Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-04-16

followed the flags of the Union and the
Confederacy alike came tributes of res
pect and letters expressing deep sorrow.
In South Carolina and in every quarter
yered, not alone for his mud ying love and
self-sacrifico for his people during those
days OF bitter struggle, when he gave up
all but life and honor TO save his native
State from ruin, but for the Christian
character, his nobleness of heart, his
worth as a private citizen as we'll, his
memory will be kept fresh in the minds
and hearts OF the American people for
generations to come.
The Funeral.
Columbia, April 13.--While the burial
of John @. Calhoun was State funeral,
for which preparations were made days
before, that OF the late Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton this afternoon far surpassed in the
magnitn le of the demonstration any
such occasion in the history of the State.
This was a private funeral and the out
pouring of the people was spontaneous.
The family did all that was possible to
prevent display and the notice that it
was desired to have an unostentatious
ceremony probably kept thousands away.
Nothing could prevent other thousands
from coming from all quarters to pay
their tribute,
Overlooking regular and special trains
on nine roads brought their thousands to
the city this morning. Veterans came
from every town in the State, many from
North Carolina and Georgia. There
were hundreds of Daughters of the Con-
federacy and Sons of Veterans in line.
Military schools sent detaohments. One
girls institute in Sumter sent twelve
young women in Confederate gray uni
forms. There were many military COM
panies.
For four hours to-day the doors of the
Hampton residence were opened and tho
public allowed to pass through. Militia
were on guard without and veterans in
uniform within.
1t is estimated 5000 persons passed by
the coffin, many of them negroes. The
leave taking at the coffin by Gen. Hamp-
toms old cook and coachman was the
most pathetic scehe of the day.
At 4 o'clock the procession moved from
riages permitted, these being occupied
by the family. Hundreds of women,
who made shirts for Confederate soldiers
and were tOttering with age, walked
three quarters of a mile behind the
coffin. Some men and women who fol
lowed had to be supported on each side
by friends. One veteran from Kershaw
had been bedridden three years. He had
himself placed ON the train, brought to
Gen. Hampton's house and taken bodily
to the coffin.
The procession moved in the following
order: Veterans, Camp Hampton, hearse,
pallbearers, members of Gen. Hampton's
family, survivors of the original Hamp-
ton Legion, Daughters of the Confede-
racy and other organizations of ladies,
Sons Of Veterans, faculty and students
of South Carolina College, Governor and
staff, State officials and Congressman,
band, military organizations and other
uniformed bodies, Columbia city police,
city council of Columbia and other muni-
cipal and civic organizations, including
fire companies.
The procession, marching closely, was
two miles in length and passed through
q wall of humanity to Trinity church.
Here there was mass of humanity fill
ing the hundred-foot-w street for
blocks, overlooking on the State House
grounds Twelve hundred persons were
given seats in the church, but that was
but a fraction of the thrOng, estimated
between twenty and twenty-five thou
sand.
Each of the one hundred Daughters of
the Confederacy carried q floral offering.
Besides, there were wagon loads of mag
pificent flowers, several handsome de-
signs coming from other states.
The funeral car was driven by John
Johnson, S5 years old, full blooded
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Gen. Hampton were playmates as chill
dren. Later he was the Generals body
servant.
Bishop Ellison Capers, of the South
Carolina Diocese, Brigadier General in
the Confederate army, conducted the
funeral services, assisted by Revs. Sat
terlee, Wtsell, Thomas and Joyner, the
latter also being Confederate veteran.
Bishop Capers was deeply affected.
The grave was under huge live oak
in Trinity churchyard. Veterans cast
in the sod. Then literally hundreds of
| floral tributes, many from abroad, were
piled upon and about the grave. Several
men who fought on the Union side four
years and are now living in the North,
telegraphed instructions to put wreaths
on Gen. Hampton's coffin.
A squad of twenty survivors of the
original Hampton Legion, bearing the
first flag of tNat famous command and
the Revolut Iary War Eutaw flag, which
they also used in the Civil War, had the
position of honor. They held the flags
over the grave during the ceremony.
Gen. Hampton was buried in plain
pine coffin made at Newberry, S. G.