The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-11-04
MCCLELLAN AT REST.
k,s Noted Commander of the United
States Army Dies Suddenly of
Heart Troubles.
r.,sral John B. Clark, Sr., Passes
awsy After a Brilliant Career.


|, of the armies OF the United States,
lied suddenly this morning at $40
Lo,cIock from exhaustion produced by
repeated shocks of neuralgia OF the
heart at his home on Orange Noun
tain.
Though the general had nearly
completed his ttty-ninth year he had
nreserved not only buoyant spirits,
but buoyant. youthful agility.
Therefore when he began, about
three weeks ago, to have pains of
The heart, neither he nor his medi-
al man. DR.. Seward, of Orange,
nor any of his family regarded the
matter as serious. He and everyone
else believed yesterday that the
troublesome malady was either gone
for good or at least for long time.
OUT DRIVING YESTERDAY.
In that belief the general ordered
bis carriage yesterday morning and
drove to Orange accompanied by his
only daughter. He saw several gen
,len1en on business and made ap-
oontment with one OF them for II
o'clock this morning. He returned
home in excellent spirits, ate hearti-
" at his meal hours and retired 70
rest
About IL O'Clock last night the
pains returned, and messenge, on
horseback was dispatched down the
bill for the doctor who came back
with the least possible delay. When
he entered the bed room of the gen
sral he found his patient IN extreme
agony. The paroxysm returned
with a rythmet,l frequency that was
alarming, and the homeopathic rem
edles which the skill of the doctor
suggested were no more efficient
than those which had been supplied
~ the intelligent wife and daughter
who had administered to him un-
easlnglv from the first alarm. For
hur hours he suffered the most ex-
uuciating agony.
HOPEFUL TO THE END.
About three O'Clock there was a
change. The eyes OF the patient
began to grow brighter and his face
that had been white from pain be
gan to recover its accustomed ruddy
hue. He gave long deep ssigh OF
relief, smile. family and SAID, Il
feel easy now. Thank God | have
pulled through Then he sank
back upon the pillow as if exhausted
closing his eyes. The doctor who
was watching his face saw the un-
erring signs of approaching collapse
ana whispered to Mrs. McCiellan,
Il fear he is dylng."
1t was but true. General Nc
Ciellan raised himself up on his
hadn, half opened his eyes, AMI tell
back dead.
M'CLELLAN's CAREER.
George Brinton Mcclellan was
born in Philadelphia. December 3.
lS,6. He studied at the university
OF Pennsylvania, and in 1874, entered
The military academy at West Point,
where he graduated second IN his
class in 1876. and was assigned TO
duty as brevet second lieutenant in
the corps of engineers. He served
with distinction during the Mexican
war, and was successrvely brevetted
as hrSt lieutenant and captain. In
1851 ; he was assistant engineer III
'ne construction of Fort Delaware
III io5a~ 5 chief engineer IN the de
partment of Texas. having in charge
the surveys of the coasts of that state
III 1858 I engineer for the eNpiora-
aoa and survey of the western divi>
0n OF the proposed Pacific railroad
a.io IN IS54-'5 he was on special ser,
VICE IN collecting railroad statistics
i0r the war department.
In 1850 having beer made cap