Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-02
Population Estate Capital Turns
Out to Honor Famous Sol.
der and Statesman
Many EVIDENCES OF SORROW
Flags at Half Mast. Church Bells Toll
ard Mourning Ennblems Appear over
Doors of Business Houses to
Have All State MIIitlamen Attend
Funeral.
Cny Assnclatcd press.l

RICHMOND, VA. May 1.-The II ain
hearing The remains of General Fitz
hugh Ice feachcd Richmond about
SO o'clock this afternoon and was
met at Ella station, at the head OF
Broad street, by an imposing array of
State military. Confederate veterans.
Suite and city officials and memorial
organizations.
The casket containing the hndy vas
placed upon black drapeJ caisson,
drawn by six black horses a. tile head
of each horse being Il member of the
Richmond liawltZers, in full dress
gray uniform, a procession was fol M
ed and the march was taken up for
the city hall to the solemn strains of
music from local hand
Tie bells of the city were tolle,l MS
tile procession moved flags ;m the
buildings were at half mast AMI ut fire.
Quent intervals along the way spe-
cial einhlems of mourning appeared In
drarery over store fronts and other
WISE
Street Facked With Pecple.
The street Was packed with people
from the sia;.66n 10 the city iIall h:rtft
the evidence IL popular sorrow at the
.!emisG of General ice wns marked.
The procession. was made M of the
Richmond companies Of the twentieth
regiment. viIainin Volunteers: the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues bat
talon. the Richmond Howitzers, Lee
and Pickett Camps of Confederate
Veterans, the Veteran Cavalry Assoc
citation. Army of, Northern Virginia:
tho Sons Of Confederate Veterans and
the var6ns ladies' Confederate me-
mortal associations of the city.
On arrival at The city hall the caskct
was borne in.u the rotundn nf the
building, which had been suitably drap-
ell for The occasion. and placed upon
4 n bic: covered with black broadc;oth
/ the hani meantime, playing Onward.
Christian Soldiers"
5 Ccmrany A on Duty Tonight.
Company A. of the Seventeen regi-
mcn', went on duty rs guard of honor
and will serve through the night, the
duty being taken up tomorrow by the
Richmond Plues, who will in turn be
relieved by the Richmond Howitzers.
rho pTblIc was soon admitted to
ijok for tie last time upon the, face
of the distinguished dead, and hllnd.
rods had already availed themselves
of the privilege when night fell upon
The city.
Those who accompanied Mrs. Lee OH
The train from Washington are the
4 following
Ma;or B. Fl. Fowle. Captain Daniel
NJ. Leo, Col. Robert e. Lee, Jr. Miss
Virginia Mason Dorsey, Miss Laura
l.rc Dorsey. d.. Robert T. Mason and
Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin Minor. and
sfhc following who were invited by
the special oommittee representing
Tho State If Virginia: Major Robert
e. IL Niche, general staff. U. S. A.:
T3rigatlicr General George IL. Burton.
Inspector general, u. S. A.; Ma Tor Jof.
fersnn Il ,Kean. and Rrigadier General
/ Edward NJ. Hayes us! A. Retired.
Represented State and City.
In addition. ard MS the special
Representative of Virginia and of,
IN Richmond, there were Lieutenant Gov
i5,ernors Willard and Inspector General 10
Lane stern; Col. Robert u. Lee, Jr,;
4 Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, Major E r..
i D.5Mvers and others.
Governor Montague is confined to
nc homo here by. Illness. Mrs. Ellen
1thea, wife of Lieutenant James Rhea.
s ofsthe Seventh cavalry: and Miss Viz
II g'inia Lee. two of the generals daugh-
tiers, arrived here last night. Lienten-
ant George Mason Lee. Is on his way
here from San Francisco. Lieutenant
* Fitzhughl Lee, the eldest son. lis In,
Il the hilipplnes. Mrs. Anne Lee Brown,
wife Of Lieutenant Brown, of5the Sew,
81 ent cavalry, and the third daughter
yof General Leo sailed with her husband!