Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-30
DEATHOF GEN.M'CLELLAN
NEURALGIA or THE HEART HIS
FATAL ATLMENT.

General to Fiu-HistOrv OF His Life.
NEWARK. y. j.. oct. 29.-Gen. George
Brinton Mcclellan died suddenly shortly
after midnight last night from neuralgia
Of the heart. he returned home about
six weeks ago from his trip from the West
with his family, and had been under the
care of physician for two weeks. Moth
Ing serious was expected until yesterday,
when he became worse. He died sur
rounded bv his family at st. Cloud, Orange
mountain, where he had lived Tor about
twenty years. Invitations had been IS
sued for a reception this evening
Ean. McClellan's summer house, erect
q after the war. was on the summit Of
Orange mountain. next 10 that OF his
fatber-in-Iaw. Gen. Marcy. The whole
community was shocked by the news Of
his death Flags are flying at half-mast,
aul the Grand Army Post mas called a
meeting to express their sorrow and offer
a bodyguard for the remains. Arrange
ments for the funeral nave not yet been
made. Gen. Mcclellan was an elder IN
the Presbyterian church.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUTE.
WASHINGTON, oct. 29.-Tbe President
has ordered that the days upon all the
buildings Of the executive departments
Re placed at half-masr until after the
funeral of Gen. Mcclellan.
Secretary Endicott this evening an
nounced the death Of Gen. Mcclellan in
general order to the army.
CLEvELAND's SORROW.
The President sent the following tele-
gram OF coincidence to Mrs. Mcclellan to-
say:
WAsuiNGToN. Oct. %, 1855.
Hrs. george 3. HeCteh1a, Oy'7ge. y. H.:
B H...H. NC $500 me- b. faF. aV ~
death, aut while know how futile are all
human effort & console / must assure you of
my deep sympathy IN your great grief, and
express To you my own sense Of aflllctIOn at
the loss of so good a friend.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was shorter
than usual. Postmaster General Villas
was the only absentee. The preparation
of the annual reports Of the Cabinet Off
GERS was the only general question con-
sidered. The death OF Gen. Mcclellan
was leelingly alluded TO by the President
and the members of the Cabinet. 1t is
definitely learned to-day that Gen. Nc
Clellan came very near being made a
member OF President Cleveland's Cabinet
as Secretary OF War. Gen. Mcclellan
would undoubtedly have been appointed
had it not Deen Cor the vigorous opposition
of the New Jersey Democratic leaders,
who labOred earnestly 10 convince the
President tnat his appointment would be
political mistake. The President yield
ed the point very reluctantly, but he still
kept Mcclellan in mind. He was ten
dered the Russian mission, but declined it
because OF business engagem ents. Within
the past tWenty-fOur hours the President
had concluded TO offer Gen. Mcclellan an
appointment as a member Of the Civil Ser
vice Commission.
The friendship between the President
and Gen. Mcclellan was close. and was
marked by the high opinion which each
entertained respecting the other. The
announcement Of Gen. cClellan's death
fell on his mind with the shock OF a sur
prise, Tor he had not known that he was
at ali unwell. His dispatch OF coincidence
TO Mrs. Mcclellan was written the instant
he heard the news. The autographs
original will be sent 10 Mrs. Mcclellan.
THE NEWS AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-At Gen. McClel-
fans Office in this city only mere news OF
his demise had been received. He had
been failing tor months past and had not
visited his office in two weeks, though il
was not expected that his illness would
result fatally. He leaves a son and
daughter, the former Just completing his
education. A soon as the news spread
throughout the city great sorrow was ex-
pressed at the Generals death. The flags
on the public buildings were placed at
halfmast.
AN ENGLISH EULoGY.
LONDON, Oct. 30. 4 A. M.-The Standard
says "The death Of Gen. Mcclellan re-
moves another prominent figure Of the
civil war. be, however, was not for
tunate. He had the i'll luck to
be politically opposed to Pres
ident Lincoln, and therefore did
not receive the necessary support.
Sen. McClellan's glory was short-lived.
Gen. Grant w6s certainly not such a mas
ter Of the science Of war. Long before
the civil war Gen. Mcclellan was an ex-
perienced soldier. His soldiers loved him
and time has softened the hard things
said against him." The article, taken as
a whole, is most eulogistic.
Gen. George BrintOn Mcclellan was
born in Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1926. He
studied at the University of PENNSYLVANIA.
and in 1912 entered the military academy
a. West Point. where he graduated
second in mis- class in 1916, and was as
signed to duty as brevet second
lieutenant in the corps Of engineers. He
served with distinction during the MeXi-
can war, and was successfully breveted
as first lieutenant and captain. In lS5l-
o. be was assistant engineer in the con-
struction Of Fort Delaware; in 1852 30
chief engineer in the department of
Texas, having in charge the surveys Of
the coasts of that State; In 1854 engl-
neer Tor the exploration and survey
Of the western division Of the pro-
posed Pacific railroad; and in 1854 81 he
was on special service in collecting rail-
road statistics for the War Department.
In 1853 Is, having been made captain OF
artillery, he was a member Of the military
commission to visit the seat OF war in the
Crimea. He resigned his commission
June IS, 1857, 70 take the post Of chief en-
gineer Of the Illinois Central railroad, of
which he was chosen vice president in
1913; and in 500 he became president oil
the 81. Louis and Cincinnati railroad. At
the opening Of the civil war he was COM
missioned as major general OF Ohio volun-
teers, and was placed IN command OF the
department Of the Ohio, comprising tue
states OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and the
western portion Of Pennsylvania and Nir-
ginia. He WAS made major general i'm
the regular army May ~. 1861. and
commanded in several eugagemt nts in
Western Virginia, which resulted in
clearing that region Of the Confederate
forces. for which he received on July 10
the thanks OF Congress. ON July -. the
day after the Federal defeat az Bull Run,
he was summoned to Washington, and
was placed IN command of the division Of