Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
LETTER FROM GEN.LEE
TO HIS BROTHER, IN STAFFORD
COUNTY.
The AMERICANS IN CUBA.
The Beauties Of the TsIsnd--Notes
from the Old Burg-A Very Pain
full Acoident-The Dangers of
Thnw.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, February
ll.-(Special.) -Genersl Fitzhugh Lee, IN
n letter TO his brother here. Captain ID.
NJ Lee. says:
1--WE are getting along pretty well down
here. although the weather still CON
tinues warm. I have some 1900 .or 1900
men encamped about seven miles from
llabana, on high ridges overlooking this
ocean. The situation Is very pretty and
picturesque, and so far the command has
been remarkably heslthy-ony about
ninety-four men in the hospitals In the
whole command My duty is TO preserve
peace and order and be ready AZ any time
| am called upon to suppress riotous In
surrections and disturbances. / am living
In a tent next to the command. and am IA
comfortable az under the circumstances
can be expected. General Brooke. the
third officer In rank I'm the regular army.
is in command OF the whole island. with
his headquarters In a suburb OF Habana,
called Vedado
There are great many Americans
racing down here with Just money enough
| left after paying their passage % lnSt
a few days 1t f. the same old story of
men looking for employment their money
giving out. nowhere TO sleep. throwing
themselves upon public charities.
! Il think after the AFFAIRS IN tho Island
+ get more settled and some sort OF gov
eminent IL provided for the people,
strong enough to protect human life and
maintain property interests, there might
De a chance TO make some money here.
/ would not however advise anybody TO
invest money here until as that congress-
man once said, we know where we are
at
"rhls IS a beautiful island n Il very
rich and fertile with an ideal winter cli-
mate Everything Is as green os possible
now. and the beautiful yard and grounds
attached 10 the house whore ] have the
headquarter corps efiices are filled with
blooming flowers. the roses particularly
being very pretty
The funeral Of Mrs Ann Maria Dunn-
way Will take place from The Baptist
church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The pall-bearers will be- az follows.
Actlve-M O. Wills. RI. r. Crlsmond. >.
j. Quinn L. d. Cole, j. r. Rawlings, ana
IS. L. Burruss.
Honorarv-S -. Eastburu. W. II Cum
niugham Benjamin lowering \. +.
Rowe. ST.. James y. Turner. s. G. ieyton'
H. W Willonbuchsr, j. J. Helm Dr. ).
r. Tompxlns. Or. n. NJ. u. Martin. Or. :.
+ w. Carmichael. John H. Marye &. w.
wallace So. George r. Fitzhugh. DR.. @.
II. Chewing. and Il. v. j.. conway
willie Quinn. young son Of Captain :.
J 7 Quinn. while coastlng this evening was
{ quite painfully injured by his sled's run
ming into "a buggy. Besides painful bruises
about the head be was severely kicked
on the body and legs.
II is said that Rev J. w. Dlll. ~ Rich
inond. who will nll tho pulpit Of the Bap-
list church here tomorrow. VIII likely be
extended the call to that church.
Snow began falling here again this eve
ming. and for several hours came down
quite lively. warm rain ana sudden
thaw would cause much damage along
the rlyer-front. a good many having TICS
and other property have already conf
menced to move them from odt or feach
or the water should there come a rise.
Mrs. Emily Carter. am aged lady or
Caroline. died az her home near ban
toms. yesterday She was born In 1871