Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-31
EASTERN NEWS.
Particulars Concerning the Death Of
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan.
Re DIES SUDDENLY OF NEURALGIA
OF THE HEART.
Partial Arrangements Made For His
Funeral.
SERIOUS DAMAGE FROM A HEAVY RAIN.
STORM IN VIRGINIA.
A Cold looded Murder in
Dakota.
ANOTHER RUMoR CONCERNING CARL
SCHURz.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Dead Here.

ORANGE, N. J. Oct. 30.-Gen. George b.
Mcclellan, ex-Commander Of the Army Of
the United States, died suddenly yester-
day morning at $40 o'clock from ex-
haustion, produced by repeated shocks OF
neuralgia Of the heart. at his residence
on Orange Mountain. Though he had
nearly completed his 59th year, he had
preserved not only his buoyant spirits
but buoyant youthful agility. Therefore,
when he began, about three weeks ago, to
feel pains in his heart. neither he nor his
medical man, DR.. Sward, Of Orange, nor
any Of his family, regarded the matter
seriously. He and every one else believed
on Wednesday that the troublesome
malady was either gone for good, or at
least for a long time. In that belief the
General ordered his carriage Wednesday
morning and drove to Orange, accom-
panied by his only daughter. He saw
| several gentlemen on business, and made
an appointment with one OF them for IL
O'Clock yesterday. He returned home in
| excellent spirits, ate heartily at his meal
hours and retired to rest about IL
o'clock. Pains returned. aud q messen-
| ger on horseback was dispatched for
his doctor who came with the least
| possible delay. When he entered the room
Of the General he found his patient in ex-
treme pain. The paroxysms returned with
q rythmlcal frequency that was alarming,
| and homeopathic remedies. which the skill
| of the doctor suggested, were no more eff
| fectiye than those which had been supplied
hv Aha ;n&alI;nank affoofinn nf tha Gan.
erals wife and daughter. who Rad minis.
tered to him increasingly from the first
| alarm. For four hours be suffered most
excruciating pain. About 8 o'clock there
was no change. The eyes OF the patient be-
| gan to grow brighter, and his face, which
had been white with pain, began to recover
its usual rudy hue. He gave a long, deep
| sigh of relief, smiled family and said, 81
feel easy now. Thank God, I have pulled
through" Then he sank back upon his
| pillow as il exhausted, closing his eyes.
| The doctor who was watching his face with
extreme solicitude saw the unerriDg sign
OF an approaching collapse. and whispered
TO Mrs. Mcclellan, 81 fear be ia dying"
II was but too true. General Mcclellan
raised himself up on one hand, half
opened his eyes and fell back dead.
IATER-It has been definitely arranged
that the funeral of Gen. Geo. B. Nc.
Clellau will take place at 10 o'clock on
Monday morning next from the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church. In accord
ance with the request of Mrs. Mcclellan
there will be no military demonstrations,
although all the veterans who served I'm.
der the General has been invited to the
funeral. Rev. DR.. Parker will conduct
the simple services of the dead. and nc
eulogy will be pronounced. The pail
bearers thus far selected are Gen. W. s,
Hancock, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen.
Fiizjohn Porter. Gen. W. B. Franklin,
Hon. H. G. Kelsey and Col. E. II. Wright.
Of Newark. The interment will take place
in a family plot at Trenton on the sam
day. Mrs. Mcclellan has received tele'
graphic messages Of coincidence from
President Cleveland. General Joseph E,
Johnston, Governor Pattison, Of Penn.
sylvanis; W. W. Story, the sculptor oil
and many other distinguished people.
Damages from q Freshct.
RICHMOND. Oct. 30.-A heavy rain dur.
ing the past "a hours has caused the great
est food known in the past five years on
the western end OF the Richmond and AL.
icbuduy IhttIUhu. 1uC ticbt0 ~ OOutA
River was washed away and q mixed train
on the Allegheny road was wrecked. The
engineer and fireman are missing, and ii
is believed killed. All the passengers are
safe. The Shenandoah Valley train is in
trouble about the same point. No partic-
ulsrs are obtained.
A Murderer Hanged.
GRAND FORKS, D. T., Oct. 30.-George
Miller was banged here this afternoon, il
being the first legal execution In North
Dakota. Miller was @ farm hand in the
employ of Rev. O. H. Smell. and while
Smell was absent Miller killed Mrs. Smell
and her young son. and then fed. He was
afterwards captured and confessed the
crime.
A Reported Newspaper Purchase.
BosToN. Oct. 30.-The Transcripts says
Carl Schurz has made an offer Of SO, 900
In cash and to assume an Indebtedness Of
S45, 900 for the Boston Post, with 9 view Of
making an Independent paper Of it.