Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-13
ed the hearse into the sacred edifce in

the following order:
Secretary Of State Bayard.
General Sherman.
Lieutenant General Sheridan.
Maior-G General Schofeld.
General Franklin.
Brigadier- General Try.
Brigadier General Terry.
Brigadier General Miles.
Brigadler General Newton.
Brigadier General Wilcox.
General Walker.
j. w. Hartshorn.
Colonel w. p. Wilson.
Major d. w. Miner.
Trinity church bore no trace of mour-
ming, save the white erosion the black
border which rested upon the pulpit.
Various floral gifts were ~tastefully ar
ranged on the altar rail, and the inter
stices iu the reading desk were filed
with small floral designs.
Shortly before ten o'clock the vestry
door opened and the procession OF
white robed ohoristers marched solemnly
to their seats in the chancel. The pro-
cession having reached the church
moved along slowly up the aisle to the
altar, and the clergyman in front of the
casket. Immediately behind them came
General Sherman and Secretary of State
Bayard.
On the casket was the American flag.
On this wns General Handcock's sword
n,its gold scabbard and his major gem
erals chapcau.
Following the pail bearers came
Lieut.. Griffin and his wife, who was
dressed in deep mourning, and who led
her four year old daughter by the hand.
With them was Russell
Hancock, grandson of the
dead general. The casket was deposited
on q catafalque in front oil the altar,
The choir chanted "Lord Let Me Know
My End" after which the Rev. Goodwin
OF Governors Island, read the lesson
The choir sang the ''Rock OF Ages" and
the services were concluded by the RsV
DR.. Morgan reading the Lords Prayer
after which the funeral procession
reformed and to the strains of the "Deae
March in Saul" marched. down the aisle
to the main entrance, where the caske
was once more placed in the hearse.
After the service the funeral cortege
returned as before to the barge Office
where the steamer assoc was In wait
Jig to convey the funeral party to Jerse.
City, where a special train was to conve,
them to Norristowp. The train arrive,
in Philadelphia at 1907 p. m.
AT NoRRIsTowN.
Norristown, Pa, Feb. 13-The Han
cock obsequies III this city will. be of the
most informal character and it is safe tt
say that there is scarcely a public organ
%ization in the city but will be represent
ed in the procession, which will attent
the body to the cemetery. where it will
be quietly deposited in a vault besid
his daughter. The city is thronged will
people from the surrounding coun
try. Only the services at the grave viii
be military. There will be a salut
under the direction of Mayor Randolph
whose guns arrived here TIL
morning from Germantown. These ar
cannon guns and were in charge of
guard, no commissioned officer accom-
panying them. In the CITY arrangement
had been made to have the Episcopa
funeral service read at the grave. bu
when the instructions arrived from New
York late last night, this part of tn
programme was abandoned and Their
will be no religious rites at the cemetery
although all the olergymen will attent
TO the vault but in an unofficial capacity
The weather giows brighter as the hour
wear on and the fog and rain have lifted