The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
The General Dies of An
Attack of ApopIexy.
THE END is PAINLESS
Stricken on Train En- Route from Bos.
ton to Washington, He Died in
Providence Hospital of the
Latter City. His Distin-
guished Career.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 2S.-General
Fitzhugh Lee, u. S. A, retired, and
one of Virginia's foremost sons, died
at the Providence Hospital here to-
night from an attack of apoplexy
which he suffered early this morning
on a train while en- route from Boston
to Washington.
After General Lee had been re-
moved to the hospital this morning it
was evident to the attending physi-
clans that his case was very serious
one, but they believed that his strong
vitality and will power would assist
materially in a partial recovery at
least from the attack. His condition
remained fair considering the severity
of the attack during the day but
shortly after o'clock he began to
grow weaker his breathing became
more rapid and his pulse lower, term
mating in less than two hours in
death.
The End Peaceful.
The end was peaceful and without
pain, the General remaining conscious
until five minutes before he died. Half
an hour before death General Lee
recognized his brother, Daniel Lee,
who came into the room for mo-
ment In the room when he died were
DIR. Montgomery, one of the physicians
at the hospital, Miss Dorsey, relative
and a nurse, two of the attending
physicians, Drs. Edie and Kean, hav-
ing retired temporarily.
pathetic feature of the case is
that although General Lee had a
family consisting of a wife and five
children not one of them was with
him at the time of his death. The
general was IS years of age.
Arrangements for General Lees
funeral together with the selection of
the place for interment of the remains
will not be made until after the ar
rival in Washington of Mrs. Lee who
is now on her way to Washington
from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mean
while the body will be prepared for
burial and will remain at the hospital.
1t is possible that the body may be
laid to rest at the national cemetery
at Arlington, although it is expected
that General Lees friends may make
an effort to have a site chosen some
where else in Virginia. the State in
Which he lived SO many years and
with whose interests he was SO strong
ly identified.
Oencfdl Lee > EdDllly.
widow and five children survive
General Lee. Two of the boys are
army officers and two of the girls are
wives of army officers. while the re-
naming child is a young woman still
in her teens. The children are Mrs.
Jas. c. Rhea, wife of Lieutenant Rhea
now at Fort Oglethorpe; Lieutenant
Fitzhugh Lee of the cavalry branch.
now in Manila; Lieutenant George
Mason Lee, of the 9TH cavalry, who
is now in San Francisco; Mrs. Anne
Brown, wife of Lieutenant Brown, of
the 9TH cavalry, who is now at San
- Francisco; and Miss Virginia Lee. The
orders of Lieutenant George Lee, who
was about to sail for the Philippines,
have been changed and he will come
to Washington and it is expected will
be accompanied by his sister, the wife
OF Lieutenant Brown, who also was
underAorders to sail with his regiment
for the. Philippines 49, a.
General Lee was stricken with apo
plexy, the entire left side being af-
fected, at 3 o'clock this morning
While on train en- route from Bos-
ton to Washington. The train had
just left the Harlem River wnen the
stroke came. The train bearing the
General arrived in Washington short
~ after 10 O'Clock. Uuder the direc-
ton Of Major Kean, IT, S. A., of the
Surgeon Generals Office, the patient
was removed to Providence Hospital
The news of the Generals condi-
ton had preceded him to Washing
ton and many of his army personal
friends were at the Pennsylvania sta
ton to meet him. Included among
them were MAJOR Niche, of the Army