The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-02
SERVICES OVER
THE BODY OF LEE
An AHectiOnate and I'M
posing Tribute.
TAKEN TO RICHMOND
There On Thursday Formal Funeral
Services Will Be Held. Delayed
Until Then That Lieutenant Lee,
the Generals Son, May At
tend the 0bsequies.
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 1.-An affection
ate and imposing tribute was paid
today to all that is mortal of Briga-
dier Genearl Fitzhugh Lee, u. S. A.,
retired. Formal funeral services over
the remains will be held in Richmond,
Va, next Thursday. 1t was found
necessary to delay them until that
time, in order that the generals son,
Lieutenant George Mason Lee, of the
Seventh United States cavalry who
was in San Francisco with his regi-
ment en- route to the Philippines,
might be in attendance. Brief SER
vices were held today, however. at the
church of Epiphany on G. street many
of the personal and official friends
embracing the opportunity thus afford
ed to pay a last tribute of respect to
the memory of the distinguished dead.
Prior to the brief services today.
! the remains of General Lee, which
had been lying in their Casket in the
Sunday school chapel of Epiphany
church since their removal from Prov
idence Hospital. were conveyed to the
auditorium of the church. Through
out last night and today they were
surrounded by a guard of honor con-
sisting of members of the local camp
OF Confederate veterans.
The church services were conducted
by the rector of Epiphany church,
Rev Randolph II. lMcI<im D. d., who
is chaplain of the Washington camp of
Confederate veterans. He was an oitl-
Ger in General Lees old command in
the Civil War and the two were life
long friends. The services were very
simple, being in accordance with the
burial service prescribed by the ritual
of the Episcopal church. No funeral
oration was pronounced.
The Church Thronged.
The church was thronged with
friends and acquaintanCeS of General
Lee and his family. Seats were re-
served for the members of the Lee
family and other relatives and for
specially invited officials and friends,
both from Washington and from Nlr-
ginia The casket containing the re-
mains was covered with floral offerings
which had been received from indi-
viduals and organizations with which
General Lee was identified Among
them was a hand some wreath sent 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, Brigadier General Burton,
Major Kean and Captain Niche, u. S.
A. While the church services were
in progress, the military and civic
pageant which was to escort the re-
mains to the Pennsylvania railroad
station for transportation to Rich
mond was formed on G. Street CathO-
lie church, under the command of
Major Edward Burr of the corps of
engineers, u. S. A. The following
named honorary pall-bearers were
Il of
the Assistant Secretary of War,
Major General George l.. Gillespie,
Brigadier General John F. Weston,
Brigadier General George i. Davis,
Brigadier General George III. Bur-
ton, Brigadier General Andrew S.
Burt Brigadier General Edward M.
Hays, Brgadier General Tully Nc
Crea, Colonel Clarence r. Edwards,
Colonel George E. Pond, Major JEFF
ferson r. Kean, Major Chauncey 3.
Baker, Captain Robert E. l.. Niche,
Mr.. Leigh Robinson, Senator John
w. Daniel, Senator Culberson, l.. l..
Lomax, Major Robert W. Hunter,
Hon. John Goode. Dr. H. ST George
Tucker, DR.. Gordon, Captain Herbert
Bryant, Colonel Thomas Smith, DIR.
Shirley Carter, Captain W. P. Carter,
Major Holmes Conrad, John M. john
son, Hon. ConnaIty F. Trigg, Captain
L
w. Spencer, H. Roster Dulaney, II.
B. Littlepage, H. II. Marmaduke.
Veterans Guard of Honor.
A detail of eight commissioned
officers of the Seventh United States
Cavalry acted as body bearers. Col
onel John T. Callahan, commander,
and the members of the camp of Con-
federate veterans. constituted a guard
of honor of the remains while they
were being taken to the Pennsylvania
station. The military escort consist
ed of a squadron of the Seventh
Cavalry. a battery of field artillery,
and two companies of engineers, Y.
S. A. Shortly after noon the cortege
headed by a band. moved to the rail-
road station via Pennsylvania Avenue
In the column, in addition to the
military contingent, were representa-
tives of the civic societies, of which
General Lee was a member.
At the church services represent
ing the State of Virginia and the city
of Richmond. We're Lieutenant Gov
ernor Joseph e. Willard, Col. 10 Lane
Stern, Colonel Robert T. Lee, Jr.,
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, Major E.
7. D. Myers and others
On arrival al the railroad station.
the casket containing the remains
was conveyed with due ceremony to
the funeral car, in which it was con
veyed to Richmond. The escort then
was d!sbanded
Mrs Lee was accompanied on the |
special train to Richmond by her
brother, Major B. II. Fowle, General