Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-12
RECORD OF THE GREAT REAPER.
Funerals of Major Slaughter and Mr..
Stevens-Deatbs Yesterday.

The remains of Major NJ. Slaughter,
who died at the Virginia Hospital on
Monday night, were taken to his cd home
in Orange county for interment on the
10 o'clock train over the Chesapeake and
Chic yesterday morning. They were ac-
companied by a son of the deceased.
General regret was expressed here upon
the death of Major Slaughter. who was
not only a fine soldier during the war
but who since then has been one OF the
best known and most popular railroad
men I'm the South. He was stricken down
with paralysis while at Ford's Hotel seve-
raj DAYS ago. and was carried thence
TO the Virginia Hospital. where ne re-
ceived every possible attention and the
best medical skin.
Major Slaughter was in his SD year
and was a son of DIR. Thomas Slaughter
of Madison county, and a nephew OF the
late Rev. William Slaughter, who was
well known as a church historian. Rev.
Mr.. Slaughter was the author Of an Epis-
copal Church history, and also wrote his
tories of st. Georges Parish, st. Marks
Parish, and Bristol Parish. all In Vir-
ginia. Major Slaughter though a very
young man when the late war began.
volunteered in the Orange Artillery and
fought bravely all through the war. his
command. in which he rose TO the rank
of first lieutenant, and in which he was
afterwards major having been in Colonel
w. T. Cutshaw's Battalion.
HIS RAILROAD CONNECTION.
Major Slaughter was for several years
general passenger agent of the South
ern railway, with headquarters at Alex
andria. Va. and was member of a board
.xt<;& tor nf railroad rates. having
its head Office i'm Atlanta. Ga.
He was an earnest student, especially
In matters of history. and had been
familiar figure in the Virginia State
Library for several years. His particu-
lar line of research was towards the pre-
marathon Of a history of the counties OF
Orange and Culpeper, with special at
tention TO the history of the Madison and
Slaughter families. and other Old ana
well-known families Of Virginia. Major
Slaughter was charming and sincere
friend and entertaining companion. and
a cultured gentleman. His funeral VIII
take place in Orange this morning.
MIR. STEVENSS FUNERAL TO-DAY.
The funeral of Mr.. Alfonzo j. Stevens,
the member of the Richmond Light In
fantry Blues Band who fell dead while
participating in the parade to lakewood
",
Street Baptist tabernacle at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. The interment will
he I'm lakewood Cemetery. 1t had been
intended TO have the remains buried with
military honors, but at the request of the
family. the battalion Will not be ordered
out.
The following members OF the Blues
will act as pall-bearers:
Active-D. A. Richie, Alex. Ross, John
Gerlach. G. w. b. Crawford. John i.
Boland s. S. Perkins, Charles e. Ross,
Il. X. Sampson.
The honorary pall-bearers will be Sc
leeted from the commissioned and non
commissioned officers OF the battalion.
The active pall-bearers will appear In
fatigue uniform, and the honorary pail
bearers In full-dress uniform. with fatigue
caps.
Major Sol. Cutchins yesterday. as COM
mandant of the Blues, appointed COM
rnittee composed OF John Bell Bigger
lchairman) Frank Maxwell Waor, L. L.
Cheatwood, j. s. Hagen, Corporal Tyler,
M Terry. ID. A. Richie. and s. s. Per-
kins. to draft appropriate resolutions
commemorative of the life and charac-
ter Of the deceased. This committee pre-
pared a paper along this line, which
spoke Of the praiseworthy traits OF Mr..
stevens. and of his genial. sunny nature,
and referred to the great blow his sud
den death had caused to the battalion
and to the community. A copy of the
resolutions was ordered to be sent 70 the
family OF the deceased. and they were
also ordered 10 be spread upon the min
utes Of the battalion.
FUNERAL OF MIR. SALE.
The funeral OF Mr.. W. II. Sale, whose
death was reported In yesterdays Dis
patch, will take place from the residence
OF his son-in-law. Mr.. J. L. Lindsay, 623
north Seventh street. this afternoon at
o'clock. The following will be the pail
bearers: Active--Messrs. Claiborne Rob-
bins. Jr., b. j. Taylor. Professor e. c.
James. C. ID. Durham, william Gemmell
Reuben Broaddus. William Downing, and