Evening journal., 1905-04-28
GENERAL LEE
STRICKEN ON A
RAILROAD TRAIN
Afflicted With Apoplexy at
New York But He Con
tinued to Washington
TRIBUTE OF GENERAL WILSON

While travelling on the Federal ex-
press on the Pennsylvania railroad
from Boston to Washington this morn
ing, General Fitzhugh Lee. of Rich
mond, Wa, was stricken with apo
plexy. The train passed through this
city at 7.45 o'clock with the afflicted
man in his berth DR.. Walter w.
Watson, assistant to the Pennsylvania
Railroad medical examiner i'm Phila-
delphia, boarded the train at Broad
street station and proceeded to Wash
ington with the distinguished patient.
The train bearing the General reach
ed Washington shortly after 10 o'clock.
Under the direction of Major kean, U.
S. A.. of the surgeon generals office
the patient was removed to Providence
Hospital
ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON.
The news of the Generals condition
had preceded him to Washington and
many of his army and personal friends
were at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tfon to meet him. Included among
them were Major Niche Of the army
general staff Major Kean and Major
Mason of the medical department, Dr.
St. George Tucker of George Wash
ington University, Major Robert Hun
ter of virginia, Holmes Conrad of Vir-
ginia and b. II. Fowle. DR.. Tucker
invited General Lee TO occupy quarters
at his residence. The General was
conscious and received General Tuck
er I'm the car when the invitation was
extended. He replied smilingly;
Il am in charge of this man kean,
and he says I must go to the hospital
and I guess I will have to acquiesce,' %
&C. n01nf horne
Ca. with her daughter, was notified,
as also was her son. George, who is in
SAN Francisco, preparing to sail for
the philippines The other son, who
is in the Philippines. has been capled
or his fathers condition.
Since the first stroke. no change for
the worse has taken place. Another
physician boarded the train at Balti-
nhore.
General Lee had been spending a
few days in Boston, and was return
Ing To Washington on his way to join
Mrs. Lee.
The entire left side of the patient
rs afected and his condition is serious
He was attacked while the train was
crossing the Harlem river in New York
No stop was made there. however. as tho
unfortunate mans friends wanted to hurry
him South as quickly as possible
STRICKEN IN HIS BERTH.
General Lee boarded theFederal express
IN Boston last evening. He passed the
early part of the night apparently resting
comfortably IN his berth. The train wal
due al Mott Haven an 40 a. M, and JUS
as. II arrived there other passengers neal
the General heard him groaning. Th'
norter was called and he discovered
that he was unconscious.
No stop was advisable at that place
however. A telephone message was sen
10 a doctor I'm New York, who was aske'
20 meet the transport that carried tn
train around New York to Jersey City
He was there. and the express was hel'
for half an hour, while stimulants wer
administered.
The New York doctor could not con
tinue with the train, so a telegram wa
sent to the general manager Of the Penn
sylvania railroad in Philadelphia, TO hav
a physician in readiness at Broad stree
station Across New Jersey the expires
made record time and pulled into tn
Philadelphia station at $50 a. m. 1t shoul
have been there at 6.15
The train remained in Philadelphia onl
five minutes and then continued on
Washington.
GENERAL WILSON'S TRIBUTE.
General James H. Wilson, OF this cit,
retired who is personal friend of Ger
eral itzhugli Lee. paid a tribute to hir
today to a reporter of The Evening Joul
nal. They were in command IN Cuba a
tho same time following the Spanish wa
General Lee commanded the departmer
OF Havana and subsequently the depart
ment OF Havana and Pinar del Rio an
relieved General Wilson as commando
OF Matanzas and Santa Clara when tn
latter went TO China during the Boxe
outbreak.
General Wilson had not seen Generi
Lee since Thanksgiving Day, 1903 whe
the latter was a guest at his home hel
and was greatly shocked when he hear
Of his illness. He said: General Lee
"a most lovable man. He was never
rebel, but was a good man and actual
devoted TO the Union. He went into sece
sion because of the heresy of the doctril
Of states rights and never was hapT
over it day. His uncle, General Robe
T. Lee, the Confederate commander-i
chief was. In my judgment of the san
frame OF mind He and -his nephew we
forced to follow the steps taken by the
people"
HIS VISIT TO BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, April 2s-General l.
was in Boston yesterday to advocate q
representation of Massachusetts at q
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