Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29

| gem. MeCLELLAN'S DEATH.
| Order Of the President.
| The President this afternoon issued the FOL.
lowing executive order:
"The death Of Geo. B. Mcclellan, at one time
the major general commanding tho army Of
the United States. took place at an early
| nour this morning. As q mark OF pub.
sods ss memory asa citizen. IL TIL: who.s
military ability and civic virtue have shed
luster upon the history Of his country. u is
pc displayed at half.mast upon ell buildings Of
tne executive departments in the city until
aftsr his funeral shall have taken place.
The Secretary OF War late this pm. issued an
order regarding the death Of Gen. Mcclellan,
giving necessary directions, etc.
The President's Telegram t. Hrs. He
The President ,oSav v, ssnt the following te,e.
| the death Of Gen. Mcclellan was received:
WASHINGTON, Oct. %. 1885.
shocked BY tie news Of your husbands death IT,
and while know how futile are all human
efforts TO console, must assure you Of my deep
sympathy In your great grief, and express to you
my own sense of affiiction at the loss Of so good
SHleno. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The President and Gen. McClellan.U
The President had just arranged to communi.
service commissionership to-day when he heard
OF MS death. Gen. Mcclellan had already de-
ciAHcu Tie russian mission.
The News Received 1T the War Depart
ment.
The only announcement of Gen. McClellan's
death received at the War department this
morning, was press bulletin, which was cir.
cuiated about the department.. The news
created great surprise and general sympathy
among army officers. It was stated that he is
the only general commander ofall the armies IN
the held who died out of the service. Although
ne has not been connected with the army
since the close of the war, it is probable that
taken by the War department, even II 1t is
only public announcement Of the fact to the
army.
zen. Rosecrans Tribute to Mcclellan.
zen. Rosecrans was assistant professor at
West Point when Gen. Mcclellan was at the
school, and said to-day that Mcclellan recited
70 him many times. He was at the head Of his
and had the faculty Of turning his mind from
one 1 thing to another with great ease. Gen.
soldier Of great ability. His personal character
was Of the highest and purest
Gen. Van vliet's Rec0llections Of the
Dead General.
II just heard a little while ago of Gen. Nc
Clellan's death, !" said Gen. Van Vliet 81 went
at once to the War department and learned
there that 1t was true,-that he had died during
prised saw him in New YORK ' JUST the other i
day, and he was well and hearty. I thought
then should be dead before he was. Yes, I
won't find in the old army registers. 1 served
W.T., with him In Mexico, and in the late war was
Si% and sas with si%
and messed with him during his seven days
promise, I graduated some time before he did
ana was his senior In Mexico. He was then q
gallant young soldier and beiive was wounded:
t1n 2; in being put forward just at that time.
aSwys S in 1T as sa r Tasss sRe
the disadvantage of raw recruits and
dthisorganization to contend with, while
the benefit of the training and experience that
to deal with. Mcclellan took command just
Run defeat and he had to be cautious. It was,
as Gen. Fitz John Porter had said just the other
day: The men were in that condition when all
that was necessary to put them to flight was to
touch off pack of fre-crackers.' Mcclellan
could not throw his men upon the enemy. He
had to be cautious and take time to train them
to the task before them"
A Popular Commander,
~ saw good deal of Mcclellan during the
war;" said well-known journalist to a STAR
reporter. ale detailed me from the ranks to
serve as an army telegrapher three days after
my regiment reached Washington. continued
in this service during the war; and like other
army telegraphers had much to do, personally
from time to time, for the army commander,
lations with him. He was the most popular
commander. beyond all comparison, we ever
sHe Sim and SO far
eral public dropped him we swore by him and
lamented his departure. It was my fortune
Office at Alexandria when Mcclellan came up
from the Peninsula-almost IN disgrace. He
had, I remember hearing him say, only seven
teen men under his command when he arrived,
John Pope, and the day before his arrival at AT.
was time Of great excitement in Aiexandria
from our defeated army were pouring into the
Of the disaster, and the trains toward
citizens etta We %omentarily expected to
pursuing rebels over the Seminary Hill and Ar
lington Heights. Mcclellan was III and having
his arrival to the Secretary Of War, he lay down
on lounge and remained there pretty nearly
all day in telegraphic correspondence with
result of the correspondence was the promulga-
ton OF an order reinstating Gen. Mcclellan in
command Il,a'I OF the army. There was wonderful
the effect was still more startling. The defeated
soldiers, worn out and used up, as they
and marched gaily of up the Potomac. Tie
entire military machine responded as once
again in the hands of its master. Well you
know, we marched up through Maryland met
the rebels at Antietam and sent them whipped
and bowling, back across the Potomac. It was
q long time ago and was quite a yOungster
great events which were IN progress, but most
distinctly remember the widespread impress
sion among the soldiers at that time that Nc
Gellan was the only man fit to command us.
and to that impression we largely attributed
the victory"
Late Appointments.
G. n. Hessen has been appointed surveyor Of
the port of Memphis, Tenn.
The following collectors Of customs have been
appointed: w. A. Mahoney, Fernandina, Fla,
al W0l Id EnS 1Ixl