Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-26
rI'iaC lee Statue.

About the 22d Of this month u contract was
made iu Lexington. Rockbridgo county, Flr-
sinia, for all the brick and stone work Of a
building which is to receive the monument to
the great Confederate General, designed by
Valentine. This monument 10 tomb bearing
the rccumbcnt Ggure, ia remarkable likeness.
of General Ice. lie is 10 uniform, the sabre
has Just slipped from his grasp, aud his CLOAK
partly covers his limbs, quietly composed. The
attitude is perhaps rather Of deep rest than CT
death l. is beautiful work of art, and worthy
OF the effort made in Lexington to give 1t An
appropriate shelter.
The remains o General Lee, OF his vile AMI
OF other deceased members OF his family will bo
Inferred ia large vault Immediately under the
apartment which will receive the statue.
After the election OF tho General to the
Presidency Of the Washington and Leo Unvcr-
sity 10 Lexington there was built IN the grounds
OF the institution, and mainly through the G!
forts Of its President, smal! church or chapel
intca,;cd for the public service OF the university
It is ucat, simple brick building, rather Nor
man ia style, OF I. design selected and modified
by tic General. 1t had a very small chanccI,
nosty for inc purpose OF making stairway to
the platform for speaking. This has been re-
moved, and z building which about rep.
resents 10 form and Dimensions the chancel
OF on Episoopa! church is soon to be erect
cd Gs q naus1Icum. 1t will contain on
the level tf the basement Of the church sort
Of orcn vcstibulc. and reach through large
open arch. Within this vcstibu!e are doors,
one OF iron, opening into tho vault, two others
to tho basement OF tho present church, and
ore TO covered stairway reaching COW 2nlently
to y(st,ulc above, which divides the church
iron tho mauSolCum or chapel. Onc OF the
lower vcsthulc doors opens 10 the Office OF
General Ice 1t is found 10 the condition he
left H. 1t is carefully preserved. cleaned or
busted. a0d the visitor secs it exactly AZ the
General did ior the last time.
All the new building acoords with the pre-
sent church, but it is OF very superior coDstIue.
ton ard entirely fire rrooi. The old chanceI
arch rsmairs; ccrrl spending ono in the mau-
socum walls gives q :ull view OF the statue,
but is arranged with heavy iron sliding doors.
end every prccauion has been taken to cut OFT
even tho access OF smoke to tho mausoleum
chamber. This portion OF the building, about
twenty. fvo feet square, Is to DO built Inside OF
Baltimore pressed brick, laid with rcd joints
and finished With considerable quantity of
cream colorcd stcne. These cOlors will con-
trsst we'll with tho pure white Of the statue and
its heavy base. The ceiling Of the mausocum
will be OF ground glass in the panels, OF u
richly mcnldci iron construction. Tho light
will como in through :. .skylight on tic northern
SIDE CT .c root There vii! lie in the mauio.
lcum, aIso, two wndOw5 lor the admission OF
air.
Tie iron work for the roof doors and other
paris o! this bailtiog will be procured in Bal
tincre, where contract has been made Tor It
and other portions Of the structure. The dc.
sign is also from this city, ard was furnished
by Mr. j. Crawford NciIsGn.- baltimore
AnlCrtcan.