The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
THE MEMORY OF LEE.
THE CEREMONIES AT THE UNVEu INC
OF THE MONUMENT.

sta's nd Bars and Stars nnd Stripes Over
tho Strccts -Rlchmond's Seven Hills
$ha'<on by tho Tramp of Thousands.
RIoHMoND, Va, May 29.-With
blaro OF trumpet, beat of drum, and
the booming Of cannon, the monu-
mcnt to Con. Robt. E. Lee, erected
by the ladies of the South, was IN
yelled today i'll the presence Of great
multitude of people.
The early trains from North and
South brought many additions to the
enormous crowd which filed the CITY
last night
The streets, OF tho city had been
decorated yaclabOrGtcly and taste
fully for the occasion. From all the
business buildings were swung stream
orS in which the .colors OF the Con
fcdcracy blended with the national
emblem. The State colors Of Mary
VaHd aud Virginia were literally dis
i played.
TIE GATHERING OF MILITIA.
The gathering Of the militia began
at an carly hour i'll preparation for
the parade. The head of the process
sion formed on Broad street, facing
north, the left resting Oh Adams
street. First came q squad of
mounted police, then the Stoncwall
Band, and following was the Chief
Marshal, Ex-Gov. Fitzhugh Lee,
wearing a broad yellow sash rs his
badge Of Office his Chief OF Staff,
Gen. Jno. II. Cooke wearing a white
sash, and the chief marshars aids,
among whom were Senator Bate. of
Tennessee, Senator Colquitt, Of Gcor-
%la, Senator Hampton, of South
Carolina, Senator Ransom, of North
Carolina, Col. Basil w, Duke, Of Ken
tucky, Gov. Eppa Hunton, Of Virginia.
EXGoV. Scales, of North Carolina,
Gen. Joe Wheeler, of Alabama, and
many other distinguished Southern
soldiers.
Following the marshals were the
carriages containing the invited
guests, in charge of Capt. 4. W.
CARRIER: the Veteran cavalry, under
command Of Gcn. Wade Hampton,
and the Farmers Alliance mounted.
On the other side of Broad street
under command Of Gen. Heath. were
the Ncterans of North Carolina, fol
lowed by the Society Of the Army
and Navy III Maryland; the FrCdcr-
lck county, Maryland, Veterans OF
the District of Columbia Before
them and on the side streets were
formed the other militia, and civil
organizations, which were 10 follow
IN the parade. Among thom wero
Veterans from Louisiunu IND Virginia
and other Southern States; militia
companies from every State in the
South, students from the universities
OF Virginia; Catholic Union societies;
the city fire department Of Rich
mond, and the tiremen from New
Berne,N. G.
! TIE PROCESSION MOVES.
1t was nearly 1:30 when the word
was brought General Lee that tho
parade was ready to move Turning
| to marShalS, he gave the command to
move, and the head of the procession
moved down Broad street.
| AS the veteran cavalry passed, the
volunteer troops, infantry, artillery
and cavalry, fell into line behind
them, followed by the Farmers Ali
anco. The State stroops wore NJ
ranged
IN TIE ORDER OF TIE SECESSION
OF the Southern States, South Caro-
lima being in the lead, and Virginia
bringing up the rear. Each of the
State cOntlnGcntS carried diStinc-
tive banner but Of far more interest
to ,hc throng which filed the streets
and looked dOH I'm from the windows
and house tops, were tie uttered
and smoke bcgrimmcd flags carried
| by the veterans. Waving handhcr-
chiefs and ringing cheers from thou
sands of tErontS greeted them rs
they passed.
AT TIE HEAD OV TIE COLUMN.
At the head of the procession rode
fN-GOV. Lee, mounted on spirited
| lron-gray horse. In the first cnrri
age were Coy. Mckinney, COL Archer
Ar lcrSon, the orator of tho day:
Gen. j. A. Early and Gen. Joseph i.
Johnston. In some Of thc other car
riagcs were Capt. r. +. Lee, Miss
Mildred Lee, Miss 1Tary Lee, Scna-
tor Reagan, Of Texas, Postmaster
General of the Confcdcracy: Gen. H.
Walker, of MOrTistown, n. j., Scna
tors Butler, Barbour, Daniel, Kcnna
and Pasco; Governor Fowlc, Of
North Carolina, Fleming Of Florida,
Fleming Of West Virginia, Richard,
son of South Carolina, Gen. w. II.
f. Lee, wife and sons, Capt. Dan
Lee, wife and children. AS the lead
ing carriage passed down Broad
street, it was greeted with wild dem
onstratiCns by tho enormous crowd.
IMPEDED BY THE CROWDS.
The passage of the professional
column through the principal streets
OF the city was continued ovation.
| ltH progress WAS much imDcdCd by
the crowd that filled the streets, and.
1T was yearly Two o'clock when the
monument was reached
At THE MONUMENT.
| An enormous crowd was in waitinr
there. A large stand erected III front
OF the monument had been reserved
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