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Show TO A SOLDIER'S GRAVE. The Remains of General Hancock to be Accompanied to Norristown by the Secretary of War. Not a Drain Will be Heard, Bat Only the Simple Ceremony of a ' Military Salnte. A House Bill Introduced to Grant Mrs. Hancock an Annual Pension Pen-sion of 82,000. General Ilancock's Burial. New Yobk, February 10. Arrangements for the funeral of General Hancock are being rapidly perfected. The body willbe taken from Governor's Island to the Battery Saturday morning by the steamer "Chester A. Arthur." All the officers connected with tho Post and as many, soldiers as can be spared will accompany the remains. The funeral procession -will proceed np Broadway Broad-way to Trinity Church, where the services will be conducted by the Bev. Dr. Morgan Dix and his assistants. There will be NO MILITARY MUSIC WHATEVZE In the procession, and the only troops in line will be those from Governor's Island. The staff of the late General will follow the hearse. The ceremonies at the church will be of the simplest character possible. There will be no address. The body will be taken to Jersey City, where a special train will take the funeral party to Philadelphia. The train will arrive at Philadelphia at 1:45 o'clock. There the Philadelphia division of the military order of the Loyal Legion will join the party and accomnany the body to Korristown, where the train will arrive at 3 p. m. General Hancock's remains will be placed in the family vault. Numerous military mili-tary and civic societies have asked permission permis-sion to form part of the funeral procession. The remains will be IXTEHBED IX THE GENEBAL's MAUSOLEUM At Montgomery cemetery. The cemetery can properly be termed the burial ground of the Hancock family. The General's brother John many years ago purchased a lot there, in which lie the remains of his seven children. chil-dren. The adjoining lot was purchased by General Hancock and his twin brother Hillary, Hil-lary, and in it they placed the remains of their parents. Bv the side of the latter lies the body of Winfield Scott Hancock, Jr., the General's grandson and namesake, who died when an infant, in the summer of 1880, the news of his death reaching the General the same day he was formally notified of his "nomination for President. In 1883 General Hancock built a handsome mausoleum. The only member of t he General's immediate family now entombed there is his daughter Ada, who died in 1875. The body of General Hancock was to-day partly embalmed. Colonel John P. Niohof-son. Niohof-son. Chief Recorder of the military order of the Loyal Legion, who arrived to-day, has taken charge of the dead General's personal affairs in accordance with the request made by him several years ago. THE GUABD OVEB THE DEAD BODY To-night consists of Captain Charles Morris, Lieutenant O. E, Wood, and Colonel A. "W. Vodges. There is a probability that the Tort Hamilton band will march in the procession. pro-cession. Mrs. Hancock was confined to her bed all day to-day, and was attended bv a number of female relatives. She is prostrated by the shock. The following-named persons will act as pall-bearers: Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary Sec-retary of State: Generals Sherman and Sheridan, W. F. Franklin, W. F. Smith, J.G. Frye, A. H. Terry, John Newton, Nelson Miles. F. A. Walker, Mr. B. M. Hartshome, Colonel W. P. AVilson and Major W. D. Miller, the two latter being aides de camp of the deceased during the late war. It is also expected that the President and members of the Cabinet Till attend the obsequies. Mrs. Hancock to-day received a TOUCHING LETTEB FBOjI SECBETABY BAYABD, In which he referred to his own recent bereavement be-reavement in the loss of his wife and daughter, daugh-ter, and speaking of her deceased husband as a loss to the nation. Washington, February 10. The following general order was issued to-day: Wab Depabtment, Washington, February 9, 1886. With profound sorrow the Secretary of War announces to the army that Major-General Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock died to-day at Governor's Island in the harbor of New York. He was a soldier without fear, a citizen without reproach, a patriot without guile. He will ever be a noble and impressive ligure in our history, and his countrymen will always recall with pride and pleasure his heroic and inspiring conduct during those last memorable hours on the field of Gettysburg. For his meritorious and conspicuous con-spicuous share in that great and decisive victory, he has received the gratitude of the American people and the thanks of Congress. Con-gress. The flag will be placed at half-mast at all military posts and stations and thirteen thir-teen minute guns will be fired on the day after the receipt of this order, and the usual badges of mourning be worn for thirty days. Wm. C. Endioott, Secretary of War. Lieutenant-General Sheridan will act as pall bearer at General Hancock's funeral. Major-General Schofield will also attend. Washington, February 11. The Secretary of War and several prominent army officers will go to Philadelphia Saturday to receive the ramains of General Hancock, and will accompany them to Norristown. A detachment detach-ment of artillery with guns have been ordered or-dered to proceed to Norristown to fire x militaby salute oveb genebal hancock's GBAVE. This will be the only military ceremony on that occasion, as the funeral is to be a private pri-vate one. |