The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-21
TIfI; REUNION AT MEMPHIS.
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-hition and ref cted c:ei,t not only
upon the publishers but upon the city
as well. Its pages we're full Of infor
nation and news concerning the grca;
reunion.
Thursday was the day set apart for
tho great parade Of veterans and it
surpassed anything of the kind we
! have ever Witnessed. 1t consisted Of
The generals and their staff officers,
the Sponsors and maids OF honor, the
fire com panics of the city and their
engines, the drum corps OF different
cities, s'X or eight cornet bands and
the different companies Of veterans
from the Southern States. 1t is es-
timated that there were l50 900 in the
line Of march The South Carolina
division was led by Maj. General G.
Irwin Walker, commander, Charles
ton, s. c.; Col, JumeSG. Holmes, A
G, 4; c, s., Charieston Miss Elizabeth
c. league, sponsor, CharlesTo on.
Br:gadi,r General Asbury Coward
commanding first brigade, Charleston,
). G. Brigadicr General Thomas w.
Carwile, of Edgeiield, commanding
second brigade; Miss Thyra Schum-
pert, of Nowberry, S. G, sponsor.
The procession was several miles long
and the crowds along the line Of
march found ferfect jam on the side
walks aud into the streets, barely
leaving room for the vehicles to pass
between, while every window and
balt oly along the line were crowded
with people. We saw hundreds oc-
cupying the dangerous positions of
setting on the narrow corniciug ABOVE
the second and third story windows
Q OF The stores along Main str, e.. ",
| IN 1, SNS'i viz - ilull sup
ports, u o. some Of which we saw Il,
4 many as Six iren 81 ting with thci
feet hanging over, 10 collapse, ant
i shuddcrcd at the result. But fortu
g nately fer them the work was sub
q staptial and withstood the. terribl
strain. Every thu" one of The bands il
passing played 'D.Xitf il was gieete'
y with storms of applause, whi Z chrer!n.
d could he heard all along the line AS Om
% famous company with its battle scare'
flag floating above them passed. O'
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v We're recognized. There goes Sontl
a Carolina Was suni lent not;c4 Cor th IN.
ier"uS applause tom the vast thrnlg
u Cur boys gracefully acknowledged thi
S greeting Dy raising their caps or wavin.
v Vfelr hands or bnwlng their appreciation
. cOuln Caro!lH" veterans at least will
= long leintfaDer the glorious reunion a
memphis as one of tie most PLEASANT uc
caslOns of their experiences
: IEe crowd began To depart for the
various homes Thursday nighi a.ld ther,
was an0ther heavy drinand upon ,h,
e RAILROADS which taxed their facilities t,
4 the utmost. and 1hiS extdns continueC
, throughout Friday ard Saturday. Wi>,,
ing to have Il little more room upon on.
return we remained over in the CITY
( until the crowd had departed. aid spent
+ Friday ard Saturday looking over th,
city and taking III the different points of
interest TO he reached by tie car lines
: Memphis IS teauL,tui city al d is worth
ones vi IL tO take time to % over it
There Is -very evidvEce of prosperity.
energy aid push To bl seen Oh every hand
a'iu we i'nag'ne 1t is good place III
which To 1--we. We visited among othe,
places the ElmWoOd cemetery where wp
spent an hour OF more. We saw the
: TOMB over the 2lave Of the first person
) liittred III hat cemetery IL bIre the
name Of Mis-. r. b. Berry, who died
July l4th, lSl3 md was inferred here
july l'th. lie oldest vault in the
) cemetery stands near ~ and on tablet
, In Ifont ard rea' appsa!s these words:
J.e'ihtrinoft 1912 under whicn is.
ITO my wife, wlo d ed May 2G!h, 1852
) lie ue''th or my wife who rests within
lllS vault caused ITS eicc irIi ard n;,vp
urlgm to tins cHru"trry,' y large nutu.
eI ci the gaves we.e d curdteI win
HE Confederate criors, and rich. her
We Will Say lbli the city certainly s,.,r.h
Il" pans on expense ia the dccoia lon of
me city. The Confederate cn!Ors we,-
to be s. en- on every hard on main stree,
T"m Ohe eli to ;he til wrought into
ViIl,uS artistic and attractive designs.
while hundreds of flags waved from the.
Scoops and windows OF the private resi-
d"EceS. There must have been thousand,
vi dollars laid out in hinting, flags, etc.
by The city. The effect was beautiful
and g'and beyond description.
One OF the most attractive and bpauti
tui sights of tie city was to ba speu At
Lhe main street entrance 10 Court SQUARE
IL wa" tie iraLtifu pantheon court