The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-05
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THE MORTAL REMAINS OF CT =
ERAL MCCLELLAN CONVEYED
70 THEIR LAST REST.
The Funeral Attended with 10
POmp or VAIN or Glitter
ing Show.
1st Thanksgiving Proclamation
by a Democratic President
In twenty-five Years.
The Argument in the Walkup
Case, Which Approaches its
Final Conclusion.
McCLELLAN'S FUNERAL.
4 hs Last Funeral Rites of The Departed
General

AAs AdSG n uMoral Etltes OF the Departed
General.
NEW YORK. November 2.--At ten O'Clock this
morning the body of General Geo. B. Mcclellan
was removed from the house of MIR. w. G.
Prime, East 23rd street. to Madison Square
Presbyterian church, where the last funeral
Dr.. Charles 81. Parkhurst. Although the
morning broke dark and gloomy with occaS on
alDursts OF rain yet hundreds OF people gather
I'd early in the neighborhoOd OF the church
and Mr.. Primes house. Police officers began
to arrive early and were placed in position to
preserve Order. Officers also guarded the
church doors and passages leading to them.
No one, not even intimate friends of the
family were admitted.
Only those were adm tied within the doors
OF Prime mansion and only the family and pail
with tender hands the black clio: b covered cas-
ket, upon which rested a sheaf of wheat and a
few immOrtelles, was lifted and slowly bore
bare nan 5ae
General Fitz-JOhn Porter, General w. b.
FtanklI9, General J E. Johnston, Gen raj
Arson G, McCook, General Martin T. McMa-
hon, 5. NJ. L Barlow Hon. w. G. Kelsey Col
0nel r. II. Wright, Thatcher w. Adams, Will
liam G. Prime. Hon. A. 5. Hewitt, John T.
AAgneW and W G. Alsop. Behind the pail
Mcclellan, Mat Mcclellan, Captain Arthur
Mcclellan a d the family servant
In this order the cOrtege left the house and
was met outside by state commander of the
local legion OF tie United States and repre-
natives of Meagher's Irish brigade, which
served under General Mcclellan. In both Of
these org Mutations, which preceded the body
TO M zdlSon avenue where, t.etween fifteen ranks
the cortege passed hi o the church and up the
aisle where StJOd the officiating clergyman.
The church was filed in every part and prom
was without decorations or emblems of mourn
ing save few flowers at the ala The ser
vices were of ne simplest description. not Oc-
Gupying half an hour. 'Jesus Lover of my
~ nf nGnr caIa fxrrT,
of The hymns which General Mcclellan best
llked,Was surg, after which prayers were Of
fered by Rev DR.: Parkhurst and the 18th
DIR, Whitaker. TIE final rites were conducted
in the simplest maner.
Wher the services were en- ed. the under
shoulde s and marched slowly down the man
aisle to the door, The congregation remained
standing until the pall-bearerS and members
OF the bereaVed family had left the building.
people. The police maintained good order.
he family. the delegation of nelghbOrS from
Orange and the committee of the loyal legion
toot CARR ges and were driven to the PennSyl
vanta railway depot, where special train
stood waiting to receive the party. The train
steamed cut of the depot for Trenton at noon
where the burial will take place. As the flu
neral procession moved from the church to the
depot it was received with marked courtesy by
the people who hurried along the sidewalks.
Hats were lifted, and many tear fell from the
eyes OF veterans who once served under The
dead general. The simplicity of the process
sion was noticeable. Nothing about 1t gave
any indication whatever OF the dead hero
There W re no soldiers in line, nc hand of mu-
sic. no draped colors. The funeral procession,
so far as any outward display was concerned,
night nave been that of any well TODD cit'z zen.
When the remains arrived in Jersey City
they were placed in the forward car of the
special train which was to convey them to
Trenton. All the pail bearers accompanied
the remains and the Rev, F. Whitaker, Of the
Orange Presbyterian church, of which Gen
er.l Mcclellan was an elder. The pail bear
erS occupied the second car. The widow, son
and daue liter and DR.. Mcclellan, with few
intimate friends, occupie d the Car with the re-
maiEs. a large crowd was in the depot and
IeverentlY took their hats off IS the casket was
removed from the house to the train. 1t was
-folleWe ed by twenty eight emhers- If the
Loyal Legion.
BURIAL AT TRENTON.
TRENTON, N. j., November 2.-The train
conveying the remains OF Gen. Mcclellan ar
rived In this city at 80 p. m. 1t was met by
the mayor and mr mberS of the common cOun-
Gil, There were about fifty carriages in wait
a committee of Bayard post; No, 8. The pro-
cession was then formed, and moved through
the principal streets to the cemetery, in the
/ .wer part of the city Tho city bells were
toIled aud salute of guns were fired at the
ate arsenal. The streets were lined with PEG
pie, and on many houses flags fioated at hall
mast. The casket was placed In brick-ltneC
AID cemented grave, and flowers were scat
tered about it in prOfusiOn. Several elaborate
floral devices surrounded the tomb.
The last rites were BRET and solemn. Rev
w. A. Markham, of Baltimore, read the buria
service of the Presbyterian church, and Rev
John Hall, of Trenton. offered prayer. There
was large concoutse in the cemetery.
TOLLING OF THE OLD BELL
PHILADELPHIA, November 2.-The old stat,
hall nyTor Ind Hol1 rrroS foil