Show GEN beauregard IS DEAD brief review of the generals active and stirring life NEW feb 20 gen P G T Beaure gardone of oft the lie last of the generals of tha confederate military service died lied tonight the first symptoms of the fatal ill neis were manifested two weeks ago when he lie was attacked by a complication of diseases which threatened heart fal failure lure he ile manifested some improvement under hii his physicians care particularly in the last three or four daya lays when ho lie was able to leave his ills apartments at and d take short verious periods of e exercise in the grounds of his is residence ho ile dined with the family at seven in the evening and remained in the library until he ile easily and seemed resting well one ono of the nurses went to the bedside a few minutes after 10 and was horrified to find him in thed cuth ric gle the tile members of the family were summoned at once but before they reached tho chamber the end had come the direct ccase was hea heart t failure fa lloro the funeral will be held wednesday despite his advanced age 75 years gen beati regard had led a life of considerable activity fiorre gustavo was born near new now orleans may I 1 1818 lie graduated second in in ins his clasa class rank at west point in 1838 lie ile was assigned first to the artillery and then to the engineers and in lit IM 1838 9 to as assistant in in tho the construction of fort adams newport and at fort henry md 1844 18 H 5 at the tile beginning of the war with mexico efi lie ile was cri engaged in the tile construction of defences defenses de fences at tampico 1846 7 siege operations at vera yera duz cerro gordo and city of mexico ahern ho lie was twice wounded shortly after ho he was brevet ted major lie ile attained full rank of captain of 0 engineers in 1853 1953 for fourteen years of continuous service as lieutenant on returning E to 1 the united states lie was ass assigned igal ad to e engineering n gai I 1 in t the 1 i 0 e construction on st ru c t lo 10 li and repairs p p irs of fortify fortifications c a t ion s 0 on n t the b e A mississippi lis sis j r river iver and in tho the construction of the custom house at new orleans his ills grif supervisory u duties extended over tho tile gulf coast from florida to the eio rio grande ho ile offered his big services to the southern confederacy in 1861 1961 on 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 04 G I I 1 lk I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 LIS F 1 the refusal of maj robert anderson to evacuate fort sumter lie opened fire soon after daylight t on the of april 1861 ile was wits practically in command at the battle of bull run where ho lie was aaen nain victorious he ile nearly succeeded in routing the northern army at the battle of ghiroli Shi roli loli and held petersburg b arg against the federal advance and defeated abed butler at bluff ho ile surrendered ills army to sherman in in april 1865 after the war he became president of a railroad adjutant gen eral of the state and manager of the louisiana state lottery general beau regard lias has until recently been engaged in many important enterprises in the south |