The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06
GENERAL MCCLELLAN DEAD.

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the Unltea States Dies Suddenly- sketch
Of His Klfe-Aonors to the Dead.
ORANGE, N. J., October S0.-General
George B. Mcclellan, ext Commander o. the
Army of the United States, died suddenly
yesterday morning at $40 O'Clock, from
exhaustion. produced by repeated shocks
Of neuralgia Of the heart, At his home On
Orange Mountain. Though he had nearly
completed his fifty-ninth year, he had pre-
served not only buoyant spirits. but = buoy
ant, youthful. agility. Therefore, when he
began about three weeks ago to have pains
Of the heart, neither he nor his medical at
tendant DR.. Seward, Of Orange, nor any Of
his family, regarded the matter as serious.
He and every one else believed on Wednes-
day that the troublesome ma,ady was gone
at least for long time. In that belief the
General ordered his carriage in the morn
ing and drove to Orange, accompanied by
his only daughter, He saw several gen.
tleman on business, and made an appoint
ment for eleven a. m. next day. He re-
turned home in excellent spirits, ate heart
lily at his meal hours aud retired to rest
About eleven O'Clock the pains returned
and . messenger on horseback was dis
patched down the hill for the DOCTOR who
came back with the least possible delay.
When he entered the bedroom of the Gem
eral he found his patient in extreme agony.
The parOxySm returned with q rhythmical
frequency that was alarming. and the
homeopathic remedies which the skill Of
the doctor suggested, were no more efficient
than those which had been supplied BY the
intelligent affection of General McClellan's
wife and daughter, who had ministered
to him increasingly from the first
alarm. For four hours he suffered the most
excruciating agony. About three o'clock
there was change. The eyes of the patient
began to grow brighter, and his face, that
had been white with pain, began to recOv-
er its accustomed ruddy hue. He gave .
long, deep sigh Of relief. smiled family,
and said: 81 feel easy now. Thank God
have pulled through" Then no sank
back upon the pillow as if exhausted, Clos
ing his eyes. The doctor. who was watch
ing his face with extreme sOlicitude, saw
the unerring signs of approaching collapse,
and whispered to Mrs Mcclellan: II fear
he is dying" 1t was but too true. General
Mcclellan raised himself up on his hand.
half opened his eyes, and fell back dead.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
George BrintOn Mcclellan was born in
Philadelphia, December 8, 1926. He studied
at the University of Pennsylvania, and in
1912 entered the military academy at West
Point where he graduated second in his
class in 1876, and was assigned to duty a.
Brevet Second Lieutenant in the Corps of
Engineers. He served with distinction
during the Mexican war, and was success
sively brevetted as First Lieutenant and
Captain. In 1912 he was assistant engi-
neer in the construction of Fort Delaware;
in 1922 chief engineer in the department
of Texas. having in charge the surveys OF
the coasts of that State; in 1884 engineer
for the exploration and survey of the west.
ern division of the proposed Pacific Rail-
road; and in lS54'5 he was on special ser.
vice in collecting railroad statistics for the
War Department
In 1866, having been made Captain OF
artillery, he was member of the military
to visit the seat OF war in the
Crimea. He resigned his commission June
16, 1857, to take the post of Chief Engineer
of the Illinois Central Railroad, of which
he was chosen Vice President in 1858, and
in 1850 he became President of the St
Louis & Cincinnati Railroad.
At the opening of the civil war he was
as Major General OF
Ohio volunteers, and was placed in
of the Department Of the
Ohio, comprising the States of Ohio. In
diana, Illinois and the western portion of
and Virginia, He was made
Major General in the regular army May IA,
1861. and commanded in several engage.
\, ante in. Wocforu Virrripio roc,,ifod
in clearing that region of the Confederate
forces, for which he received, on July Is,
the thanks of Congress. On July %, the
lay after the Federal defeat at Bull Run,
he was summoned to Washington. and was
placed in command of the Division of the
Potomac, and shortly after of the Army of
he Potomac.
Upon the retirement of General Scott
November u he was appointed Generai-in-
Chief of the armies of the United States. |
He took the field in March, 1862, ard hav |
ng i'm the meantime been relieved of the |
Of all the forces except the army |
If the Potomac, he set out for the peninsula |
If Virginia, and laid siege to Yorktown,
which was abandoned by the COnfederates
Is soon as his batteries opened fire.
Mcclellan moving slowly, reached the |
about May 90, and opened |
he campaign against Richmond, which was |
rOught to virtual close by the bate of |
ialyern Hill July u. after which he fell
ack to HarrisOn's landing where he en-
renched himself. General Halleck. having |
n the meanwhile been made Generai-in-
'bief, ordered Mcclellan august 24) to
eturn with his whole army TO Fortress |
IOnrOe and Yorktown.
The result was the defeat of Pope at Bull /
.un, August 90, 50. Pope, at his own re-
uest, was relieved from the command of
he forces at and about Washington, which
,as conferred upon Mcclellan. The Con-
then undertook the invasion of
Iaryland, which was brought to close by !
he battle of Antietam, September l6, II.
hey then crossed the Potomac and fell |
.isurely back toward the Rapidan.
Great dissatisfaction was felt at the
Owness with which Mcclellan followed
lem, and on November Z, when he ap-
cared to be making preparations for an at
ack in force, he was superseded in COM
land by General Burnside.
The Democratic National convention,
ED in Chicago, August 81, 1864, nominated
inn for the Presidency. Of the pOpu-
II vote 2.223,035 "a little more than
5 per cent? were cast for Lincoln. and
SILICA Ia little less than As per cent?
Dr. Mcclellan. The latter resigned his
commission in the army on the day of the
lection, November 8, 1864, took up his res
lence in New York, and afterward went
D Europe.
Upon RECEIPT of the news at Washington
ne President ordered the flags on public
uildings to be displayed at haif-mast and
ne Secretary of War made an official an
ouncement of General McC!eilan's death
, the army and ordered that the usual
onors be paid to his memory.