The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-19
The Gallant soldier. Patriotic Citizen and
Perfect Man Receives and Answers tho
Final How the News
Was Received.

NEW YORK, Feb. l0.-Thc whole conn
try was shocked yesterday afternoon BY
the brief tclegraphic message from Adj
jutant General whipplc, on Governors
Island. announcing the death Of General
Winfield 5. Hancock, senior Major-Gcn-
eral United States army, and Commander
OF the Military Division q the Atlantic.
The sad intelligence was Immediately
conveyed to the rcmotest corners Of the
country, and, AS II by magic. the flags
appeared at half-mast on the various pub
lie buildings In the city.
Within an hour the telegraph wire lead
Ing into the headquarters was hnrdcned
with messages u coincidence and tender
sympathy with the bcrcavcd widow.
whose grief Is overwhelming, and OF
tributes to the Generals private and pub
lie virtues as citizen. as well a. 10 his
greatness as a commander.
The news Of his death was all the more
startling from the fact that few Of his In
innate friends had any knowledge that his
illness was considered TO be serious. As
late as Saturday last he was In his private
Office attending 20 his official duties.
When he went 10 Washington two weeks
ago to-day slight eruption on his neck
near the base of the brain gave him some
uncasincss. and the Inflammation in
creased so rapidly that on Friday. January
20, he had IL lanccd BY Dr. O'Rcilly.
the attending surgeon in Washington
The eruption continued 70 discharge
freely, and the loss OF blood was
such as TO make a very perccptible differ
cncc In his usual robust appearance. Inn
Enediatclv after his return 10 Governors
Island week ago, the General sent for
Dr. John II. Jancway. attending surgeon
Of the department. who soon perceived
signs Of carhuncle. To his experienced
eve the evidence Of this was unmisfaka-
BILE. The next day the carbun-
Gle appeared, and Il gradually
grew worse. althot III DR.. Janeway
did not consider the condition 81 his
illusfrious patient past the point or
speedy recovery until Sunday night.
the -th inst. when decidedly unfayora-
bic symptoms set In. accompanied by de-
lirum. The maladv had then touched
the brain and there appeared 10 be good
ground for tho opinion that his days
were numbered
Proper nOurishmcnt. consisting OF con-
ccntratcd beef tea. milk and stimuanfs
were indci0usly administered. Colonel
Charles Sutherland. medical director on
the island. co-opcrascd with DIR. Jancway
In attendance on the patient. and the
General chccrfuily assisted his physicians
by complyin. strictly with their dircc-
tionS. lie recognized their supreme
authority under these circumstances, anil
like true soldier to the last. he ohcycd
ali orders OF his supcriors. Although his
condition was alarming. his pulse was
regular and he rested easily up 70 Mon
day evening and during the greater part
OF tho night. 50 that the hope ~ ultimate
recovery was by no means abandoned.
Oliver Russell, the Generals brother
in-law, watched by his bedside, and did
not notice any decided change until at an
carly hour this morning. Between four
and i've o'clock the General became rest
less. and was unable ~ take either med-
cine or nourishmcnt. The physicians
were called Immediately, and they sent 10
this city for DIR. ID. VI. Stimson. II M. Z
West Seventeenth street, an old friend
Of the Generals, who arrived at ten
O'Clock
In the consultation which was held the
physicians were unanimous in their dag
nosis Of what soon after proved 10 be a
fatal illness This was 10 the effect that
the General was rapidly sinking from
exhaustion, caused by the loss Of vitality
incident 10 the powerful drain upon his
constitution made by inc carbuncle. com
plicatcd and aggravated by chronic dia-
beteS. The General soon fell into what
appeared 10 be quiet slumher.
General James -. Frye. who had served
ON IIancock's staff a. an assistant Adju-
tant-G General, having heard that his old
commander was III. arrived during the
morning, AMI, together with Drs. jane
way and Sutherland. Mr.. Oliver Russell.
hospital steward Robinson. Ward, the
Generals faithful private messenger. aud
Daniel, his young colorcd servant, were
in the room watching and waiting, when,
at seven minutes before three o'clock, the
final summons came. and the great com
mandcr passed away 70 Join the noble
army Of his departed comrades without
murmur.
The sorrowing spectators Of this peace
full and impressive scene were still
standing there as though transixcd,
when the cathedral clock on the mantel-
piece In the sitting room below sounded
IN its three swcct-toned strokes. Then
they fully realized that all was over. and
the sad intelligence was publicly an
nounccd.
A representative Of the United Press
was dispatched Immediately 10 Governors
Island. lie was allowed 20 look AZ the
Generals remains within an hour after his
death. General Hancock lay on the bed
In the easy natural position In which he
died In the simple. sccond-story chamber
with its windows facing west aud south.
The Generals head was toward the
north, In whose cause Of National integrity
he had rendered such conspicuous and
important service on those famous battle
fields OF the rebellion, with which the
honor 81 the Union and his own rcnown
must be forever linked. His face
was turned toward the South. whose az
lection be had fairly won after the war
was over BY his wise, bcncfccnt and SUI
premely just administration III affairs
during the reconstruction period, when,
though acting under martial law and
clothed with all the power which that I'M
piles, he kept his sword within Its sheath
and asserted the supremacy Of civil law.
A. far as could be learned no definite
arrangements for the funeral had been
agreed upon up " late hour last night.