The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18


New YoRK, Fob, 10, Governors Island,
washed by raging storm and ban kod with
fog, was aa isolated az a rock In mid ocean
The footing OF steam whistles aud occas-
lonal tones Of distant fog oolls were the only
evidence Of its proximity 10 u great city.
The military colony was astlr at an early
hour, Tho little steamer Atlantic, which
darts to and fro between tho battery and
tho plor on tho Island, brought over loads OF
officers In uniform and citizens Ia dripping
ovorcoats The prlvitoS who wore pacing
along the brlaE walk In front OF head
quarters, looked dlSconcOrtod enough In
their wOt uniforms
Friday evening everybody upon tho IL.
land was allowed 10 Ontor tho parlor, In
which Con. nancock's body Ivy and take
farewell look nj hla dead facO For noarly
an hour oilloor,, privato' servants and mos
pengors illol by tho coffin. Many an oye
fllod with t,ars at tho solemn spectacle.
Those who bad served tho general many
years aud who cherished for him warm feel
ings Of attachment, woro louleSt In thoir
expressions OF grief,
Saturday morning DIR, Janoway reported
that Mrs Hancock had passed. restless
night, but so,m,l botter at dnybroak, Hor
grief seems almost too heavy for her 10 bear.
Betwoon and 5 o'clock tho guard Of honor
detailed by Maj, Richard II, Jackson, con-
plstlng OF Borgoants Moulton Langley,
Dovlin, HollN, Miller, GlOnnon, Stanley,
Chinn and httara, and Corporala Mat.
thows Thornton, McQilun, LYDIA, Flshor,
Tolo, aud Euglohart, drow up In front OF
tho generals mansion, Then cam, dotach.
mont OF 200 soldiers from tho several forts
who drow up bohipd thom.
Ia tho meantime tho widow OF Gan Han
cock accompanied by Mrs Lieut. GrlfIlon
and MIRA BonnOr entered tho room In which
tho hero lay, and took parting look at his
face MIRA Hancocka grief was pitiful. Sho
kiasod her husbands forehead, while tho
toars fell fast from hor ovornowlng oyoa
Thon aho sank into chair aud would have
fallen 10 tho floor had kindly hands not
como 10 her assistance, Tho colin lid was
thon put 10 Ia place. and laurel wreath,
brought to this city by Col John II, Woeks
from tho Philadelphia division OF tho milf.
tary order OF tho Loyal Legion, was laid
upon H.
Six soldiers boaring black cloth.covorod
bier camo into tho room, and placing tho
coffin upon II, boro tho body out OF tho
house Tho dotachmont OF troops drawn up
on tho outside thon moved along the wind
ing path 10 tho Chester A. Arthur
Tho mournorS wcro Lieut. aud Mrs Grit.
I'm, Mr. and Mrs Merriam, Mr., and Mrt
Bouyier, Col Russell and wife, Mrs. W, H.
Ludlow
Mrs. Hancock, by tho advice of her
friends, did not leave homo. MIRA Bouyler
romainod with her. II was precisely Q
O'Clock whom tho first gun fred at Castle
William doomed out over tho bay announc-
ing tho boat was ready 10 loave her dock
Tho body had been placed In tho cabin
Near II aat tho mournorS ani a tow OF tho
officers, On tho decks wore gathered tho
officers ond soldiers, A moment latcr tho
"Arthur" swung out into tho stream and
ptcorod for tho New York shore. Tho fog
bad by this time liftod sufficiently 10 give
those on board tho steamer viow OF tho
barbor. Tho passage across was no short
that fow vossols were met Tho steam tugs
blew their whistles and carried thoir Tags al
half mast Tho barge ofIloc dock was
reached NJ 9iib o'clock.
At the barge ofioe, after q fow moments
lifted from tho trostlo on which II reated by
oight stalwart soldiers who carried ID 10 the
hoarsc, In waiting, and 10 which wero al
tached four coal black horses heavily drapod
In mourning trappinga A detachment Of
troops consisting OF four companies OF tho
Fifth artillery, under tho command Of Mai
Richard A, Jackson, who had preceded tho
coffin, woro drawn up In line ON whitehall
stroot
Tho pallboarors took up their positions bo-
tween tho linos formed by tho military aud
stood with uncovered hoads on tho casket
was carried through and placed In tho
hearse Tho stars aud stripos, tho flag for
whose supremacy the dead hero had shed his
blood on Gettysburg and othcr fields, were
then wrapped around tho casket, and al
few short and hardly audible words OF COM
mand, tho troops broke into columns of COM
panies and prepared for tho march 10 tho
church.
Tho pallhearers consisted Of tho following
gentlemen, Hon. Thomas Y, Bayard, Gen.
William T. Sherman, Lieut. Gen. Philip II.
Sheridan, Mai Gen. j, NJ Bohoaold, Con.
w. D. Franklin, Con. w. r. Smith, Brig.
Con. james b. Fry, Brig, Cen. A. II. Terry,
Brig Gen. N A. Miles, Brig. Gen. John
Newton, Brig. Cen o. u. Wilcox, Cen.
Francis Walker, Mr.. j. M. Hartshorne, Col.
w. p. Wilson, Maj w. D. Miller and Col.
Finley Anderson. They entered carriages
which were assigned TO places Ia tho limo
directly following tho hoarse
A squad Of police instantly began clear
ing she way and soon had the few rtragglsrs