The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-15
AT REST IN THE TOMB.


The Gallant Hancock Buried with I'm
posing Ceremonies.
NEW YoRK. Feb. l5-Friday evening
everybody upon the island was allowed t.
enter the paror in which Gen Hancock's
body lay and take a farewell look at his
dead countenance. For nearly an hour Of
iieeIs, priyates, servant and messengers
filed by the coffin. Many an eye was filed
with tears Mt th3 solemn spe tacle
Between : and o'cloc,., Saturday morn
ing, the uard of honor detailed by Ma.
Richard Jackson drew MP in front of the
generals mansion Then came the detach
nlent of 2c0 soldiers from the several forts,
who drew up behind them. In the mean-
time the widow of Gen Hancock, accom-
panied by Mrs. Lieut. Griflen and Mrs Bon
vier, entered the room iii VIII ch tho hero lay
and took a parting look at his face Mr.
Han ocll S grief was pitiful She kissed her
husbands forehead while the tears fell ia t
from her overtlowing eyes. Six soldier,
bearing a black cloth covered bier, came
into the room, and, placing the collin upon
it, lore the body out of The house
Tie detachment of troops drawn up out
side then moved along the winding path to
the Chester A. Arthur.
Mr. Hancock, by the advice of her
| Friends did not leave home,
It was precisely 0 O'Clock when the first
sun frel at Castle William doomed out
oger the bay announcing the hoat was ready
| to leave the dock A moment later the
| Arthur swung out into the stream an |
| st 4ercd for the New York shore The barge
| Off @ dock was reached at 9:I5 O'Clock. At
l4a- IN faxsy f. rast
| tie casket containing the remains was
lifted from the trestle on which it rested by
| eight stalward soldiers, who carried it to
the hearss in waiting, and to which We're
attached four coal-black horses heavily
draved in mourning trappings
A detachment of troops consisting OF four
comoanies of the Fifth artillery, under com
mand Of Maj. Richard A. jackson, who had
| prece led the collin, were drawn up IN line
| en- Whitehall street The pall-bearers tool
ur. their positions between the lines formed
by the military and stood with uncovered
| heads as the casket was carried tnrougf
and placed in the helrse. The stars aEf
5tripes. the flag for whose supremacy th'
,leli hero shed his blood on Gettysburg ailC
other feds, were then wrapped around th'
fasket. and ut few short and barely auii
bIe words OF command, thes troops broS
into column of companies and prepared TO
the march TO the church
The pall-bearers consisted OF the foilo"
inc gentlemen: The Hon. Thamas f. Bay
ard. Gen. William T. Sherman, Lieut., Gel
Philip II. Sheridan, Maj. Gen j. NJ Seh6
Geld Gen. w. b. Franklin, Gen W. !
smith. Brig. Gen James B, Fry, Brig Gen
a H. Terry, Brig. Gen. n. A. Niles, Brig
Gen. John Newton, Brig Gen O. B. "licoa
Gen Francis Walker The funeral pro 'e'
ion began to move abous9;0 o'clock and
accordance with the route agreed npo
n,ssel through State street, passing 70 th
wost of Bowling Green and thence up broae
way to the chursh No one was :i, adm''.s m !,
n trinity church before the arrival Oh u
funeral procession. The hearse drew up
front of the main entrance and the eask'
was borne into the sacred eiifce on y y
sho,,lders of soldiers from the island, IL
nall-bearers Immediately following