The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-10
News. and Courier.

memorable day in the Capital OF
the State OF South Carolina. United
States and State flags have been
seen on every hand. They were
even displayed from the top Of the
Capitol building. They swung across
Main street on ropes and were flying
from buildings, balconies and avn.
ings, while not few we're carried in
the hands Of young women, who
waved them again and again. The
time for the departure Of. the 1st
regiment Of South Carolina volun-
teers had come, and the occasion was
one that will 20 down in the history
Of the city. Never before since the
time that Sherman marched his SOL
diers into Columbia and burned the
city has as striking scene been wit
messed, and it was curious to note
that there was marked difference be-
tween these soldiers for business
and the peace soldiers so often pa
raded. These men, who have re-
sponded to the call Of their country,
we're not clad in bright uniforms
some were only in their shirt sleeves,
and not a man in ranks had gun
of any aescri ption. All weapons
save the side arms Of the officers had
been turned into the State armory.
The business places in the city were
closed up for the afternoon by mu-
tual consent, and not in recent years
has such crowd been seen IN Co.
:lumbia as that which gathered at
the Union depot to see the boys. off
and bid them God-speed. Under
the shed it was impossible almost to
force ones way from. one point to
another. For block up the track
outside the shed it was the same
way, and the streets leading to the
depot were filled with people, and
the people were moved to such en-
thusiasm that the older residents of
the city could hardly believe that
they were in staid Columbia. The
vast concourse of people, all pos
sessed Of healthy, vigorous lungs,
was composed Of men and women
and children: they came not alone
from Columbia, but from other towns
and cities in the States. Affecting
scenes were witnessed on all sides.
Dixie" was played by the bands,
time and timo again, and when the
stirring air was heard thousands of
throats vociferated hearty American
cheers. Hearty handshakes were
indulged in; mothers threw their
arms around their soldier sons and
wept; friends said earnest words to
friends at parting; fathers told their
sops. that the honor, of their State
was in their hands, and bade them
guard it sacredly; old soldiers wept
from sheer regret at their inability
to respond to the desires that swelled
in their breasts again for the first
time in thirty years. The soldiers
themselves were full of enthusiasm
the entire day, and when the bugle
call to "duty" was sounded in the
afternoon the men answered and
rushed to the points of formation.
Although few days ago there we're
nearly three hundred men laid up in
the hospital, when the call came
they were in their places, with but
one or two exceptions, and those
men made the attempt to march, but
the surgeons took them out Of ranks
and sent them to the depot. One
of these was Capt. Newnham, Of the
Richland Volunteers.
W. 3 THE SCENE AT THE CAMPS ~ l..
IL The regimental band has received
it's new instruments, and the mon
were ready to make use OF them.
When I arrived at the camp, SO soo,.
to be abandoned, it was about 1.3O
7, Nj. The tented village had dis.
appeared, and the men were clus-
tered under the shade trees getting
their army blankets around their
shoulders for the march. The off,
GERS horses were being led up here