The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-03
SIMPLE CEREMONIES
AT The BURIAL OF, THE LATE GEN.
MCCLELLAN.
The Distinguished Soldier and Citizen
Laid to Rest in the
Grave.
d. sryiption of the Obse quies - Beautiful
f'o,al Tributes The Generals Favor
lite Hymn Simplicity the Par
ticular Wish of the Family.

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| NEW YORK, Nov. 3 The funeral serv.
| ices over the remains of the late
| Zen. George h. Mcclellan took place
Monday morning at the Madison Square
ire 'byterian church. A. cary a4 0 O'clock
one hour i'll advance OF the time fix ID for
hoiilhs The Services II police force, unier
command of Capt. Williams took up a DO,
sitien at the front door of the church and
awaited the arrival of tho casket con-
tanning the remains, They did not i'm.
pede travel prevent any one who
wished from entering the church, as it was
the special wish of the family that no Oh
servance SHOULD be paid to the body that
would not be given to that of private
cltlzen No tickets were required to gain
admission to the church. and verything in
connection with the last sad rites was of the
sim plest nature.
The body of the late general arrived here
Sunday afternoon from Orange, and was
taken to the house of w. c. Prime, IS East
Iwenty-third street. In little while after
the police had been stationed in front
OF the church, Gen. Hancock one of the
pail bearers. arrived, accompanied by two of
his stair, Col Beck, of the United States
artillery, and Capt Fesssnjen. The general
was admitted to the house of Mr. Prime
but not his aides and it was learned that nc
one would be permitted to enter tho front
parLors save the pall-bearers and the ladies'
of the family of the deceased and tho 10 OF
Mr.. Prime.
The stalwart form Of Gen. Hancock, 50
familiar to New Workers attracted atten-
ton and a crowd bepou l., f,atbar in the
vicinity of the house Gen. Joe Johnston
accompanied by Gen Fitz John Porter, Con |
McMahon, Gen. Franklin and the other nail,
bearers, VIZ: Secretary of state of Nav
Jersey, Mr. H. C. Kelev. Cal Edward II |
Wright $. L. NJ Barlow. Thatcher IT |
Adams, Mr.. Abram = Hewitt lain ~ |
Ayres, and w. C. Prime soon followeJ |
The members of the Loyal Legion. who |
were going to escort the body from Mr. |
Primes house to the church and from tina
church to the grave at Trenton cemeterv
assembled in Twenty thirl STRAIT
\ lew minute, be fore 10 O'clock tina nolic.
formed in long files OH each side of the siIa
walk ON Twenty-thirl street. extanlin,
around the corner To tina church T,o
streets were soon cIaar.d aud tbo I,,al
Legion took up position nsar the re,ilonc,
of Mr. Prime aud owaitel the brinping nut
of tho remains The coffin was soon brought
out AMI carried by six man nm ler char
Of the undertaken along the sidewalk to til,
church, the pail bearers walkin,
in front or other side. As tho coffin
was carried past the spectators removed
their hats out of respec: for the illusriou,
load. The funeral procession followed Tina
collin wa received at the main entrance of
the church by the Rows. Dr. Parkhurst and
W h,ttakar. A. the body was brought into
the church the Dead March in Saul' broke
fcs Tia from the organ.
The ca,ket was placed on tho shoulders of
TX men. and headed by the two
clergyman, AMI followed by the pail
bearers aud mourners, was borne slowly
and reverently up the middle aisle.
raised black covered platform stood
lirectly in front af the platform, and on
his the casket was placed At his head on
! table and resting against the pulpit was a
floral design Representing the
American flag. 1t was composed entirely of
an1l en- belishod with branche.
# the tea rose, sprays of palm and eleei
With smilax Diagonally across it, face
vas n sword in black immortelles with hin