Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-05-06

identified. Among them was a hand.
some wreath SEN by The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
The details OF the arrangement of
the services and escort OF The body
were completed by Major General
Gillespie BriEaiier General Burton.
Major kcan. and Captain Mitchlc,
United States Army
The detail OF eight non-commission-
ed officers of the Sevcnt United States
Cavalry acted as body-bearers. Col
John T. Callaghan, commander. and
the members OF the camp % Confeder-
crate veterans constituted a guard 81
honor for the remains while they We're
being taken Go the Pennsylvania sta
ton The military escort consisted OF
a squadron OF the Seventh Cavalry.
a battery OF field artillery and two
companies OF engineers. United States
army. shortly after noon the cor
tege. headed by a band, moved 90 the
railroad statoion via Pennsylvania
avenue Ia the column. Ia addition
60 the military contingent. were rep
. Itsentarives OF the civic societies OF
which General Lee was "A member.
on arrival THE railroad station.
the casket containing the remains was
conveyed with due ceremony. 20 the
funeral car. la which 30 was conveyed
10 Richmond. The escort then was
disbanded.
Mrs Lee was accompanied on the
special train 10 Richmond by her
f brother. Major g. r. Fowle: General
+ Lees brother. Captain ID. N. Lee.
Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey. Miss
Laura Lee Dorsey. DR.. Robert r. Ma
son and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin s.
Minor. IN addition 10 these members
OF the Lee family. many prominent
army officers. including several who
/ served in General Lees Seventh Army
I Corps during the Spanish-American
war. also accompanied the funeral par
" TO Richmond. The train left for
Richmond at ! o'clock The body
+ bearers Of the Seventh Cavalry re-
NAMED with the casket until Alexan-
dria was reached. There they were
relieved by a detail OF an officer and
eight enlisted men Of the Alexandra
Light Infantry. In turn. this detach-
ment was relieved al Fredericksburg
BY similar number OF soldiers.
Remains Arrive at Richmond.
Richmond. Va. special.-The spe-
cial train bearing the remains OF Gen.
Fltzhugh Lee reached Richmond about
$50 O'Clock Monday afternoon and
was met az Elba station. az the head
OF Broad street. By an imposing array
OF State military. Confederate yeteT-
ans. State and city officials and mem
Orial organizations. The casket con
tanning the body was placed upon q
black caisson drawn by six black
horses. az the head Of each horse being
"A member Of the Richmond Howitzers
In full dress gray uniform. process
sion was formed and the march was
taken up for the city hall 20 solemn
strains OF music from a band. The
bells Of the city were tOlled as the
procession moved. flags on the build
ings were at half mast, and at fre
quent intervals along the way special
emblems OF mourning appeared In
drapery over store fronts and other
houses. The procession was made up
Of the Richmond companies OF the
Seventeen regiment. Virginia volun
teers; the Richmond Light Infantry
Battalion; the Richmond EOwffzers:
Lee and Picket Camps OF Confederate
veterans; the Veteran Cavalry Ass0
citation. Army Of Northern Virginia;
the sons OF Confederate Veterans. and
the various ladies' Confederate memoir
iaI associations o. the city