The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-05
IMPOSING FUNERAL
FOR F|TzHUGH LEE
1hrongS Line the Streets of
Richmond
SO COMPANIES IN LINE
Prominent Men of Virginia and Ad.
joining commonwea lths Pay Last
Tribute of Respect to
the Departed.
80 COMPANIES IN LINE

Richmond, Va, May 4.--Not in all its
eventful history has Richmond witnessed
a more imposing demonstration than that
which marked today, the funeral of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee Troops were pouring into
the city all night and the military con
tingent taking part in the procession con
sisted of two fun regiments of infantry.
the Seventieth the Seventy-first. the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues battal-
ion of artillery and seven detached in
fantry companies. making in all about 1000
men. Added to this were the vetern or
CARNATIONS.
Practically every carriage in the city
had been engaged for the occasion. By
noon the business section was practically
deserted Around st. Pauls church. in
which the funeral services took place,
there was dense throng and from there
to Hollywood the sidewalks along the
line Of march were lined with spectators.
On CONCLUSION of the services at the
church the line of march was taken up
fo~ the cemetery. The escort included the
Seventeen and seventy-first regiments of
Virginia volunteer infantry and pro-
visional regiment of unattached infantry
Confederate organizations. representatives
o. the federal state and city govern
ments and distinguished persons from
outside the commonwealth There were
thlrty-three military companies In line.
and the procession was more than a mile
long At the head of the escort rode
ex-Gov. Charles OFerrel, chief marshal,
with his aides and conspicuous in the
procession were Governor Warfeld of
Maryland and the attorney general of his
state; the two United States senators
from Virginia riding side by side in
carriage; Gen. w Hayes, Mai r. f. L.
Niche and Col ]. c. Dempsey, u. S. A..
in full dress Uniform, and Lieutenant
Governor willard representing Governor
Montague, who was prevented by illness
from having been present
The casket containing the body of Cen
eral Lee rested ON a handsome catafalque,
built upon caisson and was covered with
flowers and emblems of the United States
and the Confederacy. The caisson was
drawn by six black horses. with artillery
harness and covered by black netting.
Holding the bride of each horse was a
member of tho howitzer battery. Behind
the caissoR was led General Lees own
riding horse. a thoroughbred black stall
lion with empty saddle and with the up
turned boots and the sheathed sword Of
the dead general As the body left the
church minute guns were fired by a de-
taohment of the Richmond howltzers in
Capitol square
The streets along the line of march
were packed with people and at the GEM
etery many thousands a-7aited the COM
ing of the procession. There has not been
such popular outpouring since the fun
eral of jeff Davis some years ago, and
there were representatives of every part
of Virginia in the multitude that throng-
ed the city to pay the last tribute of
respect to Fitzhugh Lee.
AT the cemetery the committal service
was read by Bishop Randolph and as the
body was lowered into the grave three
infantry volleys We're fired taps were
sounded and a salute of fifteen guns was
| fired by the Richmond howitzers from
neighboring height overlooking the his
toric James river.
The family and the funeral party ac-
companied by most of the military. the
veterans and the memorial organizations
returned to the city and the grave was
| left i'm the care of the Richmond Blues
who will guard 1t continuously for TWEEN
| ty-four hours.