Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18
LAST OF GEN. LEE.
THE DEAD SOLDIER LAID TO ResTAT
RAvENSWORTH.
r.r.. Attendance Of Veterans, Comrades,
and Friends-Fiorai Tributes ana
Tears--Thosc Present.
fsncc,a, telegram to the Dispatch.l

ALEXANDRIA. Va, October 17.-While the
bells of Alexandria were tolling out last
farewell this afternoon. all that was mortar
of General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee was
being laid to rest in the little oak-embow-
cred battle-ground at Ravensworfh beside
his two children.
All day long old comrades in arms OF the
General had been arriving at Ravensworth
TO get last glimpse of the face OF their
dead commander and friend, and many
tear was dropped upon his casket as TIL
butte of sorrow and love.
VETERANS AND THEIR SONS.
Lee Camp. of this city. OF which General
Lee was a member, with the Sons OF Nete-
rams and the Citizens Committee. headed
by Mayor Strauss, were carried 10 ravens
worth on special train at o'clock.
Several carloads of Veterans from wash
ington and Maryland arrived at kavens-
worth on the same train with the Alexan-
drians. They found considerable throng
already Assem- bled from the county around,
including the faculty and many OF the
students of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia.
CoMRApI AND PASTOR.
Rev. DIR. Randolph Mckein, pastor OF
Epiphany church, Washington, comrade
OF General Lee during the war and bis
pastor while in Congress. offered prayers
and made discourse before the casket
was removed from the house.
THY FUNERAL MARCH.
The funeral procession then moved, the
clergy leading, with slow and solemn
tread" the few hundred yards that inter;
vened between the home of the living and
the narrow house Of the dead. IT was
simple but touching procession. NO man
in ii but felt in his heart the sad once.
AT THE GRAVE.
The rraye was soon reached and the
solemn ritual Of the Episcopal Church
made the last farewell to the gallant SOL
der and statesmen. Slowly and sadly they
laid him down, earth to earth" until the
resurrection of the last day.
The honorary pail-bearers were Captain
linton Herbert, Colonel Arthur Herbert.
General William IL. Payne. Captain Alex
ander ID. PAYNE, Major James III. Love,
MIR. c. {. Willard. X. W. Gaillard. Colonel
John W. Burke, and DR.. ID. c. Gordon.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT.
Among the persons present at the fune:
raj were Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, OF
yirpinia: G.. w. Gusts Lee. X. T.. Lee, ex-
| Senator Wade Hampton. Senator Gibson,
| OF LOUISIANA General DrauIeE l:vouhSO"
| REPRESENTATIVES George ID. Wise and
Tucker. Of Virginia; Hon. II: Van Man
ming, of Mississippi: Hon: j: ii; Hopkins.
| of PENNSYLVANIA: Hon. j. D. Moore, ex-
| Third Assistant Secretary of state; Hon:
J. h. Clarke. of Missouri Frank Hume, or
Alexandria, Va, and MIR. l.. q. Washington.
HIS soERowISG wHITE-HoUsE TENANTS.
WHITE HOUSE, NEW KENT COUNTY. VA,
| October 16.-At q meeting OF the tenants
GA the White House estate held his dav
Mr.. A. j. Shackeliord was called 10 the
| chair and Z. II. Sweet made secretary.
| The following resolutions were, adopted:
/. That We have iust heard with pro-
found sorrow Of the death of General
| William II. +. Lee. In his death we feel
that we have lost kind and indulsent
| landlord and a sincere friend.
| 2. That we tender TO the family OF tho
deceased our kindest sympathy IN this
| their sad bereavement.
3. That copy of these proceedings DO
sent 10 the family of the deceased and TO
Tug RICHMOND DISPATCH and the West
Point PAN Dea'er for publication.
4. j. SHACKELfoBD, Chairman.
p. II. Slcte,, Secretary.