Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-03

No arrangements have been made for the
funeral. and none VIII be made till to-
morrow. Private telegrams have been
..-,r by. senator Daniel 80 many of Gene
rl Euly's ex-Confcderate comrades,
many of whom Will no doubt come here
e, attend tho burial.
HIS RECENT FALL.
% was Just fifteen days AGO on Thurs
DIV evening" the 18th Of FEBRUARY. at 3
O'Clock. that General Early received a
fl on the Uost-oflicc steps. ic wtrt 10
Gle. uost-ofIc- in his buggy. his cclorcd
driver being with him. The General got
d.. mail ana was coming down th" - ap7
toward the buggy, whe. he made mis-
sI.u There WAS no fee. but Genera!
Itrly bent with the rheumatism that
l.t afflicted him for many years, ana
trembling with the feeblencss of age.
fi,nr'v missed his footing and fen. \
moment afterwards he was assisted into
fh, postmastcr's office by Mr.. Wallace
Patterson. the assistant postmaster. MIR.
c.Iur.d driver. Dr a. W. Terrell. his
T. O.; sherman. of the post-oiiicc and the
regular physician, and Dr. Clark were
summoned
When they arrived Il WAS evident that
tn, General had suffered a great shock.
f.cted He would listen 10 no suggestions
from his physicians or his other friends.
lie remained for ten or fifteen minutes
g. the Posfmaster'S Office. and was then
assisted back 90 his buggy The driver
took him 90 his home. on uDner Main
street bat the General refused 70 aleht
lie insisted that he should be- brought
down town again 10 visit some places
where be- had purposed going The driver
oh,ycd Him. ana the General came back
downtown. and did not get home until
about uishtf,n
THE ACCIDENT FATAL.
That nirht Dr. Terrell examined him
j. found no bruises or broken bones. but
o.. severe pains ia the back which Gene
fal Early suffered. ana his incOhcrcnt
si..ch indicated that the shock Of the
accident had been serious in It's effects
F.m that day tin his death there was
u. hope of General Early's recovery.
H. remained IL his room Of necessity
,r Thursday night Friday and Saturday
It. resented the idae that he was Sc
..lv ul however. and on the Sunday
following bis fan he went out IN spite
Df tsr protests Of his family and the
.'I-r relatives who were watching over
lu with anxious care lie took a ride
O. F'rrct-car, and spent most OF the
'.y .n the directors room at the Lynch
burg National Bank. where he had heen
. toned for long time to spend much
o, hs time. on Monday ne insisted on
1909 out again. and was dOwn-towp as
l.'- ae o'clock that night
CONFINED TO THE HOUSE.
fft.r that he was never able TO leave
a.. house lie would get up from bed
f.hr hts bath dress himself, and express
desire 10 come out, but IL was not
considered safe to allow him TO do So
80. was irregular about taking his nour-
i.lment at times eating heartily but at
others refusing 20 eat at all When he
ceiled for water beef tea would be given
i.u. and stimulants would be admins
tered 90 him In such ways as were deemed
advisable by his physicians. III this way
his life was prolonged TO much greater
extent than many people thought possi-
bile Ills vitality was wonderful ana his
almost inyincible Will seemed 10 defy for
awhile the assaults Of death Itself, for
most OF the time after the accident his
mlrd appeared 20 be In a sort OF torpor
Occasionally however, his great mental
vigor would assert Itself ana lie would
talk IN his stern. epigrammatic way
about people and things especially when
reference was made to the Lost Cause
and It's leaders.
DEVOTION or HIS RELATIVES.
During all his Illness his bedside was
nttenda with devoted affection ~ his
ittcccs. who ilv.d with him. and his
nephew, Mr.. Cabel Early
Senator Daniel who was an officer on
General Early's staff during the war
came 10 Lynchburg from Washington The
day after the accident lie found that
th., General was not In imminent danger
and returned 10 his place in the Senate.
Last Saturday the Senator came again.
5owever, and remained until the end,
making daily visits TO the home OF Gene
PAL Early. Dr. Terrell the, Generals
physician was mremitting IN his atten-
tior. calling many times each day. and
watching every sympt0m.
Among the distinguished men who came
from distanc- tc see the great confede-
rate leader ia his last days were General
Fiizhugh Lee GenTeai Bradley 4. john
son. General william ii. Payne. General
Dsbicy H. Maury. and number of
others. whose names are historic.
MARKS OF ESTEEM
Telegram have poured IN from all parts