The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-10-20
Particulars of the Death of General Robert
F. Lee
LEXINGTON. VA: October 1a.

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This community.was plunged into profound
sorrow upon the announcement Of the death OF
General Lee. The various church bells rang
out their mournful dirges. "A general suspen'
sion of the duties of Washington College, Vir-
ginia Military Institute and the minor schools
| followed, and they will not resume again until
after the final interment of. the great chleftaln.
Every business house in the community was
closed and Grape affixed to the door. Even the
colored BARRIERS shut up their shops and a gen.
eral expression of deep grief was y1s6le IN n eve
| ry face. Washington College, the College Chap-
el of the Virginia Military Institute and the
Episcopalian Church, OF which General Lee
was q, communicate, were draped In mourning
few hours after his death.
General Lee had been almost entirely uncon
scioits since Monday night last, and expired
very peacefully and quietly at .halfpast nine
O'Clock Wednesday morning. He was taken
sick on Wednesday evening, September 18th,
while Just about to sit down to tea, when he
suddenly sank in his chair insensible. He soon
reacted, and in the course of the next ten days
steadily improved, until it was hoped that he
was out of danger; but on Monday evening last
he became suddenly and rapidly worse, ard
continued to sink until Wednesday morning.
During the early part of his sickness he slept
much, and spoke but very little, but was ration
al when awake, and always recognized those
who approached him. At times his mind
seemed for little while to wander, and on
several occasions reverted to the army. He
once ordered his tent to be struck and at an
other time desired that Hill should be sent for.
He suffered but comparatively little pain du-
ring his whole sickness, and died without
struggle He will be buried on Saturday, Oc-
tober 18th, at II o'clock. The place selected
for his interment is vault beneath the College
Chapel, which stands in the midst of the Col
lege ground This was the first building he
had erected after his removal to Lexington,
having declared that it was proper that the
first thing the college did should be to dedicate
house to the services of religion. Here ne
will appropriately rest, surrounded by the mon
uments of his later years, his remains senten-
| elled by the mountains of that Virginia which
he has conferred such imperishable fame.
dence to the Chapel, where it will lie in state
until midday on Saturday next. To-day the
Faculty of Washington College, the Faculty of
| Virginia Military Institute and students at
Washington College held meetings and passed
appropriate resolutions of coincidence and re-
spect to the memory of the illustrious deceased,
who asserted at the surrender of Appomattox
Court House that "Human virtue should be
equal to human calamity
RICHMOND, October 13.
Richmond presents to-day scene OF mourn
ing hardly witnessed in this generation. The
stores and public buildings are all closed; bells
in all parts of the city are tolling on many
doors are pictures and photographs of General
Lee, draped in Grape, with evergreens. Citi-
zens are standing in groups on the principal
thoroughfares and talk in subdued tones of the
sad event. The feeling that he ought to be
buried here, at the States expense, is universal
and the Legislature, in making this request of
his family, reiterated public opinion. The City
Council meets this evening at the call of the
Mayor.
Governor Walker sent the following message
to the General Assembly: cit is with unaffec
ted grief that / announce to you the painful in
telhgence of the death of General Robert E.
Lee at Lexington, on yesterday morning. He
died as ne had lived-a noble exemplar of the
sublime principles and teachings of religion
He goes down to the tomb amid the lamenta-
tions of an affectionate and sorrowing people,
Of e, alted public and private virtue in his life
and career, he filled the full measure of our
conception Of man. A stricken family, a be-
reaved State, an afflicted people bow with rev.
erence and humility before the visitation of
Divine Providence. 1t is fitting that you, the
representatives of the people, should take such
appropriate action as the melancholy event
suggests, and / believe you would but give ex-
preston to the universal desire of the people,
should you solicit the interment of the remains
upon the grounds owned by the State in Hol-
flywood Cemetery, where they may raise anon
umental shaft commemorative alike of their sim
cere and lasting affection for the man, and their
profound appreciation of his greatness and
goodness ., II; 80 ~ ~.
I, After the reading of the Governors message,
ajoint resolution was unanimously passed, ex-
pressive of the deep sorrow of both Houses at
/ the sad event, and requesting that the body be
turned over to the State for interment of Hol-
lywood Cemetery, near the city. A joint COM
mittee, consisting of five members of the House
and three of the Senate, and their presiding
officers, was appointed to go to Lexington and
escort the remains here, if the request was
granted. The Legislature then adjourned.
LEXINGTON, VA, October IA.
| All business houses were closed to-day, and
| deep gloom pervades the whole community.
Memorial services held yesterday and this morn
ing, in the College, were largely attended The
remains were conveyed from his residence to
the College Chapel, the following being the,or-
der of the procession; Escort of honor, con-
sisting of officers and soldiers of the late Con-
federate army, chaplain and other clergy; pail
bearers, with body old gray war horse that car
ried the General through all his campaigns in
the late war; Trustees and Faculty of Wash!
ington College students, visitors, officers and
cadets: Masons, Odd Fellows, and citizens.
The remains lie in state in the College Chap
ell; until intepnent tomorrow, at II M, and is
there visited by thousands of grief-stricken
people, white and colored, old and young.
The ladies of Lexington claimed it as their
privilege to drape in mourning, with their own
hands, the College Chapel which General Lee
built, and beneath which he is to be buried,
and the Episcopal Church, of which he was a
devout member.
The Faculty of Washington College after an
appropriate preamble, adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolred, That in the midst of the deep ca