New-York tribune., 1886-02-10


Municipal Buildings i'll BROOKLYN were put AT nan
mast i'm honor of General Hancock. Police SuDeIlh
tendent Campbell directed that the nags on fD tne
police stations be also put at half-mast until alter
the funeral. 80 -, -
der to the police yesterday:
Place flags half-mast at sunrise tomorrow ana
keep them so until after General HancOcks funeral.
The Kings County Republican General Commit
tee adopted resolutions of regret at the death oI
General Hancock last evening.
The Jersey City Board of Aldermen last night
passed resolutions of regret at the death OF ueherai
Hancock
As far as could be learned, no definite arrange
ments for the funeral had been agreed upon up 10 q
late hour @s night that Mrs S'fffG S had
expressed herself opposed to military funeral
il was desire that the funeral arrangements De
simple and unostentatlous as possible
GREAT REGRET AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WHO is LIKELY TO BE HIS sUCCEssoR-ACIIoN OF
THE PRESIDENT.
WAsHINGToN Feb. (>pecaD.-Tbe brief tele-
graphic dispatch this afternoon announcing the
sudden death of General Hancock produced a great
shock in Washington, especially among tie old
comrades in arms of the dead soldier, many of whom
live here As General of Division and Com
nander of an Army Corps. Hancock was man
admired and respected by his officers and idolized
by his men, Many who had served with hlm in the
campaigns of the Army of the Potomac became
members of the Veteran Corps which was organized
by him Ill the last months OF INC W dI anu lhi 10
proportion of these are living to-day in the
National Capital Most of them are in civil life
Their grief is unaffected and sincere.
Among officers of the Army on the active list of
course there is much gossip and considerable spec
ulation regarding the promotions and changes
which will follow. 1t is not often In time of peace
that a President has vacancies in the grade OF
Maor-General and two in the grade of Brigadier-
General to ill at the same time. By the death OF
General Hancock General Scoheld becomes the
senior Naor-General and will succeed him as COM
mander of the Military Division of the Atlantic
General Pope, the Major-General next in rank. will
be retired on March 10. For the vacancy TO be
taused by the retirement of Pope there has been
sharp competition among four of the BrlgadIcrS-
Uowa.d Terry. Crook and Miles.
The sudden death of General Hancock simplifes
the situation and indicates the promotion to the
grade of Major-G General of the two senior Brgader-
Generals-HOward and Terry The former received
his commission as BrgadierGener of Volunteers
on September g. SCI and his commission to the
same grade in the Regular armv on December y.
1864 after he b ad by name received the thanks OF
Congress Terry was Colonel of a Connecticut
Volunteer Regiment in May. 1861, became Brig
ader-Gemera Of Volunteers in April, 1862. and
reached the same grade IN the legal ar service Oh
tIton among the COlUnels of the line for the two
vacancies in the grade OF BrigaderGencraL When
II was expected JHdb Only OHo NdChhCy ""uiu
happen this year the chief competitors were Colonel
II. II. Ruger. 18th lnfaDtry, and Colonel wesley
Merritt, 9th Cavalry Colonel Ruger IS second on on
the list of COones OF Infantry, being preceded only
bv Colonel o. b. Wilcox, who Will be retlEed ON
April l6, 1887. Colonel Merritt is fourth on the
list of Colonies of Cavalry, being preceded by
COlpnel b. II. GrersOn. who will be retired IN $500
Colonel Edward Hatch, who will be retired III 1893,
and Colonel ). ID. Sturgs, who will be retired June
IL. 1856. GrIerson and Hatch Colonels of the
10th and 9th Cavalry respectively; These are the
two coOred regiments. Among the other Gandi-
CnIn II AVre ri
A. G.. Brackett. Sd Cavalry; L. A. Carr, 9th Cav
airy; August ". krautz, sth Infantry; Henry A;
Gy strong Democratic influence; Colonel George l..
Andrews. 18th Infantry Colonel a. McD. McCook,
9th Infantry, one of the lighting McCoOk family
and nearly dozen other coones; 1t Is thought
probable that all the promotions Will he announced
at the same time probably toward the emu Oh March'
Meanwhile the ambitious Brigtdiers. COl0nels
Lleutenant-COlOnels and their friends will be busy
So many prizes are not often drawn on the same
telegram announcing the dangerous illness of
GeneIol Hancock was received by tne President
then in session. Just after the Cabinet adjourned
second telegram WAS received at the White House
conveying the intelligence OF his death. The Pres
ident was at once infor ned and the flag on the
White House placed az half mast. The Presi-
dent soon after issued the following executive
order:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON
February o, lss6-4 p. IN. s
senior Major General OF the Army OF the Uuted States,
have just been received patriotic and valiant valiant de-
spotess aud ac complshed genteman-crowned alike
with laurels of military renOwn, and the highest
tribute Of his fellow countrymen 10 his worth
as a citzen-he has gone 70 his reward;
be paid TO his memory.
Therefore It is ordered by the President that the
National flag be displayed at hatmast upon all the
buildings Of the Executive Departments in this city
until after his funeral shall have taken place.
DANIEL 3. LAMONT,
Private secretary
The President also sent the following teeg, fam
to Mrs Hancock:
EXECUTIVE MANSION }
WASHINGTON, ID. O.,
Feb. g. 1886
MRs W g. HANCOCK. Governors ISLAND y. Y
Accept my heartfelt sympathy and coincidence III your
terrible bereavement The herOism and worth OF your
late husband have gathered your sde in this
hour OF aflicton nation OF mourners
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Immediately upon the receipt of the Intelligence
of the death of General Hancock the flag on the
War Department building was placed at hall-nast
by order of the Secretary of War; and arrange,
ments were made for the PRONUNCIATION oil general
order formally announcing his death TO the Army
which order will be issued Tomorrow