Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-12

GENERAL LEES RECEPTION.-For
the second time in the past thirteen
wears the people 10 Alexandria to-day
iurned out almost On masse to welcome
General Fitzhugh Lee-the first occa-
sion being the memorable Saturday
night in 1885 few days before his over
1arow OF readjustefism in Virginia by
is defeat OF John S. Wise for Governor.
AT The time referred to he was met by
p large crowd on the envirors of the
city aud escorted by torchlight pro.
css.iou to the Opera House amid great
enthusiasm. Tba was party conflict
and manifestation oftrue democracy.
To- hay ali parties We'd and it was a
u5pular demonstration. The Alexan-
dr4 Light Infantry, headed by the
Third Virginia Regiment Field Band,
the Junior Light Infantry, members OF
Lee Camp and concourse of people
eQualling that which greeted Hon.
william J. Bryan in September, 1896,
w-re at the depot shortly before .
O'Clock, the hour at which the train
was scheduled to arrive here, for the
purpose of giving the General hearty
reception. For about TWO hours il was
% sort OF dies non. everybody desiring
IL be present, and the children of the
public schools were given an hours
holiday in order to be present. General
Lee was 8 passenger on the second
section Of the Florida limited, which
does not stop il Alexandra, put the
General having been notified at Guam
,ico that his Alexandria fellow cillZens
desired to tender him a reception, the
Pennsylvania Railroad officials inform
al him that if agreeable the train
would be held few minutes at this
place. At , o'clock the whistle of the
Train was heard ard few minutes later
it was winding around the curve at
Duke street into Fayette. The weather
being fine the windows of ali the houses
on the last named thoroughfare were
crowded aud handkerchiefs huttered
in the breeze. Toe @d ct the depot
was dense and when thu train stopped
there were yeils AMI cheers when
General Lee, accompanied by Governor
Tyler, appeared on the rear platform
OF the Pullman car 'Kedroo." Z mass
OF humanity surged toward The Car, aLd
General Lee shook hands with taem at
the rate of about Que u second. Flnally
tpveraor Tyler motioned the audience
u silence, w1en G5ueial LIE spoke for
one or two minutts He ST he LET,
Havana on Sturdy last aud had
been travelling tv,F siLce, d
amil all the homage which h. d
been shown him on the route TO
Washing, on the ovation at Alexandra
seemed the most touohiog to him. He
as thankful for it and for the apprC-
baton shown of his official duties
while Consul General in Cuba. He was
born within four miles OF Alexandria.
mad attended school here, and this was
TO q great extent his city. 10 years gone
by he had learned from his pedagogues
here that duty was the grande5t word
in the English language. 1t was the
watchward of Robert e. Lee, and the
speaker had endeavored TO perform his
duty. and the appreciation OF his fellow
citizens was his ample reward. Beaga u
thanked those present for the ovation
rendered him, and in few seconds the
train glided out the deIos amid the
hurrah5 of the immense gathering and
the di=coursing of the Bonnie Blue
Flag" by the baud The lrebells OF
the city were RUG while the train was
passing through Alexandria. Ga the
ear with General Lse were Gov. Tyler,
Vice Consul General Sprioger and Con-
sal Walter Barker, of Sagua ls Grande;
Hon S. G. McLendon, of Georgia
Lson J. Csnova, Of Tampa, Fla,
representing the Plant System, and
Mrs Lee, son and daughter.