St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-30
The Ex-0ommander of the Army of the
United States Dies at His Mount
ain Home.
His Demise Entirely Unexpected and Pre-
oeded by Four Hours Of Excru-
eiating Pain.
President Cleveland and Gov. Albeit
Promptly Telegraph Their Sim
core Coincidence.
Flags in Washington Ordered at Half
Mast Until After the
Funeral.
another GREAT man Gone.


morning at ten minutes past 3 o'clock from
exhaustion, produced by repeated shocks of
neuralgia of the heart, at his home on
Orange mountain. Though he had nearly
completed his fifty-nlnth year, he had pre-
served not only buoyant spirits, buta buoy
ant, youthful agility. Therefore, when he
began about three weeks ago to feel pains
OF the heart, neither he nor his medical
man, DR.. Seward of Orange, nor any of his
family, regarded the matter as serious. He
and every one else believed yesterday that
the malady was either gone for good, or at
least for long time. In that belief the
general ordered his carriage yesterday
morning, drove to Orange, accompanied by
his only daughter, saw several gentlemen
on. business, and made an appoint
ment with one of them for II
o'clock to-day. He returned home
in good spirits, ate heartily at his meal and
retired to rest. About II o'clock the pains
returned, and messenger on horseback
was dispatched down the hill for the doctor,
who came back with the least possible de-
lay. When he entered the bedroom Of the
general he found his patient in extreme
agony. The parOXySms returned with
arithmetical frequency that was alarming.
and the homeopathic remedies which the
efficient than those which had been supplied
by the intelligent affection of Gen. McClel-
lans wife and daughter. who had admins
tered to him increasingly from the first
alarm. For four hours he suffered the most
eXcruciating agony. About 3 o'clock there
was change. The eyes of the patient
began to grow brighter and his face, that had
been white with pain, began to recover
its J ruddy Chue. He gave a
long, deep sigh of relief, smiled family and
said: Il feel easy now. Thank God, l have
pulled through" Then he sank back upon
the pillows as if exhausted, closing his
eyes. The doctor, who was watching his
face with extreme solicitude, saw the signs
of approaching collapse and whispered to
Mrs. McClellan: 81 fear he is dying" 1t
was but too true, Gen. Mcclellan raised
himself upon one hand, half opened his
| eyes and fell dead. No arrangements have
as yet been made for the funeral.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's CoNDoLENCE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The president
sent the following telegram Of coincidence
to Mrs. Mcclellan to-day:
Washington, d. c., Oct. 29, 1SS5.-To Mrs.
George B. Mcclellan, Orange, N. il am
| shocked by the news of your husbands death
and while know how futile are all human
efforts to console, must assure you of my
deep sympathy in your great grief and eX-
press to you my own sense of aftliction at the
loss of so good friend.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The following executive order was issued
to-day:
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c., Oct.
20, ISS5.-The death of George B. Mcclellan,
at one time the major general command
ing the armies of the United States, took
place at an early hour this morning. As q
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distinguished soldier and citizen, whose mill
| tary ability and civic virtues have shed lus-
| ter upon the history of his country, it is Or
| dered by the president that the national flag
| be displayed at balf-mast upon all the build
| ings of the executive dep partment in this CITY
| until after the funeral shall have taken place.
DANIEL S. LAMONT, Private Secretary.
| The following general order was issued
| this afternoon:
War Department., Washington, Oct. 29, 1885,
With profound regret, the secretary of war
| announces to the army the death of Gen.
! George B. Mcclellan, formerly major general
| commanding the armies of the United States
which occurred at Orange, n. j., this morn
| ing. The name and fame Of this distinguished
| soldier and citizen are known and honored
| throughout the republic. AS the organizer
OF the army Of the Potomac, he made it ca
| pable of accomplishing great deeds. The les
! sons he gave it were never forgotten, and the
| spirit with which he animated it continued
| through all its eventful history. Subse-
! quently, as its leader, he rendered great SER
vices to his country in his pure and noble
! character, his unselfsh devotion and the duty
| he performed in the hour of peril will cause
| his memory ever to be cherished with pride
by the people of the United States
WILLIAM G. ENDICOTT, Secretary of War.
1t is definitely learned to-day that Gen.
| Mcclellan came very near being made a
member of President Cleveland's cabinet.
and that he was rendered the Russian mis-
| sion and declined because of business en-
| gagements, and that within the past twen-
| ty-four hours the president had concluded
| to offer him an appointment as member of
| the civil service commission.
GOV. ABBETT's TELEGRAM.
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 29.-Gov. Albeit
has sent the following telegram to Mrs.
! Mcclellan:
| State of New Jersey, Executive Depart
| ment, Trenton, Oct. 29.-My Dear Madam:
| / have just learned with profound sorrow of
| the death Of your distinguished husband /
| speak not only for myself. but for all the peo-
| pie of New Jersey, who will join in the uni
| versal mourning for tie loss of pure and
! upright citizen and great soldier. I wish
| most earnestly to take such proper official
action as will do honor to his memory. l have
| directed Adjutant General William s. Striker
the executive may be in full sympathy with
| your own feelings. have the honor to be,
! very respectfully yours, LEON ABBErr
To Mrs. 6. B. Mcclellan, West Orange, N. ].
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
New YORK. Oct. 80. - At Gen. Nc
| Clellan's Office in this city only the mere
news of his demise had been received. He
had been failing for months past and had
not visited the Office in two weeks, though
| it was not expected that his illness would
result fatally. He leaves son and daugh-
| ter, the former just completing his educa-
ton. AS soon as the news spread through
out the city great sorrow was expressed at
the generals death. The flags on the pub
lie buildings were placed at half-mast. The
! Grand Army post has called a meeting to
express their sorrow and offer a body guard
fer the remains.
Though no definite arrangement in re-
gard to the funeral has been made, it is
probable that the services will be held in
the Madison Square Presbyterian church on
Monday and that the interment will be at
Trenton. The family has been deluged
with messages Of coincidence from all parts
! of this country and from Europe. Fitz
John Porter says that though Gen. Nc
Clellan's personal recollections were
burned he succeeded in reproducing most
of them, that they will be published soon
and that they will create a stir equal to
that caused by the publication of Mr.. De
pew's letter on the Grant-Johnson matter.
SORROW IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The death of Gen,
Mcclellan caused profound impression il
this city, where he was quite well known
He was chief engineer and afterwards vice
president of the Illinois Central railroad
just prior to the breaking out of the war
and acquired a wide social acquaintance il
| Chinaro II the heoinnino of tho 1,.ar g.