Show Fui funeral teral of col francis I lee iee ee the honors boners of a military burial were tes yesterday paid the remains of col francis lee of the 2nd and regiment of infantry m bodied in st louis on the evening of the ina the funeral services were performed pei formed a il second presbyterian church corner corner of if y IV nut and filth fifth streets commencing a at 1 where an impressive seive and appropriate sermon was delivered de livere at about 10 the remains mains le escorted by the list ast regiment infantry of this district accompanied by balte sr h general regiment and battalion together with a large concourse of citizen 1 were removed to the iron mountain depot where a special train was in baiting naion to proceed to jefferson barracks bleakness of the weather served to deter numbers from participating in the obsequies but notwithstanding the hitter bitter cold seven commodious cars were required for the afi w t tege 1 e the different companies of soldier t turned u out about three hundred men the ceremonies at the grave were in accordance cor dance with the military formalities cur cos ternary on such an occasion after the til episcopal burial service had been read and aa the body deposited in its silent resting place the various companies were ari an anaed in lui lot and fired the usual number of volleys thir solemn duties to the dead having been reformed the return march was begun and th ta procession hovd homeward the distinguished deceased was born in W pennsylvania april 1802 and was w consequently in his fifty seventh year flin be died at the age of sixteen he entered ente military academy at west point as ft 11 at and four years afterwards received aaen mission emission as ad lieutenant ot of the sev his co fantry two years later he was pro th en and became first lieu a gra erade e higher r t in february 1847 he attained the tenon anad of blajer 01 0 of f the fourth etli infantry in tank arh he h was in command during anti tire war with mexico for 1 or gallant en the tee meritorious conduct in the engagements and churubusco and contreras august 2011 of tie received the brevet of lieutenant colonel colo nel and an additional grade by brevet heroic demeanor a mo month ath later at the for battle batt loot of FI el lil molino del ray in whish conflict he be was wounded ile he had previously distinguished himself at the siege of fort 1 and his conduct on the oc occasion of 0 the taking of the city of mexico won marked distinction ile he succeeded to the colonelcy of the second regiment october 1855 1835 rank he held at tile the time of liis his death lie ile was commander of 0 the department of the IN west es t 8 stationed tati 1 boned in st louis until last ifil fill alen 1 he is was s relieved by col E V sumner ills his services ices in the last war wherein nhe he earned such deserved renown ni were ere not their sacrifices like many others th be contracted a disease the chronic diar choca which undermined ills his constitution and eventually brought him to his deathbed col lee besides being a gallant officer was in all respects an upright and honorable 1 ban ills his many amiable traits his sociable I 1 disposition arid and his frank punctilious integ f rity won the regard of all with whom he was aas brought in contact |