Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-13
The Dead General.

The Dead General.
New York. Fab. l3-Governor's Island
was visited by a raging storm and bank
ed with fog, but the military colony was
astir at an early hour. The little steam
er Atlantic which plies between the
battery and the pier on the leland
brought over loads Of officers and citi-
zens last evening. Everybody upon
the island was allowed to enter the
parlor in which Gen. Hancock's re.
mains lay and take a last look at his
dead ~countenance, and for nearly an
hour officers, privates, servants and
messengers filed by the coffin.
This morning DR.. Janeway reported
that Mrs. Hancock passed a restless
night, but seemed better at daybreak.
Between and 8 O'Clock the guard OF
honor drew up in front OF the generals
mansion. Then came a detachment of
two hundred soldiers from the sevsra
forts and drew up behind them. In the
meantime the widow of General Han
cock, accompanied by Mrs. Lieutenant
Griswald and Miss Bouyier, entered the
room in which the hero lay AMI took a
parting look at his face. Mrs. Han
cocks grief was pitiful. She
kissed his forehead while tears
fell from her OVERLOOKING eyes. Then
she sank into a chair and would have
fallen TO the floor had not kindly hands
come to her assistance.
The coffin lid was then put to its place
and q laurel wreath, brought to this city
from the Philadelphia division of the
military order of the loyal legion, laid
upon 1T. Six soldiers bearing q black
cloth covered bier came into the room
and placing the coffin upon it bore the
body out Of the house. A detachment Of
troops drawn up outside then moved
down the winding path to the steamer
Arthur, where it was received
The party of mourners were Lieut..
and Mrs. Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowler, Col. Russell and
wife and Mrs. Ludlow.
Mrs. Hancock, on the advice of her
friends. did not leave her home. Mrs.
Bouvier remained with her.
At precisely nine O'Clock, the first gun
was fred at Castle William announ-
ding that the boat war ready to leave
her dock.
The body had been placed in the cab
In and neal it sat the mourners and a
few officers. On the decks were gathered
the officers and soldiers. A moment
later the Chester A. Arthur swung into
she stream sand steered for New York.
The flag by this time was lifted sufioi-
emily to give those on board the steamer
the first view they had OF the harbor. In
the passage across a few vessels were
met. At nine O'Clock the coffin was car
ried to the hearse With four horses at
tached which stood waiting. On the plaza
four companies of the fifth artillery had
preceded the coffin and were drawn up
In line on the street, while the pail
stood with uncovered heads as
the coffin paised. Along Broadway,
from Trinity church TO the barge office,
policemen were placed, numbering about
800.
At an early hour people had began to
on the. streets which the pro-
cession was to pass, but the rain evil
IDENTIFY had it's effect and the crowd
grew smaller while oil who
could find shelter sought such as
Enclosures, doorwsys and awnings
might afford. The decorations were few
and far between, consisting chiefly of
aags.
After the flag had been wrapped about
he coffin the troops broke into
of companies and prepared |
or the march to the church, while q
quad of police cleared the way. After
he hearse came q long line OF carriages
Nth the family and friends and repre-.
!entatives from the New York COM
of the military
rider of tho Loyal Legion,
he society OF the army of the Potomac,
Phil Kearney post No. 8. George WASH
ngton post. Rice post aad Winfield
scott Hancock post, all under command
If General Lloyd AspinwalI.
The crowd by this
had enormously increased
md all along Broadway people stood in
places seven or eight deep. There
no music and only the footballs OF
he police and military as they fell on the
'avement, broke the Impressive silenae.
away across the water could be
card a minute gun. At ten Trinity
hurch was reached by the carriages
ontaining the pail bearers, wlao follow
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