The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-04-16

Noise was AdJutant General.
AT THE HAMPTON HOME.
At the home of Gen. Hampton, on
Senate street, where the body was
lying in state, there was stationed at
the gate a complete military guard
from the city companies. In the
house there we're eight members OF the
United Confederate Veterans OF Camp
Hampton Chapter, Of Columbia. These
gentlemen were in the regulation grey
nniform and were very courteous IN
keeping the narrow aisles clear. Mrs.
J. p. Thomas and Miss Jennie Mason
Gibbes had charge Of receiving and
placing the floral tributes.
There was steady stream Of visitors
from 10 till 2 O'Clock. Thousands Of
people, eager to get last glimpse OF
the great, good man were continually
ushered on either side of the casket.
The many details Of soldiers, the many
companies of United Confederate Vete-
rams, the many representatives OF city
councils, Of colleges and OF cities were
in line.
After church nearly everybody in the
city, men, women and children, white
and black, cane. to join in the review
and to leave their floral offerings.
Besides the bodies Of visitors and
Veteran camps, that passed to review
the great soldier the three colleges
from the city--the Presbyterian Col
lege for Women, the Columbia Female
College and the South Carolina Col
lge-were IN lire.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
The route of the procession was
from the residence to the church, and
it proceeded through broad streets
between solid lines Of people. Not
only were the layements packed with
people of all ages and classes, but
windows, piazzas in residences along
the line were crowded with people.
Every point of vantage from which
the procession might be seen was occu-
pied. The square about the church
and the churchyard itself was one
solid mass of humanity as the funeral
cortege approached:
Along the short walk from the
churchyard gate to the entrance, on
either side were lined the Governor
and his staff and State officials,
standing Immediately behind mem
bsrs of the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. AS the casket was borne into
the church, followed. by the family,
the ladies followed, preceding the
officers, after them coming survivors
and distinguished visitors until the
large edifce could hold no more.
Comparatively few Of the thousands
attending the funeral could get into
the church, and they, too, could not
get near the grave, but they remained
silently and respectfully, until all was
over.
Immediately following the hearse
came the survivors Of Hampton's IA
nous Legion. Three flags, which
these men supported in many battle,
were borne by taem. They. were the
flag of Hart's Battery, a company
which entered and came out of the
war with Hampton, it being carried
by Mr.. Louis SInerfesees; the famous
flag of the Eutaw Regiment, carried
by Capt. Frank E. Taylor; the Bach
mans Battery flag, carried by A. W.
jaeger. These survivors held up. the
flags for the casl;et to pass under at
the residence and at the entrance Of
the church. The survivors thus
especially honorsd were: Capt. D. H.
Salley, Lieut.. G. L. Welsh, Mr..
James Simons, Louis Sherfesee, DR..
J. S. Buist, S. Watson, A. W. Jager,
Frank Taylor, r. NJ. Mcknight, Z. w.
Brice, R. n 1AcMaster, Frank E.
Taylor, L. ". Burkett, j. G. Black
veil
The line of procession was formed
in front Of Gen. Hampton's home and
the central committee in charge of
the arrangements, consisting Of
Messrs. Ambrose E. Gonzales. ". Il.
Globes, Jr., and Capt. ". D. Startling,
deserve great credit. There was no
delay, no confusion, and for so large a
parade it could not have been better
managed. The line extended all the
way from the Hampton home to Trim
ity Church, and had it been lined out
in column of twos it is figured that it
would have extended from the State
House to Elmyood avenue, a full
mile
First of all cane the military band,
which, during the march, played a
funeral dirge.
Then came tie remannt of those
once glorious warriors who could get
here to attend the funeral OF the
chieftain they so loved. The Confeder-
tae veterans were in full force and
were under the command of Capt. W.
D. Startling, of Columbia.
After the Veterans, most of whom
wore the Confederate grey, came the
hearse bearing the mortal remains of
the old soldier, and following this
came half dozen or more carriages
with the members. Of Gen. Rampton's
funeral.
Following the funeral car came the
pallbearers: Senior-Gen. Bradley,
I. johnson. Baltimore; Rawlins
Lowndes. Col. Thomas Taylor, Judge
C. II. Simonton, Col. T. j. Lipsco1hb,
Judge a. c. Haskell, Maj. W. H.
Gibbes, G. S. McColl, Col. E. r.
Mclver, ex-Goy. Hugh S. Thompson,
Gen. L. F. Younlans, Hon. Joseph
Daniel Pope, Maj. Ben Sloan, Capt.
William Elliott John Tay1or Cant