The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-19
An Immense Gathering-The Funeral
Cortege-The Pail lBearers--The Burial
servIce-Ceremonies at the Grave, &c.

Ing father and an unexampled; guide; the faculty
and corps OF cadets OF the Virginia Military Instt-
tute, in whose welfare and success ne ever mani
tested 80 lively an interest; the sovereign, repre-
sentatves OF his native, loved Virginia; thesoitl;
zens Of the town and county whom he honored
with his last days; In fact every class, young ana
DID, Rich and poor, white and 6lacs, turned OUT 70
do him honor for he was the friend OF all With
q punctuality which would have been pleasant to
the great hero II living, the following was OBJ
served as the order Of the procession:
Escort Of Honor, consisting Of Oficers and Sol
diers OF the Confederate Army.
Chaplain and other Clergy.
Hearse and Pail Bearers.
General Lees Horse.
The Attending Physicians.
Trustees and Faculty OF Washington College.
DIgnitaries OF the State Of Virginia.
Visitors and Faculty Of Virginia Military
Institute.
Other Representative Bodies and Distin-
guished Visitors
Alumni OF Washington College. "a
Citizens.
Cadets Virginia Military Institute.
Students Washington Colleges as Guard Of
Honor.
At 10 o'clock precisely the procession was:
formed on the college grounds, In front OF the
presidents house, and moved down Washington
street, up Jefferson street to Franklin Hall, thence
to Main street, where It was Joined In front OF the
hotel by the representatives OF the Stare of Viz
ginia, and other representative bodies In their
order; and by the organized body OF citizens in
front OF the courthouse.
The procession then moved by the road to the
Virginia Military. Institute, where It was joined
by the visitors, faculty, and cadets OF the Vir..
ginia Mita.y Institute, In their respective places,
fhe procession was closed by the students Of
Washington College as guard OF honor, and
then moved up through the Institute and college
The procession was halted In front OF the cha
pei, when the cadets OF the Institute, and the stu
dents OF Washington College were marched
through the college chapel past the remains, and
were afterwards drawn up In two bodies on the
south side Of the chapel. The remainder OF the
procession then proceeded into the chapel and !;
were seated under the direction OF the marshals.
The gallery and side blocks were reserved for
drge by the Institute band, the bells OF the town
began 20 toll, and the Institute battery fired min
ute . .uns, which were kept up during the whole
exercises.
General B. T. johnson was in command Of the
soldier guard OF honor, aided by Colonel ]. z.
Edmundson, Colonel r. L. Maury, and Major j.
B. Dorman. Captain ]. J. White, professor in.
the college, was chief marshal It was remarked
that the different classes who Joined the process.
sion mingled into each other, and that among the
boards Of the college and Institute, faculties the
students and cadets, the Legislative committee,
the delegations, and even the clergy, were many
soldier guard Of honor; for they, too, had followed
the standard Of Lee in the days that tried mems
souls.
Along the streets the buildings were all appro-.
priately draped, and CT ,wds gathered on the cor
ners and In the balconies to see the procession
pass. Not nag noated above the procession,
and nothing was seen that looked Ike an attempt,
t dsp the Sd soldiers wore t1sr "
lapel OF their coats, and Traveller led BY two old
soldiers who had the simple trappings OF mourn
ing. The Virginia Military Institute was very
halfmest, and draped In mourning, the nags Of
all the States Of the late Southern Confederacy.
When the procession reached the Institute 1t
passed the corps OF cadets drawn up IN line, and
8 guard Of honor presented arms as the hearse
passed. When 1t reached the chapel, where an
immense throng had assembled, the students and
cadets, about Six hundred and fifty strong,
marched into the left door and aisle past the re-.
maias, and out by the right aisle and door to
their appropriate place. The family, appropriate
" Joined by DIS. Barton and Madison, the attend.
ing physicians, and Colonels w. b. Taylor and O.
s. Yenable, members OF General Lees stan during
the war, occupied seats Immediately In trent Of
the pulpit, and the clergy, Of whom number
were present, Faculty OF the College, and Faculty
OF the Institute, had places on the platform.
and eyerareens %aS while the front Of the drapery
thrown over II was decorated with crosses OF
evergreen and immortelles. Rev. DR.. Pendleton,
the long intimate personal friend OF General Lee,
his chief Of artillery during the war, and als
pastor the past five years, read the beautiful
burial services Of the Episcopal Church. NO ser
mon was preached, and nothing said besides the
simple service, In accordance with the known
wishes Of General Lee: After ne funeral services 1
moved to the vault prepared for Its reception,
and the concluding services READ by the chaplain
from the bank on the southern Side OF the chapel,
In front Of the vault.
The pail. bearers were: Judge F. T. Anderson,
David E. Moore, ST., Trustees OF the College; Com.'
M. F. Maury, Captain'J. NJ. Brooks, Prof. W: Pres.
ton Johnson, Prof. J. Randolph Tucker, professors
UssR TsngSe GSg S asnaop r. Gess Ss
ssin J. 9. Bonde Captain ]. P. Moore, soldiers ol
the Confederate States army; VIM. G. White and
JOS G. Steele, citizens Of Lexington.
of the Episcopal collection; and after the comm
was lowered into ths vault. the congregation
sang with fine effect the grand old hymn,
"How firm foundation, ye saints Of the Lord"
The vault Is constructed Of brick, lined with
cement. The top jus; reaches the 1oor OF me
library and will be handicapped with WMte
marble on WHICH S6nsn Is snG EngSp smRe ifSSEp0n IEa
1870"
The burial case is one OF Fisk's patent metauc
easkets handsomely mountea win svs5 fe soI so
diers were marched to the Courthouse, anu tieie ,
unanimously adopted resolutions expressing slietr
earnest desire that the remains OF the great cnlei
tain may continue to lie mere.
THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE hkAAiSs ~
RICHMOND.
LEXINGTON, VA, october 10.
r,. oo,oco,,on apnoInted by the General Assem-
blv Of Virsinls to attend General Lees funeral,
and request his remains for e hers o. r
the ,atter etv They received no positive assur
family ynn{a Of Sa aras,ed aas
.Sa M IN nrohable that It will be conceded at no
distant day. to be hereafter determined Robert
Genels nsa ongbters Msry, Agnes and Mildred, are
living In Virginia.
COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS.
LONDON, october Is,
The English o.ces 5GeaaaffsG of General Lee In the Times
S o9t1alE mo4nng Colonel Of the Guards
to the only eOs vss up0d the
trom oUnhaton OF the Northern army after tne
battle Of Fredericksburg which Is TO 1e
to the fact that his sense OF humanity o'efpo"'
cred the stern duty Of the General.
funernI Notlces.