Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-29
CIV Assoclated Press.)

General Fitzhugh Lee, u. S. A., retired.
and one OF Virginia's foremost SONS.
died ut the Providence hospital here
tonight from all attack of apoplcXy
which he suffered carly this morning
OH train while enroilie from Boston
to Washington. After General Lee
had heen removed 10 this hospital this
morning t. was evident to the attend
Ing physicians that his condition was
very serious, but they believed that
his strong vitality aud will power
would assist materially in n partial
recovery. at least from he attack
His condition remained fair consider.
Ing the severity of the attack. during
the day. iu, shortly after > O'clock
he began % grow weaker HIS breath.
ing became more rapid and lis pulse
lower. terminating iii less than two
hchrs III death. g
End Was Peaceful.
The crul was peaceful and without
pain. the general remaining conscious
until five minutes before he died. Half
an hour before death General Les
asked for his brother, Daniel Lee. who
came into the room for moment.
In the room when he died wcrc Dr.
Montgomery. one of the physicians at
tic hospital; Miss Dorsey. relative,
ard 4 nurse, two of TIC attending ply
sicians, Drs. Edic and Kcan. having
rcsired. A pathetic feature of the
case is that although General Lee
has a family consisting of wifi, and
five .chiIdIen, not onn Of them WIS with
linn ot.thn time of his death. Tho gen
eral was 6S years old.
Arrangements for General Lees tu-
neral together with the selection of
the place for.intermcnt of the remains
will not bic made until after the arrival
nsVrshinston of Mrs. Lee, who s!now
on her way to Washington from Fort
Z Oglethorpe. ia
Meanwhile the body will be prepared
for burial and will remain at the hos.
Z pital
May Rest at Arlington.
j II is possible that the body may be
lald to rest at the National Cemetery
at Arlington. although tits said. that
General Lees friends may make an
effort to have site chosen some
(. @licrc else III Virginia the State In
which@lie lived so many years and
with whose interests he was so strong
IL identified
widow and five children survive
General Lee. Two of the loys are
army officers and two of the girls are
wives OF army officers. while the re-
ma:ning child is young woman still
in her teens. Tie children are Mrs.
JIG. Riea. wife of Lieut. enant Rhna
8 nov at Fort Oglethorpc: Lieutenant
& Fit2hugh lee. of the cavalry branh
now, in Manila; Lieutenant George
Mason Lee, IF the Seventh cavalry.
who Is now III San Francisco. Mrs
Anne Brown. wife of 1llieutcnant
Brown. of the Seventh cavalry. who
is nov d! San francisco and Miss Vir-
s GINA Lee. The orders Of Lieutenant
George Lee who wasiabont / oasait for
the Philippines, have been changed
and he wiIlsccme to Washington and
it.is expected. will be accompanied by
his sister the vito sof lieutenant
{ Brown, who ALSO was under orders 10
4 sail with his regiment for the Philip.
( pincs.
IS. General Lea was stricken with mp.
opleXy, the entire left side being af-
9 fec,eti, ut 8 o'clock this morning, while
on a train erroute from Boston TO
Y Svashingt on The train had just left
the Harlem triyea whcna the stroke
ct,pc The Train bearing tile general
arrived in Washington shortly, after
1 1e5 O'CLOCK. Under the direction OF Ma