The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
THE STATE MOURNS.
General Wade Hampton, Her Noblest
Son, is Dead.
THE END CAME PEACEFULLY.
The Dead Cheaftain Will be Nourned
Throughout the State He Deep
ly Loved and Served SO
Faithfully.
Wade HAMPTON is dead.


in peace, first in war, deeply beloved
by his people-preeminently distln-
guiShed as soldier and as statesman:
the commander who told his men
when he started with them that he
would never order the hubleSt OF them
to so where he himself would not first
lead. the man who frequently gave the
rare and inspiring picture Of lieu
tenant general riding far in advance Of
his troops into the thick Of battle
this noble Carolinian whose courage
and gallantry were only eQualed by
his wisdom in matters Of State policy,
is no more. His life'S race. so full OF
incidents and eXaction, has been run.
He died on the anniversary Of the day
that he saw accomplished his grandeSt
undertaking in behalf of the State he
so devotedly loved-the day that
Chamberlain turned over the State
capitol to him, and the work Of re-
claiming South Carolina from carpet
bag rule was done. lie passed away
as peacefully as if dropping to sleep
surrounded By his loved. ones. With
out the scene was as calm and peace
ful as the deathbed scene. The birds
sang sweet carols, and the spring air
was laden with the fragrance Of flowers.
South Cardinals grand old man
breathed his last Friday morning at
$50 o'clock, having been unconscious
for some hours prior to the end. He
had known the end was near, and he
faced the inevitable with the same
calmnesS that he had ever displayed
when death was imminent. BY his
bedside stood that sturdy surgeon,
who had been his friend and beside
him in. war as well as peace, DR.. B. W.
Taylor, miniStering to him in his final
moments. The capital city of the
State is appropriately draped in
mourning. Flags are at halt-mast,
and the Confederate monument has
black streamers flowing from it: droop-
ing upon a Confederate flag draped
about the base.
The people are in morning. Indeed,
the south will be in mourning for
Wade Hampton was an idol OF the
south, and his death leaves but Two
surviving lieutenant generals Of the
Confederate arrny-Gordon and Long
street. Men who were under Hampton
dearly loved him. He has ever been
their hero, and they are anxious to pay
all honor to his memory. Many an old
soldier will doubtless look upon the
dead chieftain'S face for the last time
Saturday and Sunday. kilograms of
coincidence have poured in from every
direction since the news Of the death
of Gen. Hampton was flashed over
the wires.
Wade Hampton was undoubtedly
the most prominent figure in Confe0e-
rate circles when he died. He was a
commander whose dash was equalled by
his stategy and generalship, and the
eminent soldier. Robert E. Lee, re-
garded him as one of the grandeSt SOL
diers Of his age. When ne was taken
from the army in Virginia Lee said
that the right arm of the army had
been cut of. For these reasons, and
scores Of others, Wade Hampton was
loved, and thousands will mourn with
the family.
WHEN TIE END CAEIE.
On Thursday evening Gen. Hamp-
ton had long farewell talk with one
Of his sisters, in which he expressed
beautiful sentiments. To Bishop Ca
pers and to one Of his devoted friends
and comrades he expressed himself in
beautiful terms, forgiving all enemies
and referring to the great beyond.
When the end finally came there
were with the general, who was un-
conscious, his sisters, Misses Kate and
Caroline Hampton, his devoted daugh-
ter, Miss Mary McDutfie Hampton, his
sons MesSrS. Geo. McDuffie and AL
fred Hampton, his nephew, Mr.. Frank
Hampton, his niece, Mrs. John &.
Haskell, and DR.. B. W. Taylor who
was surgeon general on his staff in the
Confederate army. He epaSsed away
peacefully and seemed simply to drop
of . sleep. Such was the end Of a
gr mans career, the end Of a man
great in life and still great in death.
His last words except some sacred
to his family, were: All my people,
black and white-God bless them all
DR.. Taylor said he died Of valvular
heart disease, superinduced 0y old age,
the general having reached his 64th
birthday just two weeks ago.
CITY BELL ToLLED.
AS soon as it was known that Gen
eral Hampton was dead the city bell
was tolled for an hour and Immediate
" flags were placed at half mast on
both towers Of the municipal building.
Soon the State flag was at half mast
on the dome Of the capitol. and in q
short time a force of men was busy in
swinging out black bunting across the
front Of the porticO, and twining the
same material about the columns.
Knots OF crepe were placed on the
knobs of all the doors to the building.
When the news had reached the
secretary Of the treasury at Washing
ton that official ordered the flag on the
government building placed at half
mast in honor Of the dead ex-senator,
and this was done at once.
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION.
The governor Immediately issued
the following proclamation which was
sent by wire to the daily newspapers
Of the State:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the Hon. Wade Hampton, a
former governor of South Carolina and
a United States senator. died at MS
home in Columbia this morning at ten
minutes before nine o'clock. full OF
years and Of hOnorS.
Therefore, I NJ. B. McSweeney, gov
ernor OF South Carolina, in recognition
OF his distinguished services to his
DeOOle and his cOuOtrV throughout his