The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-10-19

s4n3,cD4S rQx6QE 40 ,yO9 s500Gto.i sG1eDI
!tts, oleix hssb bsts shht ,6p their skops
.sqs 4 s ssnae eral expression q grief ~.
I: .hinstotiii 4 College, the ! college
,ehitsi, the Virginia Military Institute
M; Episcopal Church, where tGens
4tI}4ies. wotshsppea, we're, tdfaped 3iul
1soafnihg s.lev hours After his death.
; sHsncral sLte had been almost On tilely
.aSpooseicns.. ..sjnoa Moudsy. night, and
expired d.yers, ,psscsful!y ct hsl.past, 8
O'clock W sd16sday ,noraing. He was
frat taken .Ssiaks 90 w cdn esday even
ing, Septensbes 2S,: while just about to
sit down TO tex, wliei he suddenly sank
jn his chair iusensible. He soon rsvi,
we'd, aud in the course Of the 9ext ten
days siesdi1y Improved until it. was no.
ped was out Of danger but on Monday
evening last he became suddenly and
rapidly worse, and continued TO siuk
autil w ednesday morning. During the
early part of his sickness he slept much
and spoke but>littls but was RATIONAL
when awake, and always recognized
those who approached him. AZ times
his mind seemed for awhile to wander, Z
and OH several occasions reverted 10 theI
srmy, lilo once ordered his tentto bill
struck, aud at'another tiTe, ordered, ,tha,1
Mill should bc sent FOR. He suffered
but little, and died without a struggle
He'wial be buried on Saturday, October|
Is, at II o'clock, The place selected
for his intcrment is vault beneath the
collegs chapel, which stands in thsI
midst Of the college grounds. This
was tho arss building erected after his|
removal to Lexington, General LccI
hayins declared that it was proper that
the:Grst thing the college did should bel
/ to ded:etatea house to tho service of
fsligion. Here he will appropriately
rest; surrounded by the monuments oil
T. his lator yea,s, his ROMANS sentinolled|
by the mountains of-that Virginia upon
which he has conferred such i6perish-l
/. able fame. The corpse was removed. to3
day from his residence to the chapel,
whore he will lic IN state until Satur-I
day. i
10. day the faculties Of. the various!
! colleges held meetings aud passed ap
propriate resolutions.
R1oHmoND, October 13.
Richmond prcsouts to-day scene of
mourning hardly witnessed in his gener-|
a,ion. The stores aud public buildings
are closed, the bells in all parts Of the|
city are tolling, and on many doors are|
pictures ard photographs of General
Lee draped in Grape, with evergreeus.!
The citizens are standing in groups inE
the principal thoroughfarcs, aud talk ip|
subducd, tones of the sad event. The
feeling that he ought to be- buried
here nt the States cxpences is uniyer
sal, and the Legislature, in making thiss
request of his family, reiterated, publicf
opinion. The City COUNCIL met to day
at the call of the Mayor. Governor
Walker, sent tho following message tol
the General Assembly:
It is with unaffected grief that an
n"unce1 to you the painful intelligence
Of tho death Of General Robert +. Lee
at Lexington, on yesterday morning
lie died rs he had lived. noble cxem
plar Of the sublime principles and teach /
ings OF the Christian religion. HeI
gUca down TO the tomb amid the lameDl
tations OF an affectionate and sorYowinss
people. OF exalted public and privatey
virtue in his life, lie fited tho full mea
sure of our conception Of o man. al
stricken family, bcrcaved State, anl
affectionnte people, bow with reference
and humility before this visitation of
Divine Providence. 1t is fitting thai
you, the representatives of the people.
should take such appropriate action d.
the melancholy occurrence suggests
believe you would but give expre.E
sion to the universal desire Of the peo
pic should you solicit the intcrmcnt off
the rcmaus upon the gounds owned byE
the State in Hollywood Cemetery, |
wherethey may raise nlonumentaR
shait commemorative alike Of thcilk
sincere and lasting affection tor the man :
and their profound app, cciation Of hisl
grea'ncss and goodness
After reading tho Governors massage
joint resolution was unanimously
passed, expressive Of the deep sorrowh
Of both houses nt the sad event, and res
qncsting that tho body be turned over
to the State for interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, near the city; that join
committee, consisting Of FIVE members of
the House aud three of The Senate aodb
three presiding officers. be appointcds
to 60 to Lexington and escort the re-
mains here. if'he request be granted
The legislature then adjourned.
The Tobacco Associatiyn held meet
ing and suspended its session US . mark
OF trespect to the memory Of General
Ice. Tho City Council also met apds
adopted series Of appropriate rcsolu !
tio"s, and appointed II committe to oct !
in concert with tho legislative commit
tee. Tie flags Of the shipping and
public buildings were at balf mast.
New ORLEANS, October 13. i
J lie death of General Ice cast al
gloom over .le city. Tho morning
papers were dressed 10 mourning, thek
flags throughout the CITY and shirpineE
both foreign and honic, were at .balfl
,hast, aud many places were draped in6
mourning. The Board Of Brokurss
adjourned last evening in respect tos
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