak
fnHHmHa ~
iections in the center. White iieheh ana
callas are then interviewer, giving a
beautiful effect. The tablet - ssubolical
Of the dead president, telling as sc DOES hls
love of home by tine iichenF, bis lOFe OF
mankind bv the Gala canthUs, lis purity
\ by tie liIv and his courage by the oak he
cost OF tue sarcOphagus was SOW / ne
military guard about the vault will be con
/ tinued until the latter part OF next June.
7 Solicitor General Goode, stso has been
specially designated to conduct the suit
! against the Bell Telephone company to test
I the validity of their patent, las secured
I the services Of the following named gentle
men as special counsel 70 assist IN the
I urosecutiO of the suit. Hon A o. i haF
! man of Ohio. CroSveBOr LOweTy Of New
Y York. vino g. a specialist IN electrical mat
I ters. IesSrs Epna Hunton and Jeh Chan
der OF Washington AMI Mr Z. ;. " MT
man. a patent attorney -! u ashlngtOn-
[ tor general shall have had an oPFoftsnl
/ t. to consult with the assistant in regard
10 the b:i which Is now in course OF prepa-
ration al the department OF justice. ne
Mace where tine suits shall tie instituted
will not be decided upon anLll ali the pa
pers in the case are ready.
The great walking match between Yves
ton and O-Leary concluded OF the evening
Of the sixth bv Weston making the 2.5i5
I miles. He walked - days aad averaged
/ forrv-six and fifteen fifty fourth miles Per
day The final score for O'Leary was 1-..f-
miles. IL was agreed in making the match
I that the contestants we're to walk twelve
hours daily, the man Eh1 i.rst covered
COO miles to be the winner OF TIE = aiS Tor
a purse Of S3.O51. offered by New \ ork al
+ v0cates of temperance. IWO-thlrdS OF the
amount and a share OF the gate receipts
will be awarded Weston, who. as llle-
long teetotaler, was pitted Tor endurance
against O'Leery, a habitual parraker Of
liquid stiuiGlGnts.
The National Bank Of the Republic. OF
New York. Of which Nr. Cannon has be
come vice president, is a big concern ~V'n,
ing the finest property IN the lower part OF
the city Of any financial institution there
A report was current IL New York a few
davs ago that :. J. Tilden vas dying, but
Greystone having been called up. il sgas
found that the old gentleman was II ms
usual good health.
The number Of patents issued 10y the gen
eral land office during the last calendar
wear was 81 36 During the year i-s4 there
were about 5000 patents issued.
por-heimer, L. $. District attorney foi
the Southern district Of y. Y, has resigned
He j. editor Of the \. r.. star and the two
positions do not harmonic.
The wife % Representative Barbour 81
Iowa, died ia Washington on the IT'D from
the effects o. fclliUg down stairs two week
previous
There Is a Tumor that Attorney Genera
Garland Will soon resign and Randolph
Tucker he appointed in his place.
THE OLD WORLD.
The new English cabinet was announced
ON the 81 as follows
Nr Gladstone, prime minister and frs
p lord Of the treasury; Sir Farrer Herschel
; lord high chancellor Earl Spencer, lor'
president Of the council; r. e. +
Childers home secretary; EaIl kosebeTN
secretary for foreign affairs, Earl Gran
WILLIE secretary for the colonies: Ear
Kimberly. secretary for India H. camp
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