Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-27
WIDOWS OF HEROES,
Peeps Into Washington Homes That
Recall the Names of the Ma
tons Greatest Men.
AEhENT0ES OF GEN. SHERIDAN.
The Palace in Which Black Jack Logan
Died Rich in Relics That Interest
bis Soldier Admirers.
MRS. ADMIRAL DAHLGREN'S RESIDENCE
MEMENTOES OF GEN. SHERIDAN.
MRS. ADMIRAL DAHLGREN'S RESIDENCE
Sam Randall Was Not Much Of Money Maker, but
Sunset Cox Left Fortune.
lcoKREsroxprNcE OF THE DISPATCH.


WASHINGTON, July 26.-Mrs. General
Sheridan is devoting herself to the educa-
tion of her children. She did not 60 into
society at all last winter and she lives all
alone with her little ones in the big $40. 600
brick mansion which was presented to the
General when he came to Washington
Mrs. Sheridan is one of the finest looking
women o. the Capital. She is straight and
slender, has beautiful eyes, and her face is
almost classic in its features. She is the
daughter of General Rucker, who was at
one time Quartermaster General os the
Army, and she was during her husbands
life the center of attraction OF the army
circle OF the Capital. She is finely edu-
Gated and was thoroughly wrapped up in
her husband.
All Of her surroundings tend to call up
the hero who has passed away, and the Sheri-
dan House is one of the noted ones at the
Capital. 1t stands within stones throw of
Scott Circle; is on the corner of Rhode Island
avenue aud Seventeenth streets, and it has
many rooms and many windows. Its in
terror is filed with curios picked up by Gen.
eral Sheridan during his long career.
Stuffed birds which ne shot look down upon
you as you enter the hall, and in the dining
room there is a great elk's head with wide
branching antlers, which is a trophy of his
hunting. A magnificent tigers skin hangs
over Mexican saddle, mounted in silver
and gold, and beside these an American flag
is draped.
REMINDERS OF THE HERO DEAD.
The parlors contain many pictures of
Sheridan, and one of the finest of these is q
large portrait in oil. 1t represents him in
full uniform, and near it there is a painting
by Earle of Sheridan's Ride. Back of the
parlor is the library, where the General
wrote the greater part OF his memoirs, and
where are the books of which he was most
fond Here are number of autograph
letters signed by the hand of Abraham
Lincoln congratnlating Sheridan upon his
military service from time to time during
the war, and upon the shelves are photo
graphs OF Bismarck, Napoleon and WASH
ilgton, and above them are engravings and
etchings OF General Sheridau's army
friends. 1t is the same in the dining room
and throughout the house, and Mrs. Sheri-
dan is thus living largely in the past.
l visited Mrs. General Hancock's house
to-day, but find it is rented to a Cincinnati
family and that Mrs. Hancock is living in
New YORK. her mouse here Is worth per-
haps $4,000, and it was q present to her
from Mr.. Corcoran and other wealthy resi-
dents of Washington. 1t is big three
story and basement structure Of Philadel-
phia pressed brick and brown stone. 1t is on
q corner, is on the farthest edge of the
fashionable section and is growing in value
every year. 1t has about 10 rooms and it
ends at the corner in brown-stone tower.
Brass railings lead up the brown-stone steps
to a wide front door, and you enter under a
hal-moon of stained glass. There is more
stained glass in the windows and the house
is beautifully finished as to paper and
painting.
HANCOCK WASN'T A MONEY MAKER.
Mrs. Hancock has, however, spent but a
short time in it, though she will probably
make Washington her residence in the tut
ure. She is not rich and General Hancock
died comparatively poor. Her memoirs of
her husband had no such sale as the books
of Grant or Sheridan and she has not
great deal in addition TO her pension to live
upon. General Hancock was not money
maker. He gave a great deal TO charity
and he was generous to a fault. He married
Mrs. Hancock in 1850. She was then young
lady of ST. Louis and the two spent nearly
generation of happy years together.
Mrs. General Logan has perhaps the
finest home of anv of the noted widows of