Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-29
FITZHUGH LEE IS DEAD
Member of Historic Family Victim of
MISREPRESENTATION Aboard Train
Served in Two Wars, and Also as
Governor of Virginia.

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washington, April 29.-General Fitz-
busrh Lee of Virginia, died at the Prov
idence hospital in this city at ll:2o
O'Clock last night, as the result OF an
attack of apoplexy and paralysis with
which he was stricken early yesterday
morning while travelling by rail from
Boston to Washington.
At his bedside when he died We're
his brother, Daniel Lee, and Drs. Edle
and Kean. The end came quite sud-
denly and was without pain. The dead
general was doing fairly well, consid-
ering the severity of the attack until
about 10 o'clock last night, when a
change came for the worse
Nearly all the members of the Lee
family within reasonable distance OF
the capital will come to Washington
irmediately. Mrs. Lee, his wife. who
has been visiting Fort Oglethorpe, Ga,
will be here today. Her two daughters
who have been there with her, are ex-
pected also.
The orders Of Lieut.. George Lee. a
son. who was about to sail for the
Philippines, have been changed, and
he will come to Washington, and 1t is
expected will be accompanied by his
sister. the wife of Lieut.. Brown.
The news of General Lees death was
a severe shock to his numerous friends
in Washington This was evidenced by
the many inquiries made at the hosp1t-
al thruout the day and evening
Gen. Lees fatal attack in attributed
largely to his activity in behalf of the
military and naval review which is
to be held in the vicinity OF James
town, Va. His heart and soul had been
in the work and he labored zealously
to make it a success.
Fitzhugh Lee, member CT the his
tcric. Virginia family of Lees was born
in Fairfax county Va, in 1885. His
grandfather was the famols Light
Horse Harry" probably the most bril-
liant name in the annals of the fam
ily He was graduate of West Point,
of the class of 1856. In the old army
he was an officer of the Second cav
airy. In 1860 he was made Instructor
Of cavalry at West Point.
In 1861 he resigned and entered the
confederate army, serving until Sep
tember of that year as adjutant gen.
eral of EwelTs brigade. He was then
made lieutenant colonel of the First
Virginia cavalry, and in July, 1852, was
raised to the rank of brigadier general
In September, 1863, he became ma
ior general. In March, 1865, he was
placed in command of all the cavalry
of the army of northern Virginia.
After the war he followed the wise,
conservative policy advocated by his
illustrious uncle, Robert E. Lee, and
attracted wide and favorable attention
hy a speech which he delivered at
Bunker Hill in 1874.
Once Governor of Virginia.
During the interval between the civil
war and his active work in the Span
i,sh-American war, Gen. Lee filed a
rumber of important positions, includ-
ing the governorship of Virginia, the
presidency of the Pittsbure' and Vir-
..inia railroad, the collectorship OF IN
ternal revenue for the Lyme hburg dis
trict, and the consul generalship at
Havana.
Following his honorable discharge
from the volunteer army on March 2.
1901. Gen Lee was appointed to the
regular army February Ii, 1901, with
the rank of brigadier general, and with
this rank he was retired in the Marcn
following.