Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
TRIBUTE To HTz LEE
Blue and Gray Unite at
Funeral Exercises.
AT EPIPHANY CHURCH
LARGE THRONG OF PEOPLE
HONOR DEAD SOLDIER.
Remains Taken to Capital of Virginia
for Interment Thursday Morn
ing-The Arrangements.
AT EPIPHANY CHURCH

Thousands of the Washingtonians who
had cheered Fitzhugh Lee on the many oc-
casions he has ridden up and down Penn
sylvania avenue at the head of military and
civiS pageants gathered on the streets to-
day and with bowed heads paid their last
tribute to the great Virginian as his re-
mains were borne artillery caisson
from Epiphany CIlrch to the PENNSYLVANIA
station, where special train was waiting
to convey them to Richmond for interment.
Seldom in the history of the District has
the funeral of a public man been attended
with such marked demonstration of respect
and affection was that of Gen Lee to-
day. The streets were lined with people:
every window in every building along the
line of march filled and as the caisson
on which the casket rested passed. followed
by the bllck draped riderless horse. every
head was bare
An imposing military escort that included
troops from every branch of the service
stationed near Washington preceded the
remains from the church to the station.
while behind ii marched a detachment of
Union veterans commanded by Col NJ
Emmett Crell, which was followed by a
large delegation of confederate veterans
made up from the camps and societies in
this city, Baltimore and Alexandria. There
was nothing about the impressive church
service or military spectacle which followed
it that did not partake of a personal trib-
ute to the dead soldier, and il seemed es-
pecialIy fitting that the officer on whom
fell the work of forming the procession
and keeping it in order should have been
Lieut.. L. S. Grant, Sd Corps of Engineers.
L. S. A, grandson of Gen. L. S Grant,
to whom Gen. r. Z. Lee surrendered just
forty years ago
The arrangements made by the commit
tee of army officers in charge of the funeral
n Naf LAST
The religious services over the remains
werc short, only the Episcopal ritual for
the dead being used.
Viewed by Thousands.
The body was removed from the Sunday
school room of Epiphany Church to the
main auditorium early this morning, and by
- O'Clock there was a large crowd outside
the doors waiting to get inside and view the
face of the dead man. The casket
opened about 10 o'clock, and for an hour
and a half a steady stream of people passed
up the main aisle of the church and around
the catafalque on which the remains were
resting. The hour set for the funeral was
IL 80 O'Clock. The military escort formed
at that hour on street, facing the church.
The escort was commanded by Major Ed
ward Burr Corps of Engineers, L. S. A,
and consisted of Companies T. and +, Corps
OF Engineers, commanded by Capt. Mari
wether l.. Walker: Troops A, b, and ID,
9TH United States Cavalry commanded by
Major Nicholson. and the Fourth Battery
of Field Artillery, commanded by Capt
Stephen NJ Foote. Lieut.. L. s. Grant Sd
was adjutant of the escort and had charge
or it's formation. Capt. Robert T. l.. Niche,
general staff, L. S. A, had charge of the
general arrangements for the funeral and
the disposition cf the escort-Iboth military
and civic.
The church was filed with distinguish
ed tirrong when Rev. DR.. Randolph ii. Nc
Kim began the service. Mrs. Lee was not
hllt ant c
home of Miss Virginia Dorsey, a cousin or
Gen. Lee, with whom she has been stop
ping The service was very short, and at
its conclusion the body was carried out on
the shoulders of eight non commissioned
officers OF the army. After II mad been
placed on the casket and the. procession
formed. the cortege moved slowly through
G street to 14th street, to Pennsyivanlit
avenue to 9Th street and to the rdIlroad
station. The band OF the Engineer Corps
headed the procession. As the head OF the
column passed into Pennsylvania avenue
the band started playing Chopin's Funeral
March To the dolorous strains of this
magnificent composition the cortege moved
slowly down the street. The military es-
cortscame first then the hody of Gen Lee,
followed by the black-draped horse, with
the boots of the dead man reversed in the
stirrups. The honorary pallbearerSstollow-
ed in carriages.
assistant secretary of war. Major Gen. Geo.
L. Gillespie Br.g. Gen. John F. Weston
Brig. Gen. Geo. B. Davis, Brig. Gen. Geo.
H. Burton, Brig. Gen. Andrew s Burt,
Brig. Gen. Edward NJ. Hays, Brig. Gen.
Tully McCrea. Co. Clarence r. Edwards,
Col. George E. Pond. Maj Jefferson h
Keen, Maj Chauncey B. Baker; Capt ROD
ert E. l.. Niche. Mr. Leigh Robinson. Sen
ator John w. Daniel, Senator Culberson,
Gen. L. L. Lonnax. Maj. Robert w Hunter,
Mr. John Goode. DR.. II. st. George Tucker,
DR. Gordon Capt. Herbert Bryant, Col.
Thomas smith DR.. Shirley Carter, Capt
w p. Carter Maj Holmes Conrad. John
NJ Johnson. Mr.. Connalty F. Trigg, Capt.
Arthur Herbert, w. P. Mason, Samuel W.
Spencer, NJ. Rozier Dulaney, II. B. Little
page and II. H. Marmaduke.
Official Representatives.
The official representatives of the state Of
Virginia and the city of Richmond followed.
These included Lieut. Gov Joseph Willard.
Col. Joseph Lare Stern. Col. Robert e. Lee,
ir Mayor Carlton Mccarthy and Major
F. T D. Myers. The members of the fam
lily of the dead man were next in line.
These included Capt. d. NJ. Lee, Col. George
Washington Gusts Lee, Mr.. B. II. Fowle,
Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey, Miss Laura
Lee Dorsey, DIR. Robert f. Mason Mr.. and
Mrs benjamin s. Minor. The detachment
of Union veterans followed the carriages
containing the family. This detachment in
Guided veterans from the Department of the
Potomac G. 4. r., and the Union Veteran
Legion Col. NJ. Emmett Urel commanded
the detachment. The confederate veterans
wera headed by the delegation from the X. +.
Lee Camp of Alexandria, under the COM
mand of Past Grand Commander William
A Smoot; the Baltimore delegation, repre-
sentng several confederate societies of the
monumental city, followed. and. then came
the Washington veterans. This brought up
the rear of the procession
The remains were quickly transferred 10
the special train waiting for their recep-
ton al the 9th street entrance TO the depot
The train was made up of engine COM
b.nation baggage car and coach. three day
coaches and one Pullman. The casket was
placed on a stand in the baggage car. which
had been filed with flowers The elgine
that drew the train was almost concealed
by the festoons of crepe that had been
draped about It. The train was under the
charge of Maj f. T. d. Myers, president
of the r. r. & p. railroad.