The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-04
M'CLELLAN'S MOURNERS.
GreatReyerenCe Paid the Re.
mains of the War Hero.
A QUIET FUNERAL.
The Small but Imposing Procession
Which Laid the Remains
to Rest.

Mcclellan was removed from the house OF
w. G.. Prime, on East T~wenty-third street.
to the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church, where the last funeral services were
performed by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Parkhurst. Although the morning
broke dark and gloomy with occasional
bursts of rain, hundreds OF people gathered
early in the neighborhood OF the church
and Mr.. Primes house. Squads OF police
began to arrive early and were placed in
position to preserve order, 200 men being
employed in lines extending from the house
to the church, two blocks away, while other
officers guarded the church doors ard pas
sages leading to them. No one, not even
intimate friends Of the family, was admit
ted within the doors of the Prime mansion,
and only the family and pail. bearers were
present, when reverently and with tender
hearts the black cloth-covcred casket, upon
which rested
A E OF WHEAT
and a few immortelles, was lifted slowly
and borne to the street. On either hand
were pail bearers, consisting OF General w.
S. Hancock, General Fitz John Porter, Gen
eral w. H. Franklin, General j.. E. john
ston, General Arson &. McCook, General
Martin 7. NJ. McMahan, l.. Barlow. Hon.
| w. c. Kelsey, Colonel Edward H. Wright.
Thatcher W. Adams, William c. Prime and
Hon. A. S. Hewett. Behind the pail bear
ers followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss Mary Me-
Clellan, Max Mcclellan, Captain Arthur
Mcclellan, General Murray and the family
servants.
In this order the ~cortege left the house
and was met on the outside by the State
C~ommandery Of the
LOYAL LEGIoN OF THE UNITED STATES
| and representatives OF Meagher's Irish
Pn;rolo xrlicb corvo6 nOIap Mr(unlIan-
Both these organizations preceded the
body to Madison Avenue, where between
open ranks the funeral cortege passed into
the church and up the aisle where stood the
officiating clergy. The church was filled IN
every part, and prominent men were seen
everywhere. Among them were Governor
Abbott, of New JERSEY, Ex-Governor ofNew
! Jersey, General Lloyd Aspinwall, General
Stone, Whitelaw Reid, General hyeriA,
Judge Shipman, Generals Webb, Wilson,
and Hamilton, John Jacob Astor, Generals
Shaler, Cochrane, Slocum, Banks, Moll'
neux, Wayne. Graham, and wainwright.
| George Washington Post, G. A. r., OF
which deceased was a. member, was also
present. The church was without decora-
tions of mourning, save
FEW FLOWERS AT THE ALTAR.
The services were of the simplest descrip-
| UlOusp HUI OCCupy luS Il III oui cSSSef
Lover OF My Soul" and The Dear Jeru-
SALEM" two OF the hymns which General
| Mcclellan best liked, were sung, after which
PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR.. Parkhurst,
and the 18th chapter OF First Corinthians
was read by Rev. ID. Whitaker. The final
| rites were conducted in the simplest man.
ner. When the services ended the under
takers assistants placed the coffin on their
shoulders and marched slowly down the
aisle to the doors. The congregation re-
manned standing until the pa%ll-bearers and
members OF the family OF the deceased had
left the building. Outside the church
THE STREET WAS LINED WITH PEOPLE.
The police maintained good order. The
family, the delegation from Orange, and
the committee OF the Loyal Legion took
carriages and drove to the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot, where a special trainstood
waiting to receive the party. The train
stea med out OF the. depot for Trenton at
noon, where the burial will take place. AS
the funeral procession moved from the
church to the depot it was received with
marked respect by the people who hurried
along the sidewalk. Hats were lifted, and
many a tear fell from the eyes OF the vete-
rans who had served under the dead Cen
eral. The simplicity OF the procession was
noticeable. Nothing about it gave any i'll
dication Of a dead hero. There were no
soldiers in the procession, no band music
and no draped colors. The funeral process
sion as far as any outward display was
concerned might have been that OF any
well-to-do citizen.
THE TRAIN.
When the remains arrived at Jersey City
they were placed in the forward car OF TIE
special train, which was to convey them to
Trenton. All the pallbearers accompanied
the remains, and WIZ. Whitaker, OF Orange,
n. j., Presbyterian church, OF which Cen
eral Mcclellan was an elder. The pail
bearers occupied the second car. The
widow, son and daughter and DR.. McClel-
Ian, with a few intimate friends, occupied
the car with the remains. A large crowd
was in the depot, and reverently tool their
hats off as the casket was conveyed from
the train to the hearse. 1t was followed by
twenty-five members OF the Loyal Legion.
LIBERTY BELL ToLLED
PHILADELPHIA, November 2.-The old
State House bell over Independence Hall,
was tolled to-day during the funeral ceremo-
MES over the remains OF General Mcclellan.
AT THE ToMB
TRENTON, N. j., November 2.-The train
conveying the remains OF General Mcclellan
arrived in this city at 1870 p. III. 1t was
met by the Mayor and members OF the
Common Council. There were about fifty
carriages in waiting. The casket misplaced
in the hearse by a committee OF Bayard
Post No. 8. A procession vas then
formed in the lower part OF the city. The
city bells were tolled and a salute OF guns
was fired at the State Arsenal. The streets
were lined with people and on many houses
flags foated at half-mast. The casket was
placed in a brick-lined and cemented grave,
and flowers were scattered about it in pro-
fusion. 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 a prayer. There was a
large c%Oncourse in the cemetery.
SOUTHERN SYMPATHY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, November 2.-As a
tribute OF respect to General Mcclellan the
Montgomery artillery fired az National sa-
lutte at sunset.
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