Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-04-24

upon our D210VeC STATE whereby e
sons still win for her the admiration
and plaudits of the world:
Quite a large party of the Cover
nor's contingent of staff officers and
other invited guests, together with
the Governor himself, were doing
the points of interest around the har-
Dor On board the Bryan-Morgan
steam yacht, Friday forenoon, when
the sound of the sobbing notes of the
church bells Of Charleston came
throbbing ~mournfully DER the beau
tiful city and out upon the waters of
Der continent rivers, smiling in the
sunshine of a cloudless day, and
across her harbor bar and on to sea,
and on turning the eye landWard the
flags everywhere were seen floating
at half mast. The gay party of
sight knew that something of
unusual moment had happened and
the boat was Immediately ordered
back to her wharf, which no sooner
had she touched than was asked
whence these signs Of sadness amidst
the gala ostentations of the hour, and
when the answer came-"Gen'I
Wade Hampton is dead"-there was
an instant bowling Of barred heads in
silence, and the heart stood still as
memories Of this glorious old hero
came trooping back from the historic
sixties, bringing tears with them, as
the memories of high hopes once
fondly cherished will when they
come back withered.
This writer know General Hamp-
ton intimately and well, and I never
stood in his presence and looked into
his sabre-scarred c-ountenance but
what [ felt the awe of reverence and
the pressure Of silence born Of that
h~ero-worship which only great souls
can command; and when [ was dele
! gated by Governor Aycock, together
with Col. w. d. Pollock, likewise of
his Excellency's personal staff, to at
tend the memorial exercises in honor
of Gen'l Hampton in Charleston on
saturday afternoon and Sunday even
ing and there represent the State of
North CorOlina, on whose soil he
fought his last battle, whose people
he loved, and who dearly loved him,
l felt more highly honored than can
ever come to me again in this life
for-well-there are few now left
who wore the Gray, and when they
shall walk no more among Us tie
world will never look upontheir like
again forever. One by one they are
lpassing, passing, passing cover the
river to rest beneath the shade OF the
trees" Ere long the Army of the
: Gray will be marshaled on the Other
side. God grant that when Hi:
5 great orderly shall approach to re
port the last roll call Of that army OF
| Eternity's shores that report may be
-l-"The ranks all full, not a soldier
missing"
There were a number of unusua
and peculiar historic coincidence
Y connected with North Carolina weel
8 at Charleston. Some of the NOR
n striking of these are: 1t was from
4 kFort MOultrie, in Charleston harbOr
|. that the first gun was fired on For
States: 1t was on the 9th of Apr
r. that President Roosevelt spoke il
Charleston, the anniversary of th
q surrender Of Lee at AppomattoX, 3
h years before: General Wade Hang
q ton died on April II, the annivel
Isary of that momentous triumph {
It Hampton, % years before, that
=. president Hayes having decided t
Withdraw Federal troops from tn
d support of the provisional State Cox
r. eminent Of South Carolina, DAME
III. Chamberlain turned the Stat
Al over to Hampton, and Gener;
. Hampton was buried on April 1;
the anniversary of the fall of Fol
% Sumter Al years before.
III Of we saw many Of the &C
- mirable phases of the great city an
:, all features of her greater exposition
!, Of the former we had the privilee
and rare pleasure of meeting man
of her cultured people, than whic
there are none to be found anywhel
nj in the world more refined, mo
&c hospitable or more c~Onversant wit
Eh those delicate courtesies toguests thu
are as natural to innategood breedin
as the perfume is to the rose. Ant
- indeed, we would like to speak hel
4 in detail in Acknowledgement of II