The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-03
McLELLAN,s FUNERAL.
TboLaSt Sad Rites of the soldiSr--ssrviesS
at the Church.

INV YoRH, Nov.2.-At ~ O'Clock this
morning the body Of General George B
Mcclellan was removed from the house oi
Mt. W. g. Prime, in East Twenty.third
street, to the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church, when the last funeral services
were performed blythe pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Charles II. Parklurst. 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.
Squats OF tpoiice officers began 10 arrive
early, and were placed iu position 10 pre-
serve order, 250 men being d.p!oyed in
lines extending from Mr.. Pines house to
the church, two blocks away, while other
officers guarded the church doors and the
passages leading to them.
No one, noseYen the intimate friends OF
the family, were admitted within the
doors ofth4 Prime mansion, aud only the
family and pail bearers were present when,
reyerentiy and with tender hands, the
black Cloth.covered. casket, upon. which
rested sheaf Of wheat and a few immor-
telles, was lifted and sloaly borne TO the
elEeet. 0n either hand were the pail bear
efst consisting OF Gen. W. 4, Hancock Gen.
FuE John Porter, Gen. ". h. franklin,
Gen. J. Z. JOhuson, Gen. Arson E. Nc
Cook, Gen. Martin T. McMahon, 5. L. M.
Barlow, Hon. W. @. Kelsey, Col. Edward
Il. Wright, Thatcher W. Adams. Wm. G.
Prime, Hon. A. s. Hewitt, John I. Agnew
and W. q. Alaop Behind the pail bear
era followed Mrs. Mcclellan, Miss Mary
Mcclellan and Max Mcclellan, Capt. Ar
thur Mcclellan, Gen. Marcy and the fam
ily servants.
In this order the cortege left the house,
and was met outside by theState Command
cry OF the Loyal Legion Of the United
,Statss and the representatives OF Msagh-
er's Irish Brigade, which served under
General Mcclellan. Both Of these organ
izatious preceded the body to Madison av-
enue, where, between open ranks, the fu.
neral cortege passed into the church and
up the aisle, where stood the officiating
clereymen.
The church was filled in every part and
prominent men were seen everywhere.
Among them we're Governor Albeit, Of
New Jersey; Ex-Governor Ludlow, OF New
Jersey; General Lloyd Aspinwsll, Cen
eral O. P. Stone, Whitelaw Reid, General
Averill, Judge Shipmau. Generals Webb,
Wilson and Hamilton, John Jacob Astor
and Generals Shaler, Cochrane, Slocum,
Banks, ,Molineux, Carleton, Sxayne, Ora.
ham and wainwright. George Washington
Post g A. R, ,'ol which the deceased was
q member, was also present.
The church was without decorations or
emblems OF mourning save few flowers
at the altar. The services were OF the
simplest description, not occupying half
an hour "Jesus, Liver Of My Soul, and
20, Mother Dear, Jerusalem" two Of the
hymns which General Mcclellan best
liked, were sung. after which prayers were
offered by the Rsv. DR.. Parkhurst and
the fifteenth chapter Of First Corinthians
was read by the Rev. Dr.. Whitaker. The
anal rites were conducted in the simplest
manner.
When the service was ended the under.
takers assistants placed the coffin on their
shoulders and marched slowly down the
main aisle TO the door. The congregation,
remained standing until the pail.bearers
and the members Of the bereayed family
had left the building.
The remains we're then Conveyed to the
Pennsylvania depot, and there placed on
a special train and taken to Trenton. The
interment took place this afternoon in the
family lot in Riverside Cemetery, on the
banks Of the Delaware river.