Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1905-05-05
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES.
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
NATIONS CAPITOL.
GEN. FIzHUGH LEI DEAD
Attack of Apoplexy Ends Life Of Not
Cd southerner. Stricken Down On
Train While Returning to Wash
ington.

Washington General Fitzhugh Lee,
U. ;. A, retired, and one Of Virgin
la's foremost sons, died at the Provi-
denee hospital here from an attack of
apoplexy which he suffered on train
while enroute from Boston to Wash
ton. After General Lee had been re-
moved to the hospital 1t was evident
to the attending physicians that his
case was very serious one, but they
believed that his strong vitality and
will power would assist materially
IN at least partial recovery from the
attack. His condition remained fair,
considering the severity of the attack,
during the day, but shortly after o.
o'clock he began to grow weaker, his
breathing became more rapid and his
pulse lower, terminating in less than
two hours in his death. The end was
peaceful and without pain, the general
remaining conscious until within five
minutes of the end. Half an hour be-
fore death Gen. Lee recognized his
brother, Daniel Lee, who came into the
room for moment. In the room when
ne died were DIR. Montgomery, one Of |
the physicians at the hospital; Miss
Dorsey, a relative and nurse; two
OF the attending physicians, Drs. Edie
and Kean, having retired temporarily.
A pathetic feature of the case is al
though General Lee was blessed with
a family consisting of wife and five
children, not one of them was with
him at the time of his death. The
General was sc years of age.
General Lee was stricken early while
on train travelling from Boston to
Washington. Immediately on reaching
Washington General Lee was removed
to a hospital, the gravity of the at
tack being such that the attending
physicians concluded he could receive
better attention than at private resi-
denee. The attack of apoplexy was
followed by paralysis of the entire left
side.
The news Of Gen. Lees illness and
death was severe shock to his numer-
BUS friends in Washington. This was :
evidenced by the many inquiries at the
hospital throughout the day and even
ng.
Gen. Lees illness and death are at !
ributed largely to his activity in be- !
lalf Of the military and naval review :
vhica is to be held in the vicinity of :
jamestown, Va His heart and soul :
we're in the work and he labored zeal /.
'usly to make it success.
Gen. Lee was long prominent fig !,
ire in Washington and he always was ;
iyen q hearty reception wherever he =
rent. Before the civil war, at the be- 2
inning of which he resigned his com Il
lission in the United States army, :,
len. Lee saw considerable frontier :,
uty in movements against the In
ians. He was an expert cavalry Of
GER and on one occasion, June 16, f
800, he was engaged in a hand to in
and encounter with Comanehe In Of
ians near Camp Colorado, Tex. His T
,rvices in the Confederate army as 4!
major general are well known and la
iring the intervals between this work 81
I'd his active work in the Spanish W
merican war, Gen. Lee filed num- OF
n Of important positions, including Is
e governorship of Virginia, the pres en-
eney of the Pittsburg & Virginia 81
ilroad; the collectorship of internal tn
venue for the Lynchburg district
d the consul generalship at Havana.
Following his honorable discharge ee =,
om the volunteer army Gen. Lee was VI
pointed to the regular army with vi
> rank Of brigadier general and with 'n
IS rank he was retired. 70 .o'