The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-30
FINE TR|BU ES
TO COL. CUTSHAVI
Lee Camp Accepts Portrait Of
Soldier and Faithful Public
Officer.
HIS GREAT WORK DESCRIBED
Not One Breath Of Suspicion
Followed His Administration
Of Thirty-Four Years.

ELOQUENT tributes to the memory Of
Colonel Wilfred E. Cutshaw, for thir-
ty-four years City Engineer of Rich
mond, and Confederate officer OF dis
tinction, were delivered in Lee Camp
Hall last night on the occasion of the
presentation to the camp of an oil
portrait representing him in the uni
form OF colonel Of artillery in the
Confederate service.
The address Of presentation was
made by Judge George L. Christian,
who made touching allusion to the
fact that Colonel Cutshaw was one of
the two who bore him from the field
when seriously wounded in Spotsyl-
vania county
Great Work for Richmond.
Reviewing briefly his life and war
record, Judge Christian commended his
services for the city Of Richmond.
describing the circumstances under
which he took the office as engineer in
1873, eight years after the city had
been burned and evacuated, and when
the poverty and desolation Of the coun-
try still prevented any large effort
for rebuilding. He described the diff
ficultles under which he worked and
labored with indomitable perseverance
for thirty-four years. planning for the
city's extension, laying out its parks,
erecting its schools and public build
lngs, paving, grading and draining its
streets, and at all times and through
all administrations keeping himself
free from the suspicion of graft or per-
sonal gain.
Contracts for enormous sums were
let through his department." continued
Judge Christian.
knowing, as he must have known,
what improvements were contemplated.
he had excellent advantages for maxi
ing investments, and utilizing his in
side knowledge, but the fact that after
a paltry estate, is the most striking
proof of the honesty and fidelity OF
his purpose"
Camp Accepts Picture.
The portrait was accepted on the
part of the camp by Major Robert w.
Hunter, secretary of military records
OF the State Virginia, who reviewed
Colonel Cutshaw's war record in de-
tail. He mentioned trip some years
ago to the battlefields Of Spotsylvania
Judge Christian, Colonel Cutshaw and
himself. in that party of four there
were but three good legs. and I had
two of them said Major Hunter. His
account of the battle of Spotsylvania
Courthouse, in which Cutshaw's bat
terry of artillery was a strong factor
in saving the Confederate position
was heard with great interest by the
| host of Confederate veterans assem-
| bled.
In the audience were large num-
Der of ladies and a number of rela-
tives and personal friends of Colonel
| Cutshaw.
Was II Typical Soldier.
Dr. James P. Smith. chairman Of the
portrait gallery committee of the camp
| presided In thanking the speakers
of the evening, he said that the strong
character and striking example OF
energy and persistence and fidelity OF
duty afforded by many OF the survi.
vors of the war in their life Of devo.
ton to building up the new South
showed the real character of those who
| fell in battle. and whom the Southland
| honors on its memorial occasions.
| Brief remarks were made by Judg,
| d. c. Richardson and Attorney Gen
eral William A. Anderson.
+! On motion of DR.. j. William Jone.
resolutions on the death Of Genera
| Stephen D. Lee were unanimously
passed and telegram of sympath,
on the part of the camp was sent tt
the family.