Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-02-19
The Remains OF the Hon. +. 8, BIroo,,.

The South Carolina Committee, with fh6Martai
remains Of the lamented Brooks, left Washington
City, on the 10th instant, at half.past 6 O'Clock,
A. NJ, by the steamer, for AqoiA Creek, which
took 81 hours to plough her way througdtheice.
The unusual consumption oftimt, ,in effecting the
passage, delayed the arrival of the carsat Rich-
mond, until o'clock, P. NJ, too late 10 make the
connection with the Petersburg or Southern train.
The Hon. James Mayo, Msyor;of Richmond, and
o Committee, consisting of the Hon. James Lyons,
H. G. Cabel ESQ.,, and other citizens Of the place,
were present, ut the depot, to receive the South
Carolina COMMITTEES with their charge. Tie body
was conveyed, in q hearse, richly clad in mourn
ing drapery, and drawn by four fne bays and fol-
lowed by large procession, TO- the State Capitol,
on Shockoe, Hill, where it was sdepesited, for the
night, in the Hall of the House cf Delegates, o
detachment from each company Of the frst regi-
ment Of Virginia Volunteers, under command Of
Lieut.. Colonel Carey, acting asa body-gusrd.-
After the deposite Of the body at the Capitol, the
hospitalities of the city were. rendered, by the
Mayor, to the South Carolina COMMITTEES, and
they were taken to Ballard's Exchange Hotei and
there entertained and lodged for the night at the
expense of the citizens. AT O'Clock, sAs M., On
the 1fth instant, the detachment Of Virginia mill
tia, attended by a military band, discoursing
mournful music, escorted the body, drawn n the
hearse, used the night before, to the Petersburg
Rail Road Depot and re-deliyered it TO the South
Carolina Committee, they following the hearse to
the cars, as vmourners, aud the military behind
them. AS soon as the body was deposited inthe
cars, funeral salute of three rounds was fred by
the military, in honor of the deceased. At 81 M.
the cars departed for Petersburg, where a Com
mittee Of citizens, headed by the Hon. Richard &.
Meade, rendered their sympathies. ,.i9ss4,,
After breakfast, the Committee praceedsd, with
their charge, in the Southern train, to Goldsboro
North Carolina, at which point, had they not lost
the connection, at Richmond, "a special car would
have been ready, to carry them, ria Raleigh, to
Charlotte, N. G., where they would have proceed
ed, via Columbia, s. c., to their nai destination.
But the designed connection, having been lost, and
the original arrangement defeated, al that 3. e.
Fisher, ESQ.,, the President of the North Carolina
Central Rail Road Company, had it In his power
to do, was courteously to tender like facilities, at
6 o'clock, the next morning. Il having been as-
certained that the acceptance Of this arrangement
would involve the detention Of yet another night,
at Charlotte, the Committee, after consultation,
felt reluctantly constrained to decline the profer-
ed courtesy, and thus forego the highly grateful
homage to the deceased, in preparation at the
The Committee then continued their journey to
Wilmington, N. c., where the Mayor Of the city
waited on them, with an expression Of regret that
atelegraphic despatch had not enabledhim to pre-
pare more fitting reception; and they thence
proceeded successfully to Kingsyilfe and Branch
vile; and finally on to Hamburg, where they were
expected to arrive, yesterday, at o'clock, p. NJ,
and where and at Augusta (Gs. also, preparations
had been made for On imposing civic and military
demonstration.
At Branchylle, Messrs. Yeadon and Rutledge,
of the Charleston Delegation, reluctantly left the
Committee and returned to this city, Thursday,
at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, Mr.. Y suffering under con-
siderable indisposition, and business engagements
requiring the presence Of both gentlemen at home.
Their colleagues, Messrs. Kirkwood, Barker and
Lownders went on to Hamburg.
The remains of Mr.. Brooks are to be finally de-
posted in the family burying ground, OF the VII
lage Of Edgefeld |~
" The Charleston Committee had most ,harassing
and fatiguing journey to andfro; having left Char
lesion at 10 o'clock P. NJ. on Thursday, the 9th
inst, and arrived, at Washington, after repeated
delays and Interruptions; at 12 o'clock. midday,
on Monday, the 9th inst; and having left Wash
ington, on their return, at 81 O'Clock, A. NJ, on
Tuesday last Charleaton Courier.