The New York herald., 1870-10-14

sAs Las. Hours Of the Departed soidaer--Pro-
gramme Of the Funeral


fRooers H Lee, since Tuesday noon II had been un-
darstoed mat the more favorable symptoms which he
axh,bifed early In the morning had given place 10
more alarming ones than ne had YET shown.
!EarIyf tins morning u was whispered through
Ihe community tnat he was fast sinking,
ane< with beating hearts our people awaited the
I'm me- With the frst peals OF the toing bells the
a. ysys ran through the town. ana all classes wept
. Eyetner as the word passed nom lip TO lsp
~,eneral Lee Is dead.n In moment and without
sny concert OF action every store, shop or oIher
s,lace OF business closed; even Tho freedmen
ucft their work, ana All mingled In the common
grief The exercises al the College anu Institute
we're suspended. and every young man seemed TO
4eel tnat he had sustained irrcparable personal
bereayemenI. All of the small schools were closed
ana the children wept rs they realized that one Of
shszr best friends nao gone from them.
Your correspondent has taken especial pains 10
obtain FROM nis physicians, Drs. Barton and Madi
son FUN and accurate statement OF General Lees
iDness and death. The remote and real cause was
sDe long continuance OF depressing influences Incl
dent 10 me crushing responsibilities which were
upon him during the hast year OF the war. rhe disas
termination OF the struggle FOR the cause he SO
dearly loved, and The affictions OF his
native South since the surrender As he
saw nis nrue army gradually melt away
compelled to yield at last 10 overwhelming num-
pers and resonrcesas he Witnessed The suer ugs or
his 'poos boys,p he was accustomed TO call them,
and thought OF the condition OF tner families and
Of sne Souin-as his mails have been every day since
NODDED with the most piteous letters from manned
eoidiers, from the widows and orphans OF the no
bic men who followed him, he has borne calm ex-
Dror and struggled for the good OF his State and OF
the South with heroism surpassing any which he
ever displayed on the He'd OF battle; but the very
nbres OF hisgreat heart have been gradually wearing
away until they have Ut last broken and the vital
spark has fed. Both OF his eminent physicians con-
cur In the opinion that General Lee has died rather
from moral than pnysica, causes-that ms physical
development was well nigh perfect and that there
wns no merely physical reason why he might not
have lived for years 10 come. The immediate cause
Uf his death was, In the opinion OF his hysclans.
''mental and physical fatigue, inducing venoas con-
gestion Of the BRAIN which, however, never pro-
ceeded as far apoplexy or paralysis but gradually
caused cerebral exhaustion and death"
On wednesday, September 2S he was more than
usually busy. Alter attending chapel service, he
always did, he spent the whole morning attending
10 various matters connected &itn the interests OF
the College. AT four O'Clock r. IA. he went 10
meeting or The vesrry OF his church. over VIII ch he
presided. Matters OF great Importance to ihe inter
ests or the church were under consideration, and
the meeting was protracted for three hours. Re-
turning home Just In time for tea he was sitting
denly attacked, and became apparentiy speechess.
and Incapable OF motion. The next morning he raj
He'd, and. as snere were no decisive Indications OF
lack would prove nothing more serious than tem-
porary nervous prosiration. All OF the indications
seemed favorable 10 Ills recovery rnti last Monday.
He spoke but liitle and that only to ques-
fIonA concerning his physical condition. But this
showed chat he had recovered the power OF speech.
hts intellect seemed entirely clear, and he gave
most unmtstakable evidences tnat while he lay for
She most part In q stupor, 10 which the medicines
given him no doubt largely contributed, he was,
when aroused, entirely conscious He seemed
much DETER on Saturday that DIR. Madison playfuly
eet MP rom tuIs bed Traveller is getting Iasy and
you must make haste and give him the exercise he
needsu The General liked nus eyes steaaiis upon
Indicate that he did mol expect 70 roe Traveller
again
pite the bcsi efforts uf as fne medical skil as the
country Affords and the feryenf prayers or anxious
hearts, he gradually sunk, until yesterday morning
at half past nine O'Clock when he breatned hts last
The nature OF his illness was such that there was q,
opportunity for protracted conversation win him
SUD he uttered no words which can be seized on f0
stricken at the post OF duty. He fen with the har
t,on OF his noble lie. We need 40 .'lasi wordsr O
Robert Il. Lee. His deeds belong 10 history, Will,
hi. lite OF devoted unostentatious pey aud his rm
ana living rusL 10 Jesus as bis personal Redeener
give nnniistakabie evidence tlaf he now wears a
crown OF fedeless glory and has indeed euter ed
God,
General Robert Edmund Lee was born on the Ieth
or January 1907, AND was therefore sixty three
gears eight months and twensy-three days old. He
married on the S0th OF June, 1881. For years Mrs
lee has been unable 10 walk but mas borne her aiiic
tlon with Christian fortitlde and patience which
wonderfully Sustain her under her presenI sore ne
reayernent. Only General Custis Lee, Miss Agnes
aud Asiss Mildred have been Al hoine during tDeii
Iathers illness. The other members OF the farnil,
were teiegraphed for on Monday, and are expected
To-day ofrhe next day.
1t has heen on conference with yhe family, de
termlned TO deposit the remains In vault TO b.
erected in the College library. II seems pecuiiarl.
appropriate thai hia body should resi- near IN
Oitce which the scene Of mis- labors. and In tn
chapel which lie oulit and whose services he alway
attended 50 pnnctualiy The following prOgrRInm
was adopsed:--The funeral services viii be held a
the College chapel on saturday the fbth inst.,
sieven o'clock A. ". EDe oody VIII be inferred be
meath the college chapel to-day On Thursday, tn
t3th Instant, at twelve O'Clock precisely, the bod,
viii be conveyed In solemn procession from tn'
residence TO the College chapel where it viii lie II
state daily from ten 10 I'VE O'Clock ninth the dina
rniorment Memorial services VIII also be neid o
the College chapel on Thursday aud Friday morn
ings, az mne O'Clock, winch the public afe respect
fully invited TO attend.
the procession for conveying the body from ths
residence W The chapel win he formed to-day Thurs
ay), at halfpast eleven O'Clock, under the cDargs
Rroiassor J. j. White chief marshal Asaistan
head Of Inc PROCESSION viii form III the Eplscops
church, fronting the street. The following Is tb
order OF procession
Isaort Of honor, consisting OF orrcers and soldiers
OF the late Confederate Army.
The chaplain and other clergy.
Pallbearers with the BODY.
IiSustees and faculty OF washington College
students OF Washington College.
Visitors and faculty, virginia Military inssitnte.
Masons and odd FeilOwA
Citizens.
The fopCwing pallbearers have been nan eo:- First
.udge Fl Z. Anderson, David II. Moore, Sr. Trustees
uI The College; second, Ex-Governor John LetcneE
Comm0dpre N. T. Many, for the Military Institute
third. PrpSeas0r W. Preston Johnson, Professor J
Randolph Tucker, Professors Washington College
fourth wUiiam L. PrRther. EDWARD r. Clarke stu
dents washington College; nrh Captain ]. G. BOnde
Captain j.. r. Moore, soldiers Confederate States
Army; Mxth, William q, White, Joseph G. Steele
citizens OF Lexington
masg meeting of the stndAn,s Uae hSld In IN,
College chspei this Afternoon ~ four O'Clock. Mr.
Hunter BoyN, OF Winchester acted as chairman anc
Ar. b. P, CLARK - secretary. Rev Or. ktrkpatrck
IN nEttng AND feeling terms, announced the objec
! or the meeting and the programme, expressing
ghe o0nvicuontnat each one ID the students wcuiC
tsel the loss = keenly II t hs own fsiher-
AEor indeed ~ wns father To each Of them. The
n meeting appointed the following students act a
Ruard 6 honor and 10 take charge Of the body ate
tli 10 0epositod IN the chapel todAy:--Lucns Desba
Vchief marshal; 8. H. Chester r. 7. Clarke, W. A
vUapnoy, H. F&rr0w, =. @. Logan, W. J. Haywood, j
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