The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-03
'cyERAL MCCLELLAN.
a.. ObsquiS at Madison
conare on Monday.
o,yESGIVING DAYAPPOINTED
r.ss hut SG1 Q ais About Boiler
I R-rst - Sword Contest
Crescent and Bear.
2.AL MCCLELLAN.
.rTSGIYING DISAPPOINTED
me nan.nted sroclellan.

gr YORK, November Accom-
ned bv his family, General NJ. T.
{ rqsbon and VIM. C. Prime, the body
/ ,ss late General George B. Mcclellan,
md this evening at tRe Barclay
~. depot in this city. The hearse
= Fsiting and the party as named
.rsd carriage behind it. Alter the
4f had been removed. and so, with
, fsplsy, the remains were driven TO
4, t5use of Mr.. Prime. There all
Iss are this evening denied, only the
.-rss. friends being with the remains,
m Eill be inferred tomorrow.
~ YORK. November AT 10
ls this morning the body of GEN
n George 3. Mcclellan was removed
-nthe house of w. c. Prime, in East
4 Street, to Madison Square Presby-
nan church, where the last funeral
,Tiess we're performed by the pastor,
iT Dr. Charles III. Parkhurst. Al
Islgh the morning broke dark and
lOmy. with occasional bursts Of rain.
ndreds OF people gathered early in
= Deighb0rhOOd of the church and
\ Primes house. Squads of police
MAJ tOarrive early, and were placed in
MiiOn to preserve order; $50 men
We employed IN the lines extending
tnihe house to the church two blocks
rg, yhile other officers guarded the
ar;,h doors and passages leading to
In. No one. not even intimate !
1Ed: Of the family, was admitted |
Fhin The doors of the Prime mansion. /
piolIy the family and bearers |
Fge present. when reyerently and with /
gnieT hands, the black Uncovered I
cssset upon which rested a sheaf of 1
Ehsst and few immortelles was lifted |
and slowly borne to the street. On
eithg hand we're the pall-bearers con.
sistng Of Gen. W. S. Hancock, Gen.
Eitx John Porter. Gen. w. H. Franklin,
Gen. J. T. Johnson, Gen. Arson G.. Nc +
Sock, Gen. Martin 7. Mcmahon, s. l..
Barlow, Hon. W. c. Kelsey. Col. Ed
ward T. Wright, Thatcher W. Adams,
William C. Prime and Hon. A. l. Hew-
it, Behind the pall-beaEerS, followed
Ms MCCLELLAN, Miss Mary Mcclellan
sld YAK Mcclellan, Captain Arthur
EaElan, Gen. Murray and family ser
a1s
u this order the cortege left the
11la and was met outside BIZ the State
1mmandeTy Of the Loyal Legion Of the
.nied STATES and representatives of ]
s.2gner'S Irish brigade, which served {
lde, General Mcclellan. Both these \
CARNATIONS preceded the body to
MADISON Avenue, where between open {
,anE. The funeral c0rtege passed into
ne church and up the aisle where stood |
%, e, Q1clsting clergy. The church was
lAel ID every part, and prominent men
4efe seen everywhere. Among them
Eefe Governor Abbott, of New Jersey;
1-G0TernOr of New Jersey, General
10y n9yd Asplnwall, General G. 2. Stone,
\ naIteisT Reid, General AverilI, Judge
ss9S.pIaan, Generals Webb, Wilson ana
hamilton, John Jacob Astor and Gen
"a ehale-, COchrane, Slocum, Banks,
ny -ly.uIAslx, Wayne, Graham and Vain
11lsI@ George Washington Post GA.
a. q Which deceased was a member,
va va s'sO present, The church was with
!ls leo0ladOnS or emblens of mourn
.a5 SaVea few flowers at the altar. The
J We're of the simplest descrip-
'9h. not occupying half an hour.
'sils' lover Of my soul, I" and "Oh,
uohei, dear Jerusalem" two of the
!ans General Mcclellan best liked,
.sle sung. after which prayers were
y. l5lel by Rev. Dir. Parkhurst. and the
~ y ehaPter, lst Corinthians. was read
heF' Dr. Whitaker. The inal rites
n SIe eonductedin the simplest manner.
, ,4e- the services ended The under 1
,1s- assistants placed the coffin on /
81 g.. shoulders. and marched slowly
WI. WI me aisle TO the door. The con
i, lion Soan remained standing until the
$50 =. osefeTS aud the members of the de- {
I,Sa family had left the building.
if j-'1s me church the street was lined {
mo- po2pie' The police maintained
na; S,tSI' The family, the delegation
H., --e.sil4OfS from Orange, and a COM
&c. u 'he Loyal Legion took car
sSi S' GU we're driven to the Pennsyl-
an "a -aliroad depot. where a special
rbe ,,GOu waiting to receive the party.
rem, IAN steamed out Of the depot for
hke ~ q noon, where the burial will '
Iora5s' az As the funeral procession {
Id r ra1om the church to the depot, it
lie 49, S.Jil'ed with marked respect by
|slE GSe who hurried along the side
bar iali 1s1S were lifted and many
bee ss. nom the eyes of veterans who
be smr' ;l under the dead general.
bticeaLiyol OF the procession was
|iicsfoE Nothing about it gave any
Eere vi Whatever of the dead hero.
ISS we're no soldiers in the line. no
|aeraII music, no draped colors. The
Erd ;ipII1ocesslon, so far as any out ,
be bsotLay was concerned, might
|RbeT1' - mat OF Weil-tCsiO citizen.
II tbsrs ue remains arrived in Jersey
i al were placed in the forward
nrev t tSe special train, which was to
Rref. 'neln to Trenton. All the pail
b.. " aGGCompanied the remains. and
II 4 Whitaker, of the Orange
Eicb n Presbyterian Church. of
len 7TSeheral Mcclellan was an
seeon5 pail bearers occupied
sghter ~, car; the widow, son and
anate- f ri!o Dr. McClellani with a few
iaalends, occupied the car viii.
q ana q large crowd Wasin she
he oo1 tte5FeTently1 took their hats. 5,
70 nc oo'I net was conveyed from the
g-sVs tie4ISe IL was followed by
"a. members Of the Roysi
sdf y PuRrrY OF The CUrIcLE is
Ss,p me use of GLEEN'sI SUI
-s Ham