Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-15
IN THE TOMB.
General HancoCk's Remains Laid
Away
In His Family Tomb at NOrristowD,
Pa.
The Remains Taken TO New York,
and Thence,
After Simple Service, to the Place
of Burial.

New YORK, FEBRUARY Ex-Governor
Island, visited by a raging storm and
banked with fog, was apparently as isola'
ted this morning as rock in mid ocean.
The footing of steam whistles and the &C.
casionsl tones of distant fog bells were the
only evidence of its nesrness to q great
city. The military colony was astir at an
early hour. The little steamer Atlantic,
which darts to and fro between the Battery
and the pier on the Island brought over
loads Of officers in uniforms and citizens in
dripping overcoats. The privstes who were
pacing along the brick walk in front OF
headquarters looked disoOnsolate enough
in their wet uniforms.
Last evening everybody upon the Island
was allowed to enter the parlor in which
General Hancock's body lay, and take q
farewell look at his dead countenance.
For nearly an hour, officers, priVateS, ser.
wants and messengers filed By the coffin.
Many an eye was filled with tears at the
solemn spectacle.
on GOVERNORS ISLAND.
This morning DR.. Janewsy reported that
Mrs Hancock had passed restless night,
but seemed better at daybresk. Her griet
seems almost too heavy for her to bear.
Between seven and eight o'clock the guard
of honor drew up in front of the Generals
mansion. Then came the detachment OF
200 soldiers from the different forts and
drew up behind them. In the meantime
the widow Of General Hancock, sccompa-
MED by Mrs. Lieutenant Griffin and Mrs
Bouyier entered the room where the hero
lay and took last parting look at his face.
Mrs. Hancock's grief was pitiful. She kiss
ed her husbands forehead, while the tears
fell fast from her OVERLOOKING eyes. Then
she sank into chair and would have fall
en- to the floor had not kindly hand come
to her assistance.
The coffin lid was then put in its place
and laurel wreath, brought to this city,by
Col John II. Weeks, from the Philsdel'
phia Division OF the Military Order OF the
LOYAL Legion was laid upon it. Six sol
diers, bearing q black cloth covered bier
came into the room, and placing the coffin
upon it, bore the body out OF the house.
The detachment of troops drawn up out
side then moved down the winding path to
the steamer Chester A. Arthur, which was
to receive the party.
The mourners were: Lieutenant and
Mrs. Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam, Mr..
and Mrs. Bowler, Col Russell and vile,
Mra. W. +. Ludlow Mrs. Hancock, on
the advice of her friends, did not leave
home. Mrs. Bowler remained with her.
1t was precisely nine o'clock when the
first gun fred at Castle William doomed
out over the bag, announcing that the boat
was ready 10 leave her dock The body
had been placed in tie cabin. Near it sat
the mourpers and q few OF the officers.
On the decks were gathered the officers and
soldiers. A moment later the Chester A.
Arthur" swung out into the stream for the
New York shore. The fog by this time
lifted sufficiently TO give those on board the
steamer a view OF the harbor. The passage
across was 30 short that few vessels were
met.
ALONG THE ROUTE.
At $50 o'clock the coffin, which had
rested for few minutes at the Barge OF.
flee was lifted from the trestle by eight
s,alwart soldiers, who carried 1t to the
hesrse with four horses attached, which
stood in waiting on the plaza. The four
companies OF the Fifth Artillery, under the
command Of Major Richard H. Jackson,
had preceded the coffin, and were drawn
ND in line or the street, while the pallbesr-
ers stood with uncovered heads as the cot
lin passed.
All along Broadway from Trinity Church
10 the barge office, policemen were placed,
numbering about 800. At an early hour
the people had begun to gather on the
streets through which the procession would
pass, but the rain evidently had an effect,
aud the crowd grew slowly, while all who
could find shelter, sought such enclosures
as doOrWays aud awnings might afford.
The decorations were few aud far between,
consisting chiefly OF flags. After flag
had been wrapped around the coffin, the
troops broke into column Of companies and
prepared for the march to the church. The
pall-bearers entered carriages and followed
the military. A squad OF police cleared the
way.
Alter the hearse came long line Of car
riages with the family and friends and
representatives from the New York Com
msndery Of the Military Order of the 10y
al Legion; Society OF the Army Of the Po-
tomsc; Phil. Kearney Post No g, Major
Steiner; George Washington Post, Gen.
Martin T. McMahon; Rice Post, Col. On
derdonE, and Winfield Scott Hancock
Post (iust orgauiZed), General Frazer
all under the command OF General III I'D
Aspinwall.
The crowd By this time had enormously
increased, aud along State street and up
Broadway the people stood in places seven
or eight deep Many held umbrellas, and
this added greatly to the crush as the mul'
titude surged By with the funeral cortege.
The route had been changed in accordance
with q suggestion Of Inspector Steers, oil
the Metropolitan Police, and the funeral
passed through the lower part OF White
hall street, through State street. passing to
the west of Bowling Green, thence ur
Broadway to the church 1t was nearly
ten o clock when the march to that poin,
was begun in the order above described
There wgs no music, and only the footballs
OF the police and military as they fell upor
the pavement broke the impressive silence
though from far awOy across the wate1
came the dull booming OF the minute guns
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
1t was precisely 10 o'clock when Trinity
Church was reached by the carriages con
tanning the pail bearers, who followed th'
hearse into the sacred edi6ce in this order