The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-02-13
GEN. HANCOCK DEAD.

Major General Winfield Scott Han
cock, commanding the military division
of the Atlantic Department of the East,
died Tuesday afternoon, at his home on
Governors Island, y, 7. from diabetes,
aggravated by carbunclc. lie had been
Ill only q week and it was not until
Monday that a fatal termination Of his
Illness was apprehcnded. On January
p General Hlncock, attended by Lieu
tenant Dapray, went TO Washington on
private business and put up at Worm
ley's. On Thursday, the 2Sth, he called
upon President Cleveland and then upon
the Secretary of War and on Lieutenant
General Sheridan. All that day he
complained to Mr.. DApray Of a boil on
the back of his neck. On Friday it
troubled him so much that he went to
the United States army dispensary,
where Surgeon O'Reilly lanced the boil
and greatly relieved him. On their way
to the railroad station that day Mr..
Dapray reminded the General that
President Cleveland was to hold re-
ception in the afternoon, u wish yor.
had told me that BEFORE" said General
Hancock. Il would have gone there
am feeling SO much better"
He reached Governors Island at 8 80
o'clock that evening On Tuesday, 2nd
;net tbn lo;1 J,,ol 40, Il ;,,,o , ,,.,l.,,,..i.
AMI for two days General Hancock was
quite i'll. On Thursday his symptoms
became favorable and on Friday he was
at his Office attending to official busi-
ness. On Saturday, although he re-
Trained from going to his office, he in
sisted upon giving attcItion at his house
to the official matters of any Importance.
Although down stairs for Il few minutes
on Sunday morning he remained in his
room the rest " the day. During the
night he alarmed Mrs. Hancock by sud
denly appearing in her room, TO which
she had retired but a few minutes be-
fore. he was fully dressed and equipped
for a journey and asked where his trav-
cling bag was. He was delirious
Kidney troubles, which had not been
suSpecVeu' sho"eu themselves OH Mon
day and DR. Janeway, ay,attending surgeon
at division headquarters, called in Col.
Sutherland, Medical Director Of the Di-
vision of the Atlantic. They decided
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lhi' tue co"Hi''oi oi 'neh patient WAS
serious ana warned MIS- Hahcock lhaI
"e"'n 'l'snO oe "e"i "' manu- OH 'ioi'-
Id! hish', however 'i'e Neiieral seemed
very co''ilo''"oie an" ~ 1"he""y iei1
MN III charge oI IloSlli'"l steward 'oD-
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Mrs. Hancock was in and out Of the
room daring The night and about four
e'clock Tuesday morning noticed =
change in the Generals condition, She
at once sent for DR.. Janeway, found
the General almost comatose. He sent
for Col. Sutherland and for DR.. Daniel
NJ. Stinson, OF New York city, and at
once gave hypodermic injections of
brandy, whisky, ether ana carbonate of
ammonia serarateIv and combined Cor
t"e purpose Vi RESTORING 'he s"deleF
strength.
Mrs. Hancock was terribly unstrunr
bv tha srldor cl,on,,o l., ro,. t,.,,o,,,,,,
"'O''''u .
conuiIloh 1iiu couId not remain IN the
room. As She left the bedside General
Hancock awokr for an instant
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N"' am tx, H' S"'u'"' ""e"A
voice. "Gooi--' lie could say moth
ing more, and reapsed iI..o the state
from which ba had far , r,o,c,rt
-,
So
Dr' Stlnson reached Governors Island
shortly after nine o'clorly and tho throp
doctor. hold a oo,.,l,.,i,,, '. ,,.,.
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then learned definitely that the General
suffered from diabetes. The depravity
of tn. blood caused Inv tl,is disease had
dayaIo,,od ,I,o hon i,,,, a., a,,,.,,,,,,.
'o''FOa '"o oo' '"'o '"e ''F"'"c'e
from Whlch The General suffered. The
combined forces Of the two diseases. the
doctors decided. had so weakened tho
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