The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-11

identified. Among them was hand.
some wreath sent by the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
The details of the arrangement OF
the services and escort Of the body
were completed by Major General
Gillespie, Brigadier General Burton,
Major Kean, and Captain Mitchie,
United States Army.
The detail Of eight non-commission-
ed officers of the Sevent United States
Cavalry acted as body-bearers. Col.
John T. Callaghan, commander, and
the members Of the camp Of Confeder-
crate veterans constituted guard OF
honor for the remains while they were
being taken to the Pennsylvania sta
ton. The military escort consisted OF
q squadron Of the Seventh Cavalry,
q battery Of field artillery and two
companies of engineers, United States
army. Shortly after noon, the cor
tege, headed by a band, moved to the
railroad statoion via Pennsylvania
avenue. In the column. in addition
to the military contingent, were rep
resentatives Of the civic societies OF
which General Lee was a member
On arrival a tthe railroad station,
the casket containing the remains was
conveyed. with due ceremony, to the
funeral car. in which it was conveyed
to Richmond. The escort then was
disbanded.
Mrs. Lee was accompanied on the
special train to Richmond by her
brother, Major B. H. Fowle; General
Lees brother, Captain D. NJ. Lee;
Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey, Miss
Laura Lee Dorsey, DR.. Robert F. Ma
son and Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN s.
Minor. In addition to these members
Of the Lee family. many prominent
army officers, including several who
served in General Lees Seventh Army
Corps during the Spanish-American
war, also accompanied the funeral par.
ty 10 Richmond. The train left for
Richmond at l o'clock. The body
bearers of the Seventh Cavalry re-
mained with the caskct until Alexan-
dria was reached There they were
relieved by a detail Of an officer and
eight enlisted men Of the Alexandra
Light Infantry. In turn. this detach-
ment was relieved at Fredericksburg
by similar number of soldiers.
Remains Arrive at Richmond.
Richmond, Va. Special.-The spe-
cial train bearing the remains of Gen.
FNzhugh Lee reached Richmond about
$50 o'clock Monday afternoon and
was met at Elba station. at the head
Of Broad street, by an imposing array
Of State military, Confederate veter-
ans, State and city officials and mem
orial organizations. The casket con.
tanning the body was placed upon a
black caisson drawn by six black
horses, at the head of each horse being
a member of the Richmond Howitzers
in full dress gray uniform. A process
sion was formed and the march was
taken up for the city hall to solemn
strains of music from band. The
bells Of the city were tolled as the
procession moved. flags on the build
ings were at half mast, and at fire.
quent intervals along the way special
emblems Of mourning appeared in
drapery over store fronts and other
houses. The procession was made up
of the Richmond companies Of the
Seventieth regiment, Virginia Volun-
teers; the Richmond Light Infantry
Battalion; the Richmond Howitzers;
Lee and Picket Camps Of Confederate
veterans; the Veteran Cavalry Asso-
citation, Army Of Northern Virginia;
the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and
the various ladies' Confederate memor-
ial associations of the city.
On the arrival at the city hall the
casket was borne into the rotunda Of
the building, which had been suitably
draped for the occasion. and placed
upon bier covered with black broad
cloth, the band meantime playing
Onward Christian Soldiers" Com
pany A. Of the Seventh Regiment,
went on duty as guard for the remains.
The public was soon admitted to look
for the last time upon the face of
the distinguished dead.
Governor Montague issued a proc
lamation reviewing the distinguished
services of General Lee. and ordered
sll State Offices closed on the day OF
the funeral