Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-05-10
HERO Laid TO REST
All That Was Mortal Of General fitz'
hugh Lee Placed Under the Sod
WAS BURIED WITH GREAT HONOR

/ WAS BURIED WITH GREAT HONOR
state Militia, Veterans Organizations,
School Boys; Clergy, State and City
Officials, Memorial Associations and
Distinguished VISITORS Formed the
Procession From ST. PauI's to Holly.
wood Cemetery, Passing Between
Sidewalks Lined With Spectators.
Richmond, Va, Special.-Not in all
its:eventful history has Richmond wit
messed, a more imposing demonstration
thansthat which marked Thursday the
funeral of General Fitzkugh Lee.
Troops were pouring into the city all
night ,and the military contingent
whichstook part in the procession con-
sisted Sof twosfull regiments :of itfan-
try, the seyenth and seventy-frst, the,
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, a bat
talon Of artillery and seven detached
infantry companies, making in all
about z, 900 men. Added to this were the
veteran organizations, and nearly every
carriage in the city had been engaged
for the occasion. BY noon the business
section was practically deserted.
Around st. Paul S church, in which the
funeral services were held, there was
dense; throng,; and from there to Hol-
| Iywood the sidewalks along the line OF
march were lined with spectators.
The church was densely crowded, the
4 throng representing all classes and all
walks of life The services were con-
Quoted by Right Rev. A. M. Randolph,
bishop Of the Southern Virginia Dio-
cese, assisted by the Rev. Beverly
Tucker, rector of st. Pauls, Norfolk;
the Rev. Landcn R. Mason, rector OF
Grace church, this city, and the Rev.
E. E. Barnwell, acting rector of St.
Paul's. The floral tributes banked about
the casket we're profuse and came from
| all over the country. At the outside or
the casket, nearest the audience and at
the termination Of the main aisle, the
Confederate battle flag in flowers
cleaned in it's field, red with the cross
bars of blue bearing the stars OF white
"A great wreath of white, elevated on a
standard of green, shed it's perfume di-
rectly above the bier. 1t was four feet
| in diameter, elevated about six feet,
and was made of Easter lilies, white
roses, and white sweet peas. The de-
signs were sent by the Veteran Cav
airy Association, Army of Northern
Virginia. The order of the procession
| to Hollywood Cemetery was as fol-
lows:
| Chief marshal and aides, escort,
1 State military, veteran organizations,
high school boys, Soldiers Home vet
4 .erans, clergy in. :, carriages. honorary
pail bearers, active pall-bearers, cais-
son with body family and mourners
liState officials city, officials, distln--
Iiguish visit tors, me emorial. .associat tlons
fRichmond s1fre Sldepartme ent, Colored
5spanish-America Veterans Associa-
ition.
On conclusion of the services at the
church the line of march was taken up
for the cemetery The escort included
the Seventh and Seventy-frst Reg-
ments Of Virginia volunteer infantry
and a. provisional regiment Of unat-
tached infantry companies; the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues Battalion.
the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues, the
Richmond Howitzers; the cadets OF the
Fork Union Academy, Virginia; Lee
and Pickett Camps, Confederate vet
Grams, of Richmond; A. P. Hill Camp,
of Charlottesville, of which Gen. Lee
was member, and representatives
from almost every other camp in Vlr-
ginia: the Association of veteran
Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia;
Sons Of Confederate Veterans; ladies
memorial organizations, Daughters OF
the Confederacy; aged and infirm vet.
erans from the Confederate Soldiers
Home, in wagonettes; representatives
of the Federal, State and city govern
ment and of the Jamestown Exposition
Company, and distinguished persons
from without the Commonwealth.
There were 33 military companies in
line and the procession was more tnan
mile long, taking about 80 min.
utes to pass given point, the carriages
in line being driven two abreast and
the military marching in double rank,
company front.
At the head Of the escort rode ex-
Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall, chief
marshal, with his aides, and conspic-
uous in the procession were Governor
Warfeld, of Maryland, and the Attor-
ney General of his State; the two
United States Senators. from Virginia,
riding side by side in a carriage; Gen.
J. W. Hayes. Major R. 3. L. Mlchle,
and Col. l.J.SGs Demps United States
army in dress uniform and Lieu
ten ant Governor Hard epresentlng
GoNernors ontague, who was prevent
edsby Illness. from being present
The casket containing the body OF
General Lee rested on handsome cat
afaluue built upon a caisson and was
covered with flowers and emblems OF
the United States and the Confederacy.
The 7caisson was drawn by six black
horses with artillery harness and COW
erel by black netting. Holding the
bridle of each horse was member OF
the Howitzer !. battery. Behind the
caisson was led General Lees own rid
ing horse thoroughbred black stall
lion with empty saddle and with the
upturned boots and the sheathed
sword of the dead general. AS the
body left the church. minute guns were
fired by a detachment of the Richmond
Howitzers in Capitol Square.
The streets along the line of march
were packed with people and at the
cemetery many thousands awaited the
coming of the procession. There has
not been such a popular outpouring
since the funeral of Jefferson Davis
some year ago, and there were repre-
sentatives of every part of Virginia
in the multitudes that thronged to pay
the last tribute of respect to Fitzhugh
Lee. -.
At the cemetery the committal ser
vice was read by Bishop Randolph, the
body was lowered into the grave, three
infantry volleys were fired, taps were
sounded and a salute of II guns was
fired by the Richmond Howitzers from