Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-02-11
GEN. HANCOCK DEAD.
ANOTHER WAR VETERAN GONE
TO HIS REST.
General W. ). Hancock Passes Away
After a short Hlness-Particulars
of His Illness and Death.

New YORK, February 0,-Gen, Han
cocks death was the result OF a malig-
nant carbuncle on the back of his neck,
which had confined him to his bed for
several days. No serious alarm was felt,
however, until shortly before he expired,
General Winfield Scott Hancock, died
at $50 o'clock. If the General had lived
until the 14th day of the present month
he would have completed his 62d year,
having been born at Mo%rristown, Pa, on
February IA, 1924,
The death of Gen. Hancock was not a
surprise to his family. 1t was n shock
to them as well as to his friends. Twenty
DAYS ago he started, on business connect
ed with the Department of Atlantic, to
Philadelphia, where he remained two
days, and then proceeded to Washington.
In Washington a boil developed on the
back Of his neck. 1t was lanced on Jan.
30th, and rs the General was much in
convenienced by is presence, he return
ed to New York several days sooner
than he had designed. During the first
week of February the boil developed into
q malignant carbunclc which prevented
rest or sleep.
DIR. Janeway was called in attendance
and it was not until marked weakness
had resulted from the presence of the
carbunclc that the surgeon discovered
that Gen. Hancock was suffering from
diabetes. DR.. Janeway called in consul
tation, DR.. Sutherland, Medical Director
of the Department, and DR.. d. Nj. Simp-
son, of New York. The medical men
concluded Monday that the case was as
suming a more serious form. At 10
o'clock Monday night before going away,
DR.. Janeway found his patient in good
spirits and able to assist himself, aud he
left him apparently improved, and in
charge of hospital Steward Robinson.
AT $40 Tuesday morning Mrs. Han.
cock dispatched an orderly for DR.. Jane,
way, as she feared the General was sink.
ing rapidly. The doctor came speedily
and found the General in a comatosC
state, with feeble pulse and all Fremont
tary symptoms of death. The doctor
summoned the two physicians already
named. Hypodermic injections of brandy
and ether and of carbonate Of Ammonia
and brandy were administered. These
however, only alleviated the suffering OF
the soldier who gradually sank away I'M
til death was touched at 2;15 p. m. a,
stated. In the words Of DIR. Janeway,
the General went down to the close of his
life like a person descending a fight OF
stairs. When death came the three ply
sicians and hospital steward only were
present. Mrs. Hancock was then in an
adjoining room.
The General leaves his widow and
three grand. children, two girls and one
boy, named Mara, Ada and Gwynne, the
issue Of the Generals son, Russell, who
died Dec. 26, 1884 and whose loss the
General has ever since mourned.
Major. General Wbipple will assume
; command of the Department, supported
by Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, until the
President shall appoint General Han
} cocks successor from Generals Schoield,
Terry or Howard.
Orders in relation to the funeral cere
monies are expected from Washington
| tomorrow. Meantime the body will bc
embalmed by the officers of the park.
The General will probably be inferred
at Morristown, Pa.