St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-03
LAST RITES TO A SOLDIER.
The Remains of the Late Gen. Nc.
Clellan FittinglY Honored.
Sim pie But Impressive Funeral Ser
vices Held in New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. AT 10 o'clock this
morning the body of Gen. George 3. Nc
Cleliah was removed from the house OF w.
W rrllhe, on East Twenty third street, to
'he Madison Square Presbyterian church,
where the last funeral services were per-
FORMED by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Charles A.
"ihHuiSt. Although the morning broke
dark and gloomy. with occasional bursts NJ
rain, yet hundreds of people gathered earIv
in the neighborhOod of the church and M
Primes house. Squads of police officers
! began to arrive early, and were placed in
position to preserve order, and $50 men
were employed in lines extending from Mr.
Primes house to the church. two bIocLs
away. while other officers guarded the
church doors and passages leading to them,
No one, not even the intimate friends Of
the family, were admitted within the doors
OF the Prime mansion, and only the family
and pall-bearers were present, when rever.
emily, and with tender hands. the black
covered casket, upon which rested a shea1
of wheat and few immorteleS, was lifted
and slowly borne to the street. On either
hand were pall-bearers, consisting of:
Gen. W. S. Hancock, Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter Gen. W. b. Franklin, Gen. j. e. John.
stone Gen. Hason G.. McCook, Gen. Martin
7. Mcmahon, J. r. NJ. Barlow, Hon. w. G.
Wolsey. Col. Edward A. Wright. b. w.
adams, William C. Prime, Hon. A. S. Hewitt
John 7. Agnew and w. G. Alsop. Behind the
pail-bearers followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss
Mary Mcclellan, Gen. Murcy and the family
servants.
In this order the cortege left the house
and was met outside by the
CoMMANDRY OF THE LOYAL LEGION
or the United States and the representa-
tives of Meagher's Irish brigade, which
served under Mcclellan. Both organiza-
tons preceded the body to Madison ave-
nue.. Between open ranks the funeral cor
tege passed into the church and up the
aisle, where stood the officiating clergy
men. The church was filled in every part,
and prominent men were seen everywhere.
Among them were Gov. Abbott of New
Jersey, ex-Gov. Ludlow of New jersey, Gen.
Lloyd Aspinwall, Gen @. p. Stone, Whitelaw
Reid, Gel. Averil, Judge Shipman, Gems.
Webb, Wilson and Hamilton, John Jacob
Astor and Gems. Shaler Cochrane, Slocum,
Banks, Melineux, Carleton, Swayne. Graham
and Wainwright. George Washington post,
G. A. r., of which the deceased was a mem
Der, was also present.
The church was without decorations or
emblems Of mourning, save few flowers
at the altar. The services were of the
simplest description, not occupying half an
20 Mother Dear, Jerusalem" two of the
hymns which Gen. Mcclellan best liked,
We're sung, after which PRAYERS were Of
fered by Rev. DR.. Parkhurst and the fif-
teenth chapter OF first Corinthians was
read by DR.. Whitaker.
THE FUNERAL RITES
were conducted in the simplest manner.
When the service was ended the undertakes
and assistants placed the coffin on ther
shoulders and marched slowly down the
main aisle to the door. The congregation
remained standing until the pail bearers Of
the bereaved family had left the building.
Outside the church the street was crowded
with people. The police maintained good
order. The family, the delegation of per-
sons from Orange and the committees from
the Loyal Legion took carriages and were
driven to the Pennsylvania railroad depot
where special train stood waiting to re-
ceive the party. The train steamed out of
the depot for Trenton at noon, where the
burial will take place. AS the funeral pro-
cession moved from the church to the depot
it was received with marked courtesy by
the people who hurried along the sidewalk.
Hats were lifted, and many a tear fell from
the eyes OF veterans who once served under
the dead general. The simplicity of the
procession was noticeable. There were no
soldiers in line. no bands of music, no draped
colors. The funeral procession, so far as
any outward display was concerned, might
have been that of any well-to-do citizen.
When the remains arrived at jersey City
they were placed in the forward car of the
special train which was TO convey them to
Trenton. All the pall-bearers accompanied
the remains and the Rev. T. W. Whitaker
of the Orange Presbyterian church, Of
which Gen. Mcclellan was an elder. The
paIl-bearers occupied the second car. The
widow, son and daughter and DR.. McClel-
Ian, with few intimate friends occupied
the car with the remains. A large crowd
was at the depot and reverently took their
hats off as the remains were conveyed from
the hearse to the train. 1t was followed by
twenty-eight members of the Loyal Legion.
AT THE GRAVE.
TRENTON, n. j., Nov. 2.-The train
conveying the remains of Gen. Mcclellan
arrived in this CITY at 100 p. m. 1t was
met by the mayor and members of the COM
mon council. There were about fifty car
rages in waiting. The casket was placed
in the hearse by a committee of Bayard
Post No. s. 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 at the state arsenal. The
streets were lined with people, and on many
houses flags were floated at half mast. The
casket was placed in a brick-Ined and
cemented grave, and flowers were scattered
about it in profusion. Several elaborate
floral devices surrounded the tomb. The
last rites were brief and solemn. Rev. w.
w. MARYLAND of Baltimore read the
burial service of the Presbyterian church,
and Rev. John Hall of Trenton offered
prayer There was large concourse at the
cemetery.