The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-11-05
EVENTS OF THEDAY.
Death OF Gen. Mcclellan.

Following swiftly the death of Ger
Grant, comes that Of Gen. Geo. B. HcClel
an his demise occurring in the earlies
Orange Mountain, New Jersey, where h
resided for twenty years. The immediat
cause of death was neuralgia Of the heart
preceded by two weeks illness, which ha'
aroused no approximations until a fev
hours before the end came. The day pre-
| ceding his death he visited Orange on bust
ness, accompanied by his daughter, and re
turning home ate heartily and retired t.
| rest, to be aroused at II O'Clock by par
oxysms, to relieve which medical aid wa
summoned. After several hours Of suffer
ing he seemed relieved, his eyes grew
bright, his cheeks lost their ashen hue, ant
with smile of relief he said: II feel easy
now. Thank God have pulled through
Almost instantly he raised himself on hi,
hands, half opened his eyes, and fell bacl
dead.
About thirty years since Gen. Mcclellan
married Miss Nellie Marcy, daughter Of
Gen. Randolph Marcy (who once resided al
st. Paul, Minn.,) being attracted to the
lady by her grace and beauty as she knelt
in prayer at a church service in Baltimore
He is survived by this devoted wife and an
only daughter.
The death of Gen. Mcclellan produced a
profound sensation throughout the coun-
try. The President sent q feeling message
to the stricken family, and flags were
ordered at half-mast on all government
buildings at Washington until after the
funeral.
At Chicago, a deep impression was mani
fest. At Brooklyn, where Senator Voor-
hees was speaking when the intelligence
was received, the speaker touchingly said
''The heart Of this nation will beat heavily
to his tomb, where he shall be buried, and
tonight the cheeks of many veteran are
wet with tears.''
The London papers pay high tribute to
the deceased, and the family have innum.
cradle messages of coincidence from all
parts of the country.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Gen. Mcclellan was born December 3,
1926, in Philadelphia, his father being OF
Scottish descent. He was student of the
Pennsylvania University and in 1912 en-.
tered West Point, graduating in 1916. sec
ond in his class, and was assigned to duty
as brevet second lieutenant in the corps OF
engineers. He served with distinction dur
ing the Mexican war, and was successfully
breveted first lieutenant and captain. He
continued in the military service until
June 16, 1857, when he resigned to take the
post Of chief engineer of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, becoming vice-president in
1858. In 1850 he was chosen president OF
the st. Louis and Cincinnati railroad (nov
the Ohio and Mississippi.) At the opening
of the civil war he was comm issioned ma
jor general of Ohio volunteers, and placed
in command Of the department of the Ohio
comprising the states Of Ohio, Indiana, I'LL
nois, western Pennsylvania and Virginia
May II, 1851, he was commissioned major
general in the regular army, and upon the
retirement Of Gen. Scott, November l, 1861
he was appointed general-in-chief of the
armies of the United States. In Marcel
1862, having been relieved of the command
OF all the armies, except the army
of the Potomac, he took the
field, and Nov. Z, 1862 was superseded by
Gen. Burnside. Under orders, Gen
Mcclellan repaired to Trenton, N. J., and
took no further part in the war; He re
signed from the army on the day of the
Presidential election 1854, he being 6
candidate in opposition to Presiden,
Lincoln, and received 81 electoral votes
Lincoln having PIP. He soon after went tc
Europe, returning in 1868, and engaged in
practice as an engineer, having charge OF
a number of public works, including the
Stevens floating battery, superintendent
OF docks and piers in the city of New York
and construction of the railroad bridge
over the Hudson river near Poughkeepsie
In 1877 he was elected Governor of New
Jersey, serving one term, since which he
has lived a retired life. His habit of mind
was scholarly; he translated from the
French manual of Bayonet Exercises
adapted for the use of the United States
army, also volume of government re-
ports of the Pacific Railroad surveys, q
volume of the reports of the European
commission (he being a member thereof
visiting the Crimea in 1866, ''The Armies
OF Europe" and the "Report on the
Organization and Campaigns of the Army
of the Potomac" His personal life was
blameless, and bis public career may safely
be left for the discriminating justice OF
impartial history.