Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-02-18
THE LAST CHAPTER.

ton; and Mr.. GIDBEs and College Commiliee from
Columbia. The coffin was taken in hand at the depot
by the Mayor and Aldermen Of Augusta and quietly
conveyed in the City hearse TO the City Hail. where
twas placed in state in The centre Of the large anu
handsome Council Chamber. Hundreds were there
in mournful silence, 10 look upon the scene Scarcely
a word was audible for minutes at time, aS the 'm'
mense crowd came and went in orderly succession.
The feeling was evidently deep and unaffected; and
will long be adverted 10 by many citizens OF South
Carolina then present, a. manifestation al oh'e
grateful to US and honorable to Georgians.
At quarter past o'clockP NJ, twas announced
that the procession formed without and ready 10
accompany the corpse to the town Of Hanhnrg on the
South Carolina side. The coffin was again taken IN
hand by the Augusta members Of Council and carried
the street, where it placed in large ana e'e
CANT hearse drawn by four black horses, which had
been procured for the occasion through the Mayor OF
Charleston. The procession consisted of 'roup OF
Cavalry, four uniformed companies Of Infantry long
train of carriages and number Of citizens on oot--
The whole preceded by band of music with mufhed
drums. The length Of the column could not nave
been less than q halEmile. As it passed through
Broad Street, almost every piazza balcony ana WIN
dow were crowded with ladies, eager TO witness lhis
sad tribute to the gallant deceased. Many Of the
prominent business houses were closed; And the
whole occasion was, every way, one 10 be long re-
nembered. We cannot avoid repeating, that the man.
ner in which our Augusta friends have acted IN 'h's
matter has drawn many heart towards then' anu
has gone far to maks US feel warmly alive 10 the
fact that Georgia and Carolina are indeed sislerS'
bound together by lies Of feeling Us well as OF interest
At little before dark the procession halted IN front
of the American Hotel, Hamburg; when the comm
was taken from the Hearse by The officers oil Inc
Volunteer Companies, and deposited in the Hotel par
lor, which had been appropriately hung with black
The escort from Augusta then returned to that city;
And the remains of our lamented representative were
in the keeping of his constituents and friends. a
guard of Honor kept watch during the night.
Early in the morning, the entrances and rooms OF
the Hotel began to fill with anxious citizens, who
came TO drops tear upon the cold, polished lid that
concealed the face and form they had so lately ndml'
red in life. younger brother Of lle deceased oo
serving the kindness of this demonstration, requested
three particular friends to examine the lace oil the
corpse and, if proper to exhibit it through the glass
pIate underneath the outer case. II was found pre-
sent still most natural appearance, and every ohe'
old and young, male and female, had The opportunity
Of looking hurredly upon the palid but still regular
features of PREsroN S. BRooKs.
We must not omit to mention here, the readiness
and zeal evinced by the people Of Hamburg on llis
occasion. The town authorities had every necessary
arrangement made, and the citizens generally entered
into the manifestations Of respect with much cor
diality
At9 o'clock, A. NJ, Saturday the coffin was con.
reyed by the Hamburg Committee to The Hearse. 1t
was escorted out of the corporate limits by q large
number of citizens on foot, under the command o'
Col. STUART HARRISON, one uf the Marshas OF the
preceding day. Upon the hill above the town This
escort opened ranks, facing nwards And the iearse
Aanked by the Field Officers of the 7h Regiment anu
fulIowed by number of carriages conveying the va
rious committees, passed through on its way 10 Edge
field Village where the interment was 10 take place.
AT half past o'clock P. NJ, the corlege, now very
largely increased by the falling into line OF many car
riages on the route, approached Edgefield Ihe aP
proach was announced by a signal gun fired in The
outskirts of the Village. few miles out, the head ol
the procession was met by the Edgefeld HnsSars,
Cant GRIrFIN) who then conducted The advance.
Within sight of the town, long array oil ci'izens
was marshallrd on either side of the road who were
at once placed in line Immediately in front oil the
Corpse, the " hole under the guidance Of Maj >.
S. ToMpKINs, assisted by Lieutenants ADAMS and
PENN. And thus tie entire procession entered the
village square We had not, until then, formed cor
rect idea of the numbers in attendance. The large
area was literally filled with men, women and ciil.
dren This body was at once taken into one oi tile
,maer apartments Of the Court House. That the family
of the deceased might in private take their melancholy
leave of it, 1t was then placed upon the table Of the
Court Room and thousands came 10 look ior mo-
ment upon the strong man stricken down by the hand
Of death in the mid of his earthly e1erllons
Not the least affecting part of this scene was Inc num-
her of servants who came crowdng in, by permission,
10 see The face Of lie dead once more before 1t went
down into the grave; among them, weeping oiu
woman who had nursed the deceased in his childhood.
AT length. the privilege Of looking an adeu having
been accorded 10 all, the remains were again placed
in the Hearsc, the procession again formed, and The
sadened assemblage were soon me- once more aronho
an open grave in the Village Church'yard' on one
side of it sleeps the dust Of the father ol MIN VINO
now goes to make one more among The pale nations
under the sod On the other, is IL small tomb That
briefly Tells the end of an infant daughter gone beore
her parents. Near by, is The monument Of gallant
brother who fell in Mexico.
The Rev Mr.. REID feelingly pronounced The I'M
pres,ire Burial Service of tile Episcopal Church.
The coffin was lowered to its Last receptacle. The
brick arch was rapidly turned over the vault The
earth was shovslled in. The crowd dispersed. The
night came on. Th. dews Of heaven fell upon the
fresh grave All was quiet among the white 'ombs'
The living had deparled-the dead alone were there
The last chap,er of our friends career is written.
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