The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-02

/ body bearers and accompanied the IT,
mains tO AlrNandrin, Whrn they Wru
| rrplacrd by detachment OF ono officer
and eight men from the Alexandria light
Infantry. CompanyG Il. SEVENTEEN Virginia
Militia. who in turn. were nllvcd at
| fredericksburg hy % similar detachment
from the Washington Guards Company
! l.. SEVENTEEN Virginia Militia
At Richmond the cortege was met al
the union depot boy companies \. T.. g. +.
| and II of the SEVENTEEN Regiment. com
panie- \ and b. of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues; Battery 4. First Battal-
ion ni Field Artillery. Il. T.. L'-.tampnnd
Pickett Camp. OF the Richmond tonird-
crate Veterans Of the Army of Northern
Nrginia.of which Gen. l'-' was president.
aud many other organizations AdctHil
of six veterans of K. T.. lee Camp, OF
Richmond met thenmain-at Alexandria
aud ..tiuueda- aSpociul gturlo honor
10 Richmond
TrNERAL ON THURSDAY.
II was found necessary 90 DELAY the
funeral until Thursday. so that tine g,u-
erals son. Lieut. Grorg. Mason Icr. of
the seventh Cavalry. who WAS an san
Francisco ON hi~ way 10 the Philippines
and who was Ordered back 10 Washing
ton. may hc present Lieut. Ire il on hi-
way East and Is expected at Richmond
Wednesday night. Lieut.. Fitzhmgh l..r.
the elder son. is iu th" Philippines Mrs.
Ellen Rhra. VIII. of Lieut. James Rhra. of
the Seventh Cavalry. and Miss Virginia
l>e two OF the generals daughters.
reached Richmond Saturday night. and
Joined their mother upon beer arrival
Gen. l>v'> other daughter Ms Anne
I1c Brown. wifi. of Lieut.. Brown OF the
Seventh Cavalry. with her husband. sail
ed from san Francisco Saturday with
the second squadron OF the seventh Cav
airy
During Sunday number of Gen. l>,'~
friends. including old comrades and G.. A.
r. men. called at Providence Hospital
Early in the afternoon the ca~k"t con
tanning the nmaiu~ WAS taken from the
hospital 10 Epiphany church. WHERE it
remained in the Sunday school chapel
until Monday morning Throughout
the night one member oi the family
stayed 40 the chunh with guard oi
honor from the local campolCuuieleratc
Veterans.
MRS RoOSEyELr sENDs FLOWERS.
Mr.. Roosevelt was the first To send
flowers, and since these arrived. numer-
Gus handsome pieces have been received
from organizations and individuals
Mr.. lee has received numerous tele-
gram, Of coincidence from all over the
United States. Gen Joe Wheeler telr-
graphed Mr.. lee ~ follows: II Join my
hearts deep sympathy and sorrow with
the thousands who mourn withyou over
the loss Oi our gallant cOmrade.
TmBrTE IL RICHMOND.
State and civic authorities held "a large
~ attended meeting m the City Hall in /
Richmond Sunday afternoon and ar
ranged Ia receive with due honor the ~
mains. which will lie in state in the
rotunda Of the hall until Thursday /.
when the funeral will be held and the in /
torment made near the Jefferson Davis /
section in Hollywood. The arrange .
ment- arr in charge of q committee con-
sisting OF Attorney General ". \. Ander- .
son. president oi the Supreme Court: .
James Keith. aud Adlt. Gen. Male.
The city hall was ordered draped in +
and all business ther' will be- /
suspended a. far as possible until after
the funeral. Former GOV Charles 4. /
O'Ferrall, who was a colonel m the Con ,
iederate army. will act a. marshal OF the I,
riyic parade