The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-04
LYING IN STATE
BODY OF GEN. FITzHUGH LEE RE-
CEIVED WITH MILITARY nONORS
IN RICHMOND
REMAINS IN CITY HALL VIEWED BY HUNDREDS

Thousands stood silent and with un-
covered heads 10 receive the remains oil
Gen. Fitzhngh IAe when the funeral train
from Washington reached Richmond
soon aiterJ o'clock Monday afternoon.
II was met nj the depot 10y the military
organizations OF Richmond, Confederate
camps Daughters uf the ConlcdcracN,
Sons OF Veterans and State aud city
officials. The body OF the dead soldier
was placed on caisson, drapcd with
black and drawn 10y six black horses.
The band Of the Richmond Light In
iantry Blues he'd the procession, which
was composed of the Seventeen Virginia
Regiment, Richmond Light Infantry
Blues. Richmond Howitinrs. Veterans oi
Lee and Pickett camps and the State
and city authorities. From thcdcpOt 10
the city hall, "A distance ui "a mile down
Broad street from Elba station, the peO-
ole formed an unhrokrn wall, while ON
the fronts OF many houses hung clnblems
OF mourning. The city hall was deeply
drapcd with black above the entrances.
and in the rotunda, where the body was
placed. and where il will lie in state,
guarded hy details from the Richmond
military and the Confederate veterans
until the hour set iOr the funeral
The funeral will probably take place
from St Paul's Episcopal church. Thurs
day at > O'Clock in the afternoon. This
programme will be- observed II Gen. Lees
son. Lieut. George Mason Lee. arrives in
ps.l.r,s..ttl fIltpr.Ints l.s "a
tcrmcnt will be- made in Hollywood in
section overlooking the river. according
10 the wishes OF Gen. lee The spot So
lcctcd will be- near the grave Ol Jefferson
Davis The casket containing the dead
general was covered with the tonicdcr-
ate and nited States flags
Hundreds passed through the rotunda
Monday evening and gared nn the dead
fnce 30 we'll known IN life To 50 many
Nirgnians. The casket il hidden 10y
masses Of flowers contributed by friends
from far and near
Tuesday an unhruken STRAIN OF
people passed through the city hall to
49, Cen I<e for the hast time.
Some years ago. when President Jriier-
son Davis was reinterrd ia Hollywood
Cemetery. jacob Reinhardt, one of Rich
mOnd's leading composers WAS request
ed by Gen. lee 10 write his (lDe'sl lu-
neral march This was done Sunday 10y
Prof. Renhardt during services at 81.
Paul's Episcopal church. whrr' he Is OF
ganist. aud of which Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Gen. Robert T.. Icc aud Jefferson Davis
We're members.
mnERLESs CAVALRY HORSE.
Immediately following the cais~on was
led calvary hor~e draped nblack, with
riding boots n'yrr-ed in the strnlpS.
GEN. GRANTS GRANDSON ~ EscoRr
TWAS singulariy fitting that Lieut. L.
S.(irnnt 81 "a grandson of Gen. Grant. who
il stationed in Washington with the En-
ginecr Corps which formed a part of the
e--rort. was the adWtant of the escort ia
charge. OF the general arrangements from
the church Ia the depot AMI the DISPOSE
ton of the military and civic organlza-
tions in the escort in Washington.
The conductor of theiuueral trainirum
Washington was Capt j, \. TlUmpsun.
0f thiscity EnginemanI. T.. Young was
M the throttle. Tuiumaster t.. kincald
Grady WA on the train
General Manager ". D. pukc and Traf-
fc Manager Warren Z. Taylor, oi the
r.. +. &P K. r.. boarded the train at
Aquia Greek
The train stopped for moment when
opposite "RichIand. the old home Oi
Gen. lee in Stafford. near Whitewater.
Gen. Is. resided there for years as "a
farmer until elected Governor ia lSSJ.
4 number of his old neighhors were AT
the station. and the group OF thOSe who
came To $50 the funeral train included
several colOnnd servants OF the family
when il lived AT "Richland Gen. Hays
pointed ont where heand Gen. Lee used to
fishin thePotomaco opposite thehouse and
recalled that once in trying 10 land big
sturgeon their boat was upset and they
got a good ducklng.
THE STOP HERE.
The Lee funeral train, which passed
through here Monday. consisted OF three
coaches. The engine was almost hid l~-
Meath folds OF crrpe. In the ear next to
IL was the casket containing the body Of
Gen. Lee. The car was almost filed with
floral offerings. At the head OF the
casket stood "A sentinel and at the foot
another. both OF the Alexandria Light
Infantry. which acted a. guard OF honor
To this city. In the other two cOaches
were many distinguished men. among
whom were Senator John W. Daniel
Hon. John Goode. Major r. W. Hunter
RE. Lee. Jr., OF Fairfax; Lieut.-Hoy.
Joseph +. Willard, Major 7. I. d. Myers,
Mayor Mccarthy, Col. Jo Lane Stern
and Others. The train remained here
about quarter OF an hour and about live
hundred people passed 10y the ear and
viewed the casket and floral emhlems
through the open sidedoor.
4 handsome floral emblem, represent
ing The Gates Ajar,' from the Mayor
and City Council. was put on the train,
and another, n beautiful wreath was
from the Sons of Veterans and citizens.
ANOTHER FLORAL WREATH.
There was a stop OF minute at Mil
ford. long enough for beautiful wreath
To be placed on the casket sent by old
friends.
The crowd at Ashland was large, but
the stop was short. 1t was lew MN
utes past ) o'clock when the dOmes and
spires of Richmond appeared in sight.
Fitz Lee was home again,
Sorrow over the death OF Gen. Lee has
been universal and in many places espe-
cially Norfolk, Petersburg, Alexandria
and Lynchburg, public action has ben
taken.
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