The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-04
GEN. EARLY'S FUNERAL.
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~. v,,t h. Buried wi h Civic and M'.""'J
uonor.-Psil Bearers Nos Yet MANU-
Burial At spring Hill Cemetery

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The action Of the Spring HUI Ceme'e'S
Association Of this city. this mo'"'"5'
-, resnect 10 the dead warrior. con-
,.ovs very pretty sentiment. The as
lection held a meeting and dedicated
=, LOT in their cemetery as the last resi-
ing place for the old hero. Ihis ior 10
s,tuated on the breastworks that were
thrown ND by Eary's command when ne
so gananuy came to the rescue when our
oitv was threatened by the ruthless gang
az Hunters raiders during the rate war
The appropriateness Of TINS spot lol .nS
Generals grave suggested itse1 10 inc
of,cers Of the assOc41-OA. and the above
was the immediate result OF the sus
gestion.
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The casket in which General Earlys
remains will be laid away is entirely III
keeping with his character. IL IS o mag
nincent cedar casket, copper-nned' anu
has the soft. pleasant. Confederate gray
cloth covering TO which the General was
SO attached. II IS almost devoid OF or
nameut. The side-bars are of gray, little
darker in hue than the main color OF
the casket. and are held in place by Sill
yer handles The interior Is lined with
Ouaker-grey satin. Among the stock of
leading undertaken Of this city was tie
above and also fac smile OF the oak
casyet I'm which Hon. Jefferson Davis
was buried but the nephew of Gen. Early
thought the grey to be more in keeping
with his dead relative, and accordingly
selected it.
Bar. o e." III. Corfrderat" Gray.
The General will be buried in a suit or
Confederate grey. Of the same style ana
color that has always been worn by nm
General William II. Payne arrived from
Warrenton at 3:S5 this afternoon, and
with Major Daniel 3nd the family, dis
cussed the funeral arrangements. They
decided that the funeral should take
place from st. Pauls church Monday az
ternoon at o'clock, and the interment
is TO be in Spring Hin Cemetery. Major
Daniel and General Payne then went out
TO the cemetery to inspect the lot.
The spot was chosen by General ". II.
PAYNE. Senator Daniel, General Maury,
and Mr.. Cabell Early. 1t Is near the
point where General Early prepared TO re-
sist the attack of Hunter during the war.
Many s,l ga n.c-,vrd.
There were many callers at the Early
residence to-day, and many kilograms and
letters were received. Among the senders
were Colonel Charles S. Venable, OF the
University Of Virginia; General Fitz Lee,
Captain w. w. Old. Of Norfolk. former
~ on General Early's staff; Major Jed.
Hotchkiss, of StauntOn; Captain i. l..
BurweH, of Cumberland, Nd, formerly
on Earlys STAFF; General w. l.. Cabeil.
Of Texas: Judge George l.. Christian,
Commander Washington Taylor. OF Pick
oil
others. The great majority of the dis
patches inquired the time and place Of the
funeral and most of the senders expect
TO be here.
A telegram has just been received that
the corps of cadets from V. NJ. l.. will
attend the funeral and act as escort
10 the remains.
General Sorrel telegraphcd from Sa-
vannah: please let me join with you
and other Confederate soldiers in honor
and affectionate memory for our brave
old chief. Northumberland Early
General Lomax telegraphed; Il deeply
regret our loss"
Senator Hunton teiegraphed: 81 mourn
the death OF my friend General Early.
Have known him thirty years. Always
have respected and honored him. He
had the courage of his convictions. lie
was a great lawyer. great statesman.
and a great soldier" 1.-THE Lost Cause"
loses its foremost champion and the
state one Of her most patriotic sons. l
shall attend the funeral"
General Bradley Johnson telegraphed:
Present my sincere sympathy 10 the
family"
General W l.. Cabell: "No one mourns
the loss Of my old friend more than |
do. Express my sympathy to the family"
The following telegram was received
from New Orleans: please express 20
General Earlys sisters. nephews, and
nieces. our great sympathy at the death
Of our noble old friend" This was sign
ed by W. l.. Cabell. J. 4. Morris. Paul
Conrad, A. Baldwin, 9. J. Villers, c. II.
Hymans. and ". =. Howard.