The Portland daily press., 1886-02-15
DUST TO DUST.
The Remains of General Hancock
Consigned to Their Last
Resting Place.
Simple but Touching Services at
Trinity Church, New York.

New YORK, Feb. 13.-'Fhe military colony
at Governors Island was astir at an early
hour this morning preparing to participate
in the funeral rites over the remains of their
late chief A dizzling rain fell and heavy
fog hung like pail over the sea and land.
Last evening everybody on the island was
allowed to enter the parlors in which the re-
mains of Gen. Hancock lay and take last
farewell look at the face of their dead COM
mander Then the coffin was closed.
Between and O'Clock this morning the
guard of honor detailed by Major jackson
drew up in front CT the late Generals man.
sion. Then came detachment of two hun
dred soldiers from the several forts and
drew nm behind them. In the meantime
Mrs. Hancock took final farewell Of her hus-
bands remains. She was greatly affected.
The coffin lid was then put in its place, and
a laurel wreath from the military order OF
the Loyal Legion was laid upon II. The cof-
fin was taken from the house by six soldiers
upon black cloth covered bier. Inc de-
tachment of troops drawn up outside then
moved down the path TO the Chester A.
Arthur, which received the party. Ihe
mourners were Lieutenant and Mrs. Grltfin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr.. and Mrs Bou-
vier, Colonel Russell and wife, and Mrs. W.
f. Ludlow. Mrs Hancock, on the
advice of her friends, did not leave her
home. The body was placed in the cabin OF
the Arthur
The barge office dock was reached at 915
O'Clock. At an early hour people had began
gathering on the streets through which the
procession would pass, but the rain evident
ly had an effect and the crowd grew slowly,
while all who could find shelter sought such
enclosures as doorways and awnings. At
$50 O'Clock the coffin was placed in the
hedrse by the eight soldiers. The hearse
was drawn by four horses. Four companies
of the Fifth Artillery preceded the coffin,
and were drawn up in line on the street,
while the pail bearers stood with uncovered
heads.
AS the coffin passed, with flag wrapped
around it, the troops broke into column of
companies, and the pail bearers entered the
carriages and followed them. After the
hearse came long line of carriages with the
family and friends, and representatives from
the New York COmmandery of the Loyal
Legion, the society of the Army of the Poto-
mac, Phil Kearney Post No. 8, George WASH
ington Post, and Winfield Scott Hancock
Post, Just organized, all under command Of
Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall.
The crowd by this time had enormously
increased, and along State street and up
Broadway the people stood in places seven
or eight deep Many held umbrellas, and
this added to the crush as the multitude
surged by with the funeral cortege. The
route had been changed, and the funeral
column passed through the lower part of
Whitehall street, passing to the west OF
Bowling Green, and thence up Broadway to
the church.
1t was o'clock when Trinity church was
reached. The pail bearers who followed
the remains into the church were Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard, General w. t. Sherman,
Lieutenant General P. II. Sheridan, Major
General J.. M. Schofeld, General w. b.
Franklin, General W. B. Smith, Brigadler
General A. Il. Terry, Brigadier General n.
Brigadier General 0. b: Wilcox, General
Francis Walker Mr.. S. W. Hartshorn, Col.
W. P. Wilson and Major ID. w. Mile. The
edifiee bore no traces of mourning save
white cross on black ground, which a rested
upon the pulpit. Various floral gifts were
tastefully arranged at the altar rails, and
the interstices on the reading desk were till-
ed with small floral designs.
The booming of cannon and the tolllng OF
church bells announced the arrival of the
cortege. Sexton Brown preceded Rev. Dr.
Morgan Dix and Rev. E. III. z. Goodwin
down the main aisle to the front door, where
the casket and pail bearers were. The pro-
cession moved along the main aisle to the
altar, the cergymen in front Of the easket,
and Immediately behind them General Sher-
man and Secretary of State Bayard. As they
wended their way to the chancel the words
81 am the resurrection and the life," which
came from the ministers lips, were distinct
ly heard throughout the structure. After
| the four gentlemen came eight stalwart sol
| dierS bearing the casket, and on either side
| of them marched the other pail bearers. On
| the top of the casket were Gen. Hancock S
sword in its gold scabbard and his major
| generals chapeau.
The casket was deposited on the catafalque.
| The choir chanted Lord, let me know my
| end" after which Rev. E. III. G. Goodwin of
| Governors Island read a selection from the
| first epistle to the Corinthians. The choir
| then sang 'Rock of Ages" and then gather
| ed around the coffin, where Crafts burial
service was rendered in an impressive man
ner The anthem, 81 heard a voice from
| Heaven" was sung by a quartette. Rev. DR..
Dix then read the Lords prayer.
The funeral procession then reformed, and
| to the strains of the 'Dead March in SauP'
marched down the aisle to the main en-
| trance, where the casket was once more
I placed in the hearse The funeral procession
| then returned to the barge office, where the
| Osseo was in waiting to convey the funeral
| party to Jersey City, whence special train
| conveyed the party to Norristown, Pa.
The train bearing the remains arrived at
| Norristown at 2.30 p. NJ, and was met by a
reception committee at the depot. The
| hearse with eight plumes, drawn by two
| black horses, conveyed the body to the tomb.
| All public and private buildings were heavily
| draped, as was nearly every private resi-
| dence There were no services at the grave
| except military salute. The casket was
| deposited in the vault, the soldiers fired a