Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — Gen. Hancock’s Grave. [ARTICLE]

Gen. Hancock’s Grave.

A paragraph going the rounds o r the press saying that “the grave of Gen. W. S. Hancock, at Norristown, Pa., is without a mark to distinguish it from the grave of the poorest pauper,” is declared to be without foundation by the Philadelphia Record, which says: “The honored remains of Gen. Hancock lie in a granite vault in Montgomery Cemetery at Norristown, in a lovely spot on the banks of the Schuylkill. The vault was built at his own expense to receive the remains of a beloved daughter who lies beside him. Every year the grave is decorated with flowers, and the surroundings are neatly kept.” A bill is now before the Pennsylvania Legislature appropriating $25,000 for the erection of a monument to Gen. Hancock in the Norristown cemetery.