Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-10-22
LAST HOURS OF GEN. LEE.

of Gen. Lee. The various cautcn DellS
were ,olled, end general suspension OF
The duties of Washington College, the
Virginia Military institute and the minor
schools followed. They will not resume
until after the final intermen, of the great
chieflisn Every business house in the
community was closed, and Grape affixed
10 the door. Even the colored BARRIERS
shut up their shops. and an expression OF
deep grief was visible in every face.
Washington College, the College Chapel,
the Virginia Military Institute and the
Episcopal Church, of which Gen. Lee
was commitment, were drsped IN
mourning a few hours after his death.
Gen. Lee bad been almost entirely un-
conscious since Monday hight last. and
expired very peacefully and quietly a,
hslf-past nine OF Wednesday morning.
He wos first taken sick on Wednesday
evening. September 2Sth, while just about
. sit down 10 tea, when he suddenly
sank in his chair insensible. A reaction
soon took place, and in the course of the
next ten days he steadily improved until
il was hoped he was out Of danger, but
on Monday evening last he became sud
denly nd.rspidly worse, and continued
10 sink unlil Wednesday morning. Dur
ing the early par, OF his sickness he slept
much aud spoke By, little, but was ration
81 when awake, and always recognized
those who approached hiu. Al times
his mind seemed 10 wander. and on .eve-
raj occasions reverted 10 the army.
He once ordered his tent 10 be struck,
snd at anoIher tine desired that Hill
should he sent for. lie suffered com.
paralieely little pain during his whole
sickness. and died without struggle.
lie will be buried on Saturday. October
is, aIl2 O'Clock. The place selected
for lis increment is a vault beneath the
college chapel, which stands in The midst
Of tie college grounds. This was the
frs, building he had erected after his re-
noyal TO l. xingio having declared that
it was proper the frs, thing the college
did should be to dedicate house 10 the
services Of religion.
Here lie will appropriately rest, eur
rounded by the monuments oil his late
wears. his remains seutineej bg the
mountains OF that Virginia on which he
has conferred such impeTishsble fame.
The corpse was removed TO day from his
residence to tie chapel, where it will lay
in Stale un!il midday on Saturday next.
To-day the faculty Of Washington Col
lege, The faculty Of the Virginia Mlitary
Institute and the students of Washington
College held meetings and passed aPPro-
prla.e resolutions ui coincidence and re-
spscI 10 the memory OF the i!lustrous de-
ceased, who asserted al the surrender OF
Appomattox Court House that "llumsn
virtue should be equal 10 human caIami'
~"
A ceres poRdence OF the Alexandra
Ca-eHe, dated Lexington, Oct. ID, also
says:
knowing the peculiar interest that A.
lsxaHdlis had in Gen. X. l.. Ice, | have
deemed il proper TO give you few de-
tails Of his death, and the attendant cir
cums,snces. As is well known his health
has been wrelched during the past year.
but sk,ilful medical attendance had 80 far
ken, al bay the rayages of disease, that
wish the exception OF few weeks, he
lad performed his duties as President OF
Washington college, until last Wednes-
Jay week, tho 2Slh OF September; on The
afternoon Of that day he attended Faculty
meeting. and there being an extraordinary
amount of business 10 transact, one or
two Of the Professors asked to be permit
ted 10 finish his work for him, he looked
50 worn and weary; however, he finish
cd i, himself, and then wen! Immediately
20 the Ve,rry meeting OF bis church
where he was kept busily engaged Tor
three hours. This was The last duty he
performed on earth; the grand old soldier,
hero OF hundred battle fields, tpeni The
last few precious hours Of his life proper
in Gods service, as vestrymen OF VIII
lape church. Con- lie 5nnGls oil the
world exhibit nob'er instance OF tue
greatness lhaa this After the meeting
he went home, and upon entering the
room where his family were al lee, Mrs.
Lee spoke to him; lie did not answer
her, bot taking out his watch seemed to
be trying 10 find oct the rime; again she
spoke TO him, but again received no re-
Div, Gen. CusIls Lee then rose from the
table and wen. TO him, and found that be
was apparently sPeecbless and incapable
OF motion. As there were no decisive
lnd.cstous OF psrsysis, or OF apoplexy,
1t was hoped thai the attack Yves due to
nervous pIosWstlon only, and would soon
pass off, AMI until las, Monday all indica-
tons seemed favorable. all trusted that he
would soon be at bis post again; but all
this time he himself seems 10 have been
fully impressed with The idea tina, his end
was approaching When his son, Gen.
Gusts lee. would speak OF what lie mus,
do when he recovered, he would shake
lis head slowly aud point upward, as il
TO say that the ihiags Of this world were
no longer Tor him, but that his home ~as
there above; aud when on Monday, his
phvsician, Dr. Madison entered his room,
and noticing how much brighter end bet
ter he looked, accosled him with "How
20 YOU feel this morning General :! alter
momerts pause he said slowly but ois'
tinctly II feel better the Or. then said
TO hin "ycu mrs, make haste and gel
well, Traveller has been standing IN his
stable go long that lie needs exercise =