Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-20
GENERAL, LEE GONE.
Left Washington This Morning for the
Tield.
Wiff"not Haves~ Reception ut Rich
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mOnd-His Son en- Hin .sa.S
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Major Generaf RitzhsiSh Lee, commander
Of the 9Th -ArmysCo rpN now being nobil-
lied near Tampa, sFla., lift Washington for
Richmond This nj rninsht 1851. The gem
eral has been a l1miliaN figure in this city
for some weeks past: But he will not be
seem here again-antil the war IS over. He
arose earlier than usual this morning, and
was buster than usual answering letters
and receiving visitors Breakfasting alone
in the Shoreham cafe, he had time to
glance over the papers and to affix his au-
tograph by request to several of his pho
tographs. At half-past 10 O'Clock he gave
up his suite of rooms MT the Shoreham and
took a street car for the railway station.
Two Of his aids-Algernon Sartoris and
Carlos acknowledgements him to the
train. They will join General Lee in Flor
ida next week. Fitzhugh Lee. jr., who IS
to be one of his fathers three aids, Is IN
Richmond. and will accompany the general
from that CITY, Lees regular staff will be
announced by Adjutant General Corbin in
a day or two.
General Lee will be busy in Richmond to-
morrow and Sunday packing up and tell
ing his intimate friends goodbye. He ex-
poets to leave Virginia on Monday or Tues
day.,
The two Confederate veteran camps in
Richmond have rendered General Lee a
farewell reception for the purpose of af-
forcing the public an opportunity to shake
hands and wish him God-speed; but the
general said to Star reporter this morning
that he preferred going away quietly. and
that no matter how agreeable the reception
might be he would not have time, he
thought, to participate General Lee could
not say when troops would be sent to Cuba.
1t all depended upon circumstances. he
remarked. But he seemed inclined to think
that he would Elm Cuba before July. The
rainy season does not set in before July
sometimes not until the middle of July.
Fitzhugh Lee. jr.. who will go his
fathers staff, was appointed by the Presl.
dent, at the request of Gen. Lee. He is
about twenty-four years old, and while he
has had no military experience. he is de-
scribed as a manly, active young gentle
man OF tact and fine common-sense. On
leaving school he was apprenticed in the
shops of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company at Huntington. W. Va. After
serving two years at the forge and lathe
he went to Havana with, his father and
acted as his private secretary in the CON
sulate general for a year more. Re
turning to Virginia. he accepted clerical
position in the office of the general. man
ager of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Rich
mond. where he liz now employed. 1t is
understood that the. railway company
granted him 4 leave of absence so long, rs
might be necessary for him to serve with
his father in the army,
Gent Lees other son. Cadet George
Mason Lee, will remain at West Point. X
is said. although he expresses himself
eager to take the field,' and has asked his
fathers permission to resign his cadetshiD
for the purpose. He isidike his father in
appearance and tastes: is fond of athletics
and horse?anship The older son. FitZ-
hugh, IT, rs not ae all like his father, be-
ing dark and wiry1i II
A wealthy stockdbreeder in North Caro-
lima presented General I1ee with splendid
stallion for use I'M the Cuban campaign
But the general dedlneti.with thanks. He
replied with characteristic humor that Il
stallion was all right for politics or grand
parade, but not for war, service. He said
he expected to purchasesfor this campaign
two horses that would cost the government
about 800 or as125 apece.n