Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-03
THE SOLDIER SLEEPS.
The Remains Of Gen. George B. Nc
CleIlan Consigned to Their Last
Resting Place,
The Funeral MS Much Marked for It's
Simplicity as That OF Grant for
Its Pomposiiy.
Dell Tells the Nations SCR
row ms the Little Cortcge Moves
silently to the Tomb.
THE LAST RITES.

Clellan was removed from the house OF
Mr.. W. c. Prime, East Two Hundred and
Thirtieth street, to the Madison Square
Presbyterian church, whore the last
funeral services were performed by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Charles s. Parkhurst.
Although the morning broke dark aud .
gloomy, with occasional bursts OF rain, |
yet hundreds of people gathered early in |
the neighborhood of the church and Mr. |
Primes house, Squads Of police officers /
began to arrive early, and were placed |
In position TO preserve order. Officers |
also guarded the church doors and pas /
sages leading to them. No one, not even |
the intimate friends of the family, were
admitted within the doors OF the Prime |
mansion, and only the family and pail |
bearers were present when reverently and !
with tender hands the black cloth-covered !
casket upon which rested a sheaf of
wheat and a few immortales was lifted
and slowly borne TO the street ON either
hand were
THE PAIL-BEARERs,
consisting of Gen. w. s. Hancock, Gen.
Fitz John Potter, Gen. w. b. Franklin,
Gen. j L. Johnston, Gen. Ansonia G.. Nc
Cook, Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon, S. G..
Barlow, Hon. w. C.. Kelsey, Col. II. II
Wright, Thatcher w. Adams, William C.
Prime, Hon. A. S. Hewitt, John 4. Ag-
new and w. c. Alsap. Behind the pail
bearers followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss
Mary Mcclellan and Mat Mcclellan. Capt.
Archer Mcclellan, Gen. March and the
family servants.
In this order the cortcgc left the house,
and was met outside by the state COM
mander of the Loyal Legion of the United
States and representatives of Meaghcr's
Irish brigade, which served under Gen.
Mcclellan Both OF these organizations
preceded the body 20 Madison avenue,
where, between fifteen ranks, the cortege
passed into the church and uD the aisle in
which stood the officiating clergy
The church was filed in every part and
PROMINENT MEN
were seen everywhere. The church was
I without decorations or emblcme OF mOuin-
! ing save few flowers at the altar The
| services were of the simplest description,
not occupying half an hour. Jesus, Lover
of My Soul, and O, Mother, Dear Jeru-
/ salem, two OF the hymns which Gen. Nc
| Clcllan best liked, were sung, after which
prayer was offered by Rev. ID. Parkhurst
and the fifteenth chapter of the First
1 Corinthians was read by Rev. DIR. Whit
aker. The final rites were conducted IN
| the simplest manner. When the services
were ended the uudertaker's assistants
| placed the coffin on their shoulders and
( marched slowly down the main aisle to
4 the door. The congregation remained
4 standing until the pall-beareTs and mem
| bers of the family had left the building
Outside the church the street was
| lined with people. The police maintained
good order. The family, the delegation
I Mt taityb bppa from, a ~ an
mander Of the Loyal Legion took car
riages and were driven to the Pennsyl-
vania Railway depot, where special
| train stood waiting to receive the party
/ The train steamed out of the depot for
/ Trenton at noon, where the burial takes
| place. As the funeral procession moved
/ from the church to the depot, 1t was re-
ceiyed with marked courtesy by the peo-
| pie who hurried along the sidewalk
| Hats were lifted, and many tear fell
from the eyes of veterans
who once served under the
dead general The simplicity of
the procession was noticeable. Nothing
about 1t gave any indication of the dead
| hero There were no soldiers in line, no
band of music, no draped colors. The
funeral procession, so far as any out
ward display was concerned, might have
been that of any well-to-do citizen.
When the remains arrived in Jersey
| City they were placed in the forward car
of the special train which was TO convey
| them to Trenton. All the pall-bearers
accompanied the remains, together with
| the Rev. W. 4. Whitaker OF the Orange
| Presbyterian church, of which Gen. Nc
| Clcllan was elder The pall-bearers oc-
eupied the second car. The widow, son
and daughter and Dr. Mcclellan with
| few friends occupied the car with the re-
mains. A large crowd was in the depot
and revercntly took their hats off as the
casket was conveyed from the hcarsc 10
the train The hearSe was followed by
! twenty-eight members of the loyal
Legion.
CONSIGNED TO THE TOMB.
TRENTON, n. j., Nov. 1.-The train
conveying the remains Of Gen Mcclellan
arrived in this city az 80 p. M II was
met by the mayor and members Of the
common council There were about fifty
carriages in waiting. The casket was
placed In the he0rHe by "A committee OF
Bayard post, No. 8. The procession was
then formed and moved through the prin-
cipal street to the cemetery IN the lower
part Of the city. The city bells were
tolled and salute Of guns was fired at
the state arsenal. The streets were
lined with people, and on many houses
flags fioptcd at hali.mast.
The casket was placed in brick-lincd
and cemented grave, and flowers were
scattered about IL in profusIOn.
Several elaborate foral devices sur
rounded the tomb. The last
rites were brief and solemn Rev. A..
Markeland of Baltimore read the burial
service of the Presbyterian church, and
Rev. John Hall Of Trenton offered
prayer. There was large concourse in
the cemetery.
INDEPENDENCE BELL ToLLTD.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 2.--i'he old