The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-11-06
GENERAL MCCLELLAN BURIED.
Funeral Obsecuies Over 81 Dead So1die
Unmarked by Pornp or Display.

Funeral 0bsecuies Over Dead SoIdie
Unmarked by Pomp or Display.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The remains of
General George B. Mcclellan were buried
yesterday without any pomp or ceremony
Whateyer-not even military band partiei-
pating. The funeral services were per-
formed by Rev. Dr.. Charles H. Park
hurst at the Madison Street Presby-
terrain Church. The pallbearers were:
General w. S. Hancock, General
Fitz-John Porter, General w. B.
Franklin, General j. E. Johnston, General
Arson G. McCook. General Martin T. Nc
Alahon, S. l.. Barlow, Hon. w. G. Kelsey,
Colonel Edward Fl. Wright, Thatcher W.
Adams, William G. Prime. Hon. 4. S.
Hewitt John T. Agnew and W. G. Alsop.
Behind the pall-hsarers followed Mrs. Nc
Clellan, Miss Mary Mcclellan and Max
Mcclellan, Captain Arthur Mcclellan,
General Murray and the family servants.
The remains were escorted to the church
by the State Comniandery of the Loyal
Legion of the United States and detach-
nlent from the survivors of Meagher's Irish
brigade. The edifice was crowded, among
the many distinguished mourners present
being: Governor Albeit, of New Jersey !;
Ex-Governor Ludlow, of New Jersey;
Whitelaw Reid. Judge Shipman, John
Jacob Astor and Generals Webb. Wilson,
Hamilton, Averill, Shaler, Cochran, Slo-
cum, Banks, MolineuX. sSwayne, Graham
and Wainwright Lloyd Aspinwall and G.
p. Stone. George Washington Post, G. A.
R., of which the deceased was a member,
was also present.
Excepting few flowers at the altar there
were no decorations, and the final rites
were conducted in the simplest manner.
So far as outward display was concerned it
would never have been SUSPECTED that the
here of Antietam was being conveyed to
his last resting place. The streets were
densey lined Wit1 people, who were aston
iShed to find the cortege without mill
tary or mourning display. Two hum
dred and fifty policemen were neceS-
sary to preserve the right of way.
The funeral procession was simply
composed of carriages. 1t moved from the
church door to the Pennsylvania depot,
where special train was taken for Tren-
ton. All the pall-bearers, the widow, son
and daughter, and DR.. Mcclellan, with a
few intimate friends, accompanied the re-
mains. A large crowd was in the depot
and reverently took their hats off as the
caSket was taken from the hearse to the
train. 1t was followed by twenty-eight
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 fifty
carriages in waiting. The casket was
placed in the hearse by committee
of Bayard Post, No. s. The process.
sion was then formed and moved
through the principal streets Of the city.
The city bells were tolled, and salvo OF
guns was fired at the State Arsenal. The
casket was placed in brick-lined and c.
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 large concourse in the GENE
terry.