The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-04
GEN. MCCLELLAN BURIED.

The remains of Gen. George B Nc
Clellan were taken from Haywood, +"
on Orange Mountain, to the residence of
William @ Prime, 3S East Twenty. third
street, New York City. Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock the public funeral
services were held in the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church, to which
the friends of the family. several mill
tary organizations and an immense con-
course of people attended. There was
no service or discourse. Rev. DIR. Park
hurst offered prayer and the funeral cor
tege proceeded direct to. the CORTLAND
street ferry, where special boat had
been provided to convey the funeral
party to Jersey City. Here special
train was awaiting to carry them to Tren-
ton. The funeral party consisted of
Mrs. Mcclellan, her son and daughter,
General Marcy, Governor Albeit and
Staff, the pail bearers and distinguished
soldier-friends of the deceased The
aged mother of General Mcclellan, who
is living in Philadelphia, was not pre-
sent, her advanced age prohibiting her
from making the journey. The pail
bearers were Generals w s Hancock, w
B Franklin, Fritz John Porter, Joseph
e Johnston, Nj L Mcmahon COL Edw.
III Wright, Hons. Abram s Hewitt,
Henry G Kelsey, Thatcher Adams, s l.
I Agnew Esq'rs.
The train arrived at the Clinton street
station at 30 o'clock, and was composed
of baggage car and two coaches. The
CORPSE was placed in the former car. The
casket was of cedar, covered with black
CLOTH The plate bore the inscription !;
George Brinton Mcclellan. Born Dec.
3, 1928, Died Oct. 30, 1885," The car
riers were selected from members Of
Bayard Post, No. 8, G. A. r. A COM
mittee from Aaron Wilkes Post acted as
Guard of Honor beside the hearse
The line of carriages was over a mile in
length, and contained the State and city
officers, the pail bearers and carriages
and personal friends. The route of the
funeral from the station was through
Clinton to State, to Broad, to Centre, to
Lalor, to Riverview Cemetery.
At the Cemetery monster crowd had
been waiting for hours for the funeral
party. Arriving at the cemetery the
simple burial service of the Presbyterian
church was held by Rev. DIR. John Hall,
of Trenton,a lifelong friend of the de-
ceased, and at whose church the General
worshipped when Governor of the State.
DIR. Hall was assisted by Rev. DIR. Whit
taker, of Orange The family returned
to their home, On Orange Mountain,
when the services were concluded.
Distinguished visitors were present
from all parts of the country. A COM
mittee OF seven members of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, of New
York, represented that order. A special
train left Philadelphia at 12:44 p. M.
The party consisted of Mayor William
b Smith, Hon. Henry NJ Hoyt. Hon.
John Hartranft, A Drexel, Col Geo.
Mead, Gen. George r Snowden, Gen.
Joseph + Tobias, Gen. Isaac j Wister,
General Riley, Col. p Lacy Goddard,
Col. b X Jamison, j Granville Leach,
Samuel G. Perkins, Q Stuart Patterson.
John M Palmer, Col r Dechert, DIR.
Casper Wister, Col. A Loudon Snowden,
John III Fow. Major Moses Veale, Col
John H Taggart, John Huggard, Major
ID b Gordon, Col. John 2 Nicholson
John M Melloy, Joseph G Ditman, John
Oadwalader, Capt. Alex. Reed. Thomas
@ Else and John G Schall.
The city began to fill up with stran-
gers at an early hour of the morning. The
incoming trains were oil more or less
crowded. Farmers and their families
for miles around were present. Promi.
nent in the crowds that lined the streets
through which the funeral procession
PASSED were blue-clad veterans of the
late war who had followed Little Mac. ;
though the first headships of the war al
members of the Army of the Potomac.
The State, county and city Offices were
closed and business generally suspended
until tho funeral exercises were over.
Major Generals salute was fired at sun
rise by the Qnartermaster Generals De
partment. Minute guns doomed whilt
the services were being held in this city
The City Hall and church bells tolled
The State House, prison and severa
private residences and business places
displayed mourning emblems. The Ma
tional flags on all the prominent build
ings, excepting the City Hall, were al
half-mast and evidences of grief were
more or less conspicuous throughout the
whole CITY -t'Tranton Timea -