The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-03
GEN. MccLELLAN's FUNERAL.
A Vast Crowd Present to Pay Tribute
to His Memory.
The Exercises Simple and Impressive
The Burial.

New YORK, Nov. AT 10 o'clock this
morning the body of Gen. George B. MeClel-
Ian was removed from the house of Mr.
Prime lin East Twenty-third street to the
Madison Square Presbyterian church, where
funeral services were performed by the pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Chas. H. Parkhurst. Although
the morning broke dark and gloomy, with
occasional bursts of rain yet hundreds of
people gathered early in the neighborhood of
the church and Mr.. Primes house.
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 reverent-
ly and with tender hands the black cloth
covered casket, upon which rested sheaf of
wheat and a few immortelles, was lifted and
slowly borne to the street. On either hand
were the pail bearers: Gen. w. S. Hancock,
Gen. Fitz John Porter, Gen. W. B. Franklin,
Gen. ]. E. Johnston, Gen. Anson G. McCook
Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon, S. L. NJ. Barlow,
Hon. W. c. Kelsey, Col. Edward H. Wright
Thatcher W. Adams, Wm G. Prime. Hon.
A. S. Hewitt, John T. Agnew and w. C. AL
sop Behind the pall-bearers followed the
family and the family servants. In this
order the cortege left the house and was met
outside by the State Commandery of the
Loyal Legion of the United States and the
representatives of Meagher's Irish Brigade
Both these organizations preceded the body
to Madison avenue, where between open
ranks the funeral cortege passed into the
ciating clergymen. The church was filled in
every part, and prominent men were seen
everywhere.
The church was without decorations or
emblems of mourning save few flowers at
the altar. The services were of the simplest
description, not occupying half an hour.
When the service was ended the undertaker's
assistants, placing the coffin on their
shoulders, marched slowly down the main
aisle to the door.
The family, the delegation of neighbors
from Orange and the Committee of the Loyal
Legion took carriages and were driven to the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot, where
special train stood waiting, which took them
to Trenton, where the burial will take place.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 2.-The train con-
yeying the remains of Gen. Mcclellan arrived
in this city at 1.30 p. m. 1t was met by the
Mayor and members OF the Common Council.
There were about fifty carriages in waiting.
The casket was placed in the hearse by a
committee of Bayard Post, No. s, and the
procession was then formed and moved
through the principal streets to the ceme-
terry in the lower part of the city. The city
fired at the State arsenal. The streets were
lined with people, and on many houses
flags foated at half-mast. The casket was
placed in brick lined and cemented grave,
and flowers were scattered about 1t in pro-
fusion. Several elaborate floral devices
brief and solemn. Rev. W. U. Markland 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, and among those
present were several distinguished military
men and civilians.
GONE TO the BoTToM.