Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-14
DEATHS HIGH AIM.
DEATH OF MRS. ROBT. +. LEE.
HER FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL
HARDEE.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES AND
GENERAL DEMONSTRATIONS
OF RESPECT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. s. Night. -
Intelligence has been received of the
death of Mrs. Lee, widow of the late
pre-eminently distinguished Robert E.
Lee, at Lexington, Virginia, on
Wednesday last, the 5th inst. She
has been an invalid for some years,
and the recent death of her daughter
bore heavily upon her declining
strength. Mrs. Lee was the only
daughter of G. W. P. Custis, Esq, of
Arlington, who was the youngest child
of John Parke Gusts, son of Mrs.
Washington, by her first husband, and
an Aid-De-Camp to General Washing
ton at the siege of Yorktown. His
two youngest children, one Of them
the father of Mrs. Lee, were adopted
by General Washington. G. W. P.
Gusts was brought up at Mount
Vernon, and remained a member of
Washington's family until the death
of Mrs. Washington, in 1902, when he
| went to reside on the Arlington estate,
| near this city. which he had inherited
from his father, and where he had
erected the mansion known as the
| Arlington House. He was marie ] in
early life to Mrs. Mary Lee Fitzhugh,
of Virginia, and left an only daughter,
| who became the wife of Gen
| eral Robert E. Lee. The late Mrs.
Lee was lady of exemplary conduct
aud unassuming and gentle character.
| Che was between 60 and 70 years OF
| age at the time of her death.
RICHMOND, November S-Night.-
| The funeral obsequies of Mrs. Mary
GUSTS Lee, the wife of the late Gen.
Robert E. Lee, who died in Lexington
on Thursday morning last, took place
yesterday in Masonic Chapel, i'll that
town. Her sons, w. II. F. Lee, Gusts
Lee and Robert +. Lee, Jr., and her
| daughter were present, besides large
| concourse of friends.
Her remains were deposited by the
| side of her husband in the memorial
room. Mrs. Lee was e. years Of age.
Business was entirely suspended Id
Lexington yesterdy, many places being
draped i'll mourning and the obsequles
were very imposing.
SELMA, ALA, November S-Night.
The remains of Gen. w. J. Hardee
| reached stLo city this morning and
were met at the depot by vast con
course of citizens. Stores were closed
and business was suspended and oul
whole people united in honoring the
illustrious dead. The remains were
escorted by long procession to his
late residence. At 3 o'clock this P.
NJ. the funeral services took place, and
another immense procession escorted
the body to the church, which was
packed, and with hundreds in the
streets who could not get in. The
services at the church having ended
the procession reformed and marched
to the cemetery where the body was
consigned to the tomb. All classes
and conditions united to honor Har.
dee. Thousands were at the GENE
terry, for the people loved Hardee
Selma to-day has been in mourning.
Later-There was spontaneou:
outpouring OF our whole people to-da,
to receive the remains of Genera
Hardee. Tho military, fire depart
ment, municipal authorities, bar
clergy and people all did honor to tht
memory of the illustrious dead. Tht
bells we're tolled during the day ant
business was suspended. The funera
procession was the longest we evel
witnessed in this State. 1t was not :
formality, but there was general grie
! in the demonstration.
The Generals old black war horse
Shiloh, with empty saddle and his oil,
Confederate grey coat upon it, brough
tears 10 the eyes of many a man wht
had seen the loved form of the gal
liant dead on the field OF carnage ant
amid the smoke Of battle. He wa
buried this evening at o'clock. Ih'
burial ceremonies of the Episcopa
Church were performed by the Rev
DR.. Clements.