Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-03
IN THE GRAVE.
General Mcclellan Laid to Rest al
Trenton.
THE UNosTENrArIoUs FUNERAL
The Final Scsnes--The Remains Taken
10 Trenton for Inter-
ment.
TOUCHING SCENES AT THE TOMB.

/ NEW lOhAt 4VONChAOSA
this morning the body Of General George
B. Mcclellan was removed from the house
of Mr.. W. C. Prime, in East Twenty'third
street. to the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church, when the last funeral services
were performed by the pastor, the heV'" ef
| Charles q. Parkhurst. Although the
morning broke dark and gloomy, with oc-
casional bursts Of rain, yet hundreds oi
people gathered early in the neighborhood
of the church and Mr.. Primes house.
Squads of police officers began to arrive
early, and were placed in position to pre-
serve order, $50 men being deployed in
lines extending from Mr.. Primes house to
the church, two blocks away, while other
officers guarded the church doors and the
passages leading to them.
No enc. not even the intimate friends OF
the family, were admitted within the doors
| of the Prime mansion and only the family
/ and pail bearers were present when, reyer'
/ emily and with tender hands, the black
cloth. h.covered casket, spon which rested a
sheaf of wheat and few immortelles, was
lifted aud slowly borne to The street. On
either hand were he pail bearers, consisting
of Gen W. s Hancock, Gen. Fitz John
Porter, Gen. ". B. Franklin, Gen j +
Johnston, Gen. Anson G. McCook, Gen.
Martin L. Mcmahon, S. L. NJ. Barlow,
Hon. W. C. Kelley, Col Edward H
Wright, Thatcher W. Adams. VIM. C.
/ Prime, Hon. A. s Hesitt, John 7. Agnew
and W. C. Alsop. Behind the pail be0E-
ers followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Mas Mary
/ Mcclellan and Max Mcclellan, Capt. At
thur Mcclellan, Ger. Marcy and the fam
lily servants.
In this order the cortegs left the house,
and was met By the State Comnandery OF
the Loyal League Of the United States and
! the representatives of Mesghers Irish Bri-
ssde, which served under Gen. Mcclellan,
Both of these organizations preceded the
body TO Madison avenue, where, between
open ranks, the funeral cortege, passed in.
to the church and up the aisle, where stood
the officiating clerRVmen. =,
The church was filed in every part and
prominent men were seen everywhere.
Among them were Gov. Albeit OF New
JERSEY; exGov. Ludlos Of New Jersey;
Gen Lloyd Aspinwall Gen. c. P. Stone,
Whitehall Reid, Gen Averill Judge Ship
man, Gems Webb Wilson AMI Hamilton,
John Jacob Astor and Gems Shsler, Coch-
rsne, Slocum, Banks. MClineux, Carleton,
/ SSsyue. Graham and Wainwright George
Washington Post, G. 4. r of which the
deceased was member, was also present
- The church was without decorations or
emblems OF mourning save few tioTers
at the altar The services were Of the
I simplest description, not occupying halt an
hour Jesus, Lover Of my Soul, and
20, Mother Dear, Jerusalem" two of the
hymns which General Mcclellan best liked,
we're sung, after which prayers were offered
by the Rev. Dr.. Parkhursf, and the
/ fifteenth chapter Of First Corinthians was
read by the Rev. DR.. Whitaker. The final
rites were conducted in the simplest man'
ner.
I When the service was ended the under
[ takers assistants placed the cv.lu on their
/ shoulders and marched slowly down the
main aisle 10 the door. The congregation
remained standing until the pail bearers
and the members of the beresyed family
had LETT the building.
/ The remains we're then conveyed to the
Pennsylvania depot and there placed on
speciai train and taken to Trenton. The
/ intermeut will take place this afternoon in
/ the family los in Riverside cemetery, on
the banks of the Delaware river.
( When the remains arrived at Jersey City
they were placed in the forward car OF
special traiu which was 10 convey them TO
| Trenton. All the pail besrers accompanied
the RENAME, and the Rsv. W. F, Whita
ker, OF the Orange Presbyterian church OF
which Gen. Mcclellan was an elder. The
! psll bearers occupied the second car. The
widow, son and daughter aud DR.. McClel-
/ Ian With few friends occupied the car
! with the remains 4 large crowd was in
the depot aud reverentlg took their hats of
as the casket gas conveyed from the hesrse
10 the train. 1t WAS followed By twenty
eight members Of the Loyal Legion.
IN FHg GRAVE.
TRENTON, y. J, November The train
converting the remains of General McCIel-
Ian arrived in this city at l:S0 p m. 1t
was met by the mayor and members Of
council. The sasket was placed in the
hearse BY q committee Of Bsyard Post No
| s The procession I hen formed aud moved
through the principal streets to the GENE
tery 10 the lower part of the city. City
bells were tollsd and sslvos Of guns were
fred q: the State arsenal The streets
we're lined With people and on many houses
flags were at halt mast The cssket was
placed in @ cemented grave and flowers
were scattered about it in profusion. Sew
ersl elaborate Coral tributes surrounded
the tomb. Rev. W. A. Marklsnd, Of Bal
timore, read the burial service Of the Pres
byterisn church, and Rev. John Hall, OF
New York, offered prayer. There Was a
large ccneourse in the cemetery.
A SHOCKING ST6aY.