The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-03
M'CLElLAN'S FUNERAL.
uIFE's FlTFUL FEVER OVER.
fhe ssllast soldier is Laid to Rest With.
ont or,entstios Or shaw. But Fol-
lowed ~ Easy Friends who
Truly Mourn a Gaod
Man that is Gene.

NEW YoRK, Nov. AT 10 o'cloct
Ihis morning tho body OF Genera
George b. Mcclellan was removed
from tho houss of Mr.. w. G. Prime
Ess: TNeniy-tkird street, TO the Mad
lson Square Presbyteriau church,
where The lsst funeral services wers
performed by the IastOr, Rsv. DIR
Charles S. 8p6rkur.t.
Although morning broke dark and
gloomy, with occasional hueSts If rxin,
aundreds of reople gathered eSrly ia
the nsighoornOud ot the church ANA
Mr. Primes house. Ssusds of police
tncor, oS&sa 80 allve carly, and
were p'acad ir ppaitlops TO preserve
ordsr Oiliosra also guarded The ch1rch
doors aud tho passages leading 10
the@.
No ono, not even intimate friends OF
the Family, wes al nttad withsa the
doors Of MIR. Pr me's mansion, nd only :
tne fAmiiY aud mo psli b7srars were
pressot when, With revahly tender
hants, the black cloth-eoe cred oaskSt,
upon Wnich rCstet shehf o, wnoa
and Is fe ~ immorielles, WAS lifted ana
slowly borne to the street. On sl,hDr
hsnd were tine pal bearers,
consisting OF General w Is
Il ncock, General Fi!z joan Porter.
GeHersl w. B. Frsueho, General !. e..
Johnpon, General AuHan &, MoCook,
Geuefsi Mpctin :. McMehan, $. al. l..
Barlow, Hon, w. Z Kslsae, Chispel
Z Il. Wrigat, TINS chSr W. Adsros,
Wi'llSm g. PRIZE, Hop. A, s. Hewitt.
i rh A y .
Besind ths pall gotlo cd Mrs. Nc.
Clailand, miss Mary Mcclellan, Al {
Mcclellan, Captain Arthur McClallan,
Gnerel Marsa, 2nu the family ser
oputs.
Ia yAis order tlis cortegs left tho
hnnaa and was INST 0utaidA by the
state commands 0 the Il yal LeglOn
o! ttc UaIted State, ard one rtnre-
VeutStives oj Mmghsr'a Irish hrlgade,
which Nnrved unUeF GannfSl MUCl /,
ian. bo II OC theie organi2atiOnp pro.
cetded In s. Dady 10 &adleon avsnue,
where, Jetw0an their rRnke, tha cor
togo passed into she church aud up the
aie'9 Ihar0 stood the officiating cler-
synsn.
Tho church was flied ia every part
and prominent men were sosn every
where. The church Was without decc.
ration or emblexs OF mouralng save
Il few st the Altar.
The service was of tho .inplesr
description, not occupying haf s,l
hour. "Jesus L0Ver"of iap S0nl,O and
so, Mother, Dear Jerusalem two Of
she hymns which General Mcclellan
oest iiked, wore sung, sftsr wbleh
prayers were ofi;sred by Rev. D.. Park
ouris, and tho tiftt sntA chagier OF frat
CoIiuthisns wsa road by Rsy, Dr..
Whitaker. The a a. rlgtes were COZ
Quoted in the alA olest manner. When
the setvlces were ended tho under.a.
kAt's assis,ants placed the eoffia on
their uculders and marFhed slowly
down tho main aisle TO lhe9ioor. The
congregation rensined standing until
the pail bssrsrs and tho monitors OF
the horsaved family had loft the
building.
outsido tho churh the street was
lined with people, tho police
maintaining good order. The fam
ny, tas delegation Of n'iShbors fro "a
Orange and tao committee Of the
Loyal Legion tuok carriages and wors
dTiysn 10 tho rennsyivs0la RAILROAD
depot, where 3 spe 'iol train stosl Ss,lt-
ing u receive the party. Tro tsni,.
steamed out Of tbs depot for Treaton
NJ noon, whore tho buria! will sekp
plsce.
As tha fencrsl procession moved from
tho church to the depot 1t was receive !
with marked courtesy BY ths psopls
who hurried along the aisewSlS. Hats
were l.itcd, md many tear fell from
the eyes Of yolara0s who oncs served
under tho SeGd general. mo Bim-
pliclty Of tho procession WAC notie9.
sbl6-n0thins shout 1t giving any in
dcsti0N whataver Of the dead hero.
rhero wsro no soldi.rs IN line, ~ haxd
OF music, no draped o0lors. Tho fu-
moral procession, 80 tsr az any out
ward display was concerned, might
have been that OF any well.to-do
citizen.
Whom the remains arrived in Jersey
City they were placed in the forward
car Of q spe cial train, which VISA TO
convey than 20 Nsw York. All
bearers accompanying the ramaios,
aud the Rov. II. Nhittaker, of the
Orange Presbyterian church, of which
General McUollsu wak an elder
The psll-hoarors occupied the second
car. The w!dow's son aud
daughter and Or. lcClellan,l ,lwiih a
few intimate frieEds, occupied the car
with the romains. A large crowd rns
Ia the depot and reverentiy took Ofr
their hats ss the csgket WAS conveyed
from ths house to the train. L. was
followed by % members OF tho Loyal
Legion.