New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-07
TIE COMTE DE PARIS IN PHILADELP HIA
on HIS WAY TO THAT CITY HE VISITS THE
GRAVE OF GENEE ~, M'CLEIIAN.

GRAVE OF GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
Philadelphia, oct. G-Thc Comic dc Paris. the Due
dOrlcanS and their party arrived here this afternoon
at !" 30 O'Clock, having stopped over at Trenton 10
visit the grave Of General Mcclellan. Accompanying
the party OF frnchmcn wcIr several Americans proni-
mcnt in military and civil life. They were General
Gregg General Howard General Iuirrcld General
>icklr> Colonel j. T. Nicholson. Of this city. who trans
lated tn" Comtcs al story Of the War OF the Rebellion
aud George ". Chld>. Tho party conducted to
the CITY Hall. whcrc Mayor Filter welcomed tho Comte
I" Philadelphia. President Smith, Of the select Conn
Ill. then Nad Ia the COmtc Sorir Of resolutions passed
i, III" Council referring TO the Comics services IL an
aid "n General MctIcllan's staff and bidding him
'"riial welcome. In reply the C"mte dc Paris said
II l. With the greatest agitation that accept tn"
freedom II this city. In my behalf and that Of
I'll nv f'miy accept It,"
IN" party then went la Woottcn. Mr.. Chd>S country
ll"r. whore the '"mc dc Paris. ihc iDnc dorleaIIN
,ud others ui the party ollnvcd an old custom and
Planted - tree in commemorat"n of their visit
~ the Union Icasnc cab tonight "A brilliant re-
'cpti"n was gwen To- the Coinc Dc Pans. The build
49,. Wa hand .nru"ly Decorated. over 1000 guest
10y" present. among them several Old comrades Of the
'"mt'>. The Comic aud hi> took supper in Il
private with Grncra, >'klr>, Bn'fctii"d.
freely. Doubleday and PTkc, Wayne MhcNragh'
Gr"r." w. 'mlI- Colonel Edwin y. benson samuel
li lu"v Colonel Nicholson and William e. li"l>ton.
>traifjid Hotel where they have a suit" ~ rooms.
IN" party VIII l"av" h"rr.t" morrow morning ~
30 "n :. .pccil tain tn Pennsylvania Rail
road for Washington. ON Wednesday afternoon tho
Connie will az" there for RI hm"ni. wl"r' h" viii re-
main for thl"c of frir days. Al III" end Of which Time
h" vii! vi,, the .on,, Of the battles IN which b" par
uclpat~ III virginia.
The Cumic DE- Parts IN his way 10 tl' rliv Nt"rpf
At Trrntpn wwrc with hi. par, AID friends among
whom WEI" General, Howard. l:uirr'ld. >ichl'''
Do,I!lc,.ay VI, Nialnn and Greg: and George l.. Me
Cllar son Of the dead tnral. he visited the grave
~ General M''Irllan. II "a> RAINING h'''iN 'h''
the party r,a, he'd III" cemetery. but tlr Cont" d.
Iari, mi ted ailciig from hi taG!a-" a'd mad
his Wy e. me grave. The Connie bowed III h"id Tor
n.i"t - h" >'""d hc,id" ia" cravr and tear vci''
on H., cheeks, and M lIr> m"t ed - though II" W.
u,t"rinc silent PRAYER Then ho moved '"""ri me
Zoo, 81 the grave 81 'hc dead ''"n"r'l Tn" rain Wa
I'm coming and tho ground W. vet bui stomp
ng o,"r oy an instant ~" CONT" gard ir''hly nI"'
The lt,lc mound and then i'rlt down hv IA" lido OF
the gave. Tho zen" hr"uCi- icars +" tl" eyes ~
n.a,v "f tho party. rluclu. = few I"'v"N ti"m
pl,m and pl,,lu: them carefully in hi h.~ld" c"'i
ror'vt IL" Com'' 'i''" ahc s'"fiN hh"t me par,'
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