The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-12
THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
BURIAL OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.


The Hero OF Antietam Entombed at
Trenton, N, j.
At 10 O'Clock on the morning OF Nov, 2 the
body Of Gen, George b. Mcclellan was TO.
moved from the house OF Mr. Prime in East
Twenty. third street, New York city, TO
tho Madison Square Presbyterian Church,
where funeral services were performed
W the pastor, Rev DR.. Charles ii. Park
aust, Although tho 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, Squads of police atficers begun to
arrive early and were placed in position to
preserve order, Two hundred and fifty men
deployed in lines extending from Mr., Primes
house TO the church, two blocks away,
while other officers guarded the church
doors and tho passages leading to them.
No one, not even the intimate friends
OF the family, We're admitted within the doors
oil the Prime mansion, and only the family
and pall-hearers were present when,
reventy and with tender hands, the black,
eloth.covered casket, upon which rested
sheaf Of wheat and few immorteles, was
lifted and slowly borne to the street. On either
hand We're the pall.bearers, consisting of Gen.
w. S. Hancock, Gen. Fitz John Porter, Gen.
W. b, FInnkin, Gen. Joseph +. Johnston,
Gen. Arson Il. McCook. Gen. Martin T. McMa-
hon, Cen S. L. NJ, Barlow, Hon. w. c. KEEL
sey, Col. Edward Ii, Wright, Thatcher w.
Adams. William c. Prime, Hon A. S. Hewitt,
John I. Agnew and w. c, Alsop. Behind the
pall-bcarers followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss
Mary Mcclellan and Max Mcclellan. Capt.
Arthur Mcclellan, Gen. Marcy 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 Meaghcr Irish Brigade
which served u"der Gen, Mcclellan. Both Of
these organizations preceded the body to Madi-
son avenue, where, between open ranks the
funeral cortegc passed into the church and up
the aisle, where stood the officiating clergy
men. Tho church was filled in every part,
anu prominent men were seen everywhere.
Among them were Gov. Leon Albeit of Now
Jersey, eX-Gov. Ludlow of New Jersey, Gen.
Lloyd Aspmwall, Gen. G. p. Stone, Whitelaw
Reid, Gen. Averill, Gems. Fry aud McKeever
Judge Shipman, Gems. Webb, Wilson and
Hamilton, John Jacob Astor, Gems. Shalcr
Cochrane, Slocum, Banks Molincux, Carleton,
Swayne, Graham and Wainwright. George
Washington post, G. A. R., of which the do.
ceased was Il member, was also present Tho
church was without decorations or emblems of
mourning, save a few flowers ut the altar.
The services were OF tho simplest description,
not occupying Iull bll HOUR. Jesus, Lover OF
My Soul" and 40 Mother Dear Jerusalem"
two OF the hymns which Gen Mcclellan best
liked, were sung, after which prayers were Of
tered by Rev. Dr. PmkhuIst and the 18th
chapter of lst Corinthians was read by Rev. DR..
Whitaker. The final rites were conducted
in the simplest manner. When The service
was ended, the undertakcr's assistants, placing
the coffin on their shoulders, marched slowly
down the main aisle to the door. The congre-
CATION, which filled every part of the church,
remained standing until the pail bearers and
the members of the bereaved family had left
the building. Outside the church the
street was lined with people. The police
maintained coed order. The family, the dele
CATION of neighbols from Orange, and the COM
mlttee OF the Loyal Legion took carriages and
were driven to the Pennsylvania railroad de-
pot, where special train stood waiting to re-
ceive the party. The train steamed out of the
depot for Trenton Mt noon, where the burial
took place. AS the funeral procession
moved from the church to the depot it was re-
ceived with marked courtesy by the people
who hurried along the sidewalk. Hats were
lifted, and maiiy a tear fell from the eyes OF
veterans who once served under the dcnd gen.
eral. Tho simplicity OF the procession was no.
ticeable. Nothing about it gave any ndca-
ton whatever of the dead hero. There were
no soldiers i'll line, no bands of music, no
draped colors. The funeral procession, SO far
as any outward displry was concerned, might
have been that of any well.to-do citizen.
The train conveying the remains of Gen
Mcclellan arrived in Trenton, N. j., at | 80
p. m. 1t was met by tho mayor and members
OF the common council. There were about so
carriages in waiting. The casket was placed
in the hearse by a committee of Bayard Post
No. 8. The procession was then formed and
moved through the principal streets to the
cemetery in the lower part of the city. The
city bells were tolled and guns were fired ut
the state arsenal The streets were lined with
people, and on many houses flags foated at
halt-mast. The casket was placed in n brick
lined and cemented grave, and flowers were
scattered about it in proiusion. Several elab-
crate floral devices surrounded the tomb. The
last'rites were briet and solemn. Rev. w. A.
MARYLAND Of Baltimore read the burial service
OF the Presbyterian church and Rev John Hall
OF Trenton offered prayer. There was q largo
concourse in the cemetery. Among those
present were several distinguished military
men and civilians