Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-27
GENERAL MCCLELLAN 49,
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Unmarked by Pomp or Dis", soldie
NEW York, Nov. s.-The rem.;..
General George B. Mcclellan wer" 's Of
yesterday without any pomp or oo, u'fied.
whatever-not even a military band a"ny
pating. The funeral services war r"''ei>
formed by Rev. DR.. Charles n per-
hurst at the Madison Street pra' 'Fi'
terrain Church. The pall-bearers ss0S'
General w. S. Hancock, Ca were:
Fitz-John Porter, General w aI
Franklin, General j. E. Johnston. i.
Anson q. Mccook, General Martin r. VA
Mahon, S: L. Barlow. Hon. w. c. Eo,N As'
Colonel Edward II. Wright, ThatchMarr' ss ;My,
ADAMS, William Z. Prime. Hon. i wi
hewitt john i. Agnew and W. c. Msos
Behlnd the pall-bearers followed Mrs w
Clelian, Miss Mary Mcclellan ana Nc llc
Mcclellan. captain Arthur McClellsa"rA
General Murray and the family Servants
Inc remains We're escorted to the cnr,.,
ny me state C~ommandery of the Love-,
Legion of the United States and n lazy noyal
ment from the survivors Of Mear,er.,ss 1 I:
brigade. The editice was crowded l'!sN
the many distinguished mourncrs n ".nolls
being: Governor Albeit, of New tIrseNl
Ex-Governor Ludlow, of New JomnSey;
Whitelaw Reid, Judge Shipman s;
Jacob Astor and Generals Webb w; I'M ,
Hamilton, Averill, Shaler, Cochran 's S1
cum, Banks, MolineuX. Swayne, Groh 'aos
and Wainwright, Lloyd A~spinwall md " W
=. Stone. George Washington Post. C.
r., of which the deceased was n nar,hsl
was also present.
Excepting a few flowers at the altar tboro
were no decorations, and the final ri,os.
were conducted in the simplest mannsr
So far as outward display was concernnI !.
would never have been suspected that ,hs
here of Antietam was being conyeyod Nv
his last resting place. The streets woro
densely lined with people, vino were aston.
ished to find the cortege without mill.
tary or mourning display. Two hn,n.
dred and fifty policemen were neceS.
sary to preserve the right of wov
The funeral procession was si,nniy
composed of carriages. 1t moved from ttba
church door to the PENNSYLVANIA drnnt
where a special train was taken for Tren '
ton. All the pall-bearers, the widow, SON
and daughter, and DIR. Mcclellan, with a
few intimate friends, accompanied the 70.
mains. a large crowd was in the denot
ana reVerently TOOK their hats OFT as the
casket was taken from the hearse to the
train. 1t was followed by twcnty-eigDt
members of the Loyal Legion.
TRENTON, n. j., Nov. 3.-The train con-
veying the remains Of General Mcclellan
was met by the Mayor and members of the
Common Council. There were about 1jf;v
carriages in waiting. The casket was
placed III the hearse by a committee
of Bayard Post, No. s. The process.
sion was then formed and moved
through the principa streets of the city.
The city bells We're tolled, and a salvo Of
guns was fired at the State Arsenal. The
casket was placed in a brick-lined and ce-
mented grave, and flowers were scattered
about it in profusion. Several elaborate
floral devices surrounded the tomb. The
last rites were brief and solemn. Rev. W,
U. MARYLAND, Of Baltimore, read the burial
service Of the Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. John Hall, of Trenton, offered prayer.
There was a large concourse in the Gene
terV.