Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
Gen, LEE IS DEAD
Striker with Apoplexy and
Paralysis Early Friday
Morning.
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON
Taken TO q Hospital on Arrival There
-Remalned Conscious throughout
the Dny-None Of His Family
present-ilas been Prom.
isent In American History.

Washin gton, April 2s.--Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee Of Virginia died at the Provi.
dence hospital in this city at 1920
o'clock tonight as the result Of an at
tack OF apoplexy and paralysis with
which he was stricken early this morn
ing while travelling by rail from Bos-
ton to Washington. At his bedside
when he died were his brother, Daniel
Lee. and Drs. Edie and Kean. The end
came quite suddenly and was without
pain. The general was doing fairly
we'll considering the severity OF the
attack until about ten o'clock tonight
when a change came for the worse.
Immediately on reaching Washing
ton this morning General Lee was re-
moved to the hospital. the gravity or
the attack being such that the attend
ing physicians concluded ne could re-
ceive better attention there than at
anv priyate residence. The attack OF
apoplexy was followed by paralysis or
the entire left side Early tonight
| his condition was regarded as very
serious. but the attending physicians
| had great faith that the known IN
|donitable will and energy displayed oy
General Lee in every day life m'gnt
enable him to overcome the attack
General Lee was conscious through
! ont the day and recognized those VINO
were admitted TO the sick room. Neces'
sarily these were very few and includ'
ed the attending physicians. tho nurses
and several relatives who came to vis''
him While not suffering any pain tne
general was rather uncomfortable mos
of the time. his breathing being diHi
| cult. and his articulation when be at
tempted to speak being. heavy ans
thick. General Lees plcthoric build
the physicians said. predisposed him u
Iapoplectic attacks
Associated with Major G. L. Edie o
the medical corps Of the army. in tn
case were Major J. r. Kean and MaJo
Chas. F.. Mason. both OF the m~dica
corps, aud DR.. Hardin. local physi
clan. Nearly all tho members OF IN
sick mans family within REASONABLE
distance OF the capital will come Il
Warrington Immediately. Mrs. Lee
Ibis wife. who has been visiting For
Oxelthrope, Ga. will be here to-mor
row. Her two daughters. who hav
been there with her. are expected ais
Ito come. The orders Of Lieut.. Georg
Lee, a son, who was about to sail 70
the Philippines have been changed an
he will come to Washington and 1t
expected will be accompanied by nj
sister. the wife of Lieut.. Brown. VIII
, also is now on the Pacific coast. an
whose orders were issued directing hir
: to sail with his regiment for the Phil
ippines.
The news Of General Lees illness anC
death was a severe shock to his numer
! GUS friends in Washington. This wa
evidenced by the many inquiries mad
l at the hospital throughout the day an'
evening General Lees attack was at
| tributcd largely to his activity in b"hai
t of the military and naval review whicl
is to be- held in the vicinity Of James
, town. Va, in 1907. His heart and sou
, were in the work and he was laborin
zealously to make il success.
GENERAL LEES CAREER.
General Lee long had been prom
incnt figure in Washington and he al
. WAYS was given a hearty reception where
ever he went.
Prior to the Civil War, at the begnnin
of which NJ resigned his commissio
in the United states army. General lie
saw considerable frontier duty in move
ments against the Indians. Tie was a
I expert cavalry officer and on one oc
= casion. June Ii. 1860, he was engaged i
q hand to hand encounter with Comanch
Indians near Camp Colorado. Texas. III
5 services in the Confederate army rs
ma ior- general are we'll known and dur
ling the interval between this war and hi
Iactive work in the Spanish America
war. General Lee filled "A number of i'm
y portant positions. including tho governor
a ship OF Virginia, tho presidency OF IN
!, Pittsburg {, Virginia railroad. the co
y lectorship Of internal revenue for IN
Lynchburg district and the consul-ger
eraship at Havana.
Following his honorable discharge froi
the volunteer army On March :, 1870
General Lee was appointed to the res
y lular army with tho rank nf brgadiei
. general and with this rank he was II