Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-21

4 BE BURIED Al AoIl$@HN''
The remains will arrive at the Union
Depot this evening. and will be met py
| q number of gentlemen VINO Knew ua'e
wood intimately and by them accol'i-
named 10 Ashland. Tomorrow afternoon
the,, 1,i1l no taken from the residence OF
his grandfather. Mr.. Wood, to the Bap-
fist church. and the funeral Will take
nlace at Sis o'clock. The pall-beapers
are his Young friends-Powhatan Bree-
den. Jr.. NJ. b. Pace, Schooler Fox I'D
ward Irby. Joseph Taylor, Il. 5. Bennett
J. w. Radcliffe, Samuel Carter. Inc
intern1ent will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart will conduct the SER
vices.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Deceased was the son of Mr.. James 7.
Gatewood, of this city, who, until re-
Gently was a merchant on Broad street.
Wien he left the Richmond High school
he went into the Office of Mr.. Thomas
n. Carter and Messrs. Rutherford d
Page Is stenographer. About two years
ago NJ entered the office Of Mr.. Edmund
Pend1eton as clerk. He studied law al
Richmond College, taking the eXamina-
tons as they came up, and only had TO
take the final. With the consent of Mr..
Pendleton he undertook to assist Gene
raj Lee with his correspondence last May.
and like every one else who was thrown
in contact with him. General Lee formed
quite an attachment for him, and en-
gagged him TO go to Jacksonville so That
he might dictate that part of his book
on Cuba which is yet unfinished
MIR. Pendleton says of him: HE had
every prospect open before him. He had
one of the quickest minds j have ever
met, one of the most lovable natures /
was ever thrown in contact with, and he
was one of the most manly and high
toned young men l have ever known.
His loss to me is like the loss of near
relation"
Deceased was q years of age last May,
and on his return from the South 1t was
his intention TO apply for his degree and
begin the practice of his profession Be-
sides his mother, father, and grand
parents, he leaves a little sister II years
old. A short time before his death he
took out an insurance policy Cor SloJo
in the GeEmania Life-Insurance Com
pany. To an intimate friend he said
that he wanted ii for the education Of his
little sister, in event anything happened
to him. 1t had been his intention to
make will, but Mr.. Pendleton has not
yet been able to discover one among his
papers. but his wish in regard to the
application of the money to be derived
from his insurance policy is to be re-
spected.
ACTION OF THE STUDENTS.
A mass-meeting of the law and aca-
demic students of Richmond College was
held yesterday afternoon in respect to
the memory Of their classmate. James r.
Gatewood. Jr.. whose tragic death had
thrown a gloom over the college just as
the institution enters upon its commence
ment exercises.
Very tender resolutions of grief and
sympathy were unanimously adopted
grief because of the death of one so
loved and so promising; sympathy for
those whose lives were wrapped up in
his. for the mother and the aged grand
father and grandmother. who were be-
ginning to lean on the young man.
A number of students made short and
exceedingly eulogistic addresses on Mg
Gatewood's career AT college, and Presi-
dent Boatwright spoke very tenderly of
his relations with him. and especially Of
the last talk he had with him. just before
he left Richmond. He seemed. the Presi-
dent said, so nobly ambitious and hope
full for the future.