The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-25
GENERAL HAMILTON r. Bnn.

me approval Of all patrons,
GENERAL HAMILTON r. BEE.
Chariestonian by nirth. Texaa ~
Adoption.
Charicston News and Courier.
Senerai Hamilton y. Bee. a native OF
South Carolina, and brave Confederate
soldier. died at his homo In San Antonio.
TEXAS. October 3 He was a grand uncle
OF Mrs J. r. Taylor. now living In this
city on Ashley avenue. Mrs. Taylor 10 the
only surviving relative OF General Bee In
South Carolina, with the exception OF
Mrs. w. 4. Russell of Spartanburg.
All the property now comprising tho
Charleston Mining and Manufacturing
company was purchased from Colonel
Thomaa Ferguson Bee. nephew OF Gen.
er0l Hamilton p. Bce Colonel Thomas
Ferguson Bee established what was then.
and il etili known as Bees Forty. a few
miles up the Ashley river Although Il
has been sixty years since General bee
was in Charleston there are few OF the
old citizens who remember him when he
left here with his mother for Houston,
Texas, In october, 1887.
nhe following sketch OF General Bees
life. copied from the San Antonio Daily
Express. will no doubt be read with inter-
est BY many people OF this city;
S}cncral Hamtlton T. Bee was born In
Charleston. s. c.. July ~, 1872. LIN October.
lSS'. when Just entered into his 10th year,
he left Charleston to escort his mother TO
the husband aud father at Houston, after
a separation of two ye,trs. They came
from New Orleans on the steamer Co.
lumbia, she being on her first trip. and tho
first vessel OF what became TO ho tho IA
nous Morgan lino to cross Galveston bar,
when. aftor the great storm of the pre-
ceding September, not house stood on
Galveston Is,amh The reunion OF the
family at Houston, then In tents and boats.
was a joyful affair. Tho parents tx-
pected HAM TO return 70 New orleans
and complete his business education IN u
grocery house, but the boy was SO charm
cd with the wild hustle. frank people and
grand praiites OF Houston that Ne sue
cessfully begged to remain. From that
time until his death no was poand up
heart and soul with Texas. The position
OF his father, with his own sprghtiy and
gentlemnnly bearing, at once introduced
him to the leading men OF tine country.
In 1899 General bee was appointed Sec
rotary on the part of Texas 70 ihe conn
Texas and the United States from tho
mouth OF Sabine Hay 10 Red river. 4
work that was completed In lSil Ces.
Judge j. Il Overton OF Louisiana, the
American George w, Smythe represent
ed Texas az engineer, while two young
United States army engineers. since be-
sides. represented the umted States
These We're General Joseph II. Johnston
| and General Detrge c. Meade
General Bees next service was as one
OF n party headed by J. c. Eldridge. sent
| by President Houston TO ind ana treat
with the Comancho Indians, With them
| Delaware Indians Ms guides and interpre-
| tiers. They left Fort Marlin. thirty miles
| from Waco, In March, lstS, and for five
| months they never saw "A hut or a sign
Inf nj vatt Lat1 Has ut hmm. ftrrks
were without food and many hours with
out water Whom Ave hundred miles from
| the nearest cabin, though bearing a white
| tiaE, they were captured by over thou-
| sand Comanche warriors. Their lives hung
| ON Il brittle thread. A council OF chiefs
! sat on their destiny from the rising 10
| not In danger, using all their powers "a
| save them, and. at frequent Intervals. al.
| wishing them of their seeming fixed doom
AS the sun neared the horizon every
death of the three white men, learning
which through their interpreters, they re-
| solved ON their coarsh. They would not
suffer indian torture, but having two PTS
| dams should come to take them to the
stake, with one each would kill a Co
manche and with the other end his own
| existence. But ut last The hoad chief OF
| all the Comanchcs. Pa-ha-ya-Da, who pre-
sided IN the council. arose and spoke. He
| said the Great Spirit would not be pleased
| OF peace: that the white flag must be re-
| spectcd. or the face of tho Great Spirit
would DO turned from them. AZ the close
q that burning day, August 10, 1913, those
| In thankfulness for their delivery, for
| they all protested faith In His power and
mercy,
When the first State legislature Assem-
| bled on February IT, 1916, General Bee was
| elected secretary of the senate, bat Mn
May resigned; and In. response 10 the call
ststance as a private y Captain Zen Nc.
Cullochs company (D OF Hays First
Texas cavalry. and served through the
campaign with II on dctaoned servtce. and
| In the battle of Monterey, where one
! third OF the company were killed OF
| wounded. lie then became first lieuten-
ant under General Mirabeau u. Lamar IN
| a special command stationed al Laredo tt
protect the frontier, and so remained un.
| I'll the close of the war.
! In 1853 General Bee met Miss Mildred
Taryer. OF an Old Virginia and Georgia
| family. who had recently removed with
her widowed mother from Alabama to Sc.
gun, and In 1854 they were married.
When the war. broke out General Bee
stock raiser on the San Antonio river, IN
! Goliad county. Peace prosperity and
| happiness blessed his home. He first, be-
Ing. nurtured In tho doctrine Of State
| rights. rendered service on tho coast IN
command OF militia, but in March. 1862
/ was appointed brigadier general In the
Confederate army and placed IN command
| at Brownsville, n delicate position from
It's geographical location. His conduct
| there would I'LL volume In Its details nrd
belongs TO the regular history OF the time
and district, but II was warmly approved
| by his government. Finally. left with but
| a handful OF troops, when General Barexs
! landed with 1900 Federal troops, General
| Bee pressed every available wagon inta
service. abandpned the place AMI success
| fully brought on 100000 worth of Con-
| federate stores and munitions of war. He
| then had but sixty men, all told This
l was In November 1868. During the fol-
lowing winter he commanded 1000 men. a
| corps OF observation on the coast from
| Brazcs to tho Matagoria bay. Early In
| 1864 he repaired TO Louisiana with seven
regiments Of cavalry. with three Of which
| DeBray's. Buchel's and Terry's) he re-
| ported to General Richard Taylor, inst IN
time TO participate in the battle Of Mans
field on April s. On the afternoon. Of tho
| next day. at the head OF these regiments,
| he led splendid charge. had two horses
Killed under him and received a slight
wound In the face. and last more than
| half CT his men. including the dnuntless
| Prussian. Colonel August Buohei He was
actively engaged In the pursuit Of tho
| enemy with many engagements until May
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